Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-11
NEGRO SOLDIERS RIOT.
Four of Them Killed I'm Conflict
with Volunteers.

4 WIKI tOIOmteeTS.
SAVANNAH, GA, June 1o.-From In
formation received in Savannah from
Tampa, through private sources, II is
learned that that place was In state
OF wild alarm Monday night, owing TO
the behavior OF the United States troops.
IL was necessary to declare martial law.
and place the Georgia troops on guard
| to quell a riot. The report which comes
| TO Savannah says:
During a riot among the United States
| regulars and volunteers at Tampa, on
Monday night, four men were killed and
several wounded. The news censor at
That place Is very strict, and It was i'm
possible sooner to obtain full particulars
The facts are that on Monday evening
the negro regulars went to the city and
started drinking bad whiskey In short
time they were hilarious, and attempted
to take the town. While at the height
or their drunken revelry a body OF south
ern volunteers came along, and a fight
was precipitated. Some OF the white sol
diers from the North, IL Is said, Joined
In with the coored regulars against the
southern boys, and a free fight was
waged. 1t is said firearms were used.
When the light had somewhat abated, it
lars were dead. and several were danger
ously wounded
on Tuesday morning business was at a
standstill. The residents of Tampa ana
Ybor City were frantic with fear. and re-
NAMED locked indoors on Tuesday. The
town was Immediately placed under mar
tldI law and order was partly restored
On Tuesday night the entire Second
Georgia Regiment was placed on duty 10
preserve order. II is quite probable that
one OF the reasons for the breaking OF
camp at Tampa is the frequent rows be-
tween the soldiers from the North and
South and the whites and colored. Your
correspondent has attempted. without
success. TO obtain the names of the killed
and wounded. Every telegram is marked
Censored"
CLASHES BETWEEN REGULARS AND
WHITES.
Clashes have occurred between the col |
ored regulars and the whites as well as |
the volunteers. A policeman shot a negro |
on Seventh avenue Tuesday morning but |
the wound was not fatal. The colored |
soldiers are reported TO have shot a cap |
tam. lieutenant, and private of Roose-
vents rough riders" and two privates |
III the regular army. None Of these are |
reported to be mortally wounded.
Fort Brooke is a wreck and is deserted |
1t is declared by the property-owners
that they intend 10 ask the government
TO pay them damages for the wreck.
They declare that it was all the result of
the carelessness Of the officers in not
putting a guard to protect their pro-
perty.
soon after this trouble the Second Bat
talon OF the Georgia regiment was or
dered out to do provost guard duty i'm the
tgitated portions of the community. and
ehey soon had matters more quiet.
Shortly after this General Shafter took
a hand in the matter and issued an order
abridgins the liberty Of the men after
} O'Clock in the evening.
The negro troops entered the stores and
houses in Tampa and at the points of re-
VolVers demanded goods for which they
refused TO pay. Three saloons were
totally wrecked and their proprietors
.orced to leave their places of business.
Every report that comes in gives fresh
sr and more narrowing details of the ac-
ions of the negroes who are wearing the
blue of Uncle Sam