The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-25
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groes to remain al home unless alb
solutely necessary
List of Dead.
Latest reports show seventeen per-
sons dead and twenty-one injured.
Here IS the latest revised list of
dead:
E A. Thompson. Hampstead, shot.
died al noon
Ira n Ratnev. mounted police Off
cer shot and bayonetted.
Rufus II Daniels, mounted police
officer, shot and hayonetted.
Senator Satton, shot and bayonet-
tel
Smith. shot and bayonetted
Captain J. " Mates. Battery A.
Second Illinois field artillery shot.
bayonetted, skull crushed
E. Meineke. police officer
Horace Moody. mounted police Of
fcer, lef, leg mangled, causing ara
putation
Earl Fendley sixteen years old shot
through heart
a c carsten. painter, shot IN body
Manuel Glerrdo shot in body.
Fred F Winkler, nachinist, shot in
body.
BRYANT Watson. negro trooper in
Company x. Twenty-tour,h infantry
shot through body
Vida Henry. negro sergeant in he
Twerty-feurth infantry. sho. N head
with buc kshot. Said to have been
rinsleader in riot
f NJ Jones, titnev driver, found
dead outside Of Camp Logan. Shot
IN body and right arm nearly severed
ny seber
c. W Wright shot in abdomen
NJ, p Everton. member OF Battery
E. national guard shot in liver and
right shoulder ana abdomen raanEled
by hayonet." ". '~'
The number Of negro soldiers Filled
is two and the number of wounded.
so far as it has gone on record Is Ave
The dead are Bryant watson. Com
pany K, and Vida Henry. sergeant
Twentv-fourth infantry.
Military authorities are convinced
they have the situation in fun con-
troll. the city being unde- martial law
ordered by Governor Ferguson
Three companies Of coast artillery
regulars from Fort Crockett rein
forced the 1000 or more Illinois
guardsmen today ard order is being
maintained Roll call by Major SNOW
In command ~ the battalion OF ae-
groes developed 125 men absent
D NJ MOODY, acting mayor, issued
an address TO the citizens Of Hous-
ton. saving that the situation was
well In haad-unless there be stud
led effort 70 cause more trouble, and
he called upon all citizens to pre-
serve The peace and go about their
business quietly
Governor Prociairns Martial Law
Martial law was proclaimed by
Governor Ferguson. effective in
Houston and vicinity and early today
the military authorities had the sit
uation under control although sew.
entv OF the negro soldiers were still
missing
The trouble is said TO have started
complained OF treatment accorded
them hv members of the Houston
police force About o'clock some
eighty negroes, later being Joined by
others formed at their camps and be-
gan march toward downtown
Houston. Lights in residences along
the way were shot out and NUN
her OF persons wounded as they sat
inside their homes.
Major X 5. Snow. com handing the
negro troops guarding Camp Logan.
declared that he attempted TO con-
troll the men when he saw what was
about to happen, but they were be-
yond control and some $50 Of them
started to shoot promiscuousiy in the
camp and some scattered in every
direction
Attempted to XII Commanding Officer
An attempt YVES made TO kin Major
Snow, he declared
according % EoiiCe reports THIS ori.
Cir of the trouble was the arrest q:
a negro woman in downtown sec.
ton, negro soldier asked that the
prisoner be turned over to him and
refusal led 10 an argument, the SOD.
der finally being taken to police
headquarters
A little later another negro soldier
approached the policeman and asked
concerning the FIRST man When told
that the negro was al Headquarters
more words followed snd this negro
Also was sent 10 headquarters.
Previously the negroes, had report
ed the happening 70 theft officers A
canferencd followed between Polio.
superintendent Brook and army Off
GERS, which LED TO an order being Is
sued TO the effect that the negro
troops are to be called 'colored''
troops by members OF the police de-
partment
RAIDED AMMTNITToN TENTS.
Evidences OF the brewing riot be.
came apparent In the evening and
Major Snow. in command NJ the
troops. received word that the ne
kroes had entered the ammunition
teHtt and armed themselves
He attempted to auell the negroes
hAs thsy were already beyond con.
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