The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-28
ANXIOUS NIGHT AT DARlEN.
SKY LIGHTED UP ny FIRES, AND
STORIES OF MICRO MOBS COME IN.

Dragons Sent out to Investigate tho Causes
of Ainrm-FirinK Heard in the JAN,
which Couldn't he Opened-Gunrtis sta
toned to Prevent the Prisoners, Escape.
DAR1ES GA, Aug. 27.-Col. Lawton to-day
returned eighty-six men and three officers to
Savannah and he has remaining l75 men and
officers from the First Georgia Regiment and
the Mcintosh Light Dragons. He says
large part OF these troops will be
held In camp here until the special
term OF tho Superior Court Is over
This special term has been called by Judge
Seabrook Of the Atlantic circuit and will open
next Wednesday to try tho thirty-llve negro
rioters now In Jail at Savannah along with
Henry Delegal. the negro about whom the
trouble here originated, and John Delegal his
son. who IL in jail for the murder OF Deputy
Sheriff Townsend. A committee OF prominent
citizens, acting on behalf OF the whites of this
section. had engaged special counsel to assist
Solicitor Livingston Kenan in prosecuting the
negroes. This counsel Is Walter Chartrdge
and W. G. Charlton Of Savannah.
Col. Jacob +. Dart. the we known politician,
is here with a party Of Biunswickians COM
posed OF Robert Pycs. Mason Scarlet. ]. A.
Clark Of Jekyl Island, William Davenport
Clarence Leavy, Charles Morgan and Clinton
Brown. They came on special boat in
response to calls for reinforcements Friday
night and have been doing service as special
deputy sherif1s.
Reports OF negro mob In Kings swamp and
OF gun firing in that section resulted in scouts
being sent out. Information reached here at
$3.50 tonight by wire that big fire was seen
in line OF Kings swamp, where the mob was
reported to have been seen to-day. The scout
ing party sent out in the morning had not re-
turned.
At 10 o'clock Cant. Sinclair despatched de-
tachment OF the Mcintosh Light Dragons to-
ward the lower bun mill Of the Hilton Dodge
Lumber Company, The sending OF these men
followed reports from the dragons outposts
in tho country districts. which told Of the big
fire
Considerable apprehension was fe. and
sweep OF the country around disclosed fire
reflections between Darien and Brunswick
The negroes are thick around the Hilton
Dodge mills. but the fire, according 70 reports.
did not last long enough to warrant much
apprehension that the mills had had the torch
applied to them. II seemed more probable
that tho few whites in that locality had been
attacked and their houses burned. The
dragons are heavily armed and equippcd for
trouble.
Sounds OF flling in the Jail have been re-
ported to the dragons armory and Capt
sinclair has acted promptly. The town
marshal was hurriedly sent for and he came
with his key With the soldiers he attempte ed
to open the door. but found tho Sheriff had
barred it on the inside The marshal had no
key to the other doors and the Sheriff was
three miles away at the Ridge. Capt. Sinclair
throw a double guard arou nd the Jail and at the
first efforts to escape tho prisoners will be fred
upon. John Delegal, the murderer OF Deputy
Sheriff Townsend. is one OF the prisoners. and
1t was thought the fling is being dore by him
Scouting parties OF dragons coming
in from the country tonight re-
port to Cart. Sinclair thirteen
heavily armed negroes in the swamps near tho
river road. These negroes hide in the swamp
during the day and come out at night. The
dragons asked and received permission to
return to tho scene with an arrangement by
which detachment will go forward at day
break to reinforce them. should they not be
heard from by then.
all the troops in the armory and the entire
First Regiment from its camp. Capt. Sinclair
at the head OF the dragons hurried to the
station and found that the sentinels had fired
on suspicious persons. The Dragons and sem
tinels were thrown out as searchcrs but could
not capture the suspects. Every company in
the First Regiment was formed and prepared
for action.
The dragoon detachment from the lower
bluffs mills returned at midnight and reported
tho mills safe. The fire was further away.