The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-17
RACE RIOTS IN
new YORK CITY
Furious Mob Tried to Lynch In.
nOcent Negroes.
FIFTY PERSONS WOUNDED
Five Hundred Police on Duty Ambulance
Kept on the Ran Metropolis Of
America DIsgraesd BY
wild Disorder.

NEW YORK. Aug. 16.-such a fur
ious ebullition Of race hatred as found
vent In the rioting which occurred here
last night. the outgrowth Of a murder
a few days ago Of Policeman Thorpe by
negro named Arthur Harris. has not
been equaIed in New York in many
years.
AS a result Of the disturbance, which
ragged from midnight until o'clock
and burst out in flame Of passion and
violence at intervals until daybreak.
there were about 50 persons injured by
pistol balls. razors or knives. rocks
and clubs. OF these. one negro. Lloyd
Lee, may not recover. and Policeman
Kennedy Is also seriously injured. Lee
is alleged to have made threats against
the life Of Kennedy because he was
the particular friend and associate OF
Thorpe. the murdered officer. Thorpe
was the third white man murderously
assaulted in the vicinity by negroes.
race prejudice having been engen-
dered. In less than an hour from the
time the trouble began last night. the
whole Of the west side. from Twenty
eighth street to Longacre Square. above
Forty-second street, including Eighth
and Ninth avenues. were in an up
roar. Forty or more arrests were made.
Peace was not restored in the anti
negro riot district until after o'clock
this morning. During the riot it is
estimated that 500 police were on duty.
and ambulances from every hospital
on the west side were kept busy.
About 9 o'clock there was heavy
downpour OF rain. and It is the opin-
ion Of the police that this did more
to dlssipate the mob and quiet the riot
than a thousand men would have been
able to do.
At 4 o'clock. when IT was thought
all was over Policemen Hughes and
Jeliff. of the West Thirtleth-street sta
tion. were assaulted with shower Of
bricks and bottles thrown by negroes
on the roof Of a house The crowd
from the street rushed up the stair
way. but by the time they reached the
roof the assailants had descended
through scuttles and had disappeared.
Two negroes were later pulled from
under a bed. Thex resisted until club
bed over the head. and one had his
nose broken. The men denied that they
were on the roof.
Richard Harris was badly beaten up
on account Of report that he was the
man who murdered Thorpe It was
discovered later that this was a mis-
take. However. as he had dangerous
looking shoemaker's knife in his sleeve,
he was arrested.
The police say that few, II any pre-
vious race riots in this city have COM
pared with that Of last night, so far
as the dogged determination Of those
who precipitated It is concerned.
Many fights between whites and
blacks occurred again tonight. Alex
ander Robinson. a negro. and colored
friend. were on Thirty-fourth street
car. Some one set up shout as the
car neared Eighth avenue that the ne
groes ought to be lynched. A man with
elothes-line appeared from somewhere
and the two negroes were pulled off the
car. A rope was thrown around Rob-
inson's neck and with fifty men and
boys pulling, the mob started for a
lamp post. A squad Of police appeared
before the mob had gone far and with
much clubbing dispersed the crowd
Two negroes got away. Several noisy
crowds were dispersed.