The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-23
SCORE OF NEGROES DEAD
HUNDREDS IN TERROR ARE
DRIVEN FROM STREETS
Eight Companies of Militia Are Called
out BY Governor, But They Are
Only Jerred at BY Crowds
as They Appear on
Streets.

Atlanta, September 22.-FOur at
tempts at assault white women by
negroes within or near the limits of
the city today, wrought white citizens
here to a high pitch of excitement to-
night. The assaults of today follow
ed two others of a similar nature
within the past week, and at least
half dozen Others within the last
two months, and brought climax to-
night.
At midnight Governor Terrell is
panies of the Fifth infantry and one
battery of light artillery. This order
was not issued until three negroes had
been killed and fifteen taken to the
hospitals, five of whom will die. These
,nclude only those cases of which the
police have official knowledge.
The local newspaper men claim the
number of dead is larger.
PULL NEGROES FROM STREET
CARS AND BEAT THEM.
The mob began its work In the
evening, pulling negroes from street
cars and beating them with clubs,
bricks aud stones. Black men and
women innocentIy riding to their
homes after the work of the day were
ruthIessIy torn fron the cars or at
tnclxed ON the streets. In a few cases
negroes retaIiated during the early
mart of the night, but after 10 o'clock
they were scarce In public places.
The fire department was chilled out
to disperse the mob Decatur street,
n street most frequented by negroes,
and for time seemed to hold the
crowd mt bay. The police reserves
WORE called out and will hold the fort
,,n,u the troops can be mobilized.
The mob seemed to lack leadership
and this doubtless has prevented
greater slaughter.
TAKES FORM OF ACTIVE
AND BITTER RACE WAR.
The disturbance here tonight has
taken the form of an active and Bit
ter race war. The incidents of the
dny, which were given IN numerous
extras by the local papers early this
evening, added immensely to the usual
Saturday night crowds on the streets
A negro walking along Whitehall
street, the principal shopping section,
was attacked about O'Clock, beaten,
md escaped with few clothes.
The news of this attack spread
rapidIy and within a few moments the
appearance of negro was the signal
for a riot. The negroes scattered
from the streets, going to their homes
by back alleys, or fOcked to Decatur
street, the home of the tougher negro
element.
BARBER SHOP STORMED
AND ONE MAN KILLED.
soon street cars were attacked and
negroes going TO their homes were
taken from the cars and beaten,
stamped upon and in several cases
fatally hurt. The barber shops where
negroes were employed next became
objects of attack. One of the hardest
fights of the night tok place about
the postoffice. A negro barber sbop
across the street was the object of at
tacI<, and In less time than 1T takes to
tell the shop was wrecked and the
negroes were beaten, one to death,
the other proprietors escaping by aid
of the police.
HARD FIGHT NEAR
THE TERMINAL, STATION.
On Peters street, near the Terminal
railroad station, hard fight took
pIace. This was started by a negro
shooting at the crowd below from a
second story window. brick hit him
and he fell bacIx and died I'm few
moments One negro who was found
with pistol in his hands was beaten
10 death ON the Forsyth street viaduct
I'm the center of the city, and n block
from the Associated Press 4 Ice.
At the present hour, ,30 a. M, the
downtown streets are quiet, OCCASION
ally n member of the local militia
passes and is jeered and hooted b,
the mob. The possibility of retnIia-
tion by the negroes is among the seri-
GUS things discussed in the streets
and newspaper offices.
MILITIA is SLOW IN MOBILIZING
IN CENTER OF THE CITY
1880 a. m-The militia seems to be yer,
slow in mobilIzng. At present there Ii