The evening world., 1892-08-19
Fears for Gen. Anderson, Who
Was Captured Through
Base Trsachsry.
One Miner and One Soldier Said
to Have Been Killed at
Fort Anderson.
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KNOXVILLE, Aug. 19--Noon.- A telegram
from Coal Crock announces that another on.
gagement has taken place between the sol.
diers and miners.
Gen. Carnes advanced on the depot and
captured It without iiring a gym.
The troops then moved on towards Fort
Anderson and the miners flred ON them. Ono
soldier, waithan by name, of Knoxville, was
killed. one miner was killed and three
wounded.
The report 8 sys that the miners have sur.
rendered Internationally and that they have
promised to deliver Capt. Anderson.
The news has created great excitement
here.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. ls.-col. Hager
telegraphs from the seat Of war that Capt.
Anderson is still in the hands OF the miners.
crave fears for his safety are felt.
The troops have charge Of the town Of Coal
Creek. The miners have retreated over the
mountains.
AndersOn's Capture by Treachery.
IDy AssocIArRp PREss.i
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 19.-This was the
situation as known at Knoxville at l.30
O'Clock this morning:
A Journal correspondent has Just escaped
from Coal Creek to Ofretts, where tho wires
are working. HIS report confirms some ru.
mors sent earlier IN the night.
Gen. Anderson was captured by nve men
coming under nag OF truce. lie was enticed
into the village BY . promise OF safety.
Turning corner he met . mob who took
him to the hotol and produced letter to this
Lieutenant, which was an order for tho sur.
render Of Coal Creek stockade and fort.
Though threatened with hanging, he
steadily refused to sign the paper, ana asked
only that he be shot and his grave marked 20
that his family could rnd II. He may be
lynched.
The nring which lasted all night was De.
sultory. The miners claim they have killed
nve men and silenced the fre OF tho
howitzers. II is silent, but probably to save
ammunition.
At Oietts Gen. Carnes learned that 500
miners awaited him At knapp's summit,
about mile from Coal creek, and that three
cattle guards were flled with dynamite.
Hearing this he left the train and went up
on the side OF narrow valley and Is now
WITHIN two m:les OF Coal Creek, waiting for
daylight.
The Journal correspondent, knowing the
temper OF the miners and Of the militia, fears
. bloody night at daylight.
The Attack At Coal Creek.
CHICAGO, Aug. ia special from Knox
VILE, Tenn, says:
II is reported here that $50 soldiers
whipped 5000 miners at Coal Creek. 1t is
said that twelve miners are dead and nearly
twenty wounded. The night began yesterday
afternoon a. 2 O'Clock.
few minutes before 9 o'clock the miners
began the attack There were 5000 Of them,
armed with all sorts OF weapons.
The return fire was ordered BY Gen. Apder
son, and . blaze OF nre from every side OF the
fort belched out. Some were killed outright
and many wounded.
At the stockade the miners stopped and
men clambered over the walls TO release the
convicts- The fort is some distance from the
stockade and higher up.
Inc doors ana entrances wero thrown open
and ths miners were 1t last In possession
They began 10 order the convicts to leave
and had them all captured, when Gen. Ander-
son assembled all his soldiers at tho side the
miners were on, and, moving the hOwitzer to
that side, began TO lombard them.
The miners stopped In tho work OF releas-
Ing the convicts and turned to get out Of tho
way OF the heavy fusiliade OF ride bullets.
Again and again their leaders begged them
TO night, but they rushed down the hill 70
escape the furious onslaught OF the soldiers.
With never halt and never q rally they
reached the bottom Of the hill, bearing twelve
dead and more than twenty wounded TO Coal
Creek.
Gen. Carnes with $50 men WAS At Clinton
1t 10 ,. \. but was then prepared TO move
forward ths ten nihss intervsaiag.
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