The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-13
Toughs OF Top:
Serious Condition Of At
fairs in New Orleans

LII
New ORLEANS, March 11.-Eron
tie appearance of the liver trout tbs
morning it seemed as if trouble was ez-
pected at any moment to occur between
tie whites and blacks, as 9 whole regi-
ment Of blue coats we're . be seen
scattered here and there. Me- tie
Jackson Street ferry ael Ga the street
corners we're many vie n2eu. al! dis
cussiag the labor situat;on, and these
would be requested to uove on oy the
police aud hardly had they disappeared
before another crowd woald congregate
upoa the sane spot. It vas ;hc opioion
Of every one that trouble vonld follow.
About half past 8 o'clock . thick set
man dressed in a brown suit came over
to a crowd sitting GEAR the ferry bousY
and said: Come on boys, We are gong
up town and clear the levee Of every
d-n negro tc &c found. Gene on|: We
mean business
Perhaps twenty-five men folISved
'his nan up Water Street and as they
passed Zach corner their number @as
added to by men Who were standing ga
the street. Up Water Street they Goa :
tinae3 Unit! reaching near Sixth Street,
when q squad Of police, numbering
about fifteen. halted them. The meu
vent into Widow Kent's saloon. Sixth
AID Water streets, and finally separas-
ed, some going oae way end others
another way.
While ir this vicinity, the Southern
Associated Press representative met
Steyedorc Lincoln and asked him if the
negroes from Galveston, Texas, VITO
we're brought to this city Saturday 70
work o. the @ievee, were working today.
lie said there was not y Of item at
work. To the luquiry whether they
Tad returned to Galveston, he answered
that be did not know.
This reporter returned 70 the orner
Of Water sad Jackson streets, and
standing in the crowd at tbs corner,
vas az officer wearing badge No. l15.
Suddenly there vas a report Of a re-
voIver followed BY many others. This
was about twenty minutes after 10
o'clock. The shots seemed 10 have
been fred among the cotton bales CO
the wharf between Jackson and 10
sephine streets. Every one became ez.
cited. several police whistles we're heard
and the crowd rushed IN a body toward
the sceue of the firing. On reacoing
the place. only enc nan vas found, and
he vas Philip l.. Fisher, co!ored, who
was lying on the ground moaning. l.
vas 5000 learned tina: he had bee1 sacc.
The NEST serious ccafics occurred q
few hours later on the !cvee q: the head
of Josephine Street. Two 1egro men
we're shot and it is feared that their
wounds 1ill prove fatal. The attacking
party was composed Of about 100 men,
as far as can De lear1ed, and it is esti-
mated that fully twenty-five shots were
fired. At the time OF the shooting,
police under the command of Sergeants
Roux and Conrad we're al the head Of
Unus Street, rendering protection aud
it was for this reason that u arrests
we're effected. The only officer who was
near at hand was Adam Miller, who
was detailed at the head OF jackson
Street, out be was powerless 10 the
hands Of the mob. The men wounded
are John Parker and JAKE Fisher. It
is believed Parker will die. Fisher ye-
cei7ed a shot 10 the right side Of the
back aud his condition is also reported
to be dangerous. Shortly after this
trouble, a squad of detectives and many
policemen reached the scene and Quoted
the crowd. TIE police are unable to
state whether or not the attackers We're
screwmer