New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-02
SOUTHERN RACE TROUBLES
A NEGRO EXCURSION TRAIN FIRED ON
NEAR NEW-ORLEANS.
ONE WHITE MAN AND SEVERAL NEGROES SHOT
-PANIo AMONG THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
-FIRE BELLS CALL OUT MOB
WITH MrGRTsTS

New-oreans Sept IAN excursion train filed
with colored people arrived at the Gouldsboro depot
to-day from Baton Rouge. large number oil col
ored men and women wore near the depot waiting
for the train. which was due at IL o'clock. AS
tho train neared the depot one OF the pleasure seekers
attempted to get Off the train and fell to the ground
Some unknown person said. Look at the black -"
Then the negro drew pistol and fired four or hVe
shots in rapid succession, Of which struck
white man named william Miller, brother Of one
of the Grena police In the nose the ball lodging in
the back OF his neck Then the shooting became
general somo four or FIVE hundred shots being fired
In less than fifteen minutes.
The above account Of the trouble is nom tho ponce
Of Grena. terrible panic occurred, women and
children ~mSing in all directions shouting ana
screaming, leaving dishes, baskets hats and Shoes
etc. Edn Levy, coored man living In Agers
was shot in tho left arm, and colored woman
named Fleming was also fatally shot In the
back. John Rainy, the superintendent OF the
Algers and Cgetna Railroad, who was about
two squares away with two cars waiting for the
excursion stated that the panic caused by the rapid
discharge Of firearms dreadful. lie did not
know what caused the trouble. but the cars on ther
way down TO Algers were fired into, and one Of the
bullets passed through dashboard. Mr.. Rainy
stated that for time he and his drivers were IN
imminent danger Of losing their lives
About 4 80 O'Clock this morning large reheo-
ton was near the line between AlGiers ana
Jefferson Parish. An alarm Of fire was turned IN.
The Agier fire department started 10 the scene
and found large number OF men armed WIN mus
kes, ETC., and a negro church on fire. 1heie was
no water at hand, and the church was entrely coh-
sumed.
Several negroes, who said they formed part OF
the excursion party stated that when the tram was
nearing the Gouldsboro depot ii was fired on by
who secreted along the limo OF the railroad
track, and when the shooting began the train was
yet in motion, and as 1t stopped general
stampede took place. Where the shooting occurred
is not thickly settled, and all those living In close
proximity of the depot said they heard the shots
but do not know who did the shooting, or me origin
OF the trouble. It Is difficult to locate single person
who witnessed the beginning Of the shooting OUTSIDE
Of the police force OF GretDa.
/" PEN Watkins, colOred, living in Goudsboro WIS
shot while lying In bed at his nome 0y some nnhlV"
person, who fired through the window. Inc neit
struck him on the right arm hand and breast anu lelt
hand inhictng severe wounds. He was taken 10 the
bosnitaI whore the surgeons amputaed the thumb OF
tho right hand The fingers Of the left hand are also
badly shattered Watkins says he knows nOthlng ot
tho trouble as he was asleep at about O'CLOCK Wheh
tho party fired at him through ule "lhuO" VI h''
Across fhe river from the foot of Canal-st., Is
Alclers-aboye Algiers Frcetown, GouhsDofo anu
Cretna IN The or'er named. The firing began aoout
ffteen minutes after the train left Grena ana soon
after or about the time Il was pulling up a. Douis Us
borO where the excursion party LETT the uah lur
their homes A short distance below Goumsuoro
The Fourh.st cars waiting 10 convey the Agcro @
contincent 10 their town. The nrlng parry "cto
statoned between the Gouldsboro depot ana the
street station and fred mostly up the roaa IN nc
direction Of the excursion traln ad GoIloSOoro Is '"0
terminus of the Texas and Pacinc road. -. 49,
Tbore had been two alarms OF fire previous 10 chs
shooting which IS thought was for the purpose Oh
calling out the MOB.