The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-28
That Number at Wellington IN
Thrse Days.
NuMeERLEss FIGHTS BESIDES.
Whale Camp on n Druuken Spree
Four Nen brought To the County
Jail, Two of Them Badly Wound-
ea-Pande moninul breaks Loose
Men Fight Like Demons and Rave
Like Maniaes-Covercd With snow


been the scene of eight stabbing ARRAYS.
inaun.erable fights and sobberies the past
three days.
The rnatc,iiy OF the 20 trnnei workers
ard the half hundred hangers-on OF the
railroad camp have been on a drunken
spree slaee the men were paid 81 last
Monday. AS a result four men were
brought dowa yesterday BY Deputy
Sner,R Lane ard ali confined in the coua-
~ jail Two 81 she 1nen are badly wound
&c ard he'd as witnesses against the
OTHER swo, who dld TIE cutting. Il NUM-
Re. OF others are being attended tn at
Wellington who are unwilling TO make
any complaint agasns. the men who cut
taeFn, even Il they we're able 10 tell who
the guilty parties were.
According to the reports received here.
the :hree saloons at the town axe fuA Il
men crazy drunk. who are running
around with tllelr Clothes half torn on.
making the day and night hideous with
their howls.
News OF sbe state OF affaiss At Yelling
ton fist reached the slaeg.ns office on
Wednesday whea young man named
Howard appeared with his head swathcd
Up in bandnKes He had ten distinct
wounds on his head and face and said
that they were inflicted In a fight Tues
day night M the entrance OF one Of the
toughest yelling on saloons.
Deputy Sheriff SIsco, who is the Only
representative of law and order at the
camp has been in the city on business
for several days. and the camp ran amuck.
Deputy Sheriff Lane, accompanied by the
wounded man. took Wednesdays train
for Wellington.
When Deputy Lane returned yesterday
he brought back the hardest-looking
quarteite that has reached the sheriff !
Office FOR many Il day. William Buchner
WAS under arrest for beating young How
ard with his revolver. lie said ihal How
ard was ore Of three men who had at
tempted 10 rob him al the entrance Of
chrsman'S saloon. He bad used the re-
volvet in self-defense and succeeded In
driving the robbers away Buchner has
had good reputation at Wellington in
the past. and Deputy Lane Is Inclined TO
believe his story of the affair
Thomas Carr and John Holey. Lanes
other prisoners. were both badly used Up.
Cars throat was cut from the jusa-
lar vein around - his ear and
several of bis fingers were badly
ehewed up The knife cut came
within an ace OF cutting the jugu-
lar vein and the man almost hled 10
death before the flow of blood was
stopped. John uoley. who had used The
Knife on Carr. has his thumb almost
ehewed OFF In THE fight. which occurred
IN Ferguson saloon. Both men were
very drunk at The time. Il has not yet
been determined what charges VIII be
placed against Lanes prisoners.
II IS hard 10 believe the stories brought
back by Deputy Lane and passengers on
the Great Northern overland. II any
Cling HE TIE state Of affairs exists tha9
these men eiaiin. Wellington. although In
the most populous and prosperous county
IN Washington Is the toughest town IN the
entire country There are 20 men at
WORK on the tunnel ana approaches Fully
.ifiy hptcs and tough characters are hang
ins 4tonnd the camp at pay day for the
purpose af fohhlug the laboTers. Three
saloons are running night and day oniy
ere West kind of hquOr Is sold hut IN
great quantities. There g. twenty-three
feet OF snow on the ground which has
piled up around the three saloons until
the doors can only be reached bv tunnels
through HE snow- The suioors cannot
b. seen a. al from The railroad track. ard
the snow blanket over them shuts at,t am
lght ana Keeps IN ihe noise made ~. the
drunken laborers and hobos
Trouble begins "a Saou rs the lehc~e~s
are paid. aud is caused chiefly by the men
out of emQicy meBt The tunnel workers
SET drunk and the trouble commences As
aeon rs NAN shows MS money the Gang
az hohcs III the saloon commence 4 Guht
The Un'ucky Mhorer "a knocked otr hts
feciets riilsd and be tlrowa into con-
Nehent corner 10 sober up Then tAe
hohes 80 drunk aud have terrible fights
aincaS themselves. According - those
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