The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-10-17
euTcHERED BY BLACKS.

Survivors Tell tho story NJ tho 1nsunee.
tIon ON tho Island Of Nsvasss-Desporsts
Negroes Attempt tho DETERMINATION Of
the WhAes-f 4 our Of the Latter Killed.
with Massacre staring Thsm In the
Face, Those still Remaining Arc Savsd
BY = British War-Shfp.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 1l.-Dr. &. d. Smith,
C. W. Roby, H. A. Joncs, II. n. Vail, John
ORourke and John Jacobson, survivors Of
the negro uprising on the island Of Na-
vassa. arrived here Wednesday night ON the
British steamer Dorian, accompanied by
three of the friendly negroes who saved
their lives
G. w. Roby Ii an elderly man Of robust
physique, who was the first one Of the Of
ficers Of the company assaulted BY th0
rioters. He was brutally nit on tho
head with clubs and left for dead
In ditch where the negroes were working
at the time. He has thirty stitches In
his scalp where 1t was torn open by tho
blows The fact that he Is alive seems al
most miracle. H. A. Jones has his faco
SCARED with cuts and bruises, and hts
scalp has likewise been sewed up in many
places He ts a young man about 81,
whose people live in Baltimore He was
attacked by the rioters while attempting to
arrest one OF the ringleaders under orders
from Dr. Smith He was knocked down by
the mob and stamped upon, kicked and
beaten and nearly clubbed to death. Dr.
smith, In giving his account OF the riot,
said:
I'VE had no warning Of the outbreak wha.
ever; We did no: even suspect II. There
are 1877 darkies employed in the phos.
phatc mines, and they were all sent
there from the city OF Baltimore. Tho
worst element Of them were ship hands.
who had been arrested for dcscrtion and
other orenses and sent there BY the United
States Shipping Commissioner The house
we took refuge in VIXEN tho attack was made
was no protection whatever from bullets.
The doors were only made OF mosquito net
ting, and tie walls were mere she'll
OF III boards. Before W. got into the
house fired into the mob that had Jones on
the ground and hit one OF them. They con-
cea.ed themselves behind trees and stones,
SO that our fire had little effect
on tnem. The dynamite bombs they
threw weighed . pound apiece. There were
eleven cf US. comprising the white
officers or the phosphate company. When We
were compelled TO abandon our shelter to
| escape being blown TO pieces by the blasting
cartridges VIC made rush. but the
blacks gathered around us and closed in
upon US, using knives. clubs and revolyers.
! The men who fell we're Thomas n. Fos-
/ ter, Joseph Fales and William T. Shea.
i Inc Oi1ckS lteTaity DutcneTcu tuem WITH
| knives and clubs Mr.. Foster was the SUPER
| intcndcnt. We reached small house, in
which we hid for safety for the time. and in the
| interval the negroes ransacked and pillaged
| the superintendcnrs house, In which we drst
| took shelter.
'-rh shooting Of James Mahcne was one Of
| the most b!oodthirsty acts OF the day. The ne
] groes came to our hiding place and promised US
| safety from attack II We came to supper. We
came out aud found that some OF the darkics
were d srosed to tntercede for us. We marched
along in lad an file. when one OF the villainous
biacss knows as George s. Key stopped
and fired q revolver within SIX inches OF
his cheek. As he fell the fiend hred
another bullet into Mahore's back,
which pierced rs heart. With the smoke
curling from the barrel OF the weapon Key
| then stepped up to Jones and said: 4 settled
that - Jones felt that his time had como.
| but, IL il had been the negro's intention To
shoot Jones, something caused him TO hesitate
and the mans life spared.
"Tae British br Amorctte was lying OF the
coast. got o note 10 the captain and he
| sailed to Jamaica and sent the British man-of-
| war to our assistance. The capiail OF the
Forward got his gazing guns ready
for service and threatened to shell tho
island unless every man OF US was turned
over In safety. We were taken aboard
| the vessel on Thursday after being in immi-
nent per OF our lives since The previous Satur-
dag. when the !nsursecticn took place. As we
ascended the steps up the side OF The vessel the
officers paid US the compliment OF han ging tho
American flag over the side. We were treated
| royal.y by the officers OF the mau-of.war.a