Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-19
A FIERCE CONFLICT.
Soldiers Fired Upon at
Coal Creek.
BRAVE CAPTAIN ANDERSON
Dehes the Miners and II Is Reported
That He Has Been Lynched.

NASHVILLE, Aug. 10 1t Il reported
from Coal Creek that the miners have
Just taken captain Anderson from the
hotel ~ lynch him.
| KNOXVILLE, 1'onn., Aug Alt ~ now
known that Major CnrpentoS's Knoxville
men reached offutts, five miles from Coal
| Creek. In safcty. At ths place they
marched into the woods. Carpenter has
chance 10 get back into tho mountains
and take Coal Creek In the rear. II his
command can get into Camp Anderson
its capture viii bo impossible.
| The miners have made three attacks
| on the soldiers at Coal Creek. The third
attack was rcpulsed with heavy loss. many
| being killed Five hundred militia and
| citizens have left here To reinforce tho
soldiers at Camp Anderson. There Is
| suspended.
Sheriff Holloway has bought all tho
guns AMI ammunition I'm the city. He
| has Just received orders from tho govor-
| nor TO proceed at onco 90 Coal Creek
| with 100 men, The riot alarm hos been
rung and many citizens have volunteered
| their services.
Events Of tho Day.
| KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Aua. 10. Yesterday
| afternoon the court house bell here rang
the riot call. and since then the exotic
| ment has been intense. At Q o'clock tho
| wires were cut at Coal Creek. and soon
thereafter The Journal received bulletin
| that an attack had been mado on Camp
| Anderson. From news now obtainable
| that attack must have been "fceler." a.
| no casualties were reported. In a short
| time another attack wns made and then q
third In the last the Gatling guns were
| brought To bear upon the miners with
deadly effect. many being killed and
wounded
At 0 D. m the news was brought In that
| Captain Anderson had been captured and
was being held NJ prisoner with q guard,
TO prevent hot-headcd faction hanging
| him. The capture. 10 Ia said. 20 some en-
tent. disheartened the militia. but the5
are fighting with desperation. as they
know that their capture will bc followed
I by the death ~ all AT the hands Of tho In
furinted mob. Reinforcements are hurry
Ing forward. but they arc few In number,
though brave lighters.
II is feared the little band that left
Knoxville yesterday afternoon will be
butchered before help oan reach it At
a90 p. m, the posse summoned by Sheriff
| IIollaway was armed with Winchester
| rincs IL numbered eighty-0vo men,
among them some Of the most prominent
| business and professional men of tho city
! and was commanded by Major Carpenter
| O grizzled veteran Of the late war, and q
hard fighter. This posse was Joined by
che militia, under Colonel Wooford, nun
bering probably 100 men, The party i'm
mcdlately left on train for the scene OF
tho trouble. At Clinton they wero met by
| number OF citizens OF Knoxville, Clinton
and Coal Creek. who urged the absolute
Madness OF Going Forward
without reinforcements. A thousand
armed miners, they said, were drawn up
ready to fire upon them as they aiighted
from the train. and dynamite was every
where Major Carpenter heard them
through. and then 0aid; Boys. guess
we will 90 on" and they went
The wires are down and beyond Clipton
they have not been. heard from At CliD-
ton the sounds Of battle are plainly heard.
and there In 40 doubt that deadly fighting
Is ragged beyond the mountain. The possi-
bio fato Of the Knoxville troops at this
hour (midnight) is leaking out from tho
newspaper and telegraph Offices and
thousands " angry men limo the streets
and curse Governor Buchanan for his
weakness and the miners for their mad
| ness.
General Carnea. with 400 men, has just
reached Knoxville and will 90 immedi.
| ately to the front. Opinion Is growing
thnt an awful loss of life can only be
averted by the governor calling at once on
the president To send federal troops to the
scene of action.
Capture ~ Captain Anderson.
CHATTANOOGA. Aug. IA special dts
patch from the scene of war, filed at 10 D
m. says: "A reporter. under arrest by
the miners since night before last and Just
escaped says the fighting began at o'cloch
and continued without cessation until
O'Clock During the fight two or three
leaders Of the miners were captured by
Captain Anderson's troopa A 0ns o
truce was raised. and the miners told An
derson II he would surrender, their leaders
would allow him to return 70 his fort. IIS
took the men and went down among th'
mob When out Of range Of tho guns h
wG captured.
Tho leadoy n the mob n the notorious
Bud" Lindsay, brother OF the Unite,
States attorney for that district, who hal
murdered eight or ten men In his time
Lindsay put pistol to Auderson's head
: and told him he must order his men tt
! surrender or he would shoot Andersen
answered by a defiant wave OF hts hond
| aud a firm "shoot aud be damned odd
ing that he would never tell his men
surrender
Anderson WIS then taken to hooct a'
prisoner 10 isreported that tho miner.
intend 10 lynch him. One thousand dti
zens and soldiers arc now on their way a:
reinforcoments They have plenty OF arp
munitlou, two Gatling guns and tYo Gao
mons. They sro commanded by Genera
Carncs, who declares they will 20 To Goa
CrceR or wade through blood. III Captain
Anderson Is lynched, every miner seei
| will hc shot Oh sight
"a A Possible Settlement.
Knoxville, Tenn, Aug. l9.-The Knox
vile Iron company, lessees OF the branc
penitentiary at Coal Creek. have given tn