The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-13
The Steamer Engineer and Negro
Hands Attacked While Loading.
MEN SHOT WITHOUT WARNING
Three Killed Outright and Number
Wounded. Two Hundred or More
Shots Fired by the Attacking
Whites. Purser Bane's
Four Wounds.
BY Southern Associate i Pre- "a.

aug. lne scene OF the connlct was on
che river front between ST. Ann aud
Dumaiu streets. Three men were
Killed almost outright. while o numb Der
were wounded.
Tho killing WAS done by mob of
white men, numbering about 300, who
were armed with pistols and Wiuches.
ter rifles. The negroes were about to
fturt to work on board the steamer
Engineer, when white men approached
from all directions. All were armed
and many took positions behind box
cars and poured Toley upon volley
4nto the negroes. Those who were on
She scene say that it reminded them of
battlefield, so fast aud furious was
the firing. The negroes were giveu
no quarter aud were shot down like
dogs.
Not only were the darkies shot down
put several innocent persons suffer ed.
Among those killed WAS Julius Clice
Caraoee, shoemaker, who happened
10 be in the vicinity. James Bane. the
purser of the Engineer, was standing
ON the levce, aud he received four
wounds, threC in the head aud one in
the arm. He was fired upon by several
men WHO aimed over the heads OF the
'snen who were keeling behind some
freight, just on the edge OF the wharf.
dis wounds may prove fatal.
The shooting occurred q few minutes
after o'clock this morning. here
Tes dense fog prevailing. At the
'ime there were only six policemen on
'he scene, aud there were no arrests
effected, as tue police were badly
frightened. Tho attacked party was
composed of two parties. Corporal
Deynnney, who was in charge of the
hapdiu! of policemen, ordered the mob
40 disperse, but no attention was paid
10 him and the mob began to grow
larger every minute. Suddenly u shot
whs fired. This had q startling effect
ON the men. The first report was fol
lowed by five or six shots and then tir.
Ing became general.
The smoke aud the fog combined
made the scene almost as dirk as night.
3be negroes were on board the ship
and had Just raised the tarpaulins oil
nutch No. = when the attack was made.
They were taken completely by sur.
prise. They ran about like n lot of
wild animals and their cries were pit
Hui. Many sought refuge aboard tho
ship, while come ran down tue wharf
nnd made their escape. One negro, it
!s stated, jumped under the wharf.
IT Is impossible to estimate tho number
oil shots fired. but 1t is said that there
were about 200. After the bloody work
the men hurried oil rs fast rs they had
come. The attackers fired recklpssly
on all sides, not caring whom they shot.
The white men came IN body, moving
along the levee up town unpolested.
After their departure large number
Of police. under command OF Sergeant
Day. made their appearance o on the
scene and cleared the wharf of the largo
crowds which gathered.
1t was known that many men had
been wounded and several killed, and
% search was made for these persons bv
police and others. Carabee was found
dead on the banquette IN front of one
OF the show windows of Lyons cloth.
tug store, Mt the corner of ST. Ann and
Decatur streets. No one seemed to
know how or where he WAC shot. He
mad been running back to st. Ann
street nud inst rs he reached the ban
Guette he staggered and fell headlong
30 the pavement. Sergt. Heastroug
had the bodies of the two negroes sent
60 the morgue i'll the patrol wagon.
Purser Bane WAS not given hGlf
chance for his life. He was on the
Eharf attending TO business when the
Ehite men appeared and began firing.
kie was about to go aboard the vessel
dor safety when he was fired on. Three
policemen were Immediately in front of
Mr.. Banc and they knelt down and
seemed terror stricken. One man
ehoved tho gun III close proximity to
2lr. Bane's head and fired. Another
man shot Mr.. Bane III the right arm.
at was wild scene, the like OF which
Eas never before witnessed.
Mayor Fitzpatrick appeared on tho
fcene soon after the riot. His Honor
eyns very much disappointed when told
Ahat there were no arrests made. He
called the police together and told
them that when they saw man fire q
shot to get that man at all hazards.
The negroes fired upon were in the
employ of Stevedore Geddes, OF tho
Harrison line OF steamers. 1t is said
that the reason that there was no force
OF police on hand at tLat hour, was that
The hour to begin work was 30 o'clock,
and the police had received orders to
report at that time.
NEW ORLEANS, Ln., March 12.-
There were two separate and distinct
riots here to-day. both probably re.
quilting from tho snme plan.
The second Ocpurred abopt four