The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-01
MOB STARTS FIRES IN
 SPITE OF THE MILITIA.
R1oT1NG AND INCENDIAR1sM Go ON AT SPRINGFIELD,
 OHIO.

Eight Companies of State Troops pa.
 trol the Streets of the City--Mob Di-
 rects All It's Efforts Against Houses
 occupied by Negroes or Negroes and
 White Women--Residence of a Negro
 Preacher stoned-Boy Shot in the
 Aeg-Two Women Injured.
 Springfield, O., Feb, With eIes3t companies of state troops on duty in thls city, as a result of last nights mob violence in which six houses were burn ed in the colored residence district. more incendiary fires were started early again tonight in various parts of the city The houses were occupied by negroes or negroes and white women.
 The Fllckers Nest, which is inhabit- ed by negroes and wllich figured in tha Dixon mob and subsequent race war two years ago has been assailed to- night and several attempts made to fire it, but as 1t is guarded by militiaraen the effort has so far failed Several alarms have been turned in as a result of the fires started, but no general alarm up to this hour has been rung. several negroes who had been chased by the angered whites from the negro quarter of the city made t1eir way tn the city building which is in charge of soldiers Colonel c. s, Samuel of the Fourth regiment arrived here this even ing, and assumed command of the troops, relieving Captain Horace Keller. who had been in command
 Up to 11:90 o'clock tonight the mob had succeeded in burning two houses and tlad stoned and partially demolish- ed dozen others, all being inhabited by negroes. Tho first place visited was the home of George Miller at York and Harrison streets. When the assault be- gan from the rear of his house Miller ran in his Eare feet and without coat and hat to the city hall, where is5 found shelter with the troops. Coal oil was applied to his house, which was soon mass of flames and was quickly destroyed
 From Miller's the mob went to the iiome of two other negroes, double frame on York street, and the torch was applied following the escape of the occupants few minutes before. The house was practically destroyed. The militia were in hot pursuit of some of the rioters, and at Central avenue they l chased them at the point of the bayo- net. Even while this was going on some of the members of the mob, who were at a safe distance from the sol diers, continued to stone the houses of negroes, smashing the windows as they ran.
 | The house of Rev. John Scurry a re- gro preacher, was stoned, and the fam fly fled terror stricken from it.. The mob then set fire to it, but the prompt arrival of the military prevented it's de- struction. The homes of Reuben Camp bell and Charles Fillmore, on Central avenue, were riddled with stones, and at this point a boy, whose name is not known, was shot in the leg. The mili- tia have devoted their attention to con- tro of the larger crowds, leaving the police to look after the smaller end of l the riot.
 Promiscuous and random shooting has been a feature tonight and has aded to the general terror. Two negro women who jumped from the second story of their home when assailed by the mobs were seriously hurt and were taken to the hospital.