Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-24

Capt. J. W. Mates. Battery A, ID IL
li1sie Tiela ARTILLERY.
4 R. Carstsns painter.
Manual 0arredo.
Fred e. Winkler.
6Argt Vida Henry, negro soldier.
Bryant Watson. negro soldier, Com
pany X. gath Infantry.
NJ d. Everton. member of a local ar
tillsry battery.
c. w. Wright
Horace Moody. mounted police on,cer.
William J. Drucks. condition critical
W. H. Burkstt. shot in left leg. Sc
rious.
E. A. Thompson Of Hampstead, shot
J. (. Richardson. shot in hand.
Asa Bland. shot over left eye.
Wylie Strong. negro private, Com
pany /. gath Infantry. shot in right side
accidentally by another soldier of his
company: not serious.
D. r. Patton, mounted police officer,
six bullet wounds in hip. thigh. leg and
Samuel Foreman Of Livingston, Com
pany F. 5th Texas Infantry, shot in leg
James Edwin Lyon. shot in leg and
arm.
Unidentified negro soldier, shot
through abdomen.
Unidentified negro soldier. shot in leg.
g: w. Butcher. shot in chest.
w. A. thompson, shot through right
hip; condition serious
City Detective T. A. Binford, shot in
knee.
Alma Reichert, white girl. shot in
stomach.
George Beavens. negro soldier,
That the list Of the dead and wound
ed would grow as the daylight search
progressed seemed certain.
W..
The dead police officers were among
the first to reach the rioting negroes.
RUFF Daniels helped to make the ar
rests yesterday that led directly to the
riot. Officers Daniels and Rainey were
killed and Moody. Wilson and Patton
the outbreak started.
Patton and Long were mounted and
Moody, Carson, Carter and driver and
were in an automobile slightly be-
hind them" said Desk Sergt. Wilson.
AT the corner OF San Felipe and
Wilson we suddenly met them-there
must have been at least fifty of them.
They opened fire without warming. and
Patton was shot through the arm and
Longs horse was killed. The officers
threw themselves to the ground and
opened fire. Then the negroes lodged
Daniels went around the corner they
opened fire on him.
He killed one negro. but they shot
him several times as he lay on the
the fire. Moody's leg was broken. Pat
ton was shot through the leg and !
got slight wound in the leg"
Protests Negroes in South.
Representative J. H. Eagle OF Texas
listened to all the reports which came
in and sent this telegram:
HOUSTON. Tex.
Midnight Thursday, August %.
Secretary OF War, Washington: As
congressman from this district I re-
port death and wounding of several
persons, result of sending negro SOL
diers here. Without stating who is to
blame Il 10 clearly a race riot. and is
statement that 1T is a tragic blunder
to send negro troops to southern
camps. protest vigorously against
the Illinois negro soldiers ordered to
Houston being sent. By all means
order them to northern training camps.
and promptly order the negro troops
who are already here sent elsewhere.
JOE H. EAGLE"
As the result OF the rioting Houston
and It's environs are today under ma.
tial law, with Brig Gen. John A. Hulen
in command This action was taken
by Gov. Ferguson upon request of
Acting Mayor D. NJ. Moody about 1890
this morning. and later was followed
by an order by Maj. Gen. James Parker
naming Gen. Hulen as the officer in
command Gen Hulen at once gave
orders for the dispensing of crowds who
still throneed the streets at that hour
for the prompt arrest of such of the
negro soldiers as were in camp under
guard and for the closing Of all sa-