New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-25
SHOT BY NEGRO SOLDIERS
FATAL RIOT IN THE STREETS OF AN
NISTON, ALA,
WHITE VOLUNTEERS FIRED on FROM AMBUSH
THEN THERE WAS A CLASH WITH THE
PROVOST GUARD-AT LEAST ONE
NEGRO KILLED.
NEGRO KILLED

NEGRO KILLED.
Montgomery. Ala Nov "a A dispatch from
Admission 10 The Advertiser" says that mem
bers OF the Sd Alabama negro regiment causen
great excitement here 10 night. shortly ai'el
dark Private Gildhart, Of Company s. u
Arkansas while going toward his regimental
camn from, town was shot in the head by
negro soldier. who also stabbed him in the back
Gildhart was taken to the regimental hospi'a''
, little later a member Of the 4th Kentucky
Was shot by negro soldiers who lay In gully
shooting at the white men who passed
Firing was heard in Liberia. the negro quar-
ter of the city which is not far from walnut
CT and squad of the provost guard went 10
investigate As il turned the corner or FIJI
tenth and Pine sis. large crowd OF negro SOL
diers opened fire on the guard with SprlhghelhS'
the gun in use in the regiment The guard re-
turned the fire but had few cartridges ana soon
had 10 retreat. Reinforcements and more am
nunition were sent for hut when they arrived
the negroes had disappeared. The hummer OIL
negroes in the mob was variously estimated d.
from fifty to two hundred.
In the skirmish Sergeant Robson 81 rem
essea was shot in the arm Private Graham.
Sd Tennessee. received painful but NOT heceS
sarily dangerous wound in the stomach. Two
ing and cannot be found.
When the trouble became known the Wh'e
soldiers who were in the city gathered arouhu
tho nrovost guards headquarters and Degged
for Guns and ammunition, crying like children
hacause their requests not granted. GU
zare armed themselves and repaired TO the scene
of tho fcht Mayor High at once ordered All
saloons closed. Several negro soldiers, one VIII
q Springfield rife which had just been hreu
,rara arrested and locked up though II was with
dimcuIfv that the white soldiers ana cItlZens
we're prevented from wreaking summary ven
geance upon them. Armories or two ioCal IN.
iitia companies were broken into ana e'ely
gun and cartridge appropriated by uhhho""
General Frank who is in command OF the
troons here came out AID was on the sueetS
until a late hour General Colby, comrnahuins
the second Brigade, ordered out two companies
each Of the Sd Tennessee and I'd Arkansas anu
hro,,ebt them To the city for whatever service
might be required. They secured the CITY anu
tork ali soldiers not duty back 70 camp
4 member Of the 4th Wisconsin Is SAID 10 nave
heen shot but the report cannot be VerHHeu
one negro solder Whlle uhuSi ATTEST vas '
in the arm by 4 citizen nj.
After the engagement AT Fifteenth ana flhe
sts few negroes either soldiers or cNlIiahs'
wore 10 be found on the streets Firing mas peeh
hoard AT intervals at various parts or the Guy
and rumOrs are aOat Of several CROWDS or ne
rroes in ambush but all investigation was
\ negro soldier was dangerously beaten py
some white soldiers in Tenth-St. ms AFTERNOON;
and this incident is supposed 10 nave cauSed
the riotous actions on the part of the negroes
who are said to have slipped OUT OF the camp
through the guard lines.
one negro soldier has just been brought IN
dead and another fatally wounded.