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7 streets, where a crowd Of about
1000 negroes congregated. The police
reserves and provost guards from
two police precincts were ordered out
and on their arrival the crowd refused
to move.
AS the police drew their revolvers
and charged the crowd, they were
fired upon Chief of Detectives Grant
led the police. The provost guards
fixed bayonets and charged the crowd.
In the battle that ensued, more than
200 shots were exchanged and sew
eral negroes were seen to fall They
were picked up by others in the crowd
and carried of. Several of the SOL
diers were also wounded, and Police
man John c. Bum, Of the Eighth pre-
cinct, was shot and seriously wounded.
He was shot through the left arm
and in the left side.
Policeman Bum was taken to his
home, 25 street northeast, after
he had received first aid.
Shooting At Iowa Circle.
AS soon as the report of the battle
reached police headquarters, the re-
serves were ordered out from two
other precincts to assist them
At the same time reports were re-
ceived at the Second precinct that
shots had been fred by a crowd of
negroes at Iowa Circle. and that a
crowd of negroes were shooting at
Seventh and N streets northwest. The
reserves from the Second precinct
started for Seventh and T streets.
stopping on their way at Seventh and
n streets.
Reginald Thornton, white, OF $40 r
street northwest was shot in the left
thigh.
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Phelan William Eatman, OF the
Nanceman Apartments, Twenty-second
and N streets northwest, was set upon
by four negroes as he was leaving his
apartment about 10:45 and was cut
on the shoulder and arm. He was
taken to Emergency Hospital in a
private automobile.
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War Savings Stamps pay per cent
interest, compounded quarterly.
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intact returned with windshields
shot out and bullet holes tnrough
the bodies.
For three hours the police chased
q Hudson touring car from which
two negroes were firing at random
into homes and passing automobiles.
Finally the car and occupants reach
ed Seventh and NJ streets, A bullet
from an army rifle plowed through
the rear of the car, through the
back and front seats, and through the
body of Thomas Ormstead, the ne
gro driver and owner. He had been
firing his pistol with one hand and
steering the ear with the other. He
was killed instantly, and a Negro
woman, Jane Gore, on the back seat,
was shot in the back.
Shot at Windows.
Several times during the rioting
negroes made bold to come within
q block of the police precinct sta
ton and discharge their pistols into
windows and at automobiles.
One automobile, fired on by ne
groes a short distance from the sta
ton, made a bee line for the sta
ton and protection. It contained a
man, three women and child. One
woman tainted when the car stopped
at the station and another became
hysteFical.
Detective E. W. Boyle had his
hair parted by a bullet that passed
through his cap when he carried
an army truck of marines through
Seventh street. The bullet carried
his cap off, It was later recovered.
Two bullet holes tell the story.
. Capt: Charles T.. Peck, night chief
Of No. 2, said that poor aim and
cheap firearms used by the negroes
saved thousands of lives during the
night.
Pullman Is Visitor.
Major Pullman was a visitor at
the precinct The rioting seemed
TO calm during his presence there,
only to resume with increased activ-
ity when he went away.
During the five hours when the
rioting was at its height, there were
two deaths and eleven casualties.
The first man killed was Randall
Neale, negro, of 45s N street, who
assaulted a street car conductor at
Fourth and NJ street. He was shot
by a policeman and had his skull
fractured by the butt of a marines
rifle. Thomas Armstead, also a ne
gro, was killed while he sat in his,
automobile.
List of Casualties.
The casualties reported to the
Second precinct follow
Jane Gore, colored, bullet in back.
, Philip H. Keys, colored, 1862 N
street northwest, head cut open.
George B. Lee, colored, 1913 Sew
enth street northwest, head cut open.
Sergeant R. ]. Kelly, white, ma
rine, shot in neck.
Amos Green, colored, 10 Goat al
ley, shot in head, in abdomen and
left leg; probably fatal.
Thomas Powers, white, 1914 Mass
achusetts avenue, assaulted and bad
ly cut by five negroes.
Rebecca Webster, colored, 1920
Six-and-a-half street northwest, shot
in right cheek while looking from
window.
Half a dozen negroes brought
into No. 2 precinct had razors and
eight had pistols.
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PuIIed OF att On

Charles A Thompson. q negro. OF
~ Fourth street southeast, alleges
that he was pulled on an Anacostta
car at Four-and-a-HAlf street and
Missouri avenue southwest at $50
o'clock BY q mob Of about seventy
five soldiers and civi1ianA
he was hit on the legs several
times, and his coat was pulled OF by
the mob. The coat contained twelve
tickets for an Elks' dance on August
10, and also an EIlks' financial book.
Thompson ran away from the mob and
saved himself further injury.
Another negro was struck several
times over the head with an umbrella,
according to Thompson.
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One KiIIed, One Drinr.

The first death reported during the
nights lighting was that of Randall
Neale, a negro, who died at Homeo-
pathic Hospital about 10 o'clock from
the effects Of a fractured skull and
q bullet wound in his chest
NeAle was shot IN the chest during
the fight at Seventh and T streets
earlier in the evening, and despite
the wound. attempted to attack a
street car. A blow from the butt OF
q marines rife felIed him. and he
was taken to the hospital in an I'M
conscious condition.
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Riot Wear Mclean Home.

