The herald., 1895-03-13
Many Fighters in the Race War
Shot
THE ROSTER OF THE DEAD
In the Thick Fog Of an Early Morning
Bullets Flew Thick and Fast
Many Ten Fell on Both Sides and the War
Between Races was Very Warm One.
The End Not Yet

morning. At the head of Josephine street
q negro was killed by white man. In
the vicinity of French market several
negroes were wounded. About 7 o'clock
fifty screwmen came to the Harrison
Cromwell line and fired upon the negroes
as they came along. About twelve were
killed.
1t is positively known that four negroes
are dead; Of these three are unknown, and
the fourth is a Caribbean. At the no spital
are dying. They. are: Henry Brown,
shot five times in the breast, and Joseph
ballard, shot through the forehead with
q Winchester rifle. Mr.. Balm, purser of
the British steamship Engineer, who was
shot, Is being cared for on board his yes.
sci. His wounds are pronounced dan
gerous. The captain of the Engineer
threatens to make the shooting an inter
national affair. Later reports are to the
effect that at least two negroes shot
jumped into the river. They are still re-
ported missing.
Eight negroes went to the Charity Hos
pitai after being fred upon by white and
street to have their wounds attended to.
Several received only slight wounds,
which were promptly dressed, and left at
once for their homes. One of these was
Robert Atkins. He received.four wounds,
the bullets being OF small caliber. He
stated he was talking to the purser Of the
steamship Engineer, J: A. Balm, when,
fred at him, the shoe tiers being about
seventy feet away. The fog was SO thick
he could not identify those who did the
shooting. He Immediately ran aboard the
vessel, while the purser fell where he was
shot
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gan there were policemen between the
rioters and himself and Purser Balm, and
they Immediately fell fiat ON their stom-
schs behind cotton bales. When Ques-
toned every officer declared he had not
been detailed on the levee after O'Clock.
Leonard Melard, .scaleman, is dying
with bullet In his brain. l.. Coste, AZ,
he wasn't working. The wound is not
dangerous. There were not more than
twenty in the gang who shot him, but
1t would be impossible to identity them,
he says. owing to a fog. Jim Preston
was on the Harrison line wharf. His en-
tire back was perforated with small bullets
about % caliber. Preston likewise stated
there was a great mob Of armed men.
His wounds are very painful and may
result fatally. Henry Brown, 81, was
shot five times. He has two gaping
wounds in the right breast made by a
large ball, two in his right hip and one in
his right arm. Although badly hurt he
is making a brave fight for life.
The thick fog early this morning was
the veil behind which desperate white
levee laborers gathered, and which they
penetrated with Winchester rifles, all
aimed at the colored non-union workmen
on the ships loading at the dock. The at
tack was made at points several miles
lice, and as result there are half a
doxen corpses and q dozen or SO wounded
men.
The police saw the attack, but no ar
rests were made, they claiming they were
too few to cope with the unexpected out
break. The day before the massacre all
grounds for interference, but today the
business men are denouncing both. The
militia is in readiness to move. An ap-
peal to the Federal Government has yir-
tually been made, and even the foreign
consuls have decided to JOIN in the move
for peace at any price.
The causes which led to the trouble
Of the attempt Of ship agents and others
interested to reduce rates. The white
screw men claimed that the colored men
were given share of the work, violating
the agreement in order to obtain more
work and gradually crowd the white
Ul6u Ou.
The White Association then severed all
ties with the blacks and refused to work
With them or for the men who employed
them. The white longshoremen Joined
thevscrew men In this. Sine. the steam.
ship lines have been gradually going over
to the negroes, Lately the white screw
men quit work on the lines still loyal to
them stating they would not work until
the whole affair was Strengthened out.
Several more lines then took on negro la
borers from necessity.
The white union finally determined to
Yetaliate upon the stevedores by Offering to
reduce rates and; deal with the ships
direct. Ships in haste accepted the offer,
The latter offered to pay more than the
screw men asked, but the screw men re-
fused to- deal with them. The agents
0fered to pay the screw men their wages
and place the stevedores over them as
tuperintendents, but this the screw men
declined. Then the stevedores began i'm
porting coiored screw men from Galveston
and the whites growing desperate, broke
loose in riots.
The dead are: William Campbell, colored
screw man, shot at Phillips street.
Jules Calico Caribbee, shoemaker, shot
In front of Lyons clothing store; I'M
known man, shot in the vicinity of Crom-
wen Line negro, in same vicinity, not
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screw man.
Injured: James A.. Bane, white. purser
pm the steamship Engineer, shot in the
4ead twice, arm once, dangerously in.
turedi Henry Brown, colored screw man.
shot i've times, both arms and both legs
will recover; Lem Perslen. colored coal
wheeler, shot seven times, both legs,
thigh and head-may recover; Lunis
Cast, coiored employee sugar refinery,
.hot IN the hip-will recover: Billy VIII.
liams, colored screw man, shot in leg
VAL recover; Frank Lighthall, colored.
shot in the leg, dangerously; Marion
Brooks. white longshoreman, shot in
right log. below knee. Two negroes.
names unknown, jumped into the river
and supposed to be drowned.
! General John Glynn, commanding the
state troops, was seen this afternoon bv
IN Associated Press reporter and asked
what action the militia would take IN
case Of further trouble.
General Glynn stated that he was en-.
gagged in keeping Governor Foster well in
formed upon what was taking place; that
riders received by him from the Governor
were not to be disclosed, but that orders
issued by himself he could make public.
. nd he had not given any. awaiting the
commands of the chief executive.
\ a visit was then paid to the British
consulate. The Consul stated that Can.
tain Woods of the British steamer En-
gineer had called upon him in the morn
Ing after Purser Bane was shot and made
9 etatement of the fact of the shooting.
The Consul declined to make any state.
plcnt as tn what action would be taken.