Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-15
DRUNKEN MOBS
ThrOng Along New Orleans Levees
and Wage Warfare Upon All
Negroes in Sight.
Governor SUMMONS MILITIA
tRioting in Various Part OF the City
Negroes Forced to Seek Shelter
Police POWerless.

a# New ORLEANS, March 12--Rloting
was resumed on the levee at an early
Hour this morning at the head of Jose
Mime street, one negro was killed by
White screw men, and in the vicinity of
4he French market several negroes were
\ Wounded.
E# At 7 o'clock about fifty screw men
eame to the Harrison Cromwell line and
snred upon the negroes. About twelve
were killed The levee from Louisiana
avenue to Vaudeville street is in the
hands of an armed mob. The police are
spowerees. The white men are com
pletely in control and have declared that
no negro shall appear upon the levee
front Ali work on the leyee is prac-
tically at a standstill.
Riotng and bloodshed began this
at ? o'clock and resulted in the
3Sskilling of two men and wholesale dis
&caarge of firearms in two sections of the
Mcity. The morning VAS very foggy, The
%police we're massed in the Sixth precinct
police station all night under command
of Acting Chief of Police John Journe.
Everything was quiet when there
slcame e message that dozen men
had been killed in front of jackson
square and terrible riot was in prog
1Sress. The police were at once hustled
into patrol wagons and hurried away.
They had barely gone when Sergeant
Richard Walsh, in command ot the pre-
cinct, heard Il voley from the direction
Of the levee in front Of the station. He
rushed to the scene. Among the freight
cars between Phillips and First streets
he found a crowd of negroes surround
ing wounded companion. The mans
head was covered with blood. He Was
shot ia the mouth. The negro, who was
unknown, was taken to the station.
Those in the neighborhood declared that
he was crossing the levee and found
mob of $50 men armed with Winchester
rifles and other guns. They marched
along the levee 10 Eighth street and then
back along Chopitoulas street to Jack
son, and dispersed according to what
seemed prearranged plan.
At Washington street they we're ac-
costed by Sergeant Walsh who recog-
niZed one of the men. Among the lead
ers was Walter Owen, Port Warden
McCuoben said the rioters were from
down town and did not belong to the
screw men.
At $50 everything up town was com
paratively quiet, with few weapons in
sight. Ali the negroes had loft the levee.
The mob deposited their shotguns and
rifles in ba. r0oms. While this was 60
ing Oh four negroes had been shot and
one Caribbean killed at the French
market. The trouble occurred at the
\ landing Of the Harrison steamship line,
!, opposite jackson square
@ In the fog 100 armed men got through
the guards of police aud opened fire on
Y the negroes at work. They fled in terror
some jumping into the river. Those
4 who ran across the levee in the direction
sTOA VIC SduuiF WoiC SuJJCCtCu w tcdhlS
Y volley. The shots seemed to come from
] doorways, windows, galleries, and the
streets. Look where they would the
negroes saw pistols and heard reports AS
revolvers were discharged. Each man
ran in different direction and the poor
creatures seemed panic-ptricken.
IA Those whites not armed with revolvera
q picked up stones, clubs, and other i'm
q proyised weapons aud attacked tho ne
Agroos, For many minutes the firing con-
s8 tinued along the river front and the po-
lice made no movement against the muir
ssderers. Not until every negro had dis
L appeared did the white men desist
s8 Joe Collins, Thomas Collins. and or G
4 unknown negro have been killed Two
unknown negroes were wounded. The
latter were taken to Charity hospital.
The entire police force has been called
4 to the levee, Gov, Foster has been tele-
graphed to and it is reported the mill
"A tary has been ordered to keep in readi-
. ness. At this writing members of the
4 mob are drinking aud the police fear
Il more trouble. Another riot is expected
Eat any moment, The report that IA white
N EE'longshoreman has been killed is denied.