New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
MAN KILLED IN RACE RIOT
Lone PatroIman Unable to Quell
Outbreak in Harlem.
TROUBLE BREWING WEEKS
Many Shots Fired, Several Per-
sons Slightly Hurt and Windows
in Neighborhood Broken.

A young white man was shot ana III"
stantly killed shortly before Midnight ia''
night during "A race riot between WHITES
and blacks in Second avenue. between LIN
and 12sth streets. The victim is Chsr'es
McKegney. a clerk, living at No 26l Sec
ond avenue. The negro who fired the sho's
has not been captured. but tho neighoor-
hood IS being secured. Feeling IN the dis
trict is running high. and extra poHce'"'"
have been thrown in Gordon arouhu ''o
district to prevent further TROUPE.
The fight originally started about p M
when a white man and negro got INTO d"
argument. Hot words followed. ana the
negro vowed vengeance. some time ld'e'
the same negro was seen, accompanied y!
five others, and four white men ENGAGE
I'm a stone fight with them. Stones ne"
thick and fast. and large plate glass VIII
dow in the saloon Of Joseph McGiHicK' az
No. 2iS0 Second avenue, was broken ana
also the windows in the store OF Johh
Beuserman, of No. 2iSj Second avenue.
Patrolman Mcclure, OF the East 126th
street station. broke up the fight, but the
germ had been planted. and negroes were
soon coming from their homes In the
was observed 1T was the signal for show
or Of stones
Patrolman Mcclure stationed himself at
l27th street and Second avenue. which Is
thlckly populated with negroes. and dis
persed all crowds. Shortly before II O'Clock
he saw McKegney and a colored woman III
an argument at No. 24So Second avenue. lie
started for them. intending to arrest the
woman As he neared the hallway, whlcn
was in the middle Of the block. young
negro ran out of tho hallway and threw
stone back from where he came. McGuire
made n grab for him. but the negro eludeu
his grasp and started 10 run toward l2'th
street. with the patrolman I'm hot chase.
As Mcclure neared eth street five SHOTS
rang out in quick succession from the rear
and. turning. he saw three negroes dash
out of the hallway at No 24sO. He ran
hack and found McKegney on the floor
with blood flowing from a wound In the
back OF the head at the base OF the praln'
The shots seemed to I've the signal TOT
general outbreak. Almost instantly t"o
street vas filed with whites ana biacks'
and around the corners of both Second ave
nue. and Nth street there swarmed more
whites and blacks
stones and sticks few thick and iast
Mcclure. all alone. dispatched citizen 10
call an ambulance and also To send IN call
for tho reserves BY this time the hght
was raging In all parts OF tho neighbor-
hood. For three blocks away it seemed that
the riot had been planned by the negroes
for every white person. man or woman'
who was seen was stoned. Patrolman Nc
CURE blew his whistle. drew his revolver
and charged into the street. but the hght
had progressed so far that he was unable
10 do anything. Twice his helmet was
knocked of. and he finally went TO the hall
way to await the reserves.
Lieutenant Jones Of the East l26th street
station. with two wagonloads OF reserves.
drove into i27th street amid a wild scram-
bic on the part Of the rioters TO seek cover
when the patrol wagon first stopped at
the hallway where tho murder had been
committed the negroes and most of the
whites fed
This riot OF last night has been threaten
ing for weeks. II was said. Numerous small
fights between whites and blacks have oc-
Cured within the last two or three weeks
and Il needed only an occurrence like that
Of last nights to touch of the flame that
has been smouldering In this part Of the
CITY for "A long time