Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-25
THE coal CREEK FIGHT.
Tennessee Troops Succeed In Routing the
Strikers After Being AmbEshed = Thk

Tennessee Troops Succeed In Routing the
Strikers After Being Ambushed = The
Killed and Wounded.
COAL CREEK. Tenn, Aug. 20.-The
battle Of Coal Creek is at an end. The
soldiers are victorious for once in the
mining troubles. The states honor
has been upheld.
When Mai. Carpenter turned into the
mountains at Ofuts 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-
sequently progress was slow.
After while four men appeared and
offered to guide the party. Maj. Car
penter reluctantly accepted the offer
and the march was again taken up and
at a better speed. Between 5 and 6
o'clock yesterSay morning. while en-
tiTely unconscious of danger, the men
were fired upon from behind. The miners
lay behind 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. Carnes had es-
tablished himself at Offuts to await
daylight. With the first streak of dawn
the advance on Coal Creek was begun.
The miners fred over their heads from
the mountains, SO that the bullets could
be heard whistling by the soldiers. The
soldiers returned the fire. At noon Gen.
Carnes captured q band of miners. They
We're released on promise to deliver
Capt. Anderson, who was lured from
the fort the day before.
At the appointed hour nothing was
to be seen of either Anderson or the
| miners. Then Gen. Carnes entered
Coal Creek. There he found that a
desultory fight had been going on be-
tween the troops and the miners at
Fort Anderson all day. The miners
surrendered at 1880 p. ~. and Gen. An
derson was restored TO his command
and peace was declared.
After reaching Clinton Mai. Carpen-
ter's men, although they had not slept
| nor eaten for twenty-four hours, went
by train directly to Coal Creek and re-
ported to Gen. Carnes as he marched
into town. They were then sent to
Knoxville with their dead and
wounded.
A representative OF the Associated
/ Press has been in Clinton and Coal
Creek all day. The situation has been
of the gravest nature and at any
moment bloodsl1ed was likely to occur.
| At present the town is quit and there
| is little doubt but that Gen. Carnes and
| Gen. Anderson can hold it without
serious trouble.
Reports came in that the surrounding
| hills We're bristling with miners who
| could be seen when the sun got on q
| level with them. The captured miners,
! 100 in number, have just been placed in
| box cars Every thing is ominously
| quiet
A brief engagement took place in the
northwestern part OF town between
| Col. Sewer in command of the CniclSa-
saw guards and about 800 Yellow Creek
miners, whom they encountered on the
| hills. The miners were routed and sew
| eral wounded. Two of the Chiclzasaw
| guards We're also wounded.
CASUALTIES.
| KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 20.-Last
teers who were killed in the battle
at Coal Creek yesterday, three men
| who were wounded and 1913 volunteers
| who went to the front Thursday night
rolled into the depot Three thousand
people We're gathered about the station
and the excitement was higher than at
| any time since the trouble began.
! When the train stopped the men, who
bore every evidence of actual service on
the field Of battle, poured out Of the
| coaches and formed in q line through
which two of their dead comrades were
carried in military style. The com.
pany formed with arms reversed and
| marched behind the remains of the
| dead yolun teers to the courthouse.
| Not until the arrival of this train was
it possible to get correct statement OF
| the incidents leading up to it.
Five men were killed in all. John T.
! Walthal1, of this city, railway clerk,
aged %: Bruce Giveus. 2 farmer OF
| Knox county, aged 50, and militia
man of the Second regiment, name IN
known, supposed to be from Chatta-
| nooga, died in the service of the state.
! Thomas L. Carly, 4 lawyer of this
! city, shot through the groin; injuries
may prove fatal.
Samuel G. Heiskell, a prominent law
| yer and democratic politician, slightly
! injured.
John Milton, a laborer, slightly
wounded
Two miners, George Miller. of Coal
Creek, and George Neil, of Oneida, Ill,
| were killed. and one, John Wilson, OF
| Coal Creek, was slightly wounded
! j. III. Cant, business man of this
| city and one of the volunteers, was
| badly injured by falling over u ledge OF
| rocks.
Dun's Report.
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