The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-03

began tearing the garments from their
victim. The negrcss' cry, Please,
please, | amt done nothin'," was
stopped by blow in the mouth with
a club which a woman swung like a
baseball bat Another white woman
seized the victims hands and the blow
was repeated Fingers tore at her
hair, and her waist was stripped from
her
Crowd Soon Stops.
Now let's see how fast she can run," ="
suggested bys,ander as the negress
broke loose. The women were loath
to leave her alone, but after following
her with their blows for a short dis
lance they stopped and she ran crying
down the middle OF the street
Further shooting was reported by the
police, but without details, as the fore
noon wore on Ambulances were scurry,
ing hither and thlther Chief OF Police
Ransom Payne, hearing that a crowd of
roughs from the Missouri side OF the
river were coming over, expecting to
get Niger" appealed to Chief OF
Police Young OF 81 Louis, Mo- to close
the bridges These were closed last
night but were reopened again this
morning. A few fires burst forth anew
in wrecked buildings keeping the fire
men busy
Five Negro Quarters Burned
Five negro quarters in different sec
tons including hundreds OF negro
hnp,.p ,,t,,.I t,t Ia and
proXlmateIy 300 persons, mostly blacks,
were injured Five fires ragged Simul-
tancouSly during the night
White Women Take Part.
The rlotiug last night, which was the
elimination OF a series OF disturbances
which began with the killing OF police
officer and the wounding OF three po-
lccmen and two civilians by negro
rioters early Monday morning, was dif-
fcrcnt from most race troubles. in that
many women and girls took part in the
turmoil
Clothes Torn From Negroes,
A story illustrative OF the temper Of
the rioters, was told BY George Austin
OF St Louis. Mo, who saw the mobS at
work. White women beat negro women
as they fled from their burning homes
and tore of their clothes, he said
Adutant General Dickson said that
military rule had not been established
and probably would not be. Mayor
Molman OF East 81 Louis said the
adjutant general asked for a declaration
of military rule and this fact gave rise
TO the statement that military rule ac-
tualIy had been declared The adjutant
general declared that the transfer Of
military cases to civil courts involved
SO much trouble that reluctance to dc.
clare military rule was shown
Half Million Dollar Loss.
The property loss due to the rlutlng.
was heavy because the warehouse OF
the Southern railway and between 100
and $50 freight cars were destroyed BY
the flames The loss will amount to as
high as $4,000 The Broadway theater.
valued at 100000. also was destroyed
Negro houses to the number OF $50
we're burned and thousands OF negroes
arc without homes today
Heavy Life Loss in Fires
Burning OF negro homes began last
night about o o'clock and the mobs went
from section to section setting more
blalcs. As the negroes ran from their
cottages, rioters fired at them, and
many fell back into the flames The
burning of the negro section was re-
sponsblc for the greatest loss OF life.
Only one white man was killed in last
nights rioting and he was shot by a
negro Sniper Two negroes were lynched
during the night and four killed by
sniperS.
Hundreds Of negroes, many Of them
women carrying babies crossed into ST.
Louis Mo, last night At the same
time thousands of curiosity seekers from
the Missouri side crossed the bridges
into East St. Louis, making it more dif-