The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-18
WINSTON N-SALEM is,
SCENE OF DISORDERS
FOLLOWING NECRO'S
ATTACK UPON WHITES
Home Guards Dispersed
When They Attempt to
Curb the Angry Mob.

WINSTON SALEM, N. c., Nov. II.
The death toll in the riot here 20
night which followed efforts of mob
to storm the city jail and lynch
negro prisoner. had been increased at
midnight 30 five, a girl spectator,
city fireman and three negroes. The
police believe that detailed search
tomorrow Will show that at least Eev-
en- persons and maybe more were
killed.
Upwards Of score Of persons are
believed to have been injured. five OF
stx OF them seriously. They are most
" white persons, and include two
members Of the home guards, called
out when the. mob made It's second
visit to the jail, after Shooting
negro and accidentally wounding n
white prisoner.
RALEIGH, ". c., Nov. 17.-Gover-
nor Bicfett tonight arranged with tho
military authorities at Camp Polk, near
this city to send $50 members Of
tank battalion to winston-Sale1n to
assist IN quclltng the riot In that city.
GREENSUKG, n. c., Nov. 1e.--
The Greenshurg guards left here to-
night by special train for winston
salem to assist In quen1ng the riot
there.
UTNSTON-SALEM. y. c.. Nov. IL
Three persons have been shot in pitch
cd battle tonight between home guards
police and fire companies and 4 mob OF
several thousand men b-'nt on lynchinG 4
negro who is accused Of having shot j.
f. Childrcss last night. attacking Mrs
Childrrrss and later woundnE sheriff
Flint. The mob first formed late In the
dav and after StorminE tn" Jail Shot
negro prisoner Later tn" report spread
that the wrong negro had been killed and
the. crowd again started back to the
iai1 Tho mayor addressed tho mob.
while home guards and firr companies
were being called out. When the fire
men began playing hose on the crowd
Tho shooting started.
Late tonight firing still was going on
in different parts of the city. the mob
finally having been broken into small
groups. Efforts OF the home guards ana
the police to restore order was unaVail-
ing even at this time ard Govcror BiclI-
OFT was asked 20 intervene. He ordered
homo guards here from Greensboro and
arranged to haye company of regular
soldiers sent from Camp Polk. near
Raleigh.
The Known Dead.
The known dead arc:
RACHEL LEVI. Il young woman ny
stander. who was shot through 'he
lungs. and
ROBERT YOUNG. a fireman. who also
was shot.
Five of tho NOR" seriously injured
including two m"mhcrs of the HON"
guard. were taken to hospitals, hut
many others wcr" treated at th"lr
homes. Tho total number of injured
was not known. and the police would
rot c:cn hazard an estimate.
The mob first formed this afternoon
about 3:3n o'clock and stormed the jail
Three shots were fired and the negro
accused shooting tho two mon and at
tacling Mrs Childrcss was seriously
wounded. while . whit" prisoner named
Trare was also hit in the arm by a
stray bullet.
After some difficulty police succceded
in clearing the crowd out OF the nulio'
ing and then the mayor called out the
homo Guards Quiet rriEned for time
bur later the report went around thd'
rho negro shot was not the man that
had been sought. BY niEht1all inc nor
lad reformed and started marching tc
,hc iail, which was surrounded by home
guards.
Hardware stores were broken into
md rcvolv"rs. shot guns and o'hc'
weapons and ammunition taken. AS the
mob marched it increased in size ano
when it's objective Wa ~-acned II num-
h.rrd s"voral thousand. The mayor
sought tc address the crowd. but coulo
no, bc heard. In tho meantime fire com
panics mad arrived. and when the moi