The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-24

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repted NE are wi Ing TO surrender 1t now The
30 annually tor the labor Of 900 convcts Ifitwii,
not take them of our hands, aii we ask Is that we
be protected in their use so long rs we must pay
zee does not seem able TO AFFORD us.
ALL TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
At Nashville, Tenn. late Thursday night.
after consultation with Adjutant General
Norman and his attorneys. Governor Bu-
chanan ordered all the organized militia in
the State to the scene of trouble in the min.
ing region. He then made requisitions on
the sheriffs of Davidson. Hamilton and
Knox counties for posses of 600 men each,
and on the sherifis Of Anderson, Roane,
Morgan and Marion for 800 men, OF more IL
hey can raise them. The renalty for any
sheriff refusing to obey this order is term
Of imprisonment and fine of slQO.
TuE MINERS DEFEATED
Friday night n special train bearing the
two volunteers who were killed in the bat
tie at Coal Creek. three men who were
wounded and l25 volunteers who went to
the front, rolled into the depot at Knoxville,
Tenn 5000 people wsre gathered about
the station and the excitement was higher
than at any time since the trouble began.
Not until the arrival of the train was II
possible to get correct statement of the
to IT, Five men were Killed in all.
The dead miltiamen are: John T. Walt
hall, of Knoxville; Bruce Givens, of Knox
Co; Miltiaman of the Second Regiment,
name unknown, aid supposed to be from
thltanooga; George iller Cf Coal Creek,
miner; George Neill, of Oneida, miner,
The wounded on the side Of the military
are: Thomas J.. Cartny, Of Knoxville;
Samuel c. Heiskell John Milton, John
wilson, a miner J. NJ. Gaut, Knoxville;and
one of the volunteers was badly injured by
falling over u ledge of rocks
AN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE.
The battle commenced at 1880 Friday
morning and lasted nearly half an hour
The volunteers and 100 soldiers of the Sec
ond Regiment reached Ofutts. a small vii
lage within four miles of Coal Creek about
II o'clock Thursday night.
They left Offutts about . o'clock and
went across Waden's Ridge bv circuitous
route, so as to reach Fort Anderson from q
point farthest removed from the village of
Coal Creek. The night was dark as pitch,
and the loneliness of the road was depress-
ing The sides Of Walden Ridge are very
steep and are covered with hugh boulders,
and ledges of sandstone. Over these OBJ
structions the brave fellows many of whom
had never been in tn mountains before,
climbed and then de'cended Their cloth
ing was torn and their hands and faces we're
scratched by the brambles. Just after they
started down the mountain on the north
side toward Fort Anderson. the men were
divided into three squads under command
of Captain w. i. Ledgerwood, General ID.
D, Anderson and Colonel S. i. Woolferd,
respectively.
DEcoYED INTO AN AMBuscADH.
Soon afterward three men, all uniformed,
and claiming to be friendly to the soldiers
appeared and offered to pilot the regiment
down the mountain. Without suspicion the
troops followed them intD we'll planned
ambuscade. Ledgerwood's men were in
front. At a point within quarter of q
mile of Fort Anderson the firing commenced
from behind the great ledges of sandstone
on spur of ridge overlooking the valley
where the men were marching. The stars
and stripes at Fort Anderson were in full
view and the men were feeling relieved at
the near approach of Notifications and we're
joking with each other when bullets began
whistling about their ears.
Ledgerwoods command had passed the
am buscade before the firing commenced
and they received volley of bullets in the
back. Carly, Walthall. Givens and Hes-
kell were all in this party. The other COM
panies faced about at once and opened fire
on the ambuscade. As the firing became
general, men seemed to rise up from behind
every stump and stone in sight. They we're
all well armed and greatly outnum bered
the military. Major Carpenter. seeing that
the odds were greatly against him. ordered
all three companies TO retreat, and the long
march over the mountain to Offutts was
commenced again. The dead and wounded
OF both sides were left on the field of battle
The regiment reached Offutts on their re
treat, about 10 o'clock thoroughly exhausted.
They notified General Carnes that they were
at his service If needed, and many plucky
young fellows thoroughly stirred up over
the loss of three of their comrades, wanted
to go to Coal Creek anyway. General Carnes
wired them he could manage Coal Creek
with his regme'!S, and they started around
the country among farm houses and ate
their first meal in u hours A squad of
picked men returned to the battlefield, and
brought the dead and wounded into Coal
Creek under flag of truce.
GENERAL CARNEs AT COAL CREEK.
When General Carnes arrived at Coal
Creek with his regiment the telegraph office
and in fact the entire village surrendered
without opposition. The march was then
taken up in the direction of Camp Ander-
son, a mile distant. On the way the soldiers
were attacked by a large body of miners,
possibly 800. The fire was returned, and
considerable shooting was done for about
truce and surrendered.
The miners attack on Fort Anderson
started about two O'Clock Thursday after
noon. The miners numbered about 5000,
and were armed with ali sorts of weapons
The return fire was ordered by Anderson,
and u blaze of fire from every side of the
fort belched out. Some were killed out
right, and many wounded. At the stockade
they stopped, and the men clambered over
the walls to release the convicts. The fort
Is some distance from the stockade, and
higher up, The doors and entrances were
thrown open and the miners were at last in
possession They began 10 order the COLI
victs to leave, and had them all captured
when Anderson lassembled all his soldiers at
the side the miners were on and, moving
the howitzer to that side, began TO lombard
them.
The miners stopped in the work of releas.
ing the cOnvicts and turned TO get ont of the
way of the heavy fusilade of rife bullets.
Again and again their leaders begged them
to fight, but they rushed down the hill to es-
cape the furious onslaught of the soldiers.
With never halt and never a rally they
reached the bottom of the hill, bearing l2
dead and more than &c wounded miners
with them. They hurried far out of the sight
and reach of the guns.
1t was after this that Captain Anderson