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BUILD UP It was the ), ''The Western Historical Quarterly'', Vol. 13, No. 4. (Oct., 1982), pp. 373-390. Retrieved 20 March , 2007 . After the formation of local coordinating committees Cronin stepped away from his post as Knights leader and left the Chinese expulsion, largely, to other individuals. RIOT In March 1886, a mob rounded up Seattle's Chinese and took them to where ships were waiting to transport them away.Crowley, Walt. " Anti-Chinese Activism - Seattle ," ''The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History'', May 2 , 1999 . Retrieved 12 March , 2007 . The police made a futile attempt to protect the Chinese but the mob was insatiable and continued to riot accordingly. The governor of Washington , Watson Squire , ordered that the ship not be allowed to leave the dock. The next morning more than 350 Chinese gathered at the shore to await the next ship for San Francisco , due in six days. 200 of the Chinese embarked for San Francisco on the first ship, leaving some 150 others on shore, stranded. When the Home Guards tried to get the throng of , ''New York Times'' (1857-Current file); February 9 , 1886 ; pg. 4, ProQuest Historical Newspapers The ''New York Times'' (1851 - 2003). Retrieved 12 March 2007 . Eventually passions in Seattle cooled, as they did elsewhere, as most of the Chinese immigrants ended up departing by March of 1886. Congress paid $ 276,619.15 to the Chinese government in compensation for the rioting, but the actual victims never saw any such compensation. SEE ALSO
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