Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-11-19
SHOT TO DEATH.
Fighting and Bloodshed in
Wilmington, N. c.
CITY OFFICIALS RESIGN.
The once OF the Record. the Negro
NewspaPer, RsmsRcked by the Whites
and the Building Burncd-Three white
Men Wounded. Ono Of Them Seriously
Panic Among tho Negroes.

Wilmington. Y. C. Especial. 1-Thursday /
vas turbulent day indeed Ia Wilmington.
Hace war aud revolution held high cam I
val. Early in the morning a lody of fully /
1000 representative white men de-troycl /
the ofilce. building and plant of the negro /
daily. the Record. and would have iynched /
tho editor. bad Il moi been taat the la;tcr J
had previously left the city. A Few hours /
later fght arose between white guards, y |
whom every block Inhabited by white pee
PIE vas being ratroilcd. and mob % sey-
oral hundred negroes. six negroes w,rc
killed and several white men wounded.
Mayor s. T. Wright Chief % Police J. g.
Melton. and the Board of Ala darrcn. became
terrorzed and resigned Under Che direct
ion % a citizens committee Successors were
elected. 20 that now ev-Congressman A. IT.
WRddoh is Mayor. Edgar g.. parmaiee
Chief % Police aud a new Board OF Alder
men has assumed the reins % government
Peace and order have been restored. aui
500 special policemen many mounted. ana
on licycle-, ARE ratroilins the streets. About
500 armed citizens and military from leye'-
;evllic. Kinston. Goldsboro. and elsewhere.
are here 60 help maintain order.
The committed 90 twenty Gve mon repre-
I rHNAANk Allf llAt---I 81 ANk Ni MAAAt'
/ ga the cxecut on 20 the provisions ot the re--
/ olutious udoI tod Wednesday, demanding
/ the der arturo 90 Editor Manly from tho
& city and the removal % the Record plant.
, WIS to have received a definite answer Co.
/ their demands by representative negroes ~
/ $50 O.. m. Thursday. Chairman A. II. Wat-
/ dell was 90 report the answer @ the white
i clt reus iu front of The Wiimir Cton Light Ia
/ fAntry Armory at s O'Clock.
Wrecked a S~w.paper Plant
~ Oh. appointed hour more than 600 de-
I ,erniucd white ciuzsns. comprising meg
chants. lawyers, preachers, doctors. & '..
well armed with guns aud revoivers.
gathered az the corner and Col. Waddie re-
rooted THAI be bad received no answer from
the negroes. They waited at the armory un-
til almost 9 o'clock hoping that an answer
complying with their demand would be r.
] cciVed. but none came.
The men formed la line. four abreast. and
started on the march 60 the Record ~fIice la
q thick y-popDlatei negro settlement A.
T the long columl % armed men approached
the vicinity. great crowds 81 negroes. men
women. and children ned this way and thai
F 90 perfect frenzy. and very soon scarce 3
o-e was Ia sight anywhere.
When the column reached tho luuding.
two-story frame structure. the men w,r.
ha ted. aud several advanced 90 the door
ID was locsei. \ Few blows by stalwar
men forced IL opel. and about twenty poo
p'e oat rcd Within d very few minutes th'
whole plant was wrcckci. ana the broke
pieces pitched iut) thc street. Tho window
of tho house were broken Out. As the uuc.
, erous fragments were tossed into the stree
and the people recognized what they Werr
cxultant shouts went uT. Yet with IL al
l. D .s...
coolness aud determination. j. was when
long sign. the Record Publishing Company
was east into the street. that tne creates
outburst Of cheers went up. A beaver ha
was thrown out aud quickly torn in piece
as was a cray0n likeness OF Editor Mainly
Building Set Anre and harmed.
When the wrecking was about complei
it became evident that the building was o
fire. smoke was rising out Of the upp,
windows. There were shouts OF indignatlo
ard commands 10 exiinguish the fame
Put the fire spread quickly, SO thar the fr
department had 10 be called out. - "a
engines and hose reels dashed upon I'll
scene, several rounds were nrel by the me
who were lined up for more than tN
) squares either way. Tho department quicl
~ had the fire under control. but not b
fore the building was a total wreck. at
ElNN'A~VN bAo SiA'NN "a N-N --1.l-V' ~ d-j
cent buildings.
Conservative men very much regret th
nrc, not only because IL was entirely u
necessary. but because II endangered gre
!. deal OF other property as we'll.
l AS soon as Il was apparent that the n
Z was under control the people left the scei
J and dispersed through the city. many
| them going on guard duty on their yario
\ blocks. All was quiet pnul Wild rumoi
\ with no foundation in fact. were carried
\ the negroes. moro than 500 OF whom We're
4 work in the cotton compress. They We
4 told that their homes were being lurn
\ out. They rushed pell nell from The
work. However, by the heroic efforts
Messrs. James and W. II. Spruni. the ~
prietors OF Alexander SprUnt 4 Son Cor
pany. the great majority of them We
J stopped and finally induced to leave
! their homes ia small squads.
z Fatal RIoting IN the First ward.
IL About the time the trouble at the co
hress was gotten under control, news cat
! from the First Ward, over the railroad. q
a riNs was ia progress there Large M
! bers ~. armed men boarded tue street {
or ran on foot to the scene, corner OF Fou
and Haqhefr>stree;s.
II NE aboSs-sl.s0 o'clock when 4
reached the scene 41gr negroes had
ready been killed and uifSweniy wound
Oae highly esteemed you0s<>-M white u
william Mayo. was seriously wcui7Ss,1' !.
two Others, George Plner aad a Mr. Chs
wick, were siigbly wounded. What CO
rise 10 the trouble was that white guar,