The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-15
The Wilmington Riots
(Continued From First Page.)

to the Governor direct. BY order OF the
Governor and Commander-in-Chlef.
"CHARLES L. DAVIS,
Acting Adjutant General"
The second notice came from Com
monder Morton. Of the State Naval Re
serves, as follows:
WilminctOn. y. c.. Nov. 10, 5
Il have ordered the naval reserves out
TO preserve the peace on order Of the
SC L. MORTON.
Commander"
The Governor approved Of Comman-
der Morton's action in the following tele-
gram:
G.. 7. Morton. Commander Naval Re
serves. Wilmington, \. c.:
Your action in ordering out Naval
Reserves to preserve the peace IS APP
proved by the Governor, who directs
that Won place yourself under orders OF
Lieut.-CoI. Walker Taylor.
BY order of the Governor.
G. l.. DAVIS.
"Actinng Adjutant General"
Lieut.-Col. Walker Taylor was notified
Of the above telegram ordering Com
mandcr Morton to report to him. The
Governor decided to place more troops
i'm readiness to move to the scene of the
riot upon notification and the following
telegram was sent to Captain IL. }.
Hines. of the Clinton, y. c., company,
and Captain q. b. Patterson, OF the
MaXtOn company:
Hold your company in readiness 10
move to Wilmington. Notify railroad
company and answer"
lD-+ +1,r.n n'olncl- tho fn1InIUJnp fpIp-
gram was received:
Wilson, y. c.. Nov. 10, 1893.
To Adjutant General, Raleigh. y. c.:
Col. Taylor advises a need for more
troops in Wilmington. l recommend
that you send Clinton and MaNton com
panies. Not safe TO move company here.
j. +. RRUTON, Colonel"
The following telegram was sent in
reply to Col. Bruton from the Acting Adj
jutant General:
accompanies at Clinton and MaXton
nave been notified to hold themselves in
readiness to move to Wilmington; also
to notify railroad companies and to an
swer here
This telegram was followed with a
message to Capt. Patterson of the Max
ton company given here:
Take your command to Wilmington
and report to Col. Taylor. Train now
ready to move from Hamlet.
"RUSSELL, Governor"
All kinds Of rumors We're flying around
the city and the Governor sent the fol-
lowing telegram to Lieut-Col. Walker
Taylor, in charge of the forces at VIII
mington:
The Governor desires you to report
4l,, r;+-1o+iop 1T nrca CANT HlttprSnn'S
company at Maxton has been ordered
to report to you and ought to be started
about now. Give names of the kllled.
At t o'clock the following telegram
came to the Governor from Col. John
+. Bruton at Wilson:
Col. Taylor at Wilmington is in dire
need of achievements. Train now at
Maxton ready for hat company. Please
wire MaXton and Clinton to report 10
him at once
The following alarming telegram was
received shortly afterwards from the
Colonel commanding at Wilmington:
"Wilminton. \. c., Nov. 10, 1898.
Adjutant General. Raleigh. \. c.:
Send MaXton and Clinton companies
and Kinston division of Naval Re
serves here quick.
walker TAYLOR,
"Lieutenant Colonel
The following telegram was then sent
to the Clinton company:
Raleigh, \. c.. Nov. 10.
Capt. II. W. Hines. Clinton. \. c.:
Take your company to Wilmington
and report to Colonel Taylor. Mr.. En-
erson, at Wilmington. has been wired
to supply Il train for YOU. Telegraph
this office and to Colonel Taylor when
YOU start. Acknowledge receipt.
DAVIS.
"Acting Adjutant General
Capt. Patterson. of the MaNtOn COM
paIy, was also ordered to notify Col.
Taylor and the Adiutant General when
his company started. Mr.. II. NJ. Emer-
son, the traffic ger of the Coast
Line, was notified to have tranSporta-
ton for the Clinton company at the
earliest possible moment.
Col. Bruton was notified that the Gin
ton and MaXton companies had been
ordered to reinforce Col. Taylor. Col.
Taylor was sent a similar message.
Other companies were then ordered to
proceed to the scene of the riot. The
following was sent to Lieut.. w. d. Pol
lock, kinston, \. c.:
Fake your division to Wilmington and
report to Col. Taylor. S. l.. Dill has
been wired at Newbern to supply trans
portation. Acknowledge receipt and re
port your departure.
"DAVIS.
acting Adiutant General"
The following telegram was sent to
Superintendent Dill. of the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad. at Nrwtrcrb
"I1ave transportation at Kinston rs
soon as possible to take Lieut.. Pol
locks division of Naval Reserves to
Wilmington. Answer"
The Franklin company was next Or
dered out. The following telegram was
sent to Capt. McGhce:
Capt. l.. w. McGhee, Franklinton,
n. G.:
Take YOU company to Wilmington
and report to Col. Taylor.
DAVIS.
"Acting Adjutant General"
Col. Taylor was also notified rs fol
lows:
The Kinston Naval Division and the
Eranklinton company have also been
ordered TO report to YOU
Last evening at & p. m. the following
telegram was received by the Coy
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