The Nome daily nugget., 1917-07-05
By Associated Press.

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 EAST ST. LOUIS, July. 3-(Delayed) The race riots commencing here Tues- day night with the killing of a private detective by negro, after a brief lull yesterday, were again re- newed last night with increased vlo. lence and the past fourteen hours has witnessed scenes of the utmost fury and savagery.
 In spite of the efforts of the militia, assisted by the police great crowds of whites and blacks surged wildly through the streets and three score lives were added to the death list while incendiarism was rampant in the negro section and hundreds of negro homes were given to the torch. fired the negro settlement and before flrfied the negro settlement and before the morning light appeared nearly sixteen blocks of negro dwellings, were in flames or lay in blackened and smonldering heaps.
 In some cases their owners lay be- meath the fire charred riuns, having been shot down by the raging multitude which appeared wrought up to the extremes of murderous passion.
 The riots are easily the greatest that have occurred in the history of the fpit ta1 tat loo ct Gx- negroes are dead and fully hundred are wounded, many of whom will die.
 The three companies of militia brought here the first day of the riot ing have been completely poweriess to stay the bloody asturnalia, although assisted by the police.
 Owing 10 a fear on the part of the officials that firing by the militia would only serve to Intensity the sit uation the troops have refrained from using their guns. except in cases where their own lives were threatened, and contended themselves with firing over the heads of the rioters. So far only four whites are known to have been killed although numbers are wounded. The property damage is heavy owing to the large destruction wrought by fire An estimate p.aces the damage at close to five hundred thousand dollars. The city .;uietod down again thls morning but the milia : tia and police officials fear that thf,.. will be further trouble as both negroes and whites are in fearful state of excitement Thousands of negroes have fled the city and are reported gathering at various towns in the ad- jacent country side. Reports say nat the negroes are making efforts to se : cure arms in evident anticipat ;, of making an attack on their persncutcrs. Smallpox Adds to East St. Louis
 Horrors.
 EAST ST. LOUIS, July 3.-The fear of an epidemic of smallpox has been added to the other horrors created by the race riots n this city through the discovery that several of the large number of wounded lying in the city hall. which has been turned into a hospital in order to accommodate the dozens of victims of mob fury brought m by the police. are afflicted with smallpox
 several cases have been discovered and although precautionary measures have been taken to prevent the malady from spreading the officials are greatly con- cerned over the prospect that the con tagion may shortly develop to an alarming degree as the suspecst have been in contact with hundreds of per- sons during the wild me1lees of the past two days. Riots again broke out this morning and for the second time the torch was appled to the negro settlement and a number of dwellings were consumed The devastation in the negro section is appalling and the mob Is utterly without mercy. Negro women and children have not been spared and dozens were maimed and injured in the fighting.
 Although the community is appalled, at the wholesale murder and destruc- tion there appears but little hint of mercy for the blacks in the general attitude Opinion as to the situation