The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
THE GALL FOR TROOPS.

CoI. GORDON Responds With TWO De-
tachm enrs of Hussars.
The first intelligence in Savannah Of the
trouble at Jesup was received at o'clock
yesterday afternoon by Col. W. W. Gordon.
Mayor R. B. Hops telegraphed Col. Cor
don and others:
JEsUP, GA, Dec. 25, 1889.
Col. w W. Gordon
Please send military company on the first
train We have riot, Several have been
killed. Send troops by special train IL possible
r. B. Hops, Mayor.
Colonel Gordon replied that he could not
move the military without al order from
the state authorities, and an hour an a
half later he received the following dis
patch
ATLANTA, Dec. 25, 1889.
have telegrap red Mayor Hoops to order the
nearest military troops. give you full author
ity to act. j. B. GoRDoN, Governor.
This was followed five minutes later by
the f,llowi G telegram from Mayor Hops,
repeating Gov. Gordon's message to him. as
follows:
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 25, 1889.
R. B., Hops, Mayor of Jesup:
Order, in my name. the nearest troops to
your assistance, and telegraph me Immediately.
Keep me posted. J. B. GORDON, Governor.
THE HUssARs SUMMONED.
This was giving short notice to get the
Hussars together. Col. Gordon, however,
assembled as many mon as could be rallied
by messengers, and hurried NEE ing was
held at the Hussars' armory, where it was
decided that all who could be found should
leave on the Jesup express at 3:45 O'Clock,
and Sergeant Thomas Hunter was detailed
to remain behind and recruit a second de-
tachment to follow on the Albany express
at 1925 last night.
AT 4:20 o'clock p. m. detachment of the
Hussars, armed with Springfield carbines
and side arms, assembled at the Savannah,
Florida and Western depot, and ten minutes
later the Jesup express pulled out of the
depot with the following men:
Col. W. w. Gordan.
Lieut.. G. B. Pritchard.
Acting First Sergt Chas. D. Russell.
w. w. Owens, surgeon.
Corpl. Geo. s. McAlpin.
Pr1vates Geo. w. Owens, 4. M. Hull,
VIM. Hunter, Willie Brigham, w. W.
Gordon, Jr., J. B. West, B. Hunter, Beirne
Gordon, aud r. G. Gordon.
A MORNING NEWS reporter accompanied
the detachment.
OTHER OFFERS OF AID.
Just as the train was pulling out of the
depot Col. William Garrard, of the Volun-
teer Guards battalion, who had been tele-
phoned for, held a hurried consultation
with Col. Gordon, looking to re-enforc ing
the Hussars at Jesup if it should be deemed
necessary, and messenger was dispatched
for Mayor SchwarZ, and later Col. Mercer
of the First Volunteer regiment, Col. Gar
rard and Mayor Schwarz had a conference
with view of promptly calling out the
forces if it should be found necessary.
Capt. R. G. Fleming superintendent of
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way, who rendered every aid in getting the
troops off, was kept advised by telegraph Of
the situation, and Col. Garrard, Alderman
Harris, a MORNING NEWS reporter, and
several gentlemen spent the greater part
of the afternoon in the office of the master
of transportation with Supt Fleming, and
the teleg rams were read aloud as they ar
rived, and the situation was thoughtfully
and earnestly discussed.
THE FIRST REPORTS.
The first special was received from
Mayor Hops, and requested Supt. Fleming
to run a special to Jesup with mil itary
troops to quell riot, and to confer with
Col Gordon. 1t was not necessary, as by
the time the scattered troops could be col
lected the Jesup express was about to leave,
aad was even held few minutes.
A dispatch that had been sent to Johns
ton was duplicated to Supt. Fleming. 1t
was from r. e. Walker, telegraph oper-
ator at Jesup, announcing the riot and ask
ing that such assistance a. was available
should be sent at once. Fifteen men,
armed with carbines and shotguns, re-
sponded.
The report that a white man, named
Woods had been killed led the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western officials TO sup
pose that P. P. Woods, the agent of the |
road at Jesup, was the man, but Mr.. Latti-
mer in answer to an inquiry, telegrap1ed
General Manager Haines and Supt. Flem-
ing that it was another man named Woods
who had been killed.
THE FIRST DEFINITE NEWS.
The second dispatch from Mr.. Walker to
Capt. Fleming was that in the condition of
affAirs at that hour full pa ticulars were
not obtainable, but it was understood that |
two white mel had been killed and one |
wounded, and that skirmishing was then |
going on in the woods on the other side of |
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia |
road, and that trouble before night was |
then feared.
The next telegram was that all the whites |
who had guns were out in the woods, about |
half a mile from the station, in the town |
limits; that the trouble was precipitated by |
the officers trying TO arrest "Bob" Brewer,
a negro, for WON they had warrant for /
assault and battery; that Brewer had been
carrying Winchester rifle for months and /
defying the officers, and that when the /
trouble arose Brewer had hackers with him. |
THE SECOND DETACHMENT OFF.
Shortly after o'clock laet night telegram /
10 Supt. Fleming was received from Col. /
Gordon, who had arrived at Jesup with his !