Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-09-27
GRACE WARM GEORGIA.
City of Atlanta i'm Charge tOf state
Troops.

Atlanta, Ga. Sept.-A race war o1
ala ming proportions began here last
night. Throughout the night 1t ragged
with varying vigor, and when morning
dawned it found number OF negroes
and one white man dead, a score of both
races wounded, and the downtown
streets in possession of eight companies
of the Fifth Georgia Infantry, with a
battery of light artillery in reserve.
Turough the day little of importance
occurred. The police assert that, with
the aid OF the military, they now have
the situation under control
This condition came as the result of
numerous and repeated assaults or at
tempted assaults upon white women by
negroes. The last of an even dozen of
such assaults within the limits OF Full
ton county within the last nine weeks
came yesterday, when four attempts at
| assault were reported.
| Tie usual Saturday night crowds
were largely increased by men and
boys, who thronged the downtown
streets. There was no leader, and no
overt act, until late in the evening.
About 10 O'clock a negro woman
showed a white woman from the side
walk on Whitehall street, in the center
of town. Almost simultaneously
negro woman made an insulting remark
to a white man on an adjoining street.
and be administered what he considered
due punishment
From this start the excited crowd,
which had become q mob, began it's
work Of destruction. Five thousand
men and boys thronged the downtown
district, looking for negroes. News that
a riot had started Brought thousands
more from their homes in the suburbs
and residence districts, until fully TO-.
COO men thronged the downtown section.
They made attacks on the incoming
streeet-cars. Each car was scanned for
negroes. The troleys were pulled
from the wires and in the semi-dark.
ness of the unlighted car negroes were {
beaten, cut and stamped upon in an un-
reasoning, mad frenzy. If negro :
offered resistance or demonstrated, it g
meant practically sure death.
One car, half filed with negroes, ap-
preached from an outside run. The o
mob dashed at it and resistance was d
made by the negroes, who had not been \
pprised OF the trouble. Three negroes
ay dead on tie floor OF the car when it
VAS permitted to move on, and two
more were beaten into Inconsistencies
When the crowd seemed to be getting
,eyond control, at about 10 O'Clock,
layor Woodward mounted car plat
orm in Peachtree and MarlettB streets
nd urged the people to disperse, de-
laring that the assaults on the white .
'omen would be punished promptly. r
Iayor Woodward was gwen a respect
ii hearing, but when he finished, the
-ork OF destruction was resumed. He T
lade another appeal few moments
tier, but without result. Then be
armed in a general fire alarm, calling
he entire Fire Department to the scene.
To Chief Joyner he gave the laconic
fder, Clear the steets." The result
as 10 stop the mob in its work in that :
Immediate section and drive it to other
reefs. The situation became SO i
lreatenlng at ii O'Clock that Governor
errell was appealed to order out the
ate troops. Although no request had
me from the Sheriff. Governor Terrell
I'VE the order mobilizing the eight
cal infantry companies at once.
1t was a night of terror to hundreds OF
'rsons in the residence districts, which
ere practically without protection, all
e police force being centered down
wn. ~