Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-20
SEVEN LIVES FOR ONE
Murderous Chinaman Defes
Deputy SheriHs.
AWE I'll THREAT FULFILLED
Celestial SITS or Mag zine Containing
r Five Tons of Gil Puwde-. Sacrifices
His Own Lite and Kills Five Deputy
Sherin- and Woman,
(Bs Telegraph.l

OAKLAND, CAL, July 19.--The
works of the Western Fuse and Explo-
sive Company were blown up bv a
murderous Chinaman a $50 this morn
Ing. Five deputy sherffs and consta-
1 p,es Who were trying TO arres, the
murderer were killed. The dead are:
loeputy Sheriffs Charles White son Of
Sherlff White:8 George WoDtfsu,n. ID. G
cameron, Constable Gus Koch L. i.
Lerri. Mrs. Hill. Coon ng Chung.
me Chinaman had fortified himself
N the magazine and blew 1t up when
h the attempt to arrest him was made.
Inc Celestial. who was employed in
The works and who caused the awful
explosion, had killed 4 fellow country-
man yesterday afternoon iii 4 quarrel
over Chinese lottery ticket He then
detied the officers who went to arrest
him. The murderer fed into the maya
zine. which contained five tons Of giant
powder bnrricaded himself and threat :
ened TO blow up the magazine il any
in Charles White son of Sheriff White.
in charge of a posse, consisting OF
Constable Gus Koch. Deputy Sheriff
George Woodsum, Deputy Sheriff D. c..
Cameron. Deputy Constable J. J. Lerri
and Deputy Constable Harry Cra,ner.
We're on the scene of the shooting short
ly. after the murder and kept guard
over the Chinaman within his strong
hold. All the officers We're armed with
rifles. After repeated demands to sur
render had been made, to all of which
the same reply came. IF you come in
here will blow up the magazine" the
officers retired for the night within the
private office Of the company. about
twenty yards away. This, morning at
3 o'clock. Deputy Sheriff Charles
Others. determined to break down tho
barricade. not believing the Chinaman
would keep his promise
Accordingly the entire posse headed
Cor the door. True to his word. the
rhinaman fired the giant powder. Kill
ing five officers and blowing the Chi
narnan to atoms so small that hut one
piece has been found Whites body
was fearfullv mangied. Tt was found
nnar.v 500 wards away. Mrs. Hill was
Visiting Mrs. Pride who lived across
the way She wos killed In the failing
debris Of tho h,iltling
All the buildings caught fire. En-
zines We're soon fchtin~ the flames.
but to no avail. The works were com
nletely wrecked. Four houses ALSO were
blown down. and about forty n.rtiallv
wr"cked. Denntv Sheriff Fred sheriff
and Denutv Ed White escaped but are
painfully wounded.
Denutv Sheriff sheritts story is to
tho effect that OF 5 o'clock this morn
- the Chinamnn called to DenutY
Sheriff White that he would surrender.
White. Wood sum and Koch Immediate
w proceeded TO The door while the
others followed. lust MS the door was
reached the sound as If falling plank
was heard and then the explosion oc-
Cured The name of the Chinaman
was Coon ng Chung. The man he
murdered was Sam 81 Sing. Coroner
Wnderi ard a corps of deputies nre
searching through the surrounding
fields for the remains. In some In
stances they had to he picked un With
shovcls Fourteen cars were blown to
Sninters and several We're burned
Windows were broken in Oakland. Al
ar,eda and rs far as Rerklev.
Sheriff and Ed Whit" are nervous
wrecks They We're carried over forty
fart nv tho force of the explosion and
thrown violently to the ground