The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-13

jected to q deadly volley. The shots
seemed to come from the doorways, win
dows, galleries and the street. Look
where they would the negroes saw pistols
and heard reports as revolvers were dis
charged.
WHITE BRUTES.
Each man ran in a different direction
and the poor creatures seemed panic
stricken. Those whites that were not
armed with reyolvers picked up clubs,
stones and other improvised weapons and
attacked the negroes. For many minutes
the firing continued on the river front and
the police made no move against the MUIR
derers. Not until every negro had fled
did the white men deslst.
Joe Collins, Thomas Collins and one
unknown negro were killed. Two I'M
known negroes were wounded. The lat
ter werc taken to the Charity hospital.
WELL PLANNED DEvILrRY.
The time of the shoe ing seems to have
been fixed for the hour just preceding the
beginning of the working day. AS
usual thing tho stevelores and long
shoremen begin work at o'clock, and it
was just before this hour the firing be-
gan. It seems to have been totally uneN-
pected. for the negroes were upon the
Ievee IN large numbers. Tney evidently
believed that there was a sufficient police
force on the river front to protect them.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
1t is positively known that four negroes
are dead. OF these three are unknown.
The fourth is a caribbean. At the hospital
are eight wounded. OF this number two
are dying. They are Henry Brown, shot
five times in the breast, and Joseph Mall
lard, shot through tho forehead with n
Winchester rifle.
AN INrERNATGON Al AFFAIE.
Mr.. Bainc. purser of the BrItish steam
shin Engineer, who was shot, is being
cared Tor on board his vessel. HIS wounds
are pronounced dangerous. The captain
OF the Engineer threatens TO make the
shooting an international affair.
Later reports are to the effect that At
least two of the negroes shot jumped into
the river. They are skill reported miss
ing.
Eight negroes went to Charity hospital
after being fired upon by the white and
colored screwmen at the head OF St. Ann
street, to have their wounds attended 10.
Several received only slight wounds,
which were promptly dressed, and they
lefc at once for their homes. One of these
was Robert Atkins. lie received four
NOuuuS. tue JULIUS DelllE OF sinai Cdil-
ber. He stated that ne was talking to the
purser of the steamship Engineer, j. A.
Baine, when, without warning, a number
of shots were fired at HIM. the shooters
being about 20 feet away. The fog was so
thick he could not identify those who did
the shooting. He Immediately ran aboard
OF his vessel, while the purser fell whg-s
he was Shot.
COWARDTY OFFICERS
Atkins stated tuat as soon as the firing
began there were policemen between the
rioters and himself and Purser BaIne,
and they Immediately fell fat on their
stomachs behind some cotton bales.
When questioned the officer declared that
he had not been detailed on the levee after
o'clock.
WILD WITH EXCITEMENT.
New Orleans is to-day in condition of
excitement that can only be compared to
that following the attack upon the parish
prison March 16, 1892, when the citizens
shot and lynched IL men charged with inn
plication in the assassination of Chef of
Police ID. c. Hennessy.
On ali sides the riot was discussed,
while crowds poured into the newspaper
offices to learn tho details. About the
cotton exchange there was the widest ex-
element. Prominent members were loud
in their denunciations of Mayor FItzpat-
rick, while many condemned Governor
Foster for failure to put an end to the
trouble. There was talk of asking PresI-
dent Cleveland for troops. All the attor-
neys representing ships agents and the
stevedores began an early consultation
with reference 10 the terrible occurrence.
On tine board of trade the riot was con-
Il a
the general merchants, while the killing
of the negroes was con lemned, 1t was
conceded generally that the ships agents
were largely responsible for the trouble
10y bringing negro screwmsn TO take the
places of the home men.
SERIOUS ENOUGH.
Captain Woods of the British steamer
Engineer called upon the British consul
and reported that Purser Biine had been
shot and seriously wounded by the mob.
The consul intimated that TIC thought the
matter would be serious, as, from all ac-
counts, the shooting of Baine was deli5-
eratc.
Mayor Fitzpatrick, after visiting tine
scene of the riot, said he did not think it
necessary to call out the militia.
FROM DOWN TOWN.
Port Warden Me ubben said that the
rioters were from down town, and were
no. screwmen. Al S:3J o'clock everything
up town was comparatively quiet. with
few weapons IN sight. All the negroes
had left the levee.
ENGLAND Is AROUSED.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Applications
have been made for United States troops
to suppress the riotous uprising IN LOUIS
lana The attorney general n - the n, -
ter under advIsement aud has conferred
with the war department.
the British foreign office has asked the
British embassy at Washington to inves-
tigate. 4 complaint was made To the for
eign Office by the steamship Lloyd. The
woun ling of Purser BaIne in the melee to-
day has not been reported 10 the embassy.
The artillery has been ordered to report
for duty