The sun., 1894-10-28
RACE RIOTIN NEWO ORLEANS
EEGRoEs BRIYEs FROM work Br
a WHITE AIMED MON.

Ths Nsgrsss Were Ls.ai.s Cette- o,
shiPs ..s ths Mes shot ~ The. .-s
Es> Thsm Awsy from vessel An.r
Vsssei-Thrse Mes IaIpres s-st.vsaer.s
Asrse ~ E~p,ey Ne Me-. Negroes.
NRw oRIsASs. Oct. s7.-Thers ver. lively
times up On the river front this noon in the race
strike. and for several hours the striking whit.
screwmen carried matters With . high hand.
They had decided that no negro should work
aboard the vessels loading cotton for foreign
ports, and with violsneo carried out their In
teniions.
They first went ta the steamship Constsncs.
where the trouble began yesterday. Here the
Negroes were at work. The white men visited
the vessel armed. and drove the negroes OF.
shouting At them as they ran. Some
Of the negroes jumped overheard and
swan under the wharves. Not content
with shooting at them In the water, the mob
placed their weapons through the cracks in the
wharves and fired at the crouching blacks
A dozen vessels were visited, one after an
other. and the negroes run on. Where the ships
did not have steam up the engineer was forced
TO light his fires and start the donkey engine TO
haul up on deck the heavy screws used by the
negroes in slowing cotton in the vessels hold
As fast as these were drawn up on deck dos
en- men were ready TO receive and cast them
disposed Of. They were valued at 500 to $50
each, so that the money loss Is between $4,000
and 5000.
The mob also threw the clothing Of the negroes
over the vessels sides. 20 far as known only
three men were injured. although over 100
shots were fired. Jacob Heller, SO years old
was one OF the men shot. He Is tall and power
full. and says he was quietly walking along tho
lsvee between Second and Third streets when hs
was shot. lie was not, he avows, . participant
in the riot, and only knew that trouble was
going on when he was shot in the left leg near
the knee.
Heller declares he is . cooper by trade, but ad-
mitted that he is also screwman. He was
slightly under the influence Of liquor when seen
at the hospital, but claims that he did not know
OF the intended attack on the negroes
Randolph Blackburn, colored. aged IS. resid-
ing at ~ Arabella street, is another Of the vio-
Tins. lie was walking along quietly on the
river front, between First and Second streetA
when he was set upon by the riotous gang
He ran for one Of the ships made fast to the
wharf and was pursued. but managed to get
aboard. His pursurers followed him on tho
vessel and began shooting at him. He begged
for mercy. but their only response was more
shots.
He implored them to spare his life, and they
again fred at him and he fell. This no doubt
saved his life.
Andrew Homes colored. was the third man
injured, bullet having grazed his skull He
said:
II was working on the steamer Imperial
Prince unloading bags Of coffee. There were
many other negroes also employed. About
o'clock. while was Just about TO
throw down my sack of coffee. heard
number of shots. and upon looking
aeound noticed great many of tho
negroes fleeing In all directions. with gang Of
white men behind them shooting. instantly
dropped my sack and started on run toward
Third street. / reached McGinnis's fertilizer
factory. on Tchoupitoulas street. near Philip
and all the while shots were being fired. Just
as Twas about to run In the building . shot
grazed my skull"
The strangest part OF the whole affair Is the
action Of the police. Although they were pres
ent in force they made no attempt to check the
riot, apparently being completely overawed by
the strikers.
The strike was settled this evening by the
stevsdores agreeing hereafter to employ none
but white men. The negro Is therefore boy
cotted from pursuing his trade.