The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-19
MINERS AND MILITIA
General Anderson Captured by
the Mob.
BRAyELY REFUSES TosURRENDER
Thousands of Citizens and Soldiers Going to
His Relief-lf He Ia Killed an awful Ven
geance VIII Follow-Full Description
OF the Scenes of Carnage and Death.

KNOXVILLE, Aug. is. This afternoon
the courthouse bell rang the riot call and
since then the city has been one large pal
pitating nerve
The excitement is intense and beyond
description.
At2o'clock the wires were cut at Coal
Creek and the new spaper men and railroad
men knew the last step was ABOUT TO be
taken.
Shortly thereafter the Journal received a
bulletin that an attack mad been made
upon Camp Anderson and from the news
obtainable the attack must have been q
feeler, as no casualties were reported. In a
short time
ANOTHER ATTACK WAS MADE,
and then a third In the last Calling guns
were brought TO bear on the miners with
deadly effect
Many were killed and wounded,
At this evening the alarming news was
brought ia that Captain Anderson had
been captured ard was being held pris-
oner with guards to prevent faction from
hanging him. The details reported that
the capture had not We. BEEN made but it is
believed to some extent aud will soou be ss-
certained. The militia, however, is
FIGHTING WITH DESPERATION
as they know that capture VIII be followed
by the death of all al the hands of The in
turiated mob.
Reinforcements are hurrying northwar5,
but they are few in number, though brave
lighters.
Ats p. ID. General Csrnes and the west
Tennessee troops had not set arrived.
1t is feared that the little band that left
Knoxville this afternoon viii be Dutchered
before help can reach il.
This afternoon a posse was summoned
by Sheriff Holloway and armed with Win
chester rifles. 1t numbered eighty-hve
men, among them some of the most promi-
nent business and professional men of the
city, and commanded by Major ID. A. Car
penter.
The posse was joined By the militia IN
der command of Colonel Woclford, num-
boring probably q hundred men. The
party Immediately left fer the scene OF
trouble At Clinton they were met by q
number of citizens Of Knoxville, Clinton
and Coal Creek who urged that IL was ab-
solute madness going forward without re
inforcements.
A TRoUsASD ARMED MINERS,
they said, were drawn up ready to fire
upon them as they alighted from the train,
and there was dynamite everywhere.
Major Carpenter heard them through and
then, turning to the men, said:
'Boys. guess we go on and they went
beyond Clinton. They have not been heard
from
AT Clinton the sounds of battle were
heard md there Is no doubt that deadly
fighting ragged beyond the mountains.
Thousands of angry and excited men line
the streets and curse Buchanan for his
ness. The court house bell is again
RINGING THE RIOT CALL
and excited people are rushing in tina
direction, and men volunteering, but Their,
are no arms.
MORE TROOPS TO THE FRONT.
General Carnes with four hundred mel
has just reached Knoxville and will 90 i'm
mediately to the front The opinion Ii
growing that an
AWFUL LOSS OF LIFE
of citizens and inocsnt men can only b
avoided by prompt acuon of the governo
in calling on the president TO send fedora
troops to the scene of action.
IL O'CLOCK.
KNOXVILLE, Aug ls.-At this hour tn,
wires are still down and real news is no
ootSinabie. 1t is known that majority o.
Carpcnter's Knoxville men reached OF
fntts, i've miles from Coal Greek, IL
safety 1t is possible the first heard O.
him will be inside Camp Anderson, after ,
skirmish with the surprised miners.
A courier came into Clinton at IL o'clocl
with the news that the firing was kept III
all the aftera DON. that the eating gun wa
out of condition and four soldiers killed
No credence was given 10 this, however.
II now transpires that the iring has beef
desultory, no set attacks having beer
made.
The miners claim none of them have beef
injured, but this is not believed. A repor
also comes that General Anderson has BEEF
removed from the hotel at Coal Greek an,
that he will be killed tonight. If thi
proves true the
VENGEANCE OF THE PEOPLE
viii be awful. Miners from Kentucky ar
swarming 10 Coal Greek. and it is rep0rte
they captured q Gatling gun from som
militia company and are bringing it wit
them.
II General Carnes reaches Coal Greek b
will open telegraphic connection wit
Knoxville. having wire, linemen an
operators with Dim.
FOUGHT THREE HOURS.