From Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans. Quote: “Chinese residents were told they had just a few hours to pack. They were marched to the railroad crossing nine miles outside of town on foot,” Pfaelzer says. Driving rain soaked bodies already bogged down with whatever worldly belongings they could carry. Once at the tracks, they were forced to purchase their own fare to Portland, Oregon. Those who couldn’t afford a ticket or who didn’t fit on the first train began to walk along the rails their countrymen had laid. Two men died from exposure. (see the book and https://www.history.com/articles/anti-chinese-violence-removal-tacoma-seattle-1885)