Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-03-10
Citizens, Officers and Local Militia
Meet the Train Prepared
to Fight.
THE EXPECTED TROUBLE
NEVER CAME OFF.
The Mustered Out Cowed When They
Saw The Armed Men 4 fusilade
TuOAplacr ~ the Train Lefl
The station.

Atlanta, March o The Tenth inn
munes. Colonel Jones commanding, who
was mustered out at Macon yesterday,
began 10 show their IN temper as soon
as the train bearing the negroes home
bogan 10 move ont Of Macon. Produc.
ing rcvolvcrs and other arms which they
In some way managed 10 smuggle.with
them, they began firing at the windows.
Bullets hew ia every direction a. the
train sped on and passers-hy We're com
PEELED to seek shelter Luckily only one
person was shot IN Macon. VIII Good
year. 10 years old, whose arm was frac
turcd by bali
A. the train passed the various sta
,ions un the road the rioting was renew.
ed shots being fired from the train at
the people standing on the platforms 10
see the train go by
AZ Griffin. Ga. whore the first section
Of the train stopped about 23O In the
afternoon. occurred the most serious
trouble of the day. The regiment came
over the Central Georgia railway In
three sectiuns When the train stopped
at Griffin. the negroes who by this time
had filed up on whiskey, began firing
their pistols and yelling like Indians
Over POO shots were fired and the police
were powcrirsa to resist The city was
at the mercy of the negroes who kept
up fusiladp ~ shots until the train
carried them beyond the city limits
The news Of the outrageous condnct
spread rapidly over Griffin and it was
determined that the next section of tho
regiment should bc held In check
Mayor Davis telephoued Governor
/ Gambler asking him 60 order ont the
F.. Griffin rifles The governor sent him
word chat he would consult the authori.
tie, and instruct him iu few minutes
| Mayor Davis then ordered ont The com.
! pauy on his own responsibility. ~ there
wa. mo- time 90 lose The men were
given five rounds of ammunition and
under command Of Lieutenant David.
marched 90 the depot In addition u
tar militia the mayor and sheriff Nor.
ris deputzcl nearly 100 citizens 90 as
ast the officers ia preserving order and
| protecting the city
At5lj tho -ccond section came In
/ sight and above the roar of the train
could he heard the rattle Of fire arms
| which were being discharged indiscrim-
/ matcly Whom the train came to a
staudsull the negroes saw 600 heavily
armed men, who commanded them tu
keep quiet rh, negroes were awcl aud
with "a tow exceptions wDro 90, docilc %.
lambs 10 those who proved fractions
cracked heals worc administered When
the train pulled out from the depot and
the negroes Thought they were ont OF
reach of thr citizens they began firing
at houses 40 the first shot vollcy
was poured into the disappearing train
hy the citIzens and militia Uutarmn.
tN|AN AfNNA .| h.'' 20 tNNH.N IlANlN NN
shot in the abdomen and one negro wa.
clipped on the shoulder boy bullet hi.
wound Is serious
Tho first section ot the train wa.
transferred 90 the Seahoard Air Line at
Mitchell street station and the urgroa.
were soon on their way north They
were not brought into the city as 10 wa.
feared they would craate trouble at th,
Union depot
Tho police prepared Tor the secon.
section. however and whcnit umo iut
the Union depot at lO30 the police To-
serve, heavily armed, was on hand t
look after the imnunrs The ncgror
were evidently awcd and after lo8yiu
the train for few minutes, returned O.,
their seats or oh1upd cars
Tho third section followed the cours
/ Of the second