The San Francisco call., 1906-09-24
TROOPS DIsPERsE
RIOTING MODS
At ATLANTA.
Continued from Page i, Column 1.

nine weeks was reported yesterday.
There was no overt act, however, un-
til late Saturday night About 10
o'clock a negro jostled a white woman
from the sidewalk on Whitehall street.
in the center of town. Almost stimuli
taneously a negro woman made an in
sulting remark to a white y1nan on an
adjoining street, and he administered
what he considered due punishment
From this start the excited crowd
began its work of destruction. Five
thousand men and DOys thronged the
downtown streets, looking for negroes.
News that q riot had started brought
thousands more from their homes in
the suburbs and residence districts.
until fully ten thousand men thronged
the downtown section. Each incoming
street car was scanaed for negroes
The trolleys were pulled from the
wires and in the semf-oarkness of the
unlighted cars negroes were beaten.
cut and stamped upon in an unreason-
ing frenzy. If a negro offered resist
ance OF demonstrated IL meant death.
One car half filed with negroes ap-
preached from an oatside run. The
mob dashed at it, and resistance was
made by the negroes. who had been
apprised Of the trouble. Three ne
groes lay dead on the floor Of the car
when il was permitted to move on. and
two more were beaten into uncon-
sciousness.
TROOPS ARE CALLED IN.
When the crowd seemed to be get
ting beyond control Mayor Woodward
mounted car splatform in Peachtree
and Marietta streets and urged the
people to disperse, declaring that the
assaults on the white women would
be punished promptly He was given
a respectful hearing, out when he fin
fshed the work Of destruction was re-
sumed. He made another appeal but
without result Then he turned in a
general fire alarm, calling the entire
Fire Department TO the scene.
To Chief Joyner he gave the follow
ing order: Clear the streets"
The result was to stop the mob in
its work in that immediate section
and TO drive ii to other streets. The
situation became so threatening at II
o'clock that Governor Terrell was
asked TO order out the State troops
Although no request had come from
the Sheriff, Governor Terrell gave the
order mobilizing the eight local in
fantry companies at once. Previously
q police riot call had been sounded,
summoning all police reserves TO head
quarters. With the decision to call
out the troops the big fire bell sounded
once more, this time To call every mem
Der OF the militia to report forthwith
at his armory. It was almost o'clock
this morning before the first squad ap
peared on the streets, and at o'clock
six companies were under arms.
The attacks on negroes had the ef-
feet of clearing the streets of blacks
Street hacks were abandoned at curb
ings, drivers on baggage wagons van
ished and their places were taken by
white men. This fear of trouble af-
fected several public conTeniences to-
day The postoffice officials had much
difficulty IN delivering special letters;
ice deliveries were scarce in private
homes. and in some restaurants service
was restricted by the absence of the
regular walters Throughout the day
hundreds of negroes fed from the city.
FIGHT LIKE AMAzoNs.
women were the most warlike, urging
resistance to the mob and themselves
lighting like Amazons. When the
negroes had vanished from the streets
the mob from pure wantonness broke
windows and damaged property.
The crowd, after pulling the negro
porters of a Western and Atlantic
railroad train, proceeded to smash the
windows In the day coaches and mail
and baggage cars. They then crossed
to the Kimball House and continued
window smashing, causing the loss of
several hundred dollars. A close
watch was maintained to guard
against incendiarism, but fortunately
this precaution was unnecessary and
fire was not added to the horrors of
the night