The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1895-03-13

belong to the screwmen. At 8 80 every
thing uptown was comparatively quiet,
with few weapons in sight. All the
negroes had left the levee. and the mob
deposited guns and rifles in barrooms.
While this was going four negroes had
been shot and one Caribb killed at
the French mnrket. The trouble oc-
Cured at the landing of the Harrison
line of steamships, opposite Jackson's
square.
In the fog 100 armed men got through
guards of the police and opened fire on
the negroes at work. They fed in terror,
some jumping into the river. Those
who ran across the levee in the direction
of the square were subjected to deadly
volley. The shots seemed to come from
the doorways, windows, galleries and the
street. Look where they would the
negroes saw pistols and heard reports as
revolvers were discharged. Each man
ran in different direction, and the poor
crews seemed panic stricken. Those
whites who were not armed with revol
vers picked up stones, clubs and other
improvised weapons and attacked the
negroes.
For many minutes the firing continued
on the river front, and the police made
no move against the murderers. Not
until every negro had fed did the white
men desist. Joe Collins, Thomas Col
Inns and one unknown negro had been
killed, and two unknown negroes
wounded. The latter were taken to the
Charity hospital.
The entire police force has been called
to the levee. Governor Fowler has been
telegraphed to, and it is reported that
military have peen ordered to keep
themselves in readiness. With this
writing members of the mob are drinking
and the police fear more trouble. An
other riot is expected at any moment.
The report that white longst oreman
had been killed is denied. The time of
the shooting seemed to have been fixed
for the hour just preceding the beginning
of the working day. As a usual thing
stevedores and longshoremen begin
work at O'Clock, and it was just before
this hour that the firing began. It
seems to have been totally unexpected,
for the negroes were upon the levee in
large numb bers. They evidently believed
there was sufficient force on the river to
protect them.
/ It is positively known that four
negroes are dead. OF these, three are
unknown. The fourth is Caribbean.
At the hospital are eight wounded, and
of this number two are dying. They
are: Henry Brown, shot five times in
the breast, and Joseph Mallard, shot
through the forehead with Winchester
rifle.
!. Mr.. Balm, purser of the steamship
Engineer, who was shot, is being cared
for on board his vessel. His wo 1nds
are pronounced dangerous. The cap
tain of the Engineer threatens to make
the shooting an International affair.
Later reports are to the effect that at
! least two negroes shot, jumped into the
river. They are still reported missing
j Of the eight negroes who went to the
charity hospital, after being fred upo1
, by the white and colored screw men, al
the head of st. Ann street, to have theil
wounds attended to, several received
only slight wounds, which were prompt
ly dressed, and left at once for theil
homes. One of these was Robert Ait
kins, who received four wounds, tn,
bullets being of smaller caliber. HI
stated that he was talking to the purse
! of the steamship Engineer, j. A. Balm
l when without warning a number o
3 shots were fired at him, the shooters be
ing about seventy feet away. The fol
2 was so thick he could not identify thos
4 who did the shooting. He immediatel,
+. ran aboard the vessel, while the purse
n fell where he was shot. Atkins statet
S that as soon as the firing began ther
: were policemen between the rioters an,
himself and Purser Balm, and they i'm
mediately fell fiat on their stomachs be
: hind cotton bales. When questione
: every officer declared he had not be
detailed on the levee after O'Clock.
; Leonard Melard is dying with bull,