The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-26

New Orleans, July 26.-All last night,
and up to half past three o'clock this
morning. mobs ran riot through this city
on hunt for negroes and those unfortu-
mates who fell into their grasp were
either killed or so badly wounded that
they were left for dead.
After the uobs got started. the negroes
became terrorized and took shelter IN
their homes and the outhouses of white
people who protected them, IL was
only the unsuspecting and inoffensive ne
grces who were the victims.
The police were powerless. As fast as
they apparently dispersed a crowd In
one section Ii only reformed and moved
TO some other point TO continue its devil
ish work.
The mobs were composed almost entire
" of boys under 2l years of age and
they had no leaders, but acted on COM
mon impulse.
GATHERING OF THE MOB
The movement started from a gathering
of men at the Lee Statue, corner of st.
Charles avenue and Howard street, gath
ering force as IL moved, and gradually
becoming infiamed to the point OF des-
peration.
After the mobs had stopped in Morri-
son SQUARE, on Washington avenue and
Franklin street, near the scene OF the
a asa ssina ton of Capt Day and Officer
Lamb. where they listened to speech
from a man hailng from Kenner, they
then started out to way-iay the negroes.
Most Of the colored population had ta-
ken warning from the excitement or the
night before and kept indoors. but there
were some returning TO their homes
from work and II was one of these who
was the first victim.
DRAGGED FROM A CAR.
T4e was in a crowded Henry Clay ave-
nue. car near the square and when the
mob saw him. they rushed TOT me car
and dragged him out firing one shot into
the car. He turned out to be Alexander
Rufyin. a Pullman car porter, and he was
hadlv used up. He was cut and shot
and beaten over the head.
There was another negro with him In
the car who hid under the seat and
| after the car had started the mob d's-
| covered him, but they could not c"tch
| the car.
r G. Luny, the conductor Of Peters.
| avenue car. was shot I'm the foot on
| FRANKLIN street and the car riddled with
| bullets.
T., G. Davis, the motorman on the same
car. was also shot I'm the foot.
Frnrs Shsperd. white man, WHO VAS
| MADE SHORT WORK OF HIM
| Coming down TO Jackson avenue, the
| mob met r. T.. Sanders the colored por-
4 fer of an insurance agency. He had
| heard the indiscriminate shooting and
| stepped out of his gate to see what II
was about lie stepped into the arms of
the mob and they made short work of
him.
They stabbed anu shot him in the back
ana left him for dead. In the attack his
watch was stolen.
A dozen or more of the mob went out
/ further In the rear of the town where
they found a negress named Esther
Fields standing In her door. They bru-
tally beat her.
The main crowd continued on dowr
town. heading for the parish prison
They were met block away by n squad
! OF police who stopped them. They ther
began breaking into the second hand
stores on Rampant street in that neigh.
borhood, hunting for arms and ammuni
tion.
The poIice made a demonstration ant
drove them off. After lingering around
| Rampart street for an hour. the mol
| divided, one section going down towr
and the other starting back uptown.
INDuLGED IN PISTOL PLAY.
IL The latter crowd started for the Basir
In the vicinity OF the Illinois Central de
| pot as that Is "A popular rendezvous fo
negroes. Before starting. they indulge,
| in a little pistol play and wounded Os
wald Mcmahon. a l2-year-old boy I'm ia,
leg The boy had been following tn
crowd. on the way up they went through
| the Poydras market and found a ncgr'
| watchman. George Norris. whom the,
proceeded 20 chase through the market
L -s.~st.~ him "A bQ ran IIe Ia aerlo.sa
Is Injured.
John Deeds. a white man was shot dur
ing the indiscriminate shooting in IN
| Poydras marks<. The mob searched tn
vicinity of the Basin thoroughly and Tall
sns TO md any one. walked out toward