St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13


of officers went up the levee and
found mob of $50 men, armed with
Winchester rifles and other guns.
They marched along the levee, up to
the street, and then back on Tchou-
poutlas street, and then dispersed,
according to what Seemed to be pre-
arranged plans. At Washington
street they were accosted by Ser
geant Walsh, who recognized most
of the men. Among the leaders was
a man from down town, named Wal
ter Owens.
The mob was fully $50 strong,
and
ARMED WITH SHOT GUNS
and Winchesters. The men were So
Der and acted with deliberation. On
the tlevee Port Warden McCubben
was seen. He declared he had been
up. all night and deplored the occur
renee. He said all the men were
from down town and did not Belong
to the screw men.
At $50 a. m. everything up town
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few weapons in sight. All the ne
groes had left the levee, and not one
could be seen anywhere. The men
deposited their shotguns and rifles
in the barrooms in the vicinity.
While this was going on the vicinity
of the French market was in excite
ment. A bloody riot had occurred
10 ch
and one Caribbean killed The
trouble occurred on the levee at the
landing of the Harrison line of
steamships opposite Jackson square.
In the fog which prevailed a mob
| of 100 armed men got through the
guards of the police and opened fire
| on the negroes who were at work.
They fled in terror, some jumping
| into the river. Those who ran across
! the levee in the direction of the
square were subjected to a deadly
volley. The shots seemed to come
| from doorways, windows, galleries
| and street. Look where they would
| the reports as the revolvers were
| discharged.
| Each man then ran in a different
! direction, and the poor devils seemed
panic-stricken. Those in the crowd
| Of whites who were not armed with
revolvers picked UP stones, clubs and
other improvisel weapons and at
tackled the crowd of negroes, Ever
the most venturesome of the blacks
could not stand this, and they fed
For many minutes the
FIRING CONTINUED
on the river front, and the police
seemed powerless to make any move
against the murderers, though 1t i:
said there was much larger force or
the river front than that of yesterday
The rioters were given full sway, anC
| they exercised it without stint No
until every negro had fed from tn,
| river front did the white men desist
| It was also found that Joe Collins
Thomas Collins and one unknown
negro had been killed and two un
| known negroes wounded. They were
taken to the charity hospital.
The time of the shooting seemed tt
have been fixed for the hour just pre-
! ceding the beginning or the working
day. AS a usual thing the steyedore:
and longshoremen begin working at
o'clock, and it was just before thi!
hour that the shooting began. L
seems to have been totally unexpected
for the negroes were upon the leyee il
large numbers. The poor blacks evi
| IDENTIFY believed that there was a suf
ficient police force on the river front t.
protect them, and that the protection
would be accorded them.
Mr.. Balm, the purser of the British
steamship Engineer, who was shot, il
being cared for on board of his vessel
His wounds are pronounced dangerous
The captain of the Engineer threaten
to make the shooting of the purser al
international affair. Later reports ar
to the effect that at least two negroe
were shot and jumped into the river
They are still reported missing.