Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-11
MOB OF WHITES MAKE A NIGHT
OF TERROR FOR BLACKS
IN ATLANTA.
WHITE MANS FURY
Many Negroes Killed and Wounded
and the Governor Calls Out
the Militia to Restore
Order.

Atlanta, Ga.-A race war Of
alarming proportions began here
Saturday night. Through the night 1t
ragged with varying vigor and when
Sunday morning dawned 1t found q
number Of negroes and one white man
dead, q score of both wounded
sion OF eight companies OF the Fifth
Georgia infantry with u battery VI
light artillery In reserve.
The Cause.
This condition came as the result
Of numerous and repeated assaults, or
attempted assaults, Upon white WON.
en- by negroes. The last Of an even
dozen OF such assaults within the
limits OF Fulton county, within the
last nine weeks, came Saturday, when
four attempts at assault were reported.
The usual Saturday night crowds were
largely increased by men and boys,
who thronged the downtown streets.
There was no leader and no overt act
WILL iotC III u SNCuiA6. EtDOul ~
o'clock a negro man showed a white
woman from the sidewalk on White
hall street, In the center of town. Al
most simultaneously q negro woman
made an insulting remark to a white
man on an adjoining street Il nc
administered what he considered due
punishment. From this start the ex.
rifnI rrnuyt u,tj.l, haI Launr., r ,pph
began It's work Of destruction.
The Hunt for Negroes.
Five thousand men and boys
thrOnpcd the downtown streets look.
ing for negroes. News that a riot had
started 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 street
cars. One car half filled with negroes
approached from an outside run. The
mob dashed for the car. Resistance
was made by the negroes, who had
not been appraised Of the trouble.
Three negroes lay dead on the floor OF
the car when it vas permitted to move
on and W. more were beaten into
Inconsistencies.
Tho Mayors Futile Efforts.
When the crowd seemed to be get.
ting beyond control, at about 10
o'clock, Mayor Woodward mounted a
car platform, on Peachtree and Mari.
eta streets, and urged the crowd to
dispense, declaring that the assaults
OF the white women would be AIDE.
quately and promptly punished by due
process Of law. Mayor Woodward was
given a respectful hearing, but when
he finished, the work Of destruction
was resumed. lie made another ap.
peal a few moments later, but with.
out result. Then he turned in a gen.
eral fire alarm, calling the entire fire
department to the scene.
To Chief Joyner he gave the laconlc
order: Clear the Streets"
The result was to stop the mob In
It's work in that immediate section
and to drive It to other streets.
Governor Orders Out Militia.
The situation became 80 threatening
at II O'Clock that Gov. Terrell was ap
pealed to to order out the state troops
Although no request had come from
the sheriff, Gov. Terrell gave the
order, mobilizing the eight local in
fantry companies at n Previously
a police riot cali had been sounded
summoning all police reserve to head
quarters. With the decision to cal
out the troops, the big fire bell sound
ed once more. this time the call fol
every member of the militia to repOrl
forthwith at his armory 1t was al
most 2 O'Clock Sunday morning be
fore the first squad appeared on thu
streets and at 8 o'clock six cOmpa
MES were under arms.
Blacks Fleeing the City.
The attacks on negroes had the Of
feet OF clearing the streets OF blacks
Street hacks we're abandoned at curb
ings. drivers on baggage wagons van
ished and their places were taken b!
white men.