Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-08-25
A BLOODY BATTLE.
Fight of Militia with Rioting Miners at
Coal Creek.

Fight of Militia with Rioting Miners at
Coal Creek.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. lS.-One hun
dred and fifty soldiers whipped 5000
miners at Coal Creek to-day. Twelve
miners are dead and nearly twenty
wounded. The fight began this after
noon at 2 o'clock and the carnage is
still raging. Gen. Anderson's little gar
rison is holding Coal Creek until the ar
rival of the First and Second regiments
with 1000 men aod the posse Of 5000
men under six sheriffs who are moving
on special trains to the scene.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 1S.-Latest
information received at the capital from
Coal Creek is that Gen. Anderson has
been captured but that his men are
still fighting. Gen. Carnes, commander
Coal Creek and fierce battle is ex-
pected.
A special to the American from Knox
vile tonight says: A Tribune reporter
reached the city at s P. NJ. He has been
under arrest since last night at Coal
Creek. He lett there this afternoon.
He says the fighting began at S O'Clock.
The report that Col. Anderson was cap
tured is correct. This afternoon during
the fight two or three miners leaders
were captured by Col. Anderson AMI
there was truce, and the miners told
Anderson if he would surrender their
leaders they would allow him to re-
turn to the fort. He took the men and
went down upon the mob. Before he
LETT he told his troop to fight
and never surrender. Then he took
the captured miners to Coal Creek de-
NOT Whor, fbov woro ont nf tho Wav
of the guns mob captured them and
would not allow him to return. The
leader of the mob was the notorious
Bud Lindsay, brother of the United
States encouragement of this district.
Lindsay has killed eight or ten men.
Lindsay put pistol to Anderson's head
and told him he must give orders to his
men to surrender. Anderson straight
ened himself up, threw out his arms in
the face Of Lindsav's pistol, and told
him to shoot and be id; that he would
never tell his men to surrender. An
derson was then taken to a hotel as q
prisoner.
Tonight report comes that they
have just taken him from the hotel to
lynch him.
At 7:45 CLOCK train bearing citizens
and soldiers from Cha ttanooga and
troops to the number of $40 passed
through the city. They made no stops.
They have plenty of ammunition and
two gattling guns with two cannons.
They declared they would 60 to Coal
Creek tonight or wade through blood.
They are under com and of Gen.
Carnes, who has charge of all state
troops. Nothing has been heard of the
train Of forces that left here at 4:30
since it passed Clinton. 1t is hoped
they will reach Coal Creek in time to
rescue Anderson. If Anderson is
hanged every miner seen will be killed
on sight.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 1s.-The
miners have made two attacks on the
soldiers at Coal Creek, each time being
repulsed. The wires are cut and
nothing can be heard. The repulse is
said to have been very bloody. Five
ing forward to reinforce Col. Anderson.
People here are terribly excited and
business is suspended.
A bulletin to the Journal says third
attack has been made on Camp Ander-
son, which was repulsed with heavy
loss, many being killed.
1t is reported that a battle is raging
between troops and miners Cannon
aiding can be heard in the distance.
Five newspaper correspondents who
went to Coal Creek have been captured
by the miners and are held prisoners
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 1S.-A
special to the Times says: 1.-THE mob
of miners made a movement on the
stockade at Coal Creek, but fell back
each time out of range of the soldiers
guns. They finally captured train
and went to BriceSille for dynamite to
return later and renew the attack.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 1S.-Gen.
Carnes, with 400 men, has just reached
Knoxville and will go to the front i'm
mediately. Opinion is growing that an
awful loss of life can only be averted by
prompt action of the governor in calling
on the president to send troops to the
scene OF action.