The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-24
WORK OF THE>AKRON MOB
Property Loss in the City Esti-
mated at $500, 600.
One Child Killed Outright md
Another Fatally Injured-A Long
List OF Minor Casuaitics-TOyvn
Practically Under Martial Law.
Six Hundred Militia Being Present.


nights terrible experience Akron is quiet
tonight. Despite the proclamation of
Mayor Young asking citizens to stay off
the streets and an earlier hour for clos
ing saloons until further orders, thousands
Ct people are on the streets viewing the
Six hundred militia are in town, and if the
rioters of twenty-four hours ago had any
disposition to renew their attacks on law
and order the presence of the National
Guard would prevent.
The casualties resulting from the work
of last nights mob were not as serious as
anticipated but are bad enough to sadden
many households in the city. Outside of
a few minor injuries, the corrected list
of killed and injured is as follows:
Kiiled-GLEN WADE, aged eleven, shot through
the heart.
Fatally injured-Rhoda Davidson. four years.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Davidson, shot
through the head.
Injured-Fredetick vofwerk.i buckshot wound in
abdomen; ". II. Dussei, flesh wound Meg
Park Stair flesh wound in leg; John E. Washer
scalp wound from brick; Arthur T. sprague, scalp
wound; John Ahe:n, painter, flesh wound ann !;
t. Chmelitzki, flesh wound in hand; Albert Grant.
flesh wound below knee; Frank Souers, flesh
wound in hand; T. Shelby, buckshot In abdomen
Albert Stevens. train boy, living at Graham sta
tion, near Northheld, shot in, foot; Fireman L..
Manchester, flesh wound, cheek and neck; w.
Roepke, flesh wound in neck; Minor Fritz. flesh
wound in cheek; John Drnius, flesh wound in leg;
A. Everly. flesh wound in breast; David Phillips
flesh wound in leg; Policeman Alya G.. Green
leese, struck over heart by brick; John King,
knee injured by brick; Ed Dunn, struck by
brick.
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night it was thought that the work of the
frenzied mob was ended However. the
next awfnl move OF the night was the Use
of dynamite, which caused more !estruc
tion in the city building and wrecked
many windows in nearby buildings. Elec-
trio light wires were cut, and the big are
light in front of the building dropped.
Next came the total destruction of the
building.
Some one rushed into the building and
started a fire. The flames began to spread
rapidly, and soon the building was a roar
ing furnace. In the mean time the four
prisoners who were locked up in the city
prison were given their freedom and they
fastened away The officers escaped from
the building through the basement and
made their way south along the canal TO
escape the mob.
The firemen responded promptly and
heroicaliy and they drove their apparatus
between the crowd and the city building
just at the time when the heaviest shoot
ing was taking place. Three or four of
the hremen were wounded, but the men
never finched and speeded to do their
duty The crowd commanded the fire
men to return TO their stations or suffer
the consequences, but the iremen cen
tlnued TO work. Several lines Of hose
were cut and the fremen were effectually
prevented from working.
Mayor Young at ! O'Clock asked Gov
ernor Nash for militia protection. Com
pany c, of the Eighth Regiment. Canton,
and the entire Fourth Regiment in camp
| at Minerva Park. Columbus, except one
! company, were ordered out Company G
arrived at o'clock and the Fourth Req
ment at 9 o'clock. Assistant Adjutant
| General Adams assumed charge, and the
troops were Immediately put to work pa
trolling the streets in the vicinity of the
burned buildings. Tonight the two local
companies and F. of the Eighth Reg
ment, are all lying in their armories and
under arms.
The property loss viii be 100000. OF
this 100000 belongs to the city, and with
out money consideration is the less Of AL
the plats and records in the city engi-
neer's Office. Columbia Halls loss will be
about s., coo; ]. p. Whitelaws liquor store
SO, 900, and minor losses will figure up
$780, goo.
The awful strain which Chief of Police
Harrison was subjected to during Wednes-
day night was too much for his mind, and
he became violently insane and escaped
from the city in a buggy about daylight
this morning. He was seen driving south
at breakneck speed. and at this time his
whereabouts is unknown.
Tonight the city is full OF rumors of
further trouble, but drizzling rain is fall
ing and little anxiety is felt among the
authorities.