New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-20
MINERS PUT TO ROUT.
COAL CREEK RELIEVED BY GENERAE
CARNES AND HIS REINFORCEMENTS.

CARNES AND HIS REINFORCEMENTS.
COLONEL ANDERSON DELIVERED INTO HIS HANDS
SAFE AND soUND-MINERs SURRENDER
WITHOUT STRUGGLE AND MANY
TAKE TO THE WOODS.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. 19.-Uncertainty no
longer marks the condition of things in the seat
ri war, az it is now generally called Fort Andcr-
son has been relieved by the arrival of reinforce
ments, and is no longer in state Of siege. On
the contrary, the tables turned and the miners,
instead Of being hunters of men, are hunted
General Carnes, by his forced march from
Offuts Station, north Of Clinton, to the neighbor-
hood of the beleacured camp; reached there at
daybreak in the rear of the line Of rabble which
marked the miners lines On his arrival on tho
ground wild scene of confusion ensued. Scouts
in advance Of the line had either failed to do their
duty or been captured and the position of the
miners was not known. The forward move.
ment was cautiously made. General Carnes and
his heterogeneous army Of citizens and about
800 militia left the train at Ohutts Station,
fearing a trap somewhere on the railroad, and
pushed forward across the country. AS they eau.
tiously felt their way amid the rocks aud rush
ing streams of the mountains, sudden explosion
from bomb of dynamite startled the men
they shook the clogging mud from their over
burdened shoes, wrung the accumulated rain
water from their sodden clothing. From Ofutts
to Coal Creek by the route taken by the column
Of General Carnes is laborous climb, and as
aborious a descent Of mountain pass as the
foothills of the Cumberland range anywhere af.
fords, and is good eight miles as you go, but
" 1000 as you Slip" as Of the soldiers re-
al frat Of nfai m n.
ing was found in this tresome night march.
As the head of the column cautiously pushed
out from the cloud of foc and darkness which had
erveIOped it, as it came down the side Of the
mountain, shot rang out where all had been
the stiffness Of death except for the steady tramp
OF the advancing column but an instant before.
Young Walthal had got upon rock to try ana
get view, when he was struck by ball and
fell headong among Lis comrades corpse.
body OF miners had chosen a sheltered rock which
formed a natural defence, and from its shelter
fired vo1lcy which caused the only casualty.
Curiously enough, the miners had taken no other
provision TO prevent the rear attack, their OUT
posts being the voluntary service Of few men
who felt the dangers Of an exchange OF CLOTH
ing which capture would mean, for many OF
them realized that they would have to take the
lock-step and wear the stripes Of a convict II
alert for the first intimation Of the approach OF
the military mad rush was made for tho
cover of the rocks and trees Of the mountains.
Not all were 30 craven, for desultory firing
began, and was kept up for while. One or
two of the miltiamen struck by their
bullets.
Eighteen of the miners were captured, the rest
having escaped into the woods General Carncss
advance guard at once formed into charging
line and after receiving a scattering voey from
a few who failed TO take the first opportunity
Of escaping, two of the sheriff's posse, John
Waltha, clerk in the offices Of the East Ten
ncssee, Virginia ard Georgia Road, Of Knoxville,
and Bosh Givens also of Knoxville, were shot
and killed. This detachment had most ardu-
ous task to perform in crossing the mountain at
night in the midst of heavy rain and lowering
clouds OF mist which made il impossible 10 dis
tinguish objects more than few feet away, with
an unknown and supposedly alert enemy sur.
rounding them. Every rock bush and tree might
lie the hiding place of al enemy, and an almost
certain fight in front of them when they should
arrive in the ncighborhooi of Camp Anderson.
IL was under cover of night that they en-.
abed 10 reach their destination almost without
disaster At Clinton, before starting for the i'm
mediate front, they subject to threats, with
numerous gratuitous bits of information that the
WY was lined with dynamite ana strong bodies
of well armed and disciplined miners swarming on
every side. Two bodies of dead miners were found
after tie skirmish, and several wounded were takeu
in and cared f0r. With these exceptions, the
ualiles among the miners unknown.
Between l25 and $50 more Chattanooga men
started this afternoon, well armed under command
of a deputy sheriff.
Knoxville Tenn, Aug. 10.-General Carnes COM
nands the situation, ne has arrested 200 citi-
zens Of Coal Creek. and told the miners he would
hold them until Colonel Anderson, who was taken
when the camp captured last night, was re-
turned TO him They have delivered him to Gen.
eral Carncs alive and we'll There has been fight
ing. but it il not known how muck, nor what the
loss OF life is. Kentucky miners will not come
through Knoxville and if they go TO Coal Creek,
General Carnrs will greet them Carnes tele-
graphed that he is in possession and has plenty Of
men and ammunition. Colonel Anderson was cap
tured by five men coming under flag of truce lie
was cnuccd into the village by promises of safety:
turning a corner he met n mob who took him to .
hotel and produced a letter to his lieutenant
which an order for the surrender of the stock
ade and fort. Though threatened with hanging,
hr steadily refused TO sign the paper, and asked
only that he be shot, and his grave marked so that
his family could find it.
General Carnes held / 90 miners as hostages for
Colorc Anderson's safe return.
The fight began yesterday afternoon at o'clock
4 few minutes before ? o'clock the miners began
She attack. There were 5000 of them, armed
with oil sorts OF weapons. The return fire was
ordered IN Colonel Anderson, and blaze Of fire
from every side of the fort belchcd out. Some
were killed outright and many wounded
1T the stockadc they stopped. and men clam
bered over the walls to release the conyicts The
fort is some distance from the stockade and higher
up. The doors and entrances thrown open,
and the miners were ut last in possession They
to ordar fhc copviptS IN cave and had fhana