Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-18
WILMINGTON RIOT.

Democratic Procession Stoned and Fired
Upon by Negrees--The Clubs Return
Fire---Number of Persons Wounded,
None Daneerously---The Negroes, Arm,d
with Muskets, Stand on the Police.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. ia special dispatch
to the Times gives the following particulars Of
the political disturbance at Wilmington, De-,
Saturday night. On the route of the Demo.
cratic parade at Ninth and Walnut streets is q
three tt,ry brck blilding, Known as tie
National ball. The lower story is upied by
two colored families, barber shop and cigar
store, kept by colored people. In the second
story IL the Higgins colored club head
up by two colored women, was in progress.
Two clubs had passed down Wal
nut street and the third club
the "Blue Hens Chickens" was passing this
hall when a stone was thrown from the side
walk into a transparency which the club car
fore 1t was generally known this had been
done. When it became known
1t halted, and the marshal said:
1--WE have been insulted. All who are ready
to follow me come on. and all who are nor, get
out of the way" At this time the Young
Mems Democratic club, next in line, lumber
ing IS men, had reached the hail, when another
stone was thrown, which struck Lieut.. Col.
Thos. A. Kahn with such force as to atagger
him in his saddle. Almost simultaneously two
pistol shots Were fred from the second story
of the hall into the club, which totally un.
prepared (there being only six revolvers among
the eighty five members), and halted iu the
midst of fierce volley of shots from the
building by which several members of the cl b
were slightly wounded. From the fact that
some of these were buckshot wounds, added
to the direct testimony, 1t appears
that some of the negroes were armed with
muskets. The ''Bue Hens Chickens ard the
Williams club came rushing up, and re-
turned the fire, and for two or three minutes
there was hot firing op both sidee. The me-
groes broke and fled up North street, pursued
by the paraders, who kept up hot 1re in the
rear. At the same time the air filled with
flying bricks and stones. which broke all the
windows and doors, and did some damage to the
interior of the hall. Some threats were made
to burn it, bat they were not carried into eff
feet. Stones were also thrown through the
windows of the colored church at Nntn and
French streets. and mum Der of colored houses
were bombarded with stones.
the following is list of the wounded:
Wm. Mckinney, shot in the LETT cheek,
serious.
Thos. A. Kane, struck in the breast with
brick.
O. @. Montgomery, shot twice in breast.
w. Surs, wounded in hip by revolver bullet.
WILL Lung, euOL III Tue neCk, SIl2oI.
Frank McGraw, shot in the shoulder.
Morris Pike, knocked down with a brick.
Thos. Jones, buck shot wound.
Elias Ellery, buck shot wound.
John O'Donnell, reporter for Sunday Mirror,
struck in the abdomen by spent bullet.
Only two negroes were shot, neither seri-
ously.
Temple, another negro. was brought in by
the police, after the riot, with his face badly
bruised.
colored woman was struck in the side by
brick, and young oolored girl was struck on
the head by brick.
colored woman was badly hurt by Jump
ing from a second story window of the hall.
Three other negroes were struck by bricks
and slightly injured.
Geo. Pike, white, was attacked by negroes
after the riot and badly cut.
For nearly an hour the clubs surged around
the hall and nighborhood, exchanging shots
with scattered negroes and throwing bricks in
to the emptied building.
At length the clubs moved on. Arrived at
Tenth and Orange streets, they halted and
talked about attacking a crowd of negroes who
made stand at Eleventh and Orange streets,
but were pursuaded by the police to dis
perse.
The police, eight in number, then went mp to
Eleventh street to disperse the negroes. There
were over hundred of them, many of them
armed with muskets which they levelled at
the approaching police and ordered a halt.
They dictated that only the police should come
no 20 parley with them. Having heard what i Q
officers said they promised To dlsperse aud did
so in about an hour, the police being power
less to enforce their command.
This morning at o'clock squad of police
were sent down to disperse a large crowd Of
negroes gathered at Ninth and Walnut streets.
As the officers came up mulatto opened fire
upon them from an alley, and several shots
were fired by others in the crowd. Special
officer Hugh Shield was shot in the thumb by
the accidental discharge Of a revolver he was
wrenching from a negro. Officer Cannon was
struck in the head by brick and disabled.
The police grabbed one prisoner and dispersed
the rioters. and guards were placed on duty.
Mayor Altamand has been urged to forbid
night parades in future, but doubts his au.
thority to do so. The city council will be Pc
titioned to take action, as it is feared further
night parades will be attended with serious loss
of life.