The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-08-25
$50 AGAINST 8, 900.
A Second Thermopylae at Coal Creek.
Carnes Meant Business.


KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. I9-The
miners have carried out their threat
of yesterday and attacked the one
hundred and fifty soldiers at Coal
Greek who are under the command of
Capt. Anderson.
The latest reports are that the one
hundred and fifty soldiers whipped
three thousand OF the miners of Coal
Creek yesterday afternoon The firing
began at o'clock after Anderson had
refused the demand of the miners to
surrender. Capt. Anderson ordered a
return of the fire and several miners
were killed. The fort which the SOL
diers occupy is situated on a hill
above the convict stockade.
When the miners reached the stock
ade they strictly took possession and
ordered tile convicts to leave. Capt.
Anderson then used his howitzer and
poured heavy volley into the mob.
LIKE RAIN DROPS.
Rifle bullets poured like rain drops
among the miners and general
stampede began. The leaders begged
the men to fight. but they refused
i They reached the bottom of the hill
| bearing twelve dead and more than
twenty wounded. After some time
their shattered forces were col
| lected, but SO far as known another
attack has not been made.
! LARGE FORCE EN- ROUTE.
| The First and Second regiments num-
bering Thousand men and three
thousand deputies under six sheriffs
/ are rapidly moving on to Coal Creek.
I CLINTON, Tenn, Aug. 19.-General
| at of no
| contingent reached here at eight
o'clock last night. His men were
| formed in columns and marched
towards Coal Creek.
Five miles east of Clinton the adj
! vance line of skirmishers heard /:
voice in the timber and challenging
| were answered with volley which
| did no harm. The skirmish line ther
fell back on the rapidly advancing
main body.
BLOODY ENCOUNTER
Firing increased, but the militia
men stood their ground and in tel
| minutes had the miners in quick re
| treat. carrying several dead alonS
with them. Four dead miners wer,
left behind.
i General CarneS had four men KILLED
and six wounded. The names of til,
killed are not obtainable as all wer,
| placed in improvised ambulanccS anC
taken on in the march to Coal Creek
LEFT THE BEATEN PATHS.
Gen. Carnes has left the regular
! roads and is attempting to reach For
Anderson by the unused paths owe
the mountains, fearing ambush if ht
pursueS the country roads.
Nothing has been heard of tn,
Knoxville contingent since it pushet
through here yesterday afternoon.
CAMPED AT OFFUTs LAST NIGHT.
General Carnes went into camp a
| OffutS, a small place four miles from
Coal Creek last night. He was t,
march on Fort Anderson at day break
There has been no fighting since dark
Two hundred more volunteers left
Knoxville fore Coal Creek at day
break.
HAS BLOOD IN HIS EYE.
At midnight all the wires were
| down between Clinton and Coal Creek
Gen. Carnes has blood in his eye
He is the bosom friend of Capt. An
| derSon, who is in captivity. The
miners told the telegraph operator a
OffutS that Capt. Anderson has no.
been lynched, as was reported.
/ CARNEs CAPTURES THE MINERS.
T KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug 19-Brid
adler General Carnes wires the Supe
intendent of the East Tennessee Roa
that all the miners at Coal Creel
have surrendered to him uncondition
ally, and that Capt. Anderson will b.
delivered at one o'clock today.
ANOTHER ATTACK.
| When General CarneS arrived a
Coal Creek this morning the entir
village surrendered. While on TIN
way to Camp Anderson, a mile dis
tant, three hundred miners attacked
the soldiers. Private Waltham, o
the Chilhowie Rifles, and three min
ers were killed. The miners thel
surrendered.
Coal CREEK, Tenn, Aug. 90
Things this morning are ominousl
quiet. Camp Anderson and the tow
are in complete possession of Genera
CarneS and the commander eXpresSe
himself as confident of his ability t.
fully protect the camp with his pre-
sent forces.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 22-Bu
Lindsay, deputy United States MAJ
shall and leader of the mob element
has been spirited out of the stockad
where he was under arrest last night
and taken to Briceville by the mo
which was presumably composed o
the conservative element among til
strikers. Here rope was place,
about his neck. Lindsay begged TO
mercy and his entreaties were effeC
tive. His life was spared after h
promised to reveal the names an
plans of the leaders and the names o
those who killed the soldiers and Cit
zens He promised to testify to thes
facts in court. Lindsay was then nc
turned to the soldiers camp for SAT
keeping.
A Pretty Surprise.