The Red Cloud chief., 1892-08-26
COAL CREEK.
Gen. Carnes Succeeds In Relieving
the Beleaguered Fort.
MAJOR CARPENTER AMBUSHED.
Three Of Ills Men Killed and Several
Wounded The Miners Lose Two Killed
The Return tn Knoxviiic-The
Trouble Not Yet Over.

COAL CREEK, Tenn, Aug. 20.-Thc
battle of Coal Creek is at an end. Tho
soldiers are victorious for once in the
has been upheld.
When Maj. Carpenter turned into the
mountains ut Oifuts with his 125 brave
men the night was perfectly dark. AL
though the major was familiar with
every bypath in the black wilds, it was
found difficult to keep the direction as
not even the stars were shining. Con-
s~equently progress was slow.
After II while four men appeared and
offered to guide the party. Maj. Car
pentcr reluctantly accepted tho offer
and the march was again taken up and
at n better speed. Between 5 and @
o'clock yesterday morning. while on
tircly unconscious of danger. the men
were fred upon from behind. The miners
lay behind "A stone ledge. Their broad
side moved down Volunteers John Walt
hall and Bush Givins, both Of Knox
vile. and wounded Volunteer Tom Car
ter, also of Nashville. Maj. Carpenters
men returned the fire and fought brave
ly, but retreat was necessary, the men
fighting all the way. The volunteers
fell back to Clinton, six miles, reaching
there at noon.
In the meantime Gen. Carncs had cs-
tablishcd himself at Offuts to await
daylight. With the first streak OF dawn
the advance on Coal Creek was begun.
The miners fired over their heads from
the mountains. so that the bullets could
be heard whis,ling by the soldiers The
soldiers returned the fire. Al noon Gen.
Carncs captured Il band of miners. They
were released on promise to deliver
Capt Anderson, who was lured from
the fort tho day before.
AZ the appointcd hour nothing was
To bc seen of either Anderson or the
miners. Then Gen. Carncs entered
Coal Cree. There he found that a
drsnltorv fight had been going on be-
tween the troops and the miners at
Fort Anderson all day. The miners
surrendered AZ 4:3o p. III. and Gen. An
dcrSon was restored to his command
md peace was declared.
After reaching Clinton Mai. Carpen-
ter's men. although they had not slept
nor eaten for twenty-four hours, went
bv train directly to Coal Creek and re-
ported to Gen. Carnes MS he marched
into town. They were then sent to
Knoxville with their dead and
wounded.
4 representative OF the Associated
Press has been in Clinton and Coal
Creek all day. The situation has been
of the g'avest nature and at any
moment blocdshed was likely to occur.
At present the town is quit and there
is little doub. but that Gen. Carnes and
Gen. Anderson can hold 1t without
serious trouble.
Reports came in that the surrounding
hills were bristling with miners who
could be seen when the sun got on n
level with them. The captured miners,
100 in number, have just been placed in
box cars. Everything is ominously
quiet.
A brief engagement took place in the
northwestern part of town between
Col. Sewer in command of the Chicka-
saw guards and about 300 Yellow Creek
miners, whom they encountered On the
hills. The miners were routed and sew
eral wounded. Two of the Chickasaw
guards were also wounded.
Arrival of tho Dead.