The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-30
MORE BLOOD SHE'D
Serious Trouble With Negro Sol-
diers at Admission.
sPRINGFIELDs FREELY USED.
Fatalities Result. Apparently
Worst of All the Troubles Yet
Developed. A Reign of
Terror for Awhile,

Aspecial from Admission, Ala, to The
Advertiser says: Members Of the
Third Alabama (Negro) regiment with
murder in their hearts caused great ex.
citement here Thursday night. Shortly
after dark, Private GiIdhart of Co. B,
Second Arkansas, while going towards
his regimental camp from town, was
shot in the head by a Negro soldier,
who also stabbed him in the back.
Glldheart was taken to the regimentai
hospital. A little later member Of
the Fourth Kentucky was shot on Wal
nut street by Negro soldier, who lay
In gully, shooting at the white men
who passed. Firing was heard in Libe-
ria, the Negro quarter of the city, whica
IS not far from Walnut street, and.
squad OF provost guards went to inves
tigate. As it turned the cornerof Six
teenth and Pine streets large crowd Of
Negro soldiers, without warning, opened
fire upon the guard with Springfelds
the gun in use in the regiment. The
guard returned the fire, but had but
few cartridges, and soon had to ret-eat.
Relnforcements and more ammunition
were sent for: but wheI they arrived
the Negroes had disappeared.
The number Of Negroes in the mob
was variously estimated at from so to
zoo. In the engagement, Sergeant
Dobson, Third Tennessee, was shot in
the arm and Priyate Graham, Third
tennessee, received painful but not
necessarily dangerous wound in the
stomach. Two other members Of the
provost guard are missing and cannot be
found.
When the news Of the trouble became
known the white soldiers who we're in
the city gathered around the provost
guards headquarters and begged for
guns and ammunition, crying like chill
dren because their requests could not
be granted. Citizens armed themselves
and repaired to the scene Of the battle.
Mayor High at once ordered all saloons
closed. Several Negro soldiers, one
with Springfield which had just been
fred, were arrested in various parts Of
the city and locked up, thought was
with difficulty that the infuriated white
soldiers and citizens were prevented
from Wreaking summary yengsanceu up5n
them.
Armories Of thetEo local military COM
panies were broken into and every gun
and cartridge appropriated by unknown
parties. Gen. Frank, who is in COM:
mand Of the troops here, came ont and
was on the streets until late hour.
Gen. Colby, commanding the Second
brigade, ordered out two companies
each Of the Third Tennessee and Sec
ond Arkansas and brought them to the
CITY for whatever services might be re-
quired. They secured the city and car
ried all soldiers not on duty back to the
camp.
4 member 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
Sixteenth and Pine very few Negroes,
either soldiers or civilians, we're to be
found on the streets, and it was we'll
Firing has been heard at various parts
Of the city and rumors are aacat Of sew
eral crowds of Negroes in ambush, but
all investigation was fruitless.
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 actions on the part Of the Ne.
groes, who are said to have slipped out
Of the camp through the guard lines.
One Negro soldier has been brought in
dead and another fatally wounded.