Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-25
RIOTING At ATLANTA
Brought About BY Dastardly Deeds
OF Negroes.
FOUR on SATURDAY
Mobs For Hours Wreaksd Vengeance
Upon Blacks, Killing About six'
teen and breaking Numer-
Gus windows.

alarming proportions began mere oat
urday night Through the night II
ragged with varying ylgor. and when
morning dawned Sunday Il found the
downtown streets in possession OF
eight companies Of the Georgia na.
tional guard. with a battery OF light
artillery In reserve.
This situation came as the result
Of the repeated assaults or attempted
assaults on white women by negroes. 4
The list Of eight Of such assaults. with
IN the limits OF Fulton county within
the last nine weeks was added 10
Saturday. when four attempts at as
sault were reported. Flaring head !
lines In the special editions OF after I
noon newspapers wrought the popu- /
lace 10 a high pitch Of excitement /
The usual Saturday night crowds were |
largely increased by men and boys. |
who thronged the downtown streets. I
There was no leader and no overt act I
until late In the evening. About 10
o'clock q negro showed a white woman
from the sidewalk on Whitehill street
In the center OF town. Almost stimuli.
taneously a negro woman made an In !
sulting remark 10 a white man on an
ajolning street. and he administer what
he considered due punishment From
this start. the excited crowd. which
had become a mob began It's work OF
destruction. Five thousand white men
and boys thronged the downtown
streets looking for negroes. News OF I
a riot brought thousands more from
their homes IN the suburbs and resi-.
dence districts until fully 10000 men
thronged the downtown section They
made attacks on the incoming cars.
Each car was secured for negroer.
The trolleys were pulled from the
| wires. and IN the semidarkness OF the
unllghted car negroes were beaten.
/ Gu, and stamped upon In an unreason-
ing. mad frenzy. II a negro ventured
resistance or demonstrated. Il meant
practically sure death. One care half
filled with negro approached from an
outside run. The mobe dashed Tor the
car Resistance was made by the ne
groes, who had not been apprised OF
the trouble. Three negroes lay dead
| on the floor OF the car when II was
permitted 20 move on, and two more
were seriously beaten and unoon
scious.
When the crowd seemed TO be get.
ting beyond control. at about 10
o'clock. Mayor Woodward mounted a
car platform on Peachtree and Mariet'.
"A street and urged the crowd 20 dis
perse declaring that the assailants OF
the white women would be adequate
IN and promptly punished by due pro
cess of law Mayor Woodward was
siven respectful hearing. but when
he finished the work OF destruction
was resumed. He made another ap
neal few moments later. buth with
out result
Then he TUNED in a general fire
alarm. calling the entire department
10 the scene. To Chief Joyner he gave
the laconic order, Clear the streets
The result was 10 stop the mob In its
work In that immediate section ana
10 drive u 10 other streets The situa'
ton became so threatening at II
o'clock that Governor Terrell was ap-
pealed 70. 20 order out the state
troops.
Although no request had come from
,he sheriff. Governor Terrell gave the
order mobilizing the eight local infant
~ COMPANIES az onca Previously a
police not call had been sounded sum
moning all oiice reserves 10 headquar-
,ers ,wnh the decision 10 call out
the troops the big fire bell sounded
| once more. this time the call for every
( member Of the militia 10 report forth
with al the armory. II was about
( o'clock Sunday morning before the
( first squad appeared on the streets
( and AZ 5 o'clock six companies were
I under arms.
( The attacks on the negroes had the
( effect Of clearing the streets OF blacks
Drivers on cabs and baggage wag
ons vanished. and their places were
I taken by white men. This Tear oi
trouble effected public conveyances
The postoffice had much trouble IN
delivering special delivery letters ice
drivers have been sacrce: In some res.
taurnnts service has been restricted
nv the absence Of white ALTERS.
Throughout the day hundreds OF per
sons have been fleeing rom the city
NV train and wagon and on foot they
have hurried from the city. fearing
the possibilities Of trouble In the I'm
mediate future
In the fighting Saturday negro
women we're the most warlike. urgine
resistance 90 the mob. and themselves
fighting like Amazons In the resi-
dence districts great anxiety was felt
Il was a night OF terror.
The crowd. after pulling the negro
porters from the Pullman cars OF q
western and Atlantic railroad train
proceeded TO smash the windows IN
the day coaches and mail and baggage
cars. They then crosseG TO the kim
hall House. and continued the window
smashing amusement. causing loss o
several hundred dollars. Numerous
windows 10 stores on Peachtee stree