Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-03
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hanged to post half block from th'
corner, while squad of 25 militiameI
looked on helplessIy.
Mayors Heroic Work
The mob at s O'Clock numbered about
5000 persons authorities estimated
The city WAS virtually under MARTA
lag, after the frantic pleas from Mayor
Mollman, whose life was several times
threatened. A few minutes after
'cloek two new companies of militia
from Shelbyville and Effingham ar
rived. The men were met at the station
by motor vans and hurried to the riot
district.
Leaping from the vans they deployed
and started up the street in wide for
nation. There was a crisp order, rifle
bolts clicked and the men advanced
with steel balls in their rifle chambers
A crowd was dragging an aged negro
who had been beaten nearly insensible
at the end of a rope. 1t was surround
ed by the soldiers and the entire mob
of about 250 arrested and hurried TO
iail. In the number was a newspaper
reporter and many bystanders. After
being detained several hours, about $50
leaders in the mob were released.
The "black valley" a negro fene-
ment belt, running through the heart
of the city, was a mass of flames by Z
'clock. Hundreds of negroes crowded
in their homes were driven out by the
blames. As they ran out they were shot
down like rabbits. Many of the bodies
were dragged to Cahokia creek and
thrown into the water.
Girls Worse Than Men.
Hundreds of half grown boys and
young girls were in the mob. When
three negroes were shot down at the
intersection of Collinsville and state
streets, crowd of white women fell on
their bodies, kicking and mauling them
with stones and clubs. Well dressed
eirls and women, hair flying and cloth
ing covered with blood, led units of the
mob. Two girls, not more than l9 years
old. boarded a street car and dragged
off an old negro woman. They beat her
into insensibility with their shoes. :
Frank S. Dickson. adjutant general
of Illinois, reached the city at l2:3o
this morning and was taken over the
riot district by States Attorney
at is the most terrible sight | have
ever Witnessed" said Dickson.
A surging mob hunting negro physl-
clan. L. M. Bundy, rushed past the ad-
infant general s car. They did not find
Bundy, believed one of the men VINO
melted the blacks to Monday morning
outbreak and it is supposed he has lett
the city.
Light Wires Cut.
The city was placed in darkness when
Ebite and black mobs cut all hght
wires. Negroes did it so they would
have a chance to escape the rioters,
whites so they could evade militiamen.
Firemen. aided by many units from
the Missouri side, carried on an un-
,yailing battle against the Flames.
More than II blocks were burned
,ver The Broadway opera house was
DESTROYED with a. loss of 100000. The
southern freight house was still burn
ng early today and the loss is estimat-
ID at $3.50 900. More than 200 negroe
ZONES, shacks, tenements and apart
nent houses were burned
At $3.50 O'Clock, traffic across all
bridges leading to the Illinois side was
Itopped Militiamen held the crowd
,aek with bayonets and there was a
great deal of scattered fighting. A
nam on the bridge fired fusillade of
hots at log floating in the river. He
honght it was a negro swimming 10
he Missouri side. /
At midnight word reached the rioters
hat a thousand Blacks from Carondo-
ct. Granite City, Belleville and other
,oints, had armed and were approach
NO the city. For time there was
Ianie.
Several hundred white who had bar
ieaded themselves in a school house
With their families, were attacked by
.egroes. but militiamen rescued them.
Militia Does Good Work.
The conduct of the guardsmen
,rought nothing but praise, many OF
hem being under fire for the tirst
ime. Boys, dressed in overalls and evi-
entity fresh from work, had only their
files and eortridge belts. One of them,
raw lad of Is from Effingham. was
lightly injured while reseuing dozen
eSro women and children. He had lost
is rifle. revolver and hat, but kept
lob at bay while he took the negroes
q poliee Headquarters. As they march
a down the street, a white woman
ressed in a blood-spattered froek. hit
ne of the negro children over the head
18th an iron bar. The child was tramp
d under foot and appeared dead wheh
laced in an ambulance.
Three or four soldiers, disarmed and
owed by the mob. were forced to join
,e rioters. One of them was forced to
i'll negro at the approach to the
ridge leading TO the Missouri side.
The crowd laughed uproarously when
yo of their number, dragging a rope,
a which a regro was being hanged
fer a telephone pole, were caught by
playing fire hose. The men were
noeked to the ground. A mob leader
nished the negro with a revolver.
hen women and children tore his body
terally TO pieces and roasted it in the
re.
oae hundred and fifty wounded ne
oes were under treatment in Deaeoness
.spital this morning. 2T5 in st. Macy 5
'spital and scores of others at the
mes of friends ON the Missouri side.
Mob Terribly Efficient.
Last night 5 rioting reduced the riots
May p 20 mere semblanee eof
rect brawl. While the mob was ap-
rently without leadership and acting
unorganized units, it proved terribly
fieient 1t was divided in groups Of
ON 200 to 1000 in all parts OF the
y, making il impossible for the,militia