Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
THE SURGEONS STORY.
a Thrilling Ride to the Scene and ="
o,.ncus Clash Imminent.

outncus Clash Imminent
ambulance 10 Twenty-ninth
% s.-sets as soon as possible. a man
-. So, f,s6rv shot This was the can
. 80. al the City Hospital yesterday
afternoon at O'CLOCK - 8,
DR.. Morris grabbed his satchei, ana ~.
:, r.p. seconds the ambulance, o1i'ei W
eay Ford. was speeding TO the scene u
t,1e riot. ae,,eo
Or. Morris. ,,con
..yve had our fastest horse 70 the "aeon'
nd If was the quickest trip i nave e.
oerienced during the time l nave '3e'
The ambulance coy
when we neared the sceile e.
,.-en crowd congregated about the once
,r,,a-. seemed 10 be two distinct
factions. The white people were IN one
nod and the negroes in another. foiu
se-,, bss he'll ringing and dashed through
the crowd. ,,-;,,
"vshe,1 / reached the man he was ivihs
., bench In the office Drs. Parker ana
cav had examined the man ana reeuesleo
m. to hurry him to the Retreat for the
sick On all sides were crys of Lynch
him, Hang him String him up.
~ nut the wounded man on my seretcii-
er and with the aid of one OF the Stree
car corpany's 1notorTnen, put MN ID lAe
<-agon.
Just as I got the man in the wagon
came tho exciting time. Brick-bats. rocks.
orr other missiles were flying through the
air in every direction. To me it seems q
miracle that the wagon cover was not
torn to pieces by the rocks. ! was GiVlns
the natieat a drink OF water when the
rocks were first thrown. AS soon as the
rock. throwing started, the white men
were forced around the corner Ihey "ehl
into the car sheds, secured pistols, ana
came out again. 1t was then that the nr-
ing began.
1.-The driver had turned the horse around
20 the other side Of the wagon so as 10
protect him as much as possible, without
exposing the rear of the wagon to the d.
recuon from which the bricks were com
Ing.
We were very much afraid that our
horse would be struck by q rock Beins
a tiery-spirited animal, had he been struck
he would certainly have caused great
deal of trouble in the crowd.
The trouble was precpitated by
drunken man coming out of the shed. yell
ing as loud as he possibly could, and
throwing up his hands The whites and
blacks were quarreling before he came
and a negro was flourishing knife over
his head.
When the drunken man came out.
some one must have struck him. for he
rolled over into the crowd and there was
q general nix-up the result of which l
did not wait 10 see.
Before / got out Of hearing, ] heard at
least twenty-five or thirty pistol shots.
LAS soon as the crowd of white people
was forced around the corner and into the
sheds, there was an opening in the crowd
through which the ambulance was driven
Coming down P street from the sheds,
we passed two cars loaded with people.
The cars were standing in full view Of
the disturbance, and most Of the passen-
gers were women and children.
They were crying, screaming. and
wringing their hands. 1t was terrible
sight, one that 1 have never before wit
messed.
Il took Mr.. Baber TO the Retreat. after
wards I received call to the City Jail.
When I got there l found that I was
wanted to treat Edward e. Watkins. the
negro who is charged with having shot
13aber. He was cut on the head and was
terribly bruised all over the body
81 told the nurse at the Jail to bandagc
his head up. and then came home. That's
Hi know