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but this was promptly defeated by the
police.
Acting Mayor Mehl had feared that, not
finding the negroes. the mob would turn
their vengeance on the Chinese on the
ground that they were Boxers, especially
as Chinatown is opposite the parish prison,
where the mob was largest, and he advised
the Cinnamon to close their laundries. The
advice proved unnecessary. Scores Of the
Chinese went on with their work in their
usual way, and although the mob passed to
and fro there was not che slightest insult
offered them.
In spite of the rioting the casualties
we're few and half Of them were accidental.
One negro only. unknown, was killed out
right, he being dragged from a Where car
and shot and beaten to death. Four were
fatally wounded and will probably die. TWO
were employees about the French Market.
Another was a porter for the Mutual Life
Insurance Company. and the fourth was
driver Of 4 grocery wagon.
The seriously wounded include six negro
men, one negro woman, and several white
men, the last wounded accidentally by
stray shots. OF the negroes beaten or
slightly wounded there is no record, but
il Will run up into the scores So great
is the panic of the blacks that none has
appeared to identify or claim the unknown
negro killed.
The mobs were still marching around at
daybreak and were disposed to be ugly.
One collected at the Northwestern Depot
TO shoot the negroes as they went to work
at Port Clamette, but the negroes were
warned and took a day OFF. mob of
boys attacked with bricks the negroes
working on the Jesuit College on Baronne
Street. They sought refuge in the adjoin-
eng church. and the contractor advised
them to go home.
An attack was also made on the negroes
employed on the Tulane Building, but the
mob was driven of. The negro tesmsters
and leaders were also attacked by the
guerriIlas and the wholesalers suffered
from the inability to haul their goods to
the railroads and steamers.
A Call to the Citizens.
Scattering assaults on negroes were
kept up until noon. Six more were wounded
or beaten, two of them cruelty. In the
mean while Mayor Capdeville assumed COM
mand, and after a conference with a num-
Der Of leading citizens, issued a proclama-
tion ordering the mobs to dispense and Civ
| ing notice that the assembling in crowds
was in defiance OF the law and those guilty
] OF organizing nobs ard urging a disturb
{ ance Of the peace would be treated as law
| breakers. An appeal was made to citizens
| to enroll themselves as special officers. BY
! 9 o'clock nearly 1,5G0 special officers had
! been enrolled. including merchants, bank
| ers, and lawyers. all men of high stand
| ing
| They were furnished with rifles from the
hardware stores ard sent out in squads to
| various localities. The State militia was
| rendered Mayor Capdeville by Governor
| Heard. and the Fourth Battalion, the
! Washington Artillery, and the Louisiana
| Field Artillery were mcbilized at their seq
| eral arsenals.
| Additional precautions taken were the
! closing Of all barrooms, as drink last night
was responsible for much OF the trouble.
! and advice to all citizens not employed to
| retire at D. n. So effective were the
! measures taken that confidence was almost
| completely restored by nightfall. Negroes
! began TO put in their appearance on the
| streets again. and no outrages OF any nd
were reported between noon and dark. The
/ police began making arrests Of all disorder
! Iy persons: for in spite Of the rioting and
/ disturbances last night not a single arrest
/ was made. The names of large number
| OF the rioters are known TO the police, and
| they will he arrested.
District Attorney Gurley announces his
! purpose OF prosecuting every member OF
J the mob. AS far as known no person OF
any responsibility was engaged In the dis
! turbance. The only leader OF prominence
| was stranger who said he was the mayor
| OF Kenner, La, and who made several
| speeches calling for the killing of the ne
groes.