Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-18
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Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 7.-With nearly
the entire force of the Illinois National
Guard in control today, Springfield
again is ruled by law and order. Fifty
| five hundred armed soldiers patrol the
streets and the fever for blood has
abated, temporarily at least among
the wild element which ruled the state
capital for As hours. There has been
comparatively little disturbance since
the I'd Infantry from Chicago swept
through the streets yesterday.
| The news of the coming also of the
7th Infantry and the LIST Cavalry. both
of Chicago, having been heralicd all
over the city and this went far toward
bringing about peace.
The most overt act of the night was
an attempt to cut the fire alarm and
| telegraph wires at Seventh and Wash
| ington streets in the heart of the bust
ness district. With the wires down the
city would have been practically at the
mercy of inCendiaries who found firing
or maintained small businesses, the
easiest way of keeping the rioting go
ing.
|
fire protection Of the city was disoov-
| cred on the roof of a building in the
act of reaching for the wires. A half
dozen shots from troops who were in
patrol in the square were aimed at him
as he stealthily climbed toward the
| wires.
| One bullet probably hit him, for he
dropped to the roof of the building but
made a successful escape. To this af-
| fair is added the attempt to fire the
negro section on the northwest side
of Springfield, which was prevented
by prompt action of the fire depart
ment cooperating with battalion of
the LIST Infantry.
| A platoon of infantry was dispatched
hurricdly to Harvard park, d new
suburb just outside the city limits to
| the southeast, shortly before mid
night. Several shots had been fired but
SO far as could be learned. nobody was
injured. The troops soon returned to
headquarters at the county Jail. The
suburb is adjacent to the main shaft
of the Central coal mine where many
negroes are employed.
| Throughout the night headquarters
of the new brigades had frequent calls
| from frightened citizens who requested
protection from suspicious characters.
With the death yesterday of William
Doncgan, the aged negro, who was
lynched Saturday night, and Frank
| Gilmore, white man, who was shot
while wat hing the rioting, the list of
| the known dead was increased to five.
Eight more are not expected to re-
cover and the unknown list is still
Figured at Is.
| Springfield is stepped in the deepest
sorrow but has determined to take the
Imost vigorous steps to re-assert jus.
tice. Two hundred prisoners are ROW
in Jail for rioting and stand to be
charged with murder by the special
grand jury which the states attorney
| is to request tomorrow
A careful estimate places the number
of negroes who have left Springfield
2OO0 OF this rumbcr nearly three
fourths have gone out of the county on
railroads and interurban lines. The rest
have gone by wagon and on foot and
are located in the rural districts.
| The great mass of the scurrying
blacks are still within the state. Some
| nave sooIl; " III
diana, and few,.tosthe South. Some
are known to have gone as far past
the Mason and Dixon line as Louisiana.
There are still many negroes left in
Springfield, but most of them are plan
ming to go at the first opportunity.
| Gov. Denecn. who has been working
| almost necessarily night ami day. was
up at A. NJ. ready for today's work
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| and listened to their stories of distress.
He had word Of encouragement for
| all.
| Con. Jack Foster today put the entire
It'll Regiment on patrol duty, reliev-
| ing the LIST and I'd Regiment men, who
had been on constant duty since their
| arrival from Chicago. The Seventh
has not secured any camping ground
as yet, being still bivouacked on the
curbing adjoining the arsenal.