The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-13

/ lot ms lie. He was on the wharf attend
/ ing 70 some business when the white men
/ appeared and began the firing. He was
/ aDoul 10 go aboard the vessel for safety
/ Wnen he was fired upon. Three police
| men We're Immediately I'm front of Mr..
| bane and they knelt down and seemed
/ 'eIfor-stricken. On man showed the bar
| rel OF pistol in close proximity to Mr..
| Bane s head and fired. He pulled the
| Trigger again twice and the purser fell
/ bleeding. Another man shot Mr. Bane
/ in the right arm
/ capt. Wood Of the Enginee had just got
| ten up when the shooting occurred. He
] hurriedly dressed himself and came on
/ deck Capt Wood saw most of the con
/ met lie says that there was firing from
/ an sides and the scene was like "a bat
! ueneld. 1t was a wild scene, the like of
/ which was never before Witnessed.
After the shooting, Capt Wood picked
/ up Mr.. Bane and called a cab. Mr.. Bane
/ was sent to the hospital to have his
! wounds dressed. Capt. Wood, while talk
| ing TO reporter, took occasion to score
the police and Mayor Fitzpatrick. He
! said that it was an Internal outrage that
the negroes We're not protected Mayor
| Fitzpatrick appeared on the scene soon
\ after the riot and Capt. Wood paid his
! compliments to his honor in unmeasured
| terms. Mayor Fitzpatrick had hurried
/ 10 the scene as fast as possible and di-
| rected the police officers. Acting Super
| intendent Journee also arrived on the
| scene in due time. His honor was very
| much disappointed when told that there
| We're no arrests made. He called the police
| together and told them in a firm tone that
| whenever they saw a man fire a shot to
/ get that man at all hazards. Continuing
! he said: You men walk along the wharf
| and if you see any one whom you think
took part in the shooting arrest them"
! The negroes fired upon We're in the en-
| ploy of Stevedore Geddes Of the Harrison
| line Of steamers. 1t is said that the rea-
/ son that there was not a sufficient force
| of police on hand at that hour was that
! the hour to begin work was 7:30 o'clock.
| and the police had received orders to re-
! port at that time. There was only a
4 handful Of men on the scene at the time
| OF the shooting. The warf at this point
! Is almost totally covered with freight
/ and nearby are a number of box cars.
! The majority Of the attackers concealed
| themselves behind these Instructions.
As much of the violence which has
| taken place in the past few weeks has oc-
/ Cured up town ana many Of the cotton
| ships load In that portion of the city it
was expected that there would be trouble
| in that quarter. At an early hour this
| morning both white and black laborers ap-
| peared on the wharves and the feeling
was running high. The importation of
| negroes has incensed the white element
| of the population, and not only was an
| ugly feeling prevalent among those di-
| rectly interested, but also among the resi-
! dents of that section of the city. Ross
| Howe and Merror & Elder, Dempster &
/ Co., have ships in the neighborhood of
| Philip street ana this morning both firms
were to continue the loading of their yes
! sells at that point. 1t was shortly after
| o'clock when a crowd of a dozen or more
negroes appeared on the levee.
There were crowds of people scattered
along the river front The negroes were
proceeding toward the ship preparatory
to beginning their work. If they expected
any trouble they showed no evidences of
their fear. Suddenly. as they were walk
ing across the wharf, two gangs of white
men came out of Philip and Soraparu
streets, and before anybody knew what
had happened there were pistols fash
ing in the morning sunlight, puffs of
smoke came from the muzzles of several
guns and several shots rang out One
negro among the crowd staggered and
fell prone across the wharf and the rest
of the band ran in terror in every direc-
ton, most of them going up the levee
on dead run. The white men who had
done the shooting did not pursue the flee
ing negroes. As soon as they had fired
and the wounded man had fallen they
quickly disappeared in the direction
whence they had come. A crowd i'm
mediately ran to the spot where the ne
gro had fallen. officer Broderick of the
Boyland police was on the spot and wit
messed the shooting and he promptly COM
municated the news to headquarters and
Capt McArdle, who was at that time in
charge of the -Boylan force as soon as
he found that a man had been shot
so telephoned to headquarters, and also
to the hospital and the ambulance prompt
" responded. 1t was learned that the
name of the negro who had fallen wounded
was William Campbell. He has since died.
Gov Foster was seen tonight at II .45
p. m. He was still in consultation with
the representatives of the commercial
bodies. He stated that he had received a
telegram of inquiry from Secretary Gres-
ham, which was also in discussion, and
he was not willing to give it out for pub
lication before tomorrow The governor
has issued proclamation calling out the
militia to preserve order, and they will be
on the levee at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
New Orleans, March 13, l a. m.-The
conference between the governor and the
representatives of the commercial bodies
lasted till midnight. The governor stated
that the whole situation had been care
fully considered. He will remain here
as long as necessary, personally in charge
of affairs. He said the only definite plan
he would pursue would be the mainte-
nance of law and order, and that ii must
and shall be maintained at all hazards.
Vigorous and effective measures viii be
put into operation 1OT lNlS purpose TO- !
morrow. He is assured of the hearty |
cooperation of all good citizens.
washington, March r. - Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British ambassador, this |
evening received a telegram from the /
British consul at New Orleans informing /
him of the shooting, during the riot this /
morning of Purser Balm of the British /
steamer Engineer. The consul added in |
his telegram that the city was in terri /
BILE state of excitement and the men of |
the Engineer were fearful that they /
might be attacked. He therefore earnestly /
requested that some action be taken to /
insure their safety. Speaking of the mat /
fer Sir Julian said: You know, the city /
of New Orleans is very much perturbed /
lust now, but the governor Of the state, |
| am assured, is able TO queu the dis |
turbance As soon as ] received the tele- I
gram from Consul St. John, l turned the 4
matter over to the Secretary of State, |
aud he informed me that he would com |
municate with the governor of Louisiana, /
SO that the matter may be investigated. !
Further than this Sir Julian refused to /