Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-29
BLOODY RACE WAR
RACES IN ATLANTA
POPuLAcE WROUGHT UP TO saw
AGE FURY by SERIES or
NEGRO oUTRAGES.
TEN KILLED; FORTY INJURED
STREETS NOW PATRoLLED BY
MILITIA - NEGROES FLEE
FROM THE CITY.

Atlanta, "a, Sept. 25.-TWenty-fOur
hours have passed since a serious race
war began in Atlanta In that period
at, least ten lives have been sacrificed
and the number of injured will be at
least forty, several OF whom cannot re.
cover. At 10 o'clock last night the
city was controlled by the police, aid
ed by a number of state militiamen.
Every part Of the town is patrolled by
the soldiers, and the authorities seem
to have the situation well in hand.
Gov. Terrell, who ordered seven COM
panies of the state military service
from points outside of Atlanta to aid
the eight local companies, stands
ready to declare the city under martial
are repeated.
4 Night of Terror.
Through Saturday night the race
war ragged with varying vigor, and
when morning dawned it found num-
Der of negroes and one white man
dead, score of both races wounded
and the downtown streets in posses
sion of eight companies Of the Fifth
Georgia infantry, with battery Of
light artillery in reserve. Through the
day little Of Importance occurred. The
police claimed, with the aid Of the mil
itary, to control the situation.
This condition came as the result Of
numerous and repeated assaults or at
TO-
by negroes.
PopuIace Reused to Fury.
The last Of an even dozen of such
crimes within the limits Of Fulton
county within the last nine weeks
came Saturday, when four attempts
were reported. Flaring headlines in
the special editions of the afternoon
papers wrought the populace to high
pitch of excitement The usual Sat
urday night crowds were largely in
creased by men and boys who throng-
ed the downtown streets. There was
no leader and no overt act until late
in the evening. About 10 O'Clock a
negro showed white woman from the
ter of town. Almost simultaneously q
negro woman made an insulting re
mark to white man on an adjoining
street, and he administered what he
considered due punishment.
Ten Thousand in Mob.
From this start the excited crowd
which had become a mob, began its
work of destruction. Five thousand
men and boys thronged the downtown
streets looking for negroes. News that
a riot had started brought thousands
more from their homes in the suburbs
and residence districts, until fully
10000 men were in the downtown sec
ton. They made attacks on the IN,
coming street cars. Each car was
searched for negroes. The trOlleys
were pulled from the wires, and in the
semi-darkness of the unlighted car ne
eroes were beaten, cut and stamped
upon. If a negro ventured resistance
or demonstration it meant sure death.
Mayors Appeal Unheeded.
When the crowd seemed to be get
ting beyond control, at about 10
o'clock. Mayor Woodward mounted a
car platform and urged the crowd to
disperse, declaring that the assailants
of the white women would be AIDE
oEatelv 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. Then he turned III
general fire alarm, calling the entlre
department to the scene.
Turn Hose on Mob.
To Chief Joyner the mayor gave the
laconic order: CLEAR the streets!
The result was to stop the mob in its
work in that immediate section and to
drive it to other streets. The sltna-
ton became SO threatening at IL
o'clock that Gov. Terrell was asked to
order out the state troops. Gov. Ter
rell modified the eight local infantry
companies at once. Previously a Pc
lice riot call had been sounded, sum
moning all police reserves to head,
quarters. 1t was nearly 2 o'clock in
the morning when the first squad Of
militia appeared on the streets, and at
s o'clock six companies were under
arms.
Negroes Flee in Terror.
The attacks had the effect of clear
ing the streets of negroes. Through
out the day hundreds of negroes have
been fleeing from the city. BY train
and wagon and on foot they have hur-
ried from the city. fearing the posi-
bility Of trouble in the near future.
In the fighting Saturday night ne
gro women were the most warlike,
urging resistance to the mob and
themselves fighting like Amazons. II
was a night of terror to hundreds.
Mob Does Much Damage.
The laWless character of the mob
Saturday night was fully demonstrat-
cd. When negroes had vanished from
the streets they broke windows and
damaged property.
A close watch was maintained to
guard against incendiarism, but fortu-
nately fire was not added 10 the ter
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