The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-15
MANY ARE SERIOUSLY HURT
 DURING FIERCE FIGHTING
Hundreds of Shots Are Fired and Brckbats and Stones Terrify
 the Whole Com
 munity.

 the district bounded by Amsterdam and West End avenues and Sixty-first and Sixty-third streets, so-called because of it's notoriety as a battle ground was the scene tonight of furious race riot which required 250 policemen to quell, after many shots had been fired, and several persons had been seriously injured
 The trouble began shortly after 9 o'clock when policeman arrested Edward Con nelly for attacking Henry Williams "a ne- gro, and was pursued to the station house with his prisoner by mob of Connellys friends, hurling showers of stones and other missiles.
 Nelghborhood in an Uproar.
 When the station house reserve turn ed out, the whole neighborhood was in an uproar, and blacks and whites en- gagged in a desperate struggle in the streets. Torrents of missiles were hurled from roofs and windows. Within ten min utes, not less than a thousand men, boys and women, black and white. were en- gagged in furious combat The small party of police were powerless and reinforce ments were summoned. On their arrival
 
 and strong patrols made repeated charges down the streets in a vain effort to re- store order. They succeeded in making a few prisoners and were forced to re- treat. fighting every inch of the way, and pursued to the station house by a bowling mob.
 The worst fighting was on Sixty-second street, where from every window and roof rained missiles, while hundreds of shots were fired.
 Roundsman Patrick Walsh was knock ed down by Joseph B. Smith. a negro, who leaped upon him from stoop, and after attempting to shoot him struck him repeatedly with the but end of his revolver. Walsh was finally rescued by his comrades.
 Hurry Calls for Reserves.
 Inspector Mclaughlin arrived shortly before g o'clock and realizing how wide spread was the danger, sent hurry calls for reserves from as far north as One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street and as far south as Leonard street, from the east side, and from the west side. In all, there were more than 250 men under com- mand of the inspector within twenty minutes.
 Squads of men were sent along roofs of the houses in Sixty-second street where the fighting seemed neaNleSl. lney Wdihtu from West End avenue to Amsterdam clearing the roofs, and found that many chimneys had been torn to pieces to fur ntsh ammunition to the rioters, and in inc corners of roofs were mounds of bricks. pottery and bottles. More arrests were made and several whites and negroes were rescued.
 Inspector Mclaughlin and Captain Gal lagher, while passing through the district, Tar0hv was being beaten by two negroes, armed with rocks The negroes escaped.
 Rloting Soon Spread.
 The rioting. spread down to Fifty-sev- enth street and ceased there. The hardest battles were fought between Sxty-frst and Sixty-thrd streets. For more than half an hour cars on the Amsterdam line were blocked. Negroes pursued by whites took refuge on cars, and were followed bv showers of bricks and stones. Every window In many cars was broken, and messengers took shelter Tn houses. Con- ductors and motormen hid under seats. leaving their cars to the mercy of the mob Several passengers were slightly hurt by stones and broken glass.
 Commissioner McAdoo arrived at Il o'clock. and made tour or the battle field, the fighting by that time having ceased He said the riot could not have taken place had not the rougher eiement been permitted to carry arms. They ap- peared to have regular arsenal of wea- pons. and the police found many arms when they searched the prisoners. Two negroes had their injuries attended to by the ambulance surgeons. but scores Of others less seriously hurt were taken to their homes by friends. Five whites and six negroes. among them women of both races. almost all of whom bore traces of the conflict with the police, were arrested picked body of policemen was detailed to occupy the disturbed region during the night and assist the regulars of the pre-