The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-11-25
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Members OF the Third AIRbama Terror
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ANNlsToN, Ala, Nov A.-Memherl
Of the Third Alabama, the negro regl-
ment, with murder in their hearts, ,caus-
ed the greatest excitement to-night
that this town has ever known. Shortly
after dark Private Gildhart, Of Com
pany B, Second Arkansas, while re-
turning to camp from town, was shot
in the head by negro soldier, who also
stabbed him in the back. Gildhart was
taken to the regimental hospital. A
little later a member Of the Fourth
Kentucky is reported to have been shot
on Walnut street by negro soldiers who
lay in q gulley, shooting at the white
men who passed. Firing was heard In
Liberia, the negro quarter Of the city,
which Is not far from Walnut street,
and squad Of the provost guard went
to Investigate. AS II turned the corner
OF Fifteenth and Pine streets, q large
crowd Of negro soldiers. without warn
ing, opened fire upon the guard with
SpfInghelds, the gun In use In the Fegl-
ment. The guard returned the fre, but
had few cartridges and soon had to re-
treat. When relnforcements and am
munition were secured, the negroes had
disappeared.
In the engagement, Sergeant Dodson,
Third Tennessee, was shot In the arm
and Private Graham, Third Tennessee,
in the stomach If any Of the negroes
were shot 1t Is not known, as no dead OF
wounded have been found. Two mem
bers Of the provost guard are missing
When news Of the trouble became
known, white soldiers who were in the
city gathered around the provost guard
headquarters and begged for guns and
ammunition, but were refused. Citi-
zens armed themselves and repaired to
the scene OF the battle. Mayor Hight
had the saloons closed. Several negro
soldiers, one with a Springfield which
had 1ust been fired, were arrested In
various parts OF the city and locked up
though It was with difficulty that the
infuriated white soldiers and citizens
were prevented from wreaktng sum-
mary vengeance upon them.
ArmorIes Of the two local military
companies were broken into. and every
gun and cartridge appropriated by un-
known parties, General Frank, who IS
in command OF the troops here, camE
out, and was on the streets until late
hour. General Colby, com ~ Iding the
Second brigade, brought In two com:
parIes each OF the Third Tennessee and
Second Arkansas. They secured the city
and carried al soldiers not on duty
back to camp. A number of the Fourth
Wisconsin Is said to have been shot
but the report cannot be verified. One
negro soldier, while under arrest, was
shot in the arm by citizen. After the
engagement at Fifteenth and Pine, very
few negroes, either soldiers or civilians
were to be found on the streets, but FIR
ing has been heard at intervals In Vart-
Gus parts OF the city.
A negro soldier was dangerously
beaten by some white sOldiers on Tenth
street this afternoon and this incident is
supposed to have caused the riotOus ac-
tIons on the part OF the negroes, who
are said to have clipped out OF the camp
through the guard lines.
Later-One negro soldier has Just
been brought In dead and another fatally
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