The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-08-04
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Riot in Charleston.

tack by a number of negroes upon a.
ctolored band accompanying Savannah
base ball club on n visit to that CITY
During the game the police expe-
rienced considerable difficulty in pre-
venting the crowd from trsspapsing upon
the ground allotted TO the players. I'm.
mediately. after the close of the game, it
was requested that the crowd should be
made to move back. The police com.
menced to perform this unpleasant duty
but their force was too small. Major
sCgilby, Of the United States AMY,
was requested TO send some of his SOL
d'ere to the aid Of the police. He con-
sented, and six wnara,ed soldiers came
up. The work of forcing the crowd back
over the rope stretched on the Meeting
street side Of the Green commenced. Dur
ing this movement, mulatto, named
Rate lizard, became very disorderly and
,ins"leht to q policeman, who, after re.
'qaessing him to behave, arrested him,
swhereupon gRafe struck the policeman
land. .epdeavored to get away. Then en-.
sues sued Q general melee, during which the
police resisted the efforts of the negroes
to'rescue Rafe, striking them over the
head with their clubs. The six soldiers
seized the base ball bats lying about.
AMI rushed to the assistance of the po--
lice, Major Ogilby endeavored to stop
the melee, but his efforts were Of course
futile. The negroes were rapidly rein.
forced and were about to overpower the
police and their six soldier assistants.
when squad Of armed soldiers came
np, loading their muskets as they came.
During all this time tho soldiers were
most anxious to shoot, but we,e restrain.
dhby their officers-Maior Ogilby at
one time remarkingt: "The man who
shoots without orders I will 60 for" IN
twenty minntes after tins riot commence
ed, everything was quiet. A squad of
soldiers were Stationed at the Corner of
Calhoun and Meeting street, and at the
gate ON Meeting street. Two of the
policemen were slightly injured during
this affair.
w hen the disturbance first commenc.
ed thcre were not.over I 900 negro men
presentIlmt by thisl time there we're
fully $500. ! Whenithe band reached
The gate, the pcgraes,, crowded up; and
commenced an unproyoked assault upon
tho members Of the band. calling them
Democrats, and throwing rocks. and
pieces Of bricksat them. Three of the
band were struck with the missiles. The
player on the trombone seized that in
strnpent by the small end with both
hands and swung it around, knocking
down seven or eight Of the assailants.
q Assoon as this assault was made, the
military marched, out in strong force
and drove the crowd from off the corn
ers. In this work they were aided by
the police; ~ '}"' '"#a5 &"'#.
Mayor Pillsbury rode up at this point
and upon being asked what was to be
done, replied that, he did not know, as
ne was, perfectly powerless, the police
force being inadequate to qhell the riot.
He then drove off Gen. Robert 81.
Anderson, Chief Of the Savannah, Po-
lice, .learnihg g this, wen. to Col. Eddy,
who was an officer in the old army with
him, and asked him to furnish protection
for the band, to which request, as we
learn, Col. Eddy replied 1iat he would
comply, if the Mayor stated that It was
necessary, or would request it officially.
The Mayor returned shortly after his
departure, and requested, the services of
the military. Col. Eddy detailed about
sixty men, ander commanded Lieuten-
ants SavageandI I,ynch, ITO escort the
clubs, and band down. =, ,,.-.e..
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~ A. 'MENAaEafE a2'iNsA IN lDNlaHr
SToRM.@sOn 3 Mohdayss u Bailey B. Co.'s
and cifcps esh,bited at tMus-
ccatine.,I The tent was, strnck at IL P.
M 4, and the show, started for Davenport.
Before dozen miles had been travers.
cd q terrifcsstofm et'loose its lightning,
thunder apdswatofa;T Thesligh,ping was
blinaingiips it's brilliancy ,ssthe thunder
WAS terrific, and the rain, violently driv.
en-, By tie. wind, came down ia sheets.
"S'0 AZ paiie seized TIE WRole calyacade
-sfasf,sf horses, and animals, Sseem.
6i offssssrisssss,fs sisas ssssba asizsrs
deserted their teams and, il wes mot
long before wagons and horses were in
,inextrtcabiS confusion "a - iafi,iied Nd
mass of Sfound dfing animals and ovser-.
timed aehieless eSsso ssa $aetssaa,eSa
Is GheAd dafknsss save swlienatlsessliaht-
.nipg illnninaied the, scene; was impene.
trable' AThe Gagged lions, ) tigers, Loop
ards wolves, and other boasts, Became
frightened and 6ounded fiifoihs sside to side
ofshsif pSsons. andrearedSi 6iiagfo~l--
ed aands sshfeked,siyn very stsErorSptEhe
lightning y came nearer and nearer. until
I'D thunder seess,nd fo hreafr N Tho ,o;d.,