The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-09

ATLANTA. Ga. March s.-The TentA
trnnunes. colored. Col James commanding,
wh, were mustered out a, Macon today, be-
gan TO show their fl-temper as soon as the
train bearing the negroes home began 10
move out OF Macon Producing revoivcrs
and other arms. which they In some way
managed TO smuggls with them, they De-
gan firing from the windows.
Bullets flew III every direction as the
train sped ON and pasSers-by were eom-
peiied 10 seek shelter. Luckily only one
perSoa was shot in Macon. WIN Goodyear,
a 10 year-old white boy. whose arm was
fractured by Ii ball. AS the train passed
the various stations on the road. the riot
ing was renewed shots being fired from
The train at the people standing on the plat
forms.
Al Griffin, Ga, where the first section Of
the train stopped at 2.2o o'clock this after
noon. occurred the most serious trouble
OF the day The regiment came over the
Central Georgia railroad in three sections.
When the train stopped al Griffin the ne
groes who by this ,uie had filed up on
whisky. began firing their pistols and yell
ing like Indians. over 2a shots Were fired
and the police were poweriess to resist. The
city was az the mercy OF tie negroes. who
kept up a fusillade of shots until the train
was carried beyond the city limits.
The news Of the outrageous conduct
spread rapidly over Griffin, and ii VAS de.
,ermined that the next section OF the regi-
men; should be he'd in check Aavor
Davis ordered out the Griffin Rifles on MS
own responsibility AS theus WAS no time
10 lose. In aii,ion 10 ths militia. the mayor
dcgutize'l near,y 100 citizens 10 assist the
officers in preserving the peace and pro-
tetttug the city About $40 the second Sec
ton came In sight. ana above the roar OF
the train could ne heard the rattle Of the
firearms whech were being discharged in
Discriminatory
When the train came 10 a s,anssstlil the
negroes saw 30 heavily armed men. who
commanded them 10 keep quiet; The me-
grces were swesI. and WIKI a few excep-
iors were as siocQe as lambs To those
who proved fract!osls cracked heads were
administered. When the train pulled ous
from tie depot and the negroes thought
They were out of reach of the citizens they
began firing a; houses A. the first siso; a
vclley sas poured insc the disappearing
train by the cstlxens and militia. rnro~-
tNFiGiftNt 'stpsES ANtF- a lFRfUfr1E, Mas
she; in the abdomen and fatally wounded.
ANA one negro was clipped en- the shoulder
by "a bullet
As the several sections came into the
Union depot here they wero met ty ire
police reserve heavily armed. Tbs. ne-
groes wtr eeIaently awed and gave tho
police no tr0W1}ie. The Tenth was re-
craitesl from All parts ~ The country
The negroes for tho mast part are from
Norta Csrelins, George Virginia. Ken.
tuckv. Missouri ana ohlo. Nearly all
~ fhcrn were sent out ~ Atlanta "a their
destinations before the u.ght Ras over.
Police Preserve order With tiuhs
NASHVILLE. Tepn. March s-Aboslr
14a men of tae faehth taanuoes mastered
ssit io CtattauooEa- reached hers gux,
before miinisht last nizat. F5fgy police
ana detectives were ~ tbe station 80 rve-
serve orsier T.ae sergeant Who bad shof
iNo pvarls a. Chattanooga ass searched
,or. hut cnsstd no; s.' found Fne police