The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-19
ANDERSON CAPTURED
The Guardian Of Coal Creek Con-
viCts Taken by Strikers.
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LYNoHED.

After Three Unsuccessful Efforts to
Capture the Fort, Resulting in the
Death of Four Soldiers and Sew.
eral Miners, He Is Led Away b,
subterfuge.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 19.-Captain
Kellar Anderson, who for nearly year
has held the convicts at Coal Creek, is
In the hands Of the miners at last The
latest reports, which are reliable, say
that the battle at Camp Anderson was
commenced as early as 10 o'clock yester-
day morning. For several hours the
firing was not general. About o'clock
the miners, to the number of 1000.
made an organized assault on the fort
and were repulsed. The second assault
was easily repulsed. The third attempt
resulted in regular pitched battle, and
the Gatling guns got in their work, but
to what extent is not known. Several
of the assailants were wounded and
some of them were probably killed, but
no one knows for certain. Four soldiers
were killed.
The tort occupies the crest of hill
commanding Coal creek valley for five
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spur of the valley in which the stockade
Of the Knoxville Iron company is To-
Gated. 1t would be impossible for the
miners to reach the stockade as long as
the fort held out. They would be com
PEELED to take it before they reached the
stockade. To the southwark from the
fort stretches Walden ridge, which is
very steep on the northern side and easy
of ascent from the sonth. 1t is nat
ural fortress. The distance from Fort
Anderson across the valley to the top of
Walden ridge is about 1 400 yards.
The Miners Well Armed.
On the top of the ridge the miners had
planted two field pieces, furnished them
by sympathizers in Kentucky. On the
north side of the ridge and creek, skirt
ing the foot of Fort Anderson, the hill
Is dense growth OF hemlock and laurel
The assailants of the fort had all the
advantages of hiding, and if one of their
number should be either killed or
wounded he could be removed to a
place OF safety without anyone being
the wiser. No one is allowed to ap-
prOach within half mile of the fort
un ess ne is known to be in SYMPATHY
with the miners. Therefore it is i'm
possible to get names or even the num-
Der of killed and wounded.
Between the first and second assault
on the fort three miners were captured.
They sent flag of truce to Captain An
derson to ssk for release. He met the
guard and was at once seized and
rushed down the hill and finally taken
to enc of the hotels in the village, where
he WAS guarded by Robert Lindsay, dep
uty United States marshal, and num-
Der of friends. They We're holding him
as hostage and would not agree to give
him up until the troops and convicts
are withdrawn from the valley.
This is one story. The miners have
another to the effect that Captain An
derson was drunk and came outside of
the Notifications aud the boys picked
him Up. His force of 1870 men are still
holding the fort The men have been
on short rations for three days. Every
avenue of supply has been cut off.
Has Anderson Been Lynched?
Subsequently Captain Anderson was
spirited away from the hotel where he
was guarded, and there is no clew to his
whereabouts. 1t is believed that he has
bee n lynched, as Burt Lindsay, des-
pelats character and brother of the
marshal, was known to be organizing a
posse for the purpose of lynching him.
A private message from Clinton to the
agent Of the United Press says courier
has just arrived from Coal Creek. He
says the Knoxville volunteers and SOL
diers who left here by special train will
never raach Coal Creek, as the track is
loaded with dynamite.
A special train arrived from Chatta-
nooga, carrying Brigadier General
Carnes and the First regiment of ma
tional guards, 900 strong. and over
hundred volunteer citizens of Chatta-
nooga The train was switched around
the city and is now on its way to Coal
Creek. While the trim was standing
In ths yards Edward Woods, nephew
of Governor Buchanan, met with
serious, if not fatal accident. He is a
member of the Stone River guards, and
stacked his musket in Tie car, when it
was accidentally discharged, the load
taking effect near the heart. He was
taken away, and was unconscious when
he left here. He will die.
The Knoxville Iron Company, lessees
of the branch penitentiary at Coal
Creek have given the Governor twenty
days notice that they will give up their
lease and turn the convicts over to the
sate authorities. This decision, if laid
before the miners, would probably put
an end to the whole trouble.
Governor Buchanan is still quite sick,
and Adjutant General Norman is direct
ing state affairs.