Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-10
RIOT I'm MOBILE.
Three Killed and Eleven WOun.
ded.
From L ths Mobile Resistsr. Aurust 6.

evening at the corner of Govern
ment and Royal streets, gotten up
in honor of the election of Buck, to
create riot. This seemed to be
the intention of the negroes, for q
short time before eight o'clock a
largo number of them armed with
muskets, marched in procession to
the corner of Government and
Royal streets. Upon their atten-
ton being called to the fact, Buck
and Hurter took the muskets away
from the negroes, but what dispo-
sition was made of them is not
known. f3 asa
From the manner. in which the
negroes conducted themselves,
Mayor Price apprehended distur-
banee, and by his request, detach-
ment of the Sd Infantry were placed
at his disposition, and we're posted
at the gusrdhouse, in the vicinity
Of the meeting. -r..
AT s o'clock, a large number Of
negroes and a fair sprinkling of
whites had assembled on the ground.
The meeting was called to order,
and Griffin delivered q speech.
Others followed him, and about 10
o'clock, while II. Ray Myers was
speaking, white man in the crowd
cried ont. 4Hurrsh for Manu. A
crowd of excited negroes pressed
upon him, cheering for Buck. AT
this juncture q pistol was fired in
the air, causing great excitement
and commotion. Other shots fol-
lowed in rapid succession, and in a
few minutes the firing became gen.
eral, and heavy skirmish ensued.
The majority of the whites and
blacks fed in all directions. Some
few held their ground and kept up
a scattering fire. In few minutes
the firing ceased, the negroes having
fled up Government street. During
the firing the troops remained under
arms at the guardhouse, awaiting
orders. .....
After the skirmish few scatter
ing shots being heard up Dauphin
street, the troops, under the direc-
ton of Mayor Price, marched in
that direction, and, after promptly
securing that part of the city and
vicinity, found everything quiet.
Upon hearing the rapid discharges
of firearms, a reinforcement of
seventy soldiers was quickly dis"
patched to the scene of the dis
tnrbanee, but too late to be of any
avail. During the fight the police,
under Col. Milne, did good service,
and the list of casualties show a
number of them wounded. The
speakers and the white Radicals,
who have for go long time been
endeavoring to stir up strife between
the whites and blacks, as usual sue
ceeded in escaping unframed. They
sneaked off like ours, deserving
their dupes and leaving them to take
care of themselves. They rolled off
the stand in a manner that would
have done credit to Kelly and s
New York Herald reporter. 1t was
at the same place that these WORTHLESS
distinguished themselves during the
so-called Kelly riot.
1t is impossible at this late hour
of the night to give full details of
the affair. At this writing-2 A.
M.-the city is perfectly quiet, and
no further outbreak is apprehended.
Three negroes were killed and
eleven wounded.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
After the dispensing of large
number of people upon the streets
order was restored, and the city re-
NAMED perfectly quiet during the
night. The streets were patroled
by strong detachments ofpolice and
citizens. This morning we learn
that officer Welsh, ofthe police, was
slightly wounded in the collar bone,
and that two negroes were wounded,
one severely and the other slightly.
1t is probable that quite a number
of negroes were slightly wounded,
but they are so scattered in differ
ent portions of the city that we are
unable to ascertain the names or the
exact number.
From Col. Milne, Chief of Police,
we learn the following particulars
of the riot: While II. Ray Myers
was speaking, some person on
Royal street, near the drug store of
Mr.. Lee Hamilton, fred pistol in
the air. Three or four shots were
then fred from the crowd on Gov
ernment street above Royal. The
firing then commenced from the
stand, directed towards the police
drawn up in line in front of Mer-
ritt's auction store. In this fire
several of the police were wounded.
Col. Milne promptly formed his men
across Government street and en-
deavored to check the crowd. The
firing then became general, and in
a short while the whites retired up
Royal and the negroes up Govern
ment, both sides keeping up heavy
fire as they fell back. Five minutes
afterwards the negroes rallied and
returned shouting, yelling and
| shooting. The police brought
| them to stand-still, when James
Bragg came up to Col. Milne
| and asked him why he did not
protect the people. Col. Milne
replied that the police were doing
their duty, and asked Bragg to
mount the stand and endeavor to
quiet the negroes. To this, Bragg.
who appeared peaceably disposed,
willingly assented, but before he
could reach the stand, some one had
already taken possession, and in
loud voice said: "BOys, let US take
care of ourselves" They then
opened fire upon the police, wound.
ing several. At the time there were
no white men, except the police, on
the ground. Finding it impossible
to quiet the negroes, Col. Milne re-
quested Bragg to use his influence
in getting the crowd from the local.
ty. After talking to them awhile
they finally agreed to leave, and
with forty policemen on each flank
they moved up Government street
Soon after starting, they wheeled
and AGAIN fired into the police. Ar.