Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-28
FIGHTING IS GENERAL ON STATES
STREET WHERE BLACKS OUTNUMBER
WHITES; POLICEMAN is WOUNDED
Bad Feeling Results From Me-
groeS Moving Into White
NeighborhoodS and ExpI0-
Sions of Bombs Following.
POLICE BELIEVED TO
HAVE UPPER HAND
Reserves Rushed to Scene anu
No Further Fear of Serious
Outbreak is now Experienced
BY Authorities.
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wrstl

Chicago, July 27.-One negro was
drowned, a white man was reported
drowned, one negro probably fatally
wounded, a policeman wounded and
nearly a score of whites and blacks in
jured by bullets or missiles in a Sc
res of riots in the negro district this
afternoon
The trouble started at the Twenty
ninth street beach, where whites and
blacks are segregated, and spread into
the negro district.
Although ill-feeling between whites
and blacks on the south side has eX-
tended over a period of months, en-
phasized by bomb explosions, some
shooting and numerous fights, todays
riots seem to have had their start in
petty quarrelng at the beach. soon
after the fighting started a negro fled
pursued by a number of whites
Fired on Policeman.
A policeman joined the pursuit. The
negro took shelter behind a building
and began shooting at the policeman,
who returned the fire. The negro then
surrendered
During the fight one negro was
probably fatally wounded in the abdo
men.
The fighting soon had Twenty ninth
street packed with whites and blacks,
the latter predominating. More fight
ing occurred and a few more shots
were fired as the negroes fled after
patrol wagons appeared on the scene
with their loads of bluecoats,
A fire broke out in a small building
in the neighborhood and fire apparat-
us was blocked by the throngs. Ne
groes are said to have attempted to
drag the firemen from their seats.
Eurther fiFh'ing cRsucd
During the fighting, rocks bricks
and other missiles were hurled. White
men were frequently attacked and
beaten on State street the police said.
Two Are Drowned.
At the beach, while missiles were
flying, a negro on raft was reported
to have been struck in the face with
u rock and hurled into the lake. Later
the body of a negro was taken from
the water
A white man, a swimmer, also wasI
reported hit and drowned With theI
police stations cmptied of reserves
and scores of others rushed from
north and west side stations, ActingI
chief of Police Alcock ordered every
available policeman on duty to pre-
vent further outbreaks.
The small army of blueCoats suC-I
ceeded in bring about fair sembanCeI
Of order in the black district, ali
though the negroes were in bad tenn
per
Late tonight no further serious riot
ing was reported though crowds were
Stll on the streets.
Hospital reports showed one negro
shot through the abdomen, probably
fatally; another slightly wounded and
policeman shot in the shoulder.
Four other persons, including one
white woman, were injured by mis-
siles, none seriously. one white man
was sitting at an upper window of
his home on Twenty-ninth street dur
ing the height of the excitement, !
when a negro attempted to shoot a
policeman with a rifle which the ne
gro was carrying wrapped in paper.
The weapon was struck upward and
its ball grazed the window watchers
forehead and he fell from the win
dow. He was but slightly hurt. The
negro escaped