The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-25
FIRED At FROM AMBUSH
Negro Troops Again Causing Trou-
ble at Admission, Ala. ,.s,,
PROVOST GUARDS PUT TO FLIGHT

Two Members of tho Provost Guards
Missing, and Probably Dead-One
Dead and One Dying Negro Brought
In--Negroes Fire OH All Whites.
Admission. Ala. Nov. 25.--Members of
the Third Alabama negro regiment
caused great excitement here last
night. Shortly after dark Private Gid
hart. of Company Il, Second Arkansas,
while going towards his regimental
camp from town, was shot In the head
by negro soldier. who also stabbed
him in the back. Gildhart was taken
to the regimental hospital. A little
later member of the Fourth Kentucky
was shot by negro soldiers who lay in
a gulley, shooting at the white men
who passed. Firing was heard in
Liberia, the negro quarter Of the city,
which Is not far from Walnut street,
and a squad of provost guards went to
Investigate. AS 1t turned the corner
of Fifteenth and Pine streets large
crowd of negro soldiers without warm
ing, opened fire upon the guards with
Springfields, the gun in use in the rcsi-
ment. The guard returned the fire. but
had but few cartridges, and soon had
to retreat. Reinforcements and more
ammunition were gent for, but whoa
they arrived the negroes had disap-
peared. The number of negroes in the
mob was variously estimated at from
50 to 200. In the engagement Sergeant
Dobson. Third Tennessee. was shot in
the arm.
Private Graham, Third Tennessee,
received a painful but not necessarily
dangerous wound In the stomach. Two
other members of tho provost guard
are missing and cannot be found. On.
dead and one dying negro have been
brought in.
When news of the trouble became
known the white soldiers who Were in
the city gathered around the provost
guards headquarters and begged for
guns and ammunition, crying like chill
dren because their requests could not
be granted. Citizens armed themselves
and repaired to the scene OF the battle.
Mayor High at once ordered all saloons
closed. Several nero soldiers, on"
with Springfield which had Just been
fired. were arrested and locked up,
though it WAS with difficulty that the
white soldiers and citizens were pre-
vented from wreaking summary ven-
Eeancc upon them. Armories OF the
two local military companies wcyG
broken into and every gun and cart
ridge appropriated by unknown par
ties. General Frank, who Is in com
mand Of the troops herr came out and
was on the streets Until Il late hour.
General CoiDy, commanding the Sec
snd brigade, ordered out two COM
panies each Of the Third Tennessee and
Second Arkansas and brought them to
the city for whatever service might be
required. They secured the city and
carried all soldiers not on duty back
to camps. A member >of the Fourth
Wisconsin Is said to have been shot,
but the report cannot be verified, One
negro soldier while under arrest, was
shot in the arm by citizen.
After the engagement at Fifteenth
and Pine streets very few negroes.
either soldiers or civilians, were to be
found on the streets. Firing has been
heard at intervals in various parts OF
the city, and rumors are atloat of sew.
eral crowds of negroes in ambush, but
bll investigation was fruitlcss.
A negro soldier was dangerously
beaten by some white soldiers on Tenth
street yesterday, and this incident Is
supposed to have caused the riotous
pc,ions on the part Of the negroes. who
nre said TO have slipped out Of the
camp through the guard lines.