Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-23
Akronites Viewing Evidences ofthe
Wild Fury Of the Mob
A LIST OF 81 CASUALTIES.
or These Three are Fatai-Chiet Of
Police Goes Insane-TroOps Now
Control the situation.

Akron. OHIO, Aug gas p iea't Ni
last nights riot one Is dead, two more
VIII die, sixteen others are more Or less
Injured and fully a million dollars .a
property has gone up in smoke. The
city hall Is totally destroyed da
Columbian building. which adJolnol he
city han, Is a heap Of ashes, and s.y-
eral smaller frame buildings ia the
vicinity are IN ruins.
The destruction was wrought by Doe
Wild mob which held possession NJ 'ha
city from dark night until almost dawn
this morning.
1t is estimated that the mob was come
posed Of not less than 1900 men.
The list Of killed and injured follows
KILLED.
GlenWade. aged II years, son CO LIE
Ian Wade, Empire Hotel, shot through
the heart
FATALLY INJURED,
Rhoda Davidson, aged 4. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ. Davidson, shot
through brain,
Fred Vorwlck. buckshot wound u abe
d0men.
INJURED.
W. II. Dussel. flesh wound in lag
Park Strair. flesh wound In leg.
John l.. Washer, scalp wound from
brick.
Arthur +. sprague, teamster, scalp
wound
John Ahren. painter. flesh wound.
NJ. Il. Chemlostky flesh wound hand /
Albert Grant, flesh wound below knee. .
Frank Soue. flesh wound In hand
Fireman l. Manchester, flesh wound. .
cheek and neck.
Fireman w. Roepke, flesh wound 90
neck
Fireman Minor Fritz, flesh wound 20
cheek
Fireman David Phillips, flesh wound .
IN cheek
Fireman John Denius flesh wound To- .
leg.
Fireman A. Eberly, flesh wound 90 /
breast.
Policeman Alya G. Greenlesse. struck .
over the heart with a brick, serious
Policeman John King, struck on knee .
with q brick.
Detective Edward Dunn, struck on .
The back with a brick.
Albert Stevens, Of Graham station
shot IN foot.
GATHERING OF THE STORM
Throughout yesterday afternoon there |
We're ominous mutterlngs OF the g1th- .
erlng storm which grew more moe
nounced as night approached.
The authorities did everything .n
their power 70 quiet public opinion hg-
despite their efforts an immense crowd
gathered around the jail. where Louis
Peck, the alleged negro rapist. was CON.
lined, and soon the cry Lynch ths MIG
ger was on every tongue.
Meanllme the authorities had quietly
removed Peck and another negro rrs-
lner from the jail and sent then 0
'herins.
a CRAZY MOB.
The mob, however would not believe
NAT The men had been taken away As
ilsht came on the fury grew apa0a
many eliminating IN an assault shortly
.lter midnight on the court hous. and
alter on the city hall. Immense charges
If dynamite We're placed under M. Inn
md county building and then 10 san.
'Iete It's work the mob applied tbe
orch
TROOPS IN CONTROL.
Akron today presents a dec.f.uy
variike appearance. Soldiers tanned
~ weeks encampment are matUb.rs
o. ana FRO with belts filled with r4r-
RIGGS. Col. j, d. Potter Is I'm command
lnder him are forty-one stan ami linz
IlcerS and $3.50 men OF the Fourtb ....I
lent. ~
Assistant Adiutant General Adams
no Surgeon Major Taylor. of General
peake's stan, are also here
company &, OF Canton. FORTY three ,
len, is under command Of Captain w..
/. Fisher.
Guards are strung along Main stree. .
o Keep back the crowds of cpr.rs.ty .
eekers. b.
REPENTING AT LEISURE .
The excitement has calmed down and .
he people Of Akron are ruefullv ..n. r
'mplatlng the smoldering evidenr.. ~ D.
he wild fury Of the mob. I,
Groups Of iiremen are pouring Vsf.r
TO the smoldering ruins
chief OF Police Harrison Is rar--faI
sane over the awful events of a.t r
lshI Inc last seen OF him H. V.s II
ilNlns rapidly out Of the city toward
be- south
otiicer a. G. Greenlesse has been APP.
ointed by Mayor Young as eeare I'D
SALOONS CLOSED c.
Mayor Young this morning iss,.s . "
reclamation 20 close an saioons r-.I t
lrther orders. '''''' U
A special meeting OF the council WAS n
5ld az 10 O'Clock 0.
In the destruction OF the ,n,,,......l r.
hlding the city has lost an the re..lfs D.
me city clerk and also the reco,.r. ~ c.
.e city engineer City Engineer p.gr.
10 the loss In his department v.r.I
iully halt a million dollars
me Ola post Of ice building q. F.
rher OF Broadway and Mn strer, has D..
eh secured as temporary quartz f.r q.
OFFICERS DID THEIR DUTY
Mayor Young said this norma. ..r.. rn
d everything that we could ~, t SI
3 would satisfy the mob IT,
.ttees searched the building fro,, ..i
10 garnet and reported Peck ne. ,..t
De round, but the mob would ne ..t.
-lr word Newspaper dispatcbse Dom
aNeland stating that Peck Was 4, .T u
the mob. "ooie' -' al.
IhSn the assault on the buid,ny De-. .-0
- resisted as long as we co,r1 I POI.
] mat We did right as wo c,n'e -., sr
INIT the building TO De ssci,Dt S..
lpose me mob released eirbf W. ,.r 3"
ne prisoners In the CITY an 81 SH
5 ~ l, ! DO not know who ,s.y l.
re or what became OF them "O ''.' 81.
NO MARTIAL LAW YET ,t.
: Vas l,i, oEns was was asked IL marital t.'