Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-08
MAYOR YOUNG.
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were told by Councilman sorrick, who
lives opposite, that Captain Werner
had left half or three quarters of an
hour before for the purpose of getting
out his company and that he said that
he would get ten or fifteen men to.
gether and would disperse the mob in
a half hour.
We then started for our homes, Mr..
McMillen leaving me at the corner OF
Adolph and Forge.
"As soon as 1 reached home, which
was shortly after IL o'clock, called up
the City building and asked Chief
Harrison whether the militia was in
sight. He said no. then called up
Mr.. Loomis at the Central engine
house, once more using this means of
communication, and asked him to
send a man to Company F's armory
and urge them to make haste. / then
called up Mr.. Feederle's house. His
wife answered the phone. She told
me in response to inquiries that her
husband was in Bucyrus, that he was
not Captain of Company b any more
but that he had been succeeded by Mr..
Blackburn. I then called up the West
ern Union and told them to send a
messenger boy to Blackburn's at once
and tell him 1 wanted him to get out
as many of his men as possible and as
sist Captain Werner in suppressing the
riot. I also called up Mr.. Loomis and
told him to send a man to BIS armory
and urge upon Captain Blackburn the
necessity OF haste.
BY that time my wife had been
wrought up to such state of nervous
excitement that she required my at
tention. had done all up to that time
within my power to stop the riot.
do not doubt, however, but what some
Grand Juror could have done more.
went up stairs, told my wife that
everything was now all right that
there would be no further trouble and
as proof of this, and thinking that l
could induce her to fall asleep, disrob
ed and got ready for bed Just after
donning my night attire, the telephone
bell rang. went down stairs and
answered the call. Mr. Loomis was
at the other end of the line. He said
his messenger had reported that there
was no one at either armory
Just at this time the door bell rang.
My wife at first objected to my open
ing the door. After a little persuasion
I succeeded in calming her fears and
on opening the door I found Probate
Judge Anderson. This I remember
was after 12 o'clock. He asked me
what stepssI had taken to stop the riot.
While was telling him, some
one called me and said that Captain
Blackburn refused to call out his COM
pany without written order from me,
The Judge then said there was no
use depending on the local militia;
that the only way to do was to call the
Governor I then called up the West
ern Union and sent telegram to Gov
ernor Nash asking him to send troops
at once from either Canton or Cleve'
land.
also wrote an order and gave 1t to
Judge Anderson commanding Captain
Blackburn to call out his company al
once. Judge Anderson took this, got
in his cab aud drove away.
called up Police Headquarters al
Cleveland and Canton and asked then
to notify the Captain of their loca
companies TO call their men together
awaiting the orders from the Governor
also called UP the train dispatcher
at the Union Depot and arranged foI
special train to bring the troops from
whichever point the Governor nigh
designate. Not yet having heard from
the Governor, called him up by lonl
distance telephone. He told me h