, 1879-06-14
a MADDENED BLACKS.
4 Furious Charge Of Armed N.r,.
Shooting. Clubbing, md nnyonatine
f. 3arahhdh {Ga1 XsuI

o"oo1!"st ctabh!nE, and Dnyonetine.
Sarahndh toa.) 4Xetr,,
1esteruay morning, ut 9:40 o'clock, a co,o,.a
excursion party lett Savannah on train Of tha
Atlantic q dulf Railroad, chartered for the ~
easion, Tor Mcintosh Station, No. O. nm IL.
Koad' INC traih was under Charge o, cnn'
oaetor Henry BRIGHTON, and the party nuubere,I
about 100. n,nles and fen,ales. 'e'ea
AZ no. TIC train was boarded by bod, y,
negroes armed with nnuskets, crossbe,,, ~, W.
: nasoncts, but not regularly uniformed, with IL.
execution OF the Captain The force comor,.os
three non.comnitssloned officers who xors 1s 49,
arms, ofght pr!vatest and the CAPTAIN, ,n1 .cs.,
slons were u,udo to the crowd at tic urr. ~.
t'otl.'' On readhlhE No:'9 quite number NJ M oo'
osed pcople fron, the Surrounding couptrr nv.
found assembled. The party soon dtsemi,,rt,a
md proceeded TO tho platform, a st,ot. J,,t,ns.
from the track, where dancing was ipaupur,teI
The daT passed wttlont disturbance until ,hn..
2 o'clock, whcn'a difficulty occurred on thc nl,,.
form bctween Liberty County negro and @ On,
of the negroes who l,ad coma from No, l, yb,es
created excitement. After some troublo ,ho
parties were separated, and the Liberty CounI,
negro started to 1eavo ths platform.
just at thls juncture the Captain Of tl,e srm,,
negroes, named Randall, who hal been drilling
bis squad some eighty yards from the pl,t}orm'
perceived the commottotl, and without kuowlnq
the cause, gave tho command to his raup n
Charge at 0ollbfa.qulek Into tho crowd, which
was obeycd With alacrity. A sccue Of the wItd,
est confusion ensued, as the fnfuriatcd neoro.,
rushed wildly forward. 4 nun,ber Of men vt,n
knocked d0wn, clubbed, and baYonctcd. bu.
were not, so far as could be ascortatned tcrlm,.
Y injured. The Lioerty-County negro alluded
to, & Was struck ti ever the head With muskets and
ever, tn escaping from Ills enemies, and led
rapidly down tho track, hotly pursued pY ths
entire body Of armed negroes, who, autlng ha
was .dlstauclng them, drew ptstoIa and som.
me'leea 11,rig a. i!n. Ihe unfortunate fellow
BY the Captain, was stabbed by that warrior in
tle. threat With Its aWord, anl fatallr Injured.
Tho attack Of The negro troops excited the otlcr
negroes from! Liberty !County, and general
luate some of the Savannah negroes psi,Ici.
;patcd in the skrHfsh, taking sides with the ut.
Eroes from No. l, but the majority, We ltsrn
te1ra!ned from any actl7e part In the aqa'r
Another negro "as shot and carried of behind
house near tho track, where he died 10 atex
three Or four hundred shots fired, and tha
marvel that more were not killed. All Tie H.
Grocs seemed to haye weapons Of some kiud
mud, a. the firing was promscuoust 1t IL not i.n
altlcs were creator than could b. aacertsiued Ia
y H! tllt!e e fantqslloop Wat tpreyal'ed.
RgSsGpas 6 fs fSsy fassf csas
negroes, sought refuge in the cars, which TtEs
quickly filled with the other c1curtlonistt. all
the conductor wns besought to get out Of the
way. Before the train could be moved, hon.
ever, tho Liberty County negroes made rush
forward and tbreatencd I'd tear up the trsck.o
prevent tl:e train 1sayinSl stating they *ssedss
" Conductor Brighton, who retnaEued perie:tlf
POSSESSED md cool, warned them that II theY
attempted any damage to the truck It wonld u
at their peril, as With the train force hs would
protect the property Of the Company. Ills Dc.
