Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20
|SEVRN NEGROES SLAIN
Terrible Shooting ARRAY at Car.
terville, llls.
UNION MEN CLASH WITH NEGROES.

Whom the Smoke OF Battle Clears Away
Seven OF the Latter Arc Found Dead on
the Ground-How tho Outbreak Occurred
Militia Again Patrolling the Streets of.
the Mining Town-More Trouble May
Break Out.
Cartervilel, ILL.,, Sept. 1s-Soldiers
are again patrolling the city's streets
and guarding the mine property as
result Of clash between union miners
and colored workmen Sunday, in
which seven of the latter wer killed
and two wounded. Quiet has appar-
emily been restored. but the authors
ties believe an outbreak may take
place at any time. The negro miners,
Infatuated by what they consider the
murder of their comrades, threaten to
leave the mine Enclosure and invade
the town to deal out vengeance to the
whites. The union men are also deter
mined to finish their work and they
vow that they will continue the war
until every black man has left the
county.
Tho List OF Victims.
While the shooting ocured ut mid
II Udy III luc SNhOCt VI VIC Wy =
all efforts to learn the names of par
Elephants have proved futile. The
dead T. ]. Floyd, preacher, who Is
known at virden and also Pana; Sim
Cummings. Huse Bradley, William
Prentiss, John Black, two unknown
negroes.
All wer literally riddled with shots.
Cummings received wound In the
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In the left side and third in his right
knee. He is one of three Of the men
dead who were not killed outright.
Floyd was the colored man who ac'
companied the first contingent Of ne.
groes from the south that attempted
to land at virden, Sept. %, 1898, and
who addressed the Virden people in
the public square the evening Of Sept
%. He was also with the contingent
that caused the fearful battle at Wiz
den Oct. -. 1t is claimed he was
brought from Pana to Carterville will
the negroes who are now at work II
the Brush mines.
Scene and Time Of tho Battle.
The battle occurred shortly afte
noon. But few people were on tn,
streets at the time, many being a
church and others at Inner. Two col
ored men came into the city in tn
morning, intending, us they claimed
to go to the county seat to attend
church services, there being no colore'
church in the city. In front of a mea
market were several union miner
whose places had been filled at tn
Brush colliery by the negroes. Tn
feeling toward the negroes in tn
/ city has been intense for many week
and only the presence of the stat
troops has kept the oposing partie
apart. Words passed between tn
miners and the colored men left 70
the mines claiming as they left tina
they would return with help, and a
their men knew how to shoot and wer
not afraid they would run the unto
men out of the city.
Thirteen Come In BODY.
: A few hours later thirteen negroe
were seen coming down the highwa
that leads from the Brush mine to tn
r city. They passed through the cit
and to the railway station. which
situated in the eastern part of tn
town, without being molested, c
: without any hostile demonstrate
a being made. The miners were stant
Ing In the streets and the blanche
: faces were more Indicative Of DANCE
r than words. 1t was a time OF act
! not words, and both sides seemed
3 believe the crisis could not be pase
! without loss of life. At the static
/. the negroes began war of words an
4 fred one shot, the bullet piercing tt
4 fleshy part of a small boys han,
a Miners appeared on the scene an
/ the negroes at once threw stones !.
q the men, who started down the mai
J. street Of the city. They had not gor
= far before they were REINFORCED b
J. about fifteen heavily armed men, vi
q at once opened fire on the negroes.
e Killed In Running Fight.
o The negroes ran and were pursue
d by the miners. The colored me
d started to follow the switch whic
Y leads through the edge of the city ar
8 only one block from the business cel
Y ter. Three fell dead, riddled with bu
d let's from the Winchesters of the viii
. miners. Still the pursuit was contil
It ned and when only one block fro
l. the police station another negro fe
e A little farther on Sim Cummings IL
D. MORALLY wounded. Still the pursu
d was made until not negro was
the streets of the city, all who live
e, through the few moments of carna,
], being safe. it was thought. within Il
- village Of Greenville. which surroun,
le the Brush shaft Later, howeve
10 two of the colOred miners were -four
n dead near the shaft. Cummings di,
after being taken to the city ha
Two others, 1t is said, receive
wounds.
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