The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-07-02
WILMINGTON IS QUIET
Rioting as Result Of Lynching Of
George White Ends.
VISITORS AT SCENE OF TRAGEDY

Only Evidence Of Mob's Work That
Remains is Stones Inscribed: "here
is Al That Remains Of White"--Co,.
ored Preachers sensaticna, Sermon.
Wilmington, Del. June 90. - Thou
sands OF persons visited yesterday
the scene where George F. White,
the negro, was burned to death last
Monday night by a mob FOR the muir.
der Of Miss Helen Bishop. They came
from all the small towns in this vi,
cinity. and hundreds journeyed to the
execution place from Chester, Pa, and
Philadelphia. A trolley line runs to
about three-duarters OF mile from
the scene, and bus drivers and others
owning vehicles did a thriving bust
ness carrying passengers TO the place
and explaining to them the events OF
the last two weeks. The burning took
place in a freshly ploughed field about
80 feet from the roadway, which is
hidden by high bushes. The field has
been tramped almost as smooth and
hard as asphalt by the thousands Ct
persons that have visited the farm.
The only evidence that remains of the
work of the mob are three cobble-
tion has been placed win indelible
ink
Here Is all that remains Of White"
The bushes behind which the as
sault and murder occurred have been
cut down FOR distance Of several
yards and carried away by relic hunt.
ers Many al those who visited the
scene, among them large num-
Der OF women, carried away spriy
or branch OF the bushes.
Discussion OF the events a. the last
week Is rapidly ending, although the
AFFAIR was the text OF some Of the
clergymen yesterday. The preachers
without exception condemned the
lynchins. Notwithstanding the fact
that public sentiment Is overvhelm
insly or the side OF the ,yrchers. The
Rev. Robert A. Elwood. the Presby-
terian minister who has come in for
much criticism for his sermon In which
he suggested lynchins In case the ne.
gro escaped speedy punishment at the
hands Of the law, did not refer 70 the
lynchins oT the criticisms yesterday
These criticisms were answered hy his
congregation when the following reso.
lutions were read during the services
We. the officers and members OF the
olivet Presbyterian Church, Whining.
ton, Delaware. realizing the unjus;
criticism being made upon our beloved
pastor the Rev Robert A. Elwood. by
large proportion Of the public press
do place ourselves on record In the fol-
lowing resolutions:
First-We express our firm belief In
our pastors honesty, integrity ane
Christian courage. Rs expressed Nv NJ.
pulpit messages and his life IN oul
midst
( Secono-We record our benef tina
this message Of lssi Sunday evenins
was both timely and true. sensible and
scriptura. and IN no wise g2u the &C
tions Of the citizens OF Monday nigh
he chargeable 70 tina, sermon
The Rev Montrosf VI Thornton
coloreG pastor o; the First \ n (
Church ii this city. preached sensa
tional sermon IC his courreca-lr las
nigh; He sale IL part
The white man IL fare OF MI
boasred civilization stands before MI
Fvrs m demon Of the words races.
monster incE~natr anc II SO IA a. th'
neE-u race lE concerned seems 70 xiv
nu uuE-ter Tns white u 3 heather
henL Z munstros.Jy before God and u
euuE u Euy a., Il the category O
CRIME ! wOulc sooner rrus, uyseE Il
ia ueI o. hyenEg T. = LIS arms wiz
me court EnC law officers o. law y Ii
nlndF -nt neBplsec negro car sxpeC
nc me-Cy justice o. projection In
lpegru II unsIft anywhere L TINS cuuu
I--y H. IA -ne open prey L; a tine
o. Da-DarlunE vnc know n Restrain
;anc wi. NO o. reE-rGruec
There Ii Uu, onr ps-t iett fyr Ia
ipersecutsr neg-c when charged VIII
crime anc wnsI innocent b. 1 ID,
juuIy yUurse. Euu a's LGugr: by III
iessUl Of outrage % save rUurseH t-ur
llu-ture q LDs usnGs o. LDt blood -s.,e {
tiDG yuDli, Save YOU raUe from insul
isnc shame b. yUur Uwr sheriff
cou-t anc Jury Es was the Uu-is,
tJfacy DIe IL YOU Lracks perhap
Idriukng tDs uipDc o. YOU pursusrs
toOUk-T = WasuuglU, charity. ~
imauity advice o. forgiveness iv,e j.
uustr, and b. yu WI nsysr ~ -. .vr.
GATED 10y waite uru
Wilmington remains quir' 1us y.
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ines. almost auy emergency r 4. uy
..ryel tua' any furrAr.r tryuo.r ~.
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waite aur blacks sG4iLsr e4cu oJue
app'sars t. " rapidly d,asyyearlu,
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