Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22

| s" steamship Mortally Wounded.
serious labor riot. COMPLICATED with III,
race question. occurred on the I,var or river
'front.' OF New Orleans Ia. rrsultia: in tho
| killing OF Ave persons, the mortal wouna-
ing OF two. aai the srriou4 yynun1i,,,
| o4 t"h or twelve morn The riot WAS far
| more serious than the loss or ufr
| Indicated. FOR II showed tho mob 10 hc in
complete control aud able 10 doly anI over
ride the police. and plnco :hc commerce. OF
| tno city completely at its mercy II rarchcJ
| along the entire city front soiTc eight or TON
! mules, in companies. equipped with rifles
snoigunS and pistols, completely dispcrsin.,
all colorel people at labor Their, and shoot
ing an VINO opposed ii without the slightest
check or hintrancr
Appeals worc made t. the police tn
the Mayor, t. the Governor. to tho United
States, and finally to the british hxg Nasr.,
dor at Washington, the British shin agents
turning through him to the Engliah Govern
incht Tor protection. A British vcsari tho
hhginecr, was fired On at the wharf hy tho
mob, and the purser OF tho steamer mortauy
hi- life. '''
Tho trouble really started in S,ptcuber tbo
beginning of the cualmcrcial wear In New Or
leans 1t began over labor matters and I'm tImo
changed t. hittcrracc war The white screw
men who load cotton on vessels constitute ono
Oltho strongest labor 2nions in the country
They prohibited the rolored men from load
Ing cotton vessels. The latter replied by rr-
durlng tho rate Of pay which had boon g
ana 20 day Tor seven or eight hours work,
ana We're supported hv tho ships agents. and
the war has waS"d ever since
Tho wharNos OF the West Indian limo tho
Inst to use coiorod labor. were burned hy nm
lncendiary fire, the loss being 1850. 900 Tho
Wharves "t the Texas ani Pacific with %. 900
na!eS o' cotton and loss If $500, 600. fol
lowed next.
The bloody work ,,.4s 4. ,,,., i.,. ,,,.., 49,. ., .
river iaDor"rs. ono operating nt tho hoaI of
ihIlhp street, and on" nj the Harrison steam
snip wharf. near Jackson Smarc Shortly
oolorc clock a. IN. til" coIurrd screwmon
began to load the British Steamship Engi-
streets
Men to the number of 200. nrmed with
RlSt0lS, shotguns and rifles half hidden I'm
the freight and among the box cars on tho
ievea, closed in around the wharf and oponci
fire upon the lahorcrs
James Bnnc, pursor OF the British atnnrn-
snip Engineer. was walking toward the gang
plank OF his vessel when the llring began. H0
received bullet in tho sid" and fell Tho
mob then fired n volloy at the prustrntc Eng
iishman, initicting Il huc'isiJt wound in tho
head and one in tho arrn
when u" ntta"k was made the colorod men
on me wharf h""am" pantn stricken and
rushed from th" vessel an nIpng the wharyrs
logging Tor mercy. But the iIring continued
Two unknown colorrd men were shot, and
died Instantly. jules &. Carrabce, n Men-
an sh"cmnkcr, was shot in tho mouth, tho
bullet going through the base Of the brain
When tho rioters had completed their
work Mt tho Harrison wharf they marched
toward the uptown wharvcs. with guns on
'hcif shoulders, md other weapons in plain
view. Ihreo blocks up they met Leonard
Nlniard, c"lor"a labnrcr, employed bv one
)l the public wrghcrs. Some member Of
he mob called TO him 10 run. He refused
One OF IL" mob took deliberate aim with his
,ine at the nan and fired. The ball went
through MaIlari'7 brain. emerging overt the
light eye.
Another mob had already organized Mt
'hiliip street. About 7 O'clock n crowd 81
Thito men moved t. tn" ntta"k ofthe colorod
or"wmcn vino wore preparing to unload the
tritiSh steamship Niagara. A large number
II shots were fired, but only ono man wns
oiled. lie was William Crawford, II colorrd
crowmnn, who shot in tn" hend rs he
'tcmptcd to escape. Shots were also fred
I the British steamships Niagara md Mcr-
imac.
After the rioting sulsid"I the colorcd mon
eserted tho wharves in n mass Even
olored t"amst"rs, declaring their lives un-
ale, unhit"hcd their mules from loaded
arts and drove away. In Iuconacuucnce nota
)reiRn vessel took on pound Of freight
uring the entire day.
Tho wounded numbered twelve or more
nd at least two were fatally injured. or
no killed and wounded only two. William
ampboll nnl Henry Brown, were Of the men
ne mob was looking for, the others happcn-
x to he in the wny during tho shooting
Sir Julian Pann""f0tr. the British Am
tSSadOr, at Washington, received II t"c-
ram from tn" British Consul nt New
ricans, informing him Of the riot md Of
&c shooting Of Purser Bane, of the British
Gamer Engineer.
Governor Foster Of Louisiaua. rccelyod q
legram Of inquiry from Secretary Gresham.
he Governor issued prp"LtmatiDn calling
ut the militia TO preserve order