Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
driving rapidly out of the city toward the
south.
Nine companies of the 4th Regiment ar
rived at 9:2O o'clock.

south.
Nine companies of the 4th Regiment ar
rived at 9:20 o'clock.
Special Meeting of Council.
Mayor Young has called a special meet
ing of the council for 10 o'clock.
In the destruction Of the municipal ,alid-
ing the city has lost all the records of the
city clerk and the records of the city en-
gfneer.
City Engineer Hayne said the loss in his
department will be fully half million.
The old post Office building, at the corner
Of Broadway and Mill street, has been
secured as temporary quarters for the city
offices.
Akron's streets present a decidedly war
like appearance Soldiers. tanned by a
weeks encampment, are marching to and
fro. with belts filled with cartridges Col
!. u. Potter is In command. Under him are
forty-one staff and line officers and 800
men of the 4th Regiment Assistant Adju-
tant General Adams and Surgeon Major
Taylor of General Speaks staff are also
here. Company c of Canton, forty-three
men, Is under command Of Capt w. A.
Fisher
Mayor ,ung said this morning: 1--WE did
everything We could, but nothing would
saus1y the mob. Two committees searched
the building from cellar to garret and re-
ported Peck was not to be found: but the
mob would not take their word News
paper dispatches from Cleveland stating
all were hooted at by the mob
Then the assault on the building began
we resisted as long as we could. I feel
mat we did right, as we could not permit
mob released eight or ten male prisoners
in the city Jail in the basement. | don't
know who they were or what became of
them" -
May Declare Martial Law,
mayor Young was asked if martial law
was likely to be declared 'That will de-
pend on subsequent events" he said. at
dont seem necessary from the outlook
now Mayor Young said last night the
mob seemed to him to be made un of the
rough element of Akron. Or course. there
were thousands OF spectators. He said this
morning: Il can remember positiyaIv hut
one man who took an active part in the
rlotlng Who this was the mayor would
not state ~
Akron will virtually be under military
control until tomorrow at lees: MaUnr
Young told Col Potter at noon that he
wanted the troops to remain over night
possiniS longer. Although everything is
quiet today the mayor does not propnse to
take any chances.
Aioert Greeniesse, who was appointed act.
ing chef of police, has declined to serve.
anu a. John Durkin, jr., has been appointed
~ MS pace. Durkin is the Oldest man on
the force. Up to noon nothing had he an
heard of Chief Harrison.
coroner Leberman will view the bodies
OF young Gien Wade and Baby Davidson
today and will probably postpone his IN
quest until later No arrangements have
been made for the funerals of the victims.
me city hall is a complete wreck None
OF the city records We're saved. The auto-
mooiie police patrol wagon was practicallv
o 1ne only thing saved from the building
Inc front wall iitters the street and the
rear wall crushed the boiler room in the
badly. 'u' ou4eeu
Columbia Hall, a frame building. forner-
~ used as a skating rink. IS feet long and
80 deep. is only heap of ashes bent and
pattered scraps of agricultural implements.
mat filled it, mingled with them. :John
j" niteia"s saloon, two-story frame
building next south, was also burned to the
ground. The Christy block, across the
i street. north Of the city hail. had many
broken windows and was also damaged nv
water. Windows were broken in MANY adj
joining blocks.
While the city hall was burning the mob
oroke into the patrol station nearby, took
out the automobile patrol wagon and ran it
up and down the street amid wild wells of
approval. man brandishing a big knife
acted as motorman. During the excitement
earlier In the evening colored man was
chased from street car. Some one start
ed story that 1t was Peck.
During the riot colored people wisely
stayed at home. No attention Is paid to
colored people, however, on the streets to-
day.