The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-20
The Rule Of the Rifle.
Murderons MODS Almighty
in New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, March Timer
were ten separate and distinct riots
here today, both probably resulting
from the same plan. One occurred CD
the river. front near the French market.
where the ship Engineer was loading
for Liverpool. The other occurred
about four miles distant. ic the direction
Of Carrolltcn, at the foot Of Phillip
street. Only one man. William Camp
bell. colored. was killed in the latter
affair The names Of the dead are as
follows:
William Campbell. colored, James
Carrabee and two unknown negroes
who have not been identified.
The wounded are: James A. Baoe.
porser Of the steamer Engineer, dan.
%gerously wounded Henry Brown, col
ored, will recover Leonard Mallard,
colored, since died Tim Persten. col
ored. may recover Louis Cast, coiored.
will recover; Billy Williams. colcred,
will recover Frank Lighthall. colored,
slightly wounded; Robert Brooks.
white, shot in the leg, not dangerous
A total of eight were wounded
doubtless a number of other negroes
were slightly wounded, but ran away
and cannot be Identified. All the com
mercial bodies are in session tonight,
with Governor Foster, present to devise
some means Of eudiog this trouble.
The killing in ooe case was done by
a mob of white men numbering about
two hundred, who were armed with pis-
tols and Winchester rifles. The negroes
were about to start to work on board
the steamer Engineer. lying at that
point. when white men approached from
all directions. ALI were armed. and
many took positions behind boz cars
and poured volley upon volley into the
negroes. Those who were on the
scene say that it reminded them of a
battlefield, so fast and furious was the
firing. The negroes were given no
quarter. and we're shot down like dogs
Not only we're the darkies shot down.
but several innocent persons suffered.
Among those killed was Jules Clice
Carabee, a shoe maker, who happened
to be in the vicinity. James Bane, the
purser of the Engineer, was standing
on the levee near his ship when the
attack was made. and be received four
wounds, three in the head and another
10 the arm. He was fred upon by
several men who aimed oyer the heads
of policemen, who were kneeling be-
hind some freight just on the edge OF
the wharf. His wounds may prove
fatal.
As near as eau be stated. the shooting
occurred 4 few uiautes after { O'Clock
this morning There was a dense fog
prevailing aud this afforded the white
men an excellent chance to do their
bloody work. At the time there were
only six policeman on the sceue aud
there we're no arrests effected, as the
police were as badly frightened as the
negroes. The attackers were composed
of two parties. A large number of men
appeared at the corner of Dumaine
Street. and equally as large a mob
came from the corne at St. Ann
Street. Corporal Devauney, who was
in charge Of. the handful Of pc! ceuen.
ordered the mob to dispense. but no
attention vas paid to him and the mob
began to grow larger every minute.
Suddenly a shot was fred. This had a
ssartliog effect on the mem. The first
report was followed BY Eve or six shots
and then the firing became general.
The smoke and the fog combined made
the scene almost dark as night. The
negroes we're on board the ship and
bad just commenced to raise the tar
p~aulins Of hatch No. z. when the at
tack was made. The negroes were
taken completely by surprise. They
ran about like a lot of wild animals
and their cries were pitiful. Many
sought refuge aboard the ship while
some ran down the wharf and made
their escape. Que negro, it is stated,
Jumped under the wharf. 1t is impos.
sible to estimate the number of shots
fred, but it is said that there were
about W hundred. After the bloody
work, the meu hurried of as fast as
they had come. The attackers fred
reckiessly on all sides, got caring whom
they shot. The white men came 10 a
body, moving along the levee up town
unmo!ested. After their departure a
large number Of police under command
of Sergeant Day made their appear
ance on the scene and cleared the
wharf Of the large crowds which gath
sced.
SHOT AS THEY RAN.
1t was known that many men had
been wounded and several killed, and