Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-02
The Mayor Drove Back One Advance
and Summoned a Posse TO
Meet the Other.
WERE DRIVEN BACK
BY LEADEN HAIL
The Posse Fired Into the BellIgerent
Mob, Which Was Compelled 10
Disperse In Very Short
Order.

Galveston, Sept. 1.-The trouble on
the Mallory decks has resulted In blood.
shed and death. IL eliminated yester.
day afternoon in an attempt TO prevent
men who were brought from Houston
from working the line. Mayor Fly 70.
PEELED the assault by shooting five shots
and wounding two Of the colored men
who were advancing on the sheds
A short time af,erward the men again
advanced toward the sheds. They were
repeatedly warned back. but they
pressed forward. The officers attempt.
I'd 10 arrest one Of the leaders. They
were assaulted by n number q negroes.
Then Mayor Fly ordered the officers to
fire. They did so, and there was a ter.
ribls fusilade d bullets, lasting perhaps
for 30 seconds The firing was not alone
from the police. Some Of the negroes
in the crowd had revolvers. There were
three others who were shooting from b..
hind n bon car, back toward Avenue A.
The firing Of the mayor or his officers
had the effect Of scattering the crowd
and order was In 4 measure restored for
timo. The mayor and the officers were
perfectly cool. They stood their ground
well. Not man hinched. When the
battle was over most Of them had emp.
tied their pistols Furthermore, they
had no cartridges there. But the ne
groes did not know this
A the crowd fell back, II was seen
that there was a white man lying on the
track MORALLY wounded. The ambul.
anoe drove up and took him In. The
patrol wogon had, just as the last fusil.
lads occurred, picked mp one of the no
groes who was shot in the first engage
ment.
An old man was seen 10 limp OF after
the second firing. He had been shot
through the knee. Two negroes were
also wounded, and they were taken 10
the hospital Several Of the officers had
been wounded slightly with rocks and
clubs.
After the second shooting was over
with, moro guns and cartridges were
sent for. The negroes again began &c
congregAte and advanced toward the
sheds. The mayor and officers again
went out and took up their places In line
Of battle. They were put TO oonsidora.
bic trouble In guarding against what ap.
peared 20 be flank movement.
Messages were sent TO Camp HAwley
10 know II Colonel Riches regiment
was available. The other military or.
CARNATIONS OF the city have beon dis.
banded. Word came back that the regi.
ment could only act ON orders from
Washington. That was too late for i'm.
mediate good. Later messages were
sent to the governor, laying the matter
before him.
Several citizens came down and prof.
fered their assistance TO the mayor.
Some OF them had no guns The mayor
told them TO get guns, that they had
plenty Of moral sympathy. In the
evening the fire department was called
out, partly to guard the Mallory sheds
from fire. and partly 10 assist In dispers.
ing the crowd with water.
DIR. Trueheart and Fenelon Cannon
attempted TO reason with the men, but
II did not seem to have much effect.
Mr.. J. w. Terry received the permis
sion OF the mayor to 20 up town and or,
ganize posse. He did so. When they
reached the wharf, other citizens who
were ON hand joined them and wer,
deputized by the mayor and Deputy
Sheriff Kirlisch. II was said some OF
the negroes were enaged and had gone
of TO get pistols and every precautior
was taken.
- Tho extra crew Of the Mallory lin,
had been put TO work discharging tn,
Colorado. When the men from H0us
ton arrived they were also put to worl
and they were kept az IL during tn,
rouble. Several times they came out
ON the platform to see what was goinl
ON, but this appeared TO onrago the ne
groes outside and the men were sen
back 10 their work