The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28
Rl01 III lIllllIl
ANTHEM KILLED AND \ LARGE
NUMBER INJURED.
NEGROES OBJECT or ATTACK
Assaults on white Women the Cause
Of the outbrsaks-MilItla cs'isd
Out and Prompt Measures Taken
hv Autholties.

Out and Prompt Measures Taken
by Authoitiss.
Atlanta, Ga.-Twenty-four hours
have passed since q race war OF no
| mecn proportion began In Atlanta.
In that period at least sixteen lives
have been sacrificed and the number
| OF injured will be forty. several OF
| whom cannot recover.
At 1:45 a. IN. Monday. Atlanta Is
| comparatively quiet. The negro
trouble. while breaking out In several
sections during last night. is now al
most entirely abated.
BY order OF the mayor. saloons have
| been closed until further notice, and
many business places. such n restau-
rants, all night drug otores. ETC.. were
closed.
A race war OF alarming proportions
began here Saturday night. Through
out tho night Il ragged with varying
vigor, and when morning dawned II
found . number OF negroes and one
white man dead. q score OF both races
wounded and down town streets in
possession Of eight companies OF tho
Fifth infantry with battery OF light
artillery In reserve. Through tho day
little OF importance occurred. Tho
police assert that with the aid OF tho
military they now have the situation
under control.
This condition came as the result OF
numerous and repeated assaults or At
tempted assaults upon white women
by negroes. The last Of an oven dozen
of such assaults within the limits OF
Fulton county within the last nine
weeks came yesterday when four At
tempts Mt 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 until late In the evening.
About 10 o'clock a negro man showed
n white woman froom the sidewalk ON
Whitehall street. in the center OF town.
Almost simultaneously negro woman
made an insulting remark to white
man on an adjoining street and no ad-
ministered what he considered due
punishment.
From this start the excited crowd
which has become a mob. began its
work OF destruction. Five thousand
men and boys thronged the downtown
streets looking for negroes. News that
riot had started brought thousands
moro from their homes In the suburbs
10000 men thronged the downtown
section. They made attacks on the In
coming street cars. Each car was
scanned for negroes. The trolleys
were pulled from the wires and In tho
semi-darkness OF the unlighted cara
negroes were beaten. cut and stamped
upon in an unreasoning mad frenzy.
II a negro offered resistance or remon-
strated II meant practically sure death.
One car half filled with negroes
approached from an outside run.
The mob dashed at 1t and resistance
was made by the negroes. who had not
been apprised OF the trouble. Three
negroes lay dead on the floor Of the
car when 1. was permitted to move on.
and two more were beaten into uncon-
sciousness.
When the crowd seemed to be get
ting beyond control. at about 10
o'clock Mayor Woodward mounted .
car platform in Peachtree and Mari
eta street and urged the people to dis
perse. declaring that the assaults OF
the white women would be punished
promptly.
Mayor Woodward was given . re-
spectful hearing, but when he finished
the work Of destruction was resumed.
He made another appeal few mo-
menta later, but without result.
Then he turned in general flro
alarm. calling the entire fire depart
ment to the scene.
To Chief Joyner he gave the !aconic
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 situ-
alton became 30 threatening at IL
o'clock that Governor Terrell was APP
pealed to to order out the state
troops.
It was almost o'clock this morn
ing before the first squad appeared on
the streets and at 6 o'clock six COM
panies were under arms.
In the lighting last night negro
women were the most warlike, urging
resistance to the mob and themselves
fighting like Amazons.
The lawless character Of the mob
last night was fully demonstrated dur
ing the latter part Of the evening.
When negroes had vanished from the
streets the aimless mob from pure
wantonness broke windows and dam
aged property.
The crowd, after pulling the negro
porters from Pullmans of Western
& Atlantic train ready to start, pro.
ceeded to smash the windows in tho
day coaches and mail and baggage
| cars.
The day was passed Without serious
trouble following the riots Of Saturday
night and Sunday morning.
meeting OF citizens representing
the best element Of Atlanta was held
this afternoon to consider the situa-
tion.
Governor Terrell. Mayor Woodward,
Col. Robert L0wrey, Col. James Eng
lish and others to the number Of 800
were present. Speeches were made and
warmly applauded In which the killing
Of half score innocent negroes and