Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-16

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 15.-With one
more victim added tonight to the roll
of fatally injured in the race riots
which began here last night Spring
field spent the night i'm anxiety. APP
prehension of more serious trouble
was modified but not stilled by the
presence of $500 national guardsmen
from various parts of the state UNI
der command of Major General Young
Illinois national guard.
Tonights victim of race prejudice
was an aged negro, William Donigan
Donigan was a cObbler and respected
as a simple and unoffensive citizen.
His shop was within two blocks of the
state house. Tonight in the absence
of a patrol a mob set fire to the shop
and the venerable negro was COM
PEELED by the smoke to run into the
street. His appearance was greeted
by shower of stones and bricks and
as he staggered under the fusillade he
was seized and his throat cut A rope
was run through the wound and the
victim bound to a tree. There he was
found later, unconscious and all but
dead. DR.. Tuttle, who dressed the
wound, said that death was a mat
ter of hours. A witness to the firing
of the shop turned in an alarm but
when the firemen appeared the fire
was out. 1t had not gained enough
headway and had been eXtinguished
by some of the cooler headed members
OF the mob Two companies of militia
r"a troop Of cavalry were rushed
to the scene and at their approach the
ga hefer skelter down the
street and dispersed in all directions
when they reached the capitol
grounds. Six arrests were made.
Concident with the attack on Doni-
gan, less serious disturbance occur
red in front of the new state armory.
towu gathered and threatened to
storm and place wherein there We're
sheltered a number of negro refugees.
1wo companies of the Fourth cavalry
come up the street quickly and charg-
ed the crowd with drawn sabres. In
the previous incident the mob fled at
the sight of cold steel and the busi-
ness like appearance of the men in
khaki.
From this time alarms were fire.
quent They seemed to come from
everywhere. Camp Lincoln, where a
large number of the fugitive race
were sheltered, reported the appear
ance of mob and asked for more sol
diers. General Young after consult
ing with Governor Deneen and Adj
jutant General Scott ordered the camp
abandoned With two additional COM
panies as guards the negroes were
brought to the new arsenal. At Spauld-
ing, suburb seven miles C,stant,
where there are many colored timers
blacks were threatening retc iatory
measures General Young pi )mptly
dispatched a company to the place
These are samples of the disturbing
messages constantly reaching the COM
manding officer at his headquarters at
the county Jail. His force which had
at first seemed more than adequate
melted so fast in the process of de-
failing guards that 1t became appar-
ent that further reinforcements were
advisable. Governor Deneen respond
ed by calling out the Second regiment
Of Chicago and ordering the Fighting
Seventh" of that city to hold itself
in readiness for call to arms. A plan
probably unique i'm similar situations
was adopted by General Young IN or
der to spread his force about and re-
assure the numerous alarmed neigh
borhoods.
Street cars were pressed to carry
guardsmen about on all lines In the
disturbed sections. Such cars as still
carried passengers were halted on
their way to the bad lands" and
guards put aboard under command Of
sergeants, Half a dozen owners of au-
tomObiles at the urgent request Of
Governor Deneen put their cars at the
disposal of General Young in order
that small detachments might be hur-
ried TO places of pressing need. More
horses were needed for the troopers,
many of whom had no mounts and
arrangements were made to supply the
deficiency tomorrow. A report that
the two mobs dispersed earlier in the
evening had formed a junction and
were proceeding by a circuitous route
to Twentieth and Monroe streets
proved without foundation after
strong force had been sent to that
Vicinity The situation of the negroes
here Is pitiable. Those who have the
courage 10 remain here show their
fears plainly In grave faces and by
their endeavors TO keep out OF the
sight of persons on the street. Ten
walters employed at the Leland hotel
were compelled 10 leave. They were
afraid OF violence and the hotel peo-
ple feared that damage to their prop
ertv might follow II the colored help
remained. Two porters both fearfully
alternative to the white guests alone
remained. They were given no duties
which would call them to the first
floor
Adiutant General Scott tonight es-
tlmated that fully three hundred col
ored people had left the city since last
night by train alone. Many more, be-
Ing without sufficient funds for trans
portatlon. went to the outskirts by
trolley car and then with their few
belongings on their back. started to
tramp across the country in search OF