The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-27
RIOT IN new ORLEANS
TOUGHs AND HOODLUMs ATTACKED
DEFENsELESs NEGROES.
SHOT THEM IN THE STREETS.
MILITIA ORDERED OUT AND MORN
POLICEMEN SWORN IN.
One Negro beaten to Death and six
So Badly Wounded That They VIII
Probably Die - Twenty others
slightly Wounded-AI Grew Ont
of the Murder of Two Policemen
Citizens Determined to Restore
order.


order.
New Orleans July 26.-Disorderly
scenes following the rioting OF last night
prevailed throughout the city to-day, and
resulted in the swearing in by the Mayor
of 500 special policemen and the ordering
out of 1900 of the state militia, Gov.
Heard responding promptly to the ap-
peal of Mayor Capdevielle for assistance
in suppressing the existing lawlessness.
and in preventing tonight a recurrence
of the violence of last night.
Throughout the day attacks were made
by irresponsible mobs of whites upon the
black element and the negroes before
the streets.
The effect of the disorders was to put
practical stop to business in the whole
sale districts and on the levee front. AS
this meant a serious crippling of tho
trade of the port, the business element
rallied in force and hundreds of the most
prominent men of the city responded 30
the appeal of the Mayor for assistance In
preserving order,
Summaries of the Casualties.
summarization of the casualties grow
ing out of the disturbances last night
and to-day shows that one negro was
beaten TO death, six were so badly wound
ed that their lives are despaired of and
about a score of people. white and black.
male and female. have been more or less
seriously wounded.
In order to prevent the miscellaneous
distribution of arms. the Mayor this even
ing ordered the closing up of gun stores.
likely to supply the baser elements. and
early in the day for the better preserva-
ton of the public peace issued orders to
the police to close up every saloon in the
city.
Col Wood, who commanded the First
Louisiana Regiment In abe Spanish War.
was placed in command of the special
police.
The police have been practically help
less throughout the disturbance. The
force consists of some 800 men, including
clerks and telegraph operators, and this
is manifestly force inadequate TO the
preservation of the peace of a city of 3lO.-
900 people.
But aside from this the fierce indigna-
tion among the members of the depart
ment over the ruthless murders of Capt.
Day and Patrolman Lamb by the negro.
Robert Charles, to some extent made the
police sympathetic with the mobs in their
pretended efforts to avenge the murders.
The fact. however. that there has been a
strong resentment on the part of the
working people against steamship agents
and contractors In tho employment of ne
gro labor to the exclusion of whites on
public works and on the levee fronts,
also contributed somewhat, 1t is believed.
their full duty.
Troops Were Ordered Out,
Mayor Capdevielle was at Ocean
Springs last night when the mobs swept
over the city, but when he arrived at his
office to-day he came with a full deter
minaton to take hold OF the situation
with a firm hand. He found awaiting
him delegation of the leading merchants
Of the city. who said the interests Of the
community and its commercial welfare
demanded prompt and vigorous action.
About the same time Lieut. Gov. Es-
topinel. who had witnessed a scene OF
outrage upon negroes upon Canal street.
Joined the conference at the hotel He
at once advised a conference with Gov.
Heard at Baton Rouge. The long-djs-
tance telephone was used, and the Gov
ernor said he would order out all avail
able troops. Without delay he sent mes
sages to Col. Hodgdon. commanding the
First Brigade In the absence of Gen.
Glynn. and had him Immediately order
out the Washington Artillery, the Louisi-
ana Field and the First Regiment. At
twilight there were 1,500 men congregated
In the armories. At the same time the
Mayor in a proclamation appealed for
800 special police. BEFORE p m. 400 OF
the representative citizens of the com
munity had been sworn in. The Mayor
made requistion on the leading hard
ware and ammunition establishments OF
the city, and the specials were heavily
armed and sent 10 various sections OF the
city
Outragcs Upon Negroes.
Hoodlums prowled the streets through
out the day and whenever they spied q
negyo assaulted him. In some cases cit-
zens rallied the police and with their as
eistance beat off the attackers.
One Of the most fiagrant instances OF
cowardice shown was that of a man who
clipped into the morgue and pointing his
pistol through a window. made an attempt
to shoot one of the female negro prisoners
in the parish prison.
Just after daylight the remnants of one
OF the mobs gathered at the Spanish fort
railway station, whence a large number
Of negro laborers daily leave for their
work al Chalmette. They saw a crowd
Of darkies approaching and started TO
chase them Louis Lapuyard got in their
way and received bullet in the leg.
Later in the forenoon a negro emptied
his pistol into down town house and
wounded a child. At II o'clock a mob
marched through Lafayette Square, which
Is opposite the City Hall. and discovering
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