The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-18

Carterville. Ills, Sept 17.-Carter-
vile was the scene of a bloody riot he
tween white and negro miners todav
Six negros were killed and one other
mortally wounded. Company c, Fourth
regiment I. n. G., arrived here late
this evening and will endeavor to pre-
serve order. Forty miners from, the
Herr1n mines left that place for this
city this evening, armed with Krag-
JorSensen rifles, determined to assist
be required
Trouble has been brewing ever since
the militia was recalled by Governor
Tanner last Monday, since which time
the white miners have refused to al
low the negro miners to come into
town. Today thirteen negroes marched
INTO town and opened fire on a crowd
OF whites The whites returned the
nre promptly and a running fight en-
sued The negroes, closely followed bv
the whites. scattered, some running up
the main streets, the remainder starting
down the railroad track Here the
worst execution was done. After the
fight was over, four dead bodies were
picked up and another mortaIly wound
ed. They were taken to the city hall.
where the wounded man was given
medical treatment and an inquest held
over the dead ones. Later, near the
Brush mines, in another part of the
city, two other dead bodies were found.
List of Casualties.
The killed:
Rev. o. T. ]. Floyd.
Hugh Bradley.
John Black
Henry Branum.
Two unidentified.
Mortally wounded:
Sim Cummings.
The mayor has taken every precau-
ton to prevent further trouble and
none will occur unless the negroes
make an attack.
superintendent Donnelly of the Brush
mines, where the negroes reside. re-
ports that the negroes are worked up
to a frenzy and while he is doing all in
his power to hold them in check, he
is afraid that he cannot do so much
longer and that unless the militia ar
rives shortly, further trouble may be
looked for.
Late tonight Governor Tanner re-
ceived the following telegram from
Sheriff Gray Of Carterville: Company
c has reported to me. The situation is
critical There are many armed men
in CarterviIle and in the vicinity of the
Brush mine. The military company is
not sufficient to dispense the mob
Governor Tanner sent the following
telegram to Lieutenant LOwden, COM
handing company C, Carbonate. at
Carterville:' DO not hazard the lives
of your men against great odds. You
are a soldier and the commanding Of
ficer. AS such, do your duty. You are
on guard and must be the judge as to
the conditions and the responsibility
rests on you"
Guilty Parties to Be Punished.
Governor Tanner also telegraDhed
Sheriff Gray as follows: You shall
have all the force necessary to enforce
the law and bring the guilty parties to
justice"
He also telegraphed the commander.
Of company F, Mount Vernon. to leave
by the quickest route and report with
his company to Sheriff Gray at Car
terville.
Trouble has existed here off and on
for over q year, but no fatalities Oc-
Cured until June 80, when a passenger
train Cn the Illinois Central railroad
was fired into and one negro woman
killed. These negroes were on their
way to the mines, having come from
Pana A short time afterward
pitched battle ensued between the
union and nOn-uniOn forces, during
which time the dwellings, occupied by
the union negroes were burned Sew
eral arrests were made and the parties
are in Jail at Marion. on the charge or
murder, awaiting trial