The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-27
REIGN OF TERROR IN NEW Or
LEANS FINALLY CHECKED
BY MAYOR
MILITIA CALLED BY GOVERNOR
FIFTEEN HUNDRED SOLDIERS AND
FIVE HUNDRED POLICE
ON DUTY
SEVERAL DEATHS MAY RESULT
One Negro Is Dead, Six Others VIII
Probably Die, and Score Are
Suffering From Severe Injuries
-HOOdIums Blamed.

NEW ORLEANS, July 26.-In the riot
ing of last night and today one negro
was beaten to death, six were so badly
wounded that their lives are despaired
of, and about a score of people, white
and black, male and female, have been
more or less seriously wounded
Disorderly acts following the disturb
Rnces of last night were committed
throughout the city today, and resulted
in the swearing in by the mayor of 500
special policemen, and the ordering out
Of 1900 of the state militia, upon orders
of Gov. Heard, who responded promptly
TO the appeal of Mayor Capdevielle for as
Eistance in suppressing the existing law
lessness and in preventing tonight a re-
currence of the violence of last night.
Throughout the day attacks have been
made by irresponsible mobs of whites
upon the black element, and the negroes,
before nightfall, had been completely
chased from the streets.
The effect of the disorders has put a
practical stop to business in the whole
sale districts and on the river front, and
as this means a serious Gripping of the
trade of the port the business elements
rallied in force, and hundreds Of the
most prominent men of the city respond
ed to the appeal of the mayor for assist
Rnce in preserving order.
Col. Wood, who commanded the First
Louisiana regiment in the Spanish war,
was placed in command of the special
police.
The police have been practically help
less throughout the disturbances. The
force consists Of 300 men, including clerks
and operators, and this is manifestly
force Inadequate to the preservation of
the peace in a city of 10000 people.
But aside from this was fierce indigna-
ton among the members of the depart
ment over the killing Of Capt Day and
Patrolman Lamb by the negro Robert
Charles. Further, there is a strong re-
sentiment on the part of the working peo-
pie against the contractors, because of
the employment of negro labor, to the
exclusion of whites, on public works and
on the levee fronts.
MAYOR DETERMINED.
Mayor Capdevielle was at ocean Springs
last night when the mobs swept over
the CITY, but when he arrived at his Of
fee today he came with full determine
ton to take hold of the situation with a
firm hand. He found awaiting him a
delegation of the leading merchants Of
the city. who said the interests of the
community and its commercial walfare
demanded prompt and vigorous action.
About the same time Lieut.. Gov Es-
topinel, who had witnessed a scene of
outrage upon negroes on Canal street,
joined the conference at the hotel. He
at once advised a conference with Gov.
Heard, at Baton Rouge. The long dis
tance telephone was used and the gov
ernor said he would order out all avail
able troops.
Without delay he sent messages to Col.
Hogdon. commanding the First brigade,
and had him Immediately order out the
Washington artillery, the Louisiana field
artillery and the First regiment At the
armories there were 1,500 men.
At the same time the mayors proclaim
alton appealed for 500 special police. Be-
fore p. m. 400 representative t\lzens had
been sworn in.
The mayor made requisition on the
leading hardware and ammunition estab-
lishments of the city, and the specials
over the city.
WORK OF HOODLUMS.
Hoodlums prowled the streets through
out the day and when they espied negro
assaulted him. In some cases citizens ral-
lied the police, and with their assistance
beat off the attackers.
One of the most fragrant instances of
cewardice shown was that of a man who
slipped into the mOrgue and, pointing his
pistol through a window, made an at
tempt to shoot one of the female negro
prisoners In the parish prison.
Just after daylight the remnants of one
of the mobs gathered at the Spanish fort
railway stations, whence a large number.
of negro laborers daily leave for their
work at Chalmette. They saw crowd
of darkies approaching, and started to
chase them. Louis Lapuyard got in their
way, and received a bullet in the leg
Later in the forenoon a negro emptied his
pistol into a downtown house and wound
ed a child
At II o'clock mob marched through
Lafayette square, which is opposite the
city hall, and, discovering some negroes
In the park, jumped on and beat them
until they made their escapes. An hour
afterward a white man saw negro nam
ed Ross at the corner of Lafayette and
Dryades streets and ured his gun at him
Those on the street fled in every direction,
and the negro made his escape
Shortly after 1 o'clock Josephine Wild
a child, while seated in front Of her home,
caught stray bullet in the knee.
Two hours later Nordo Fratello and
Tony Michel, Italians, got into a dispute
as to whether the mob was right or
wrong in running down and whipping out