Tho negroes ftomrtarrylng out this threat, an1
tako Rhndn1l from the cars.
, Conductor Brighton replied that be had 10
objection, provided theS had q proper ollcerso
charge TO- be mado futo tho cars.
Meanwhile preparations had been maaet'
leave. the switch was thrown opeu, md lks
,Yhistle blown, when the madlened sal
ba0led negroes made d dash for tic platloro
of thu rear car, With the tntsution Of gaining
entrance and securing Randall. A negro be.
lonElng to the No. crowd blocked the doo1
aud endcavored to keep the crowd back, Hhtn
lie was shot IN the aide, and cut with arel3
across the left leg, below the knec. 10 4 mo;'
INK proiusely.
The train then moved oil, and the negroes, ruu,
Ming alongsde tho track, fired two OF TIRES
vollfas Into The cars when negro named
Adams, living In snyaunah, but former men,
t!Ecly through tho bodY. The firing was eou'
tinuel until the train was beyond rearlI, sIt
whlcd the trip to the city VIVA made Ttt1gA
further trouble. THE negro warriors from -
J, especially "Capt: Randall," were thorouet'!
reached. whcn they quickly left the cars r.
negro who WAS shut at1d cut with a razor b'ta
10 death, dying shortly after No. 2 MAJ pas,t1
mud the body was lsft Ut No. ], 10 which r|'ss
Tic deceased belonged.
Adams. t,le negro who wos shot through .hs
body, Mas brought 10 Savannah, and vas tiF
rted oil By rome friends. but where coull not D
Ile Is very badly WOUNDED, bai
to walk, ana ssased. ~hcn be lsfs h'
ara. he wanted q surgeon.
i. st!uFtly attef the trouble commenced, cor
1uctor brighton ttlegtauhcd a1r. ]: 4. IYsop
sthstor of Transportation, Of the charge ms1a
70 tllc carss Anl his apprehension Of intn
1ItieultT, ~. Ey;on at once notified LisI,' .GaI,
sud also Of tho hour ot arrival u The train, 'hs
IMPRESSION bctng 1hat tho ripting was consausa
N the cars. Lieut.. Howard dispatched ae'
achulent OF police to the depot to awot ta7
rain for. this purpose Of making aFn,sts. II n:ees
ary; Upon thu Arsital VI The cars, AuseSts',.
'Yerythlng was found quiet, apl no compiains
vas made. There were ruHlors last a1cht t!!aI
olorcd military company from Savannah VI"
involved iu tho melee, but this report WI ~
onnded, rs the excursion which left here 'a5
IL toorell troops, tho affair being q genera
natter under management VI . colnfnlstes;
As an EXPLANATION Ut tie uupsovoxsd anu @ oas,
ageous conduct Of the armed negrot . IN tnaI.
NJ upon the crawa It IA proper to state 1lla! y.
previous occasion, at q picnic 1t tue tafns
'lacc, soInB dl!ltcuIty occurred between lce1s'
rom Liberty and Chatham County, wflsh ra .a
educred considerable Efl-feslfng. Wo s,s a ~
orn,cd That ~ SCOT. a. Il vas learned 1hai ths.1
rou!d be colorcd excursion froni Sa7anoan ~, =,
10. !, messengers wero scut out to dram W
hu negroes In Liberty tiyI,. near ahe s'aav s1'..
uI gst them u, attend the picnic. lhe nes1v,.v sn,.v
ron, no. T. have, II appears. some H s1'InI ,I,s
,,ainat their hrttttreu lu LlbetEY. sau a,'s ~
rined baud from shat place cFidcnsl} }oasn,. sM.
alsd trouble yuslar,tny. leug on tho laosou' l,sso
pr suup,ls. Randall, Ut The t!rss comm2"vdhs 2msds
'sthout stopptug " 1u4ulfa tue eau@7'
as attack p2 stated
Tho Alamtuatlun OF Dcso'atloa'
SaH kats 1F4asrs. aa,r maa,ac,s
The scene OF the 1fount2iu Meadow usfo,e
now the ycry pctuTs OF tltsolsthth oe. ...,n.