The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-03-15
SHOT DOWN gY NEW ORLEANS
LEVEE STRlKERS.
UlGCHESIERS AND REYOLYERS USED
J he rurscr of Britith Vessel Among
Those Nuunded aud International
Complications Are Threatened
The olico Arc Powcrless aud
the militia Are Under
Arms Rioters Armed.

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levcc front from Louisiana avenue to
NaudcvilIe street was in the bands of
an armed mob yesterday and the
police, with their scattered numbers,
were powerlcss and unable to cope
with the armed strikers
Seven negroes were killed in ,he
early morning, while eight others
were wounded, two fatally, as re-
suit of the attacks which have been
made upon the negroes.
Among those who were wounded by
the shots fired on the lcvcc was Pur-
ser Balm of the British steamship En-
giurer The captain of the vessel
threatens To- make the shooting of
Balm am international affair.
The time of the shooting seemed to
have been fixed for the hour Just pre-
cedlug tine beginning OF the working
day. It seems to have been totally
unexpected, for the negroes were
upon the levee in large numbers
The blacks evidently believed that
there wa, "a sufficient police force on
the river frout to protect them
Early iu the morning the police in
the SiNth precinct were notified that
a terrible riot was in progress ina
front of Jacb,on's square Officers
were hurried 10 the scene but hat
barely started when Sergeant Rich
ard Walsh, in command of the pre-
ciuct. heard a yOllcy of shots from
the direction OF the lcvee i'm front of
the station 'hc morning was eN-
ccptioually foggy, but hc rushed to
the scene. Among the freight ears
ou the lcycc. between Philip and
First streets hC found "a crowd ot
negroes. surrounding negro who
had been Shot in the mouth The
body was taken TO the station. Those
who we're about declare that hc was
crossing the lcvec when mob APP
pcured and fired a yollcy into them.
killing him instantly.
When the ncgroo body was re-
moved the sergeant and "a squad of
officers went mp the levee and
found "a mob OF $50 men armed with
Winchester rifles and other guns.
They marched along the levco up 30
Eighth street and then back on
Tchoupitoulas street 10 jackson and
then dispersed, according TO what
seemed prepared plan, all negroes
having disappeared. They were ac-
custed by Sergeant Walsh, who recog-
ni1cd most of them. Among the lead
crs was a man from down town named
Walter Owens
While this was going on. a bloody
riot occurred in the vicinity of the
French market on the leyee at the
landing of the Harrison line of steam
ships, opposite JacksOn's square. In
the fog which prevailed mob of 100
armed men got through the guards
Of the police and opened fire on the
negroes who were at work. They
ID Inf
givcr. Those who ran across the
levce IN the direction Of the square
were subjected TO n deadly volley
from duOrWays, windows, galleries
aud street, while those of the whites
who were not armed with revolyers
picked mp stones, clubs and other itn-
proviaed weapons and attacked the
negroes.
The fleeing negroesdid not see any
body fall, but they knew from the
yells and crys that some of their
comrades had been hit. Later it was
uacsrtained that -four negroes had
been killed outright and a number
had been wounded, several fatally.
Two other negroes jumped into the
river and were fred upon and uu-
doubtcdly killed.
For many minutes the firing CON
tiuued ON the river sfront and the
police seemed powerless TO make any
move against the murderers, though
much larger force was there than
that of yesterday. Not until every
negro had He'd from the river front
did the white men desist
The entire police force was called
10 the leyeclaud Governor Foster was
tclcgraphed 10 while the militia were
ord, red TO keep themselves in readi-
ucs-.
Among the general merchants the
riot was discussed and while the kill
ing of the negroes was condemned il
was conceded Generally that the snip
agents were largely responsible for
the trouble bg bringing negro screw
men TO take the places of the home
meu.