Shortly after II o'clock serious riot
ing broke out at Vermont avenue and
L streets northwest between large
crowds Of negroes and white men.
Shots were fred and fstic encounters
were innumerable. All. Of the reserves
OF the Second precinct were rushed
70 the scene-several patrol loads
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William h. Thomas, white. seven
teen, of 1914 MAYORS road, was taken
to the Naval Hospital at 11:45 o'clock
with a bullet in his left hip. He said
he had been shot by a negro from a
south bound car on Seventh street,
near Pennsylvania avenue.
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saiIor Conrrr7te.

About 10 o'clock Waterman John
son, of the Navy, teiephoned that a
crowd OF several hundred sailors were
beginning to conGreeate near the
building in which he was employed at
Nineteenth and B streets northwest
A detail under direction Of Sergeant
Lohmann was sent to disperse them
Shortly after the police detail set
out the policeman on the beat at
Seventeenth and B streets reported
to the station house that the crowd
had passed him going in the direction
Of the business section.
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New York avenue northwest He was
was taken to Emergency Hospital
walker Is suspected Of shooting him.
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Between 70 and 100 soldiers and

Between 70 and 100 soldiers and
marines took part in a riot about II
o'clock in MacPherson's square, OPP
posite the University Club and the
city home OF the McLeans.
-Four razors were found on negroes
held at the Second precinct for par
ticipating in the evenings riots.
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By . eAe3Dek the Eighth precinct
ytaf4on house was beginning to look
aIlrs q refuge house for white people.
Scores went to the station house,
which n IN the heart Of q negro SEC
t4su, seeking protection from negroes
paradtnE the netEhborhood IN cTowdA
The following negroes were ar
rested after the lighting At Seventh
and 7 streets, charged with assault
and carrying concealed weapons: Han
son GGsszway, Gus Wise, Raymond
Furbey, Robert Cans Thornburn. and
Albert Warren, AL colored
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49, Thrn- 81.

While passing the corner Of New
Jersey avenue and L street In his
automobile about 8 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, william Garner, OF 1900
Potomac avenue southwest. was at
tackled by several negroes, one Of
whom threw brick at him He was
not injured
A negro. giving the name Of John
Coates. and his address at 152 Guam
der street southeast, was arrested by
Precinct Detective Wise. Of No. 8,
charged with throwing the missile
An Gged coFored man was beaten
~ q number Of men copyrighted On
n street southwest shortly after 8
O'Clock. and an Emergency ambulance
Was rushed to the scene
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Martnea Come 70 Al.

Shortly before 9 o'clock q detaeh-
ment Of marines from QuAntico ar
rived At the Second precinct to assist
the policA- Tbs officer In charge told
than that the work they were going
70 DO last night was just a. important
as they did lover there" And he
edAed: by God, We are going to do
3uSt a. good q Job" He cautioned
hts mSu not 70 use force unless II
w1s necessary, but to stop riot1ng at
Al SgentA
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efs Detail Stirring Scenes From Every Center of Rong City

police detail at the hospital said the
soldier who fired the shot was placed
under arrest pending an Investigation
Of the shooting.
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Threats to shoot up Navy Yard
workers when they went TO work at
the Navy Yard at midnight caused
police OF the Fifth precinct to put
a strong guard along Eighth street
and other streets leading to the Navy
Yard gate
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L A Hill, a negro, was taken to
Freedman's Hospital suffering from a
fractured skull inflicted by a marine
when he attempted to rush a marine
guard on Fourth street near n north
west He IL not expected to live.
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9. b williams, the wooiworth
apartments, was attacked at Eleventh
and o streets northwest by a crowd
Of colored men, but escaped uninjured.
While standing at Fourteenth and
p streets, William Stanton, forty years
old, OF the Albemarle apartments, was
attacked by a crowd OF colored mel
in soldiers and sailors uniforms.
Stanton was not injured.
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Policeman NJ. ]. Mahaney, Of the
Eighth precinct, was struck in the
leg by brick thrown by a negro at
Eighth and Florida avenue north
west Ten stitches were taken in his
leg at Emergency Hospital. Charles
Hall, colored, was arrested, charged
with the assault
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%,4nan A~r1A

More than twenty-five negroes are
locked up at the Third precinct on
charges Of disorderly conduct They
we're arrested Tor congregattng and
refusing to disperse when ordered BY
the police. Many OF them were bois-
ferrous and belligerent The police
OF the precinct had been Instructed
20 arrest all persons who refused "a
Aisperse when ordered
James R5chardS. Btxfy-eiE4f ye&Fs
Of aga, Was 81 upon and knocked
down By eoIcred soldiers at Third and
n streets southwest at 9 o'clock He
lvastaken to Casualty Hospital. His
wounds are not believed to be serious-
The police Of the Fourth precinct
arrestsd four negroes in an automo-
big near tie station house shortly
before 3 OiGl0Gk. An examination OF
Tia AR -AiSc1AsA4 ~ BGTokVG8-GAA
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Beaten BY white Men.

Robert Buckner. colored, living at
1903 Twelfth street northwest, was
taken to Casualty Hospital shortly be-
fore II o'clock tonight suffering from
a laceration of the back. His condi-
ton is reported serious. A crowd of
white men is said to have attacked
him. g,
tanned by Samuel Thompson, .colored,
Of 1909 S street northwest. in a.street
brawl. He was taken to Casualty
Hospital.
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c. r. Frame. white, of 80 c street
northwest, 80 years old. was shot
through the thigh at Fifth street and
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Chased ThrouEh Pa.

The police, expecting trouble at
the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing when the IL o'clock shift came
off. sent strong detachment to quell
any disturbance that might arise.
Two or three colored men shot at a
group Of white men, and the police
chased them through the park. No
one was injured, and the negroes es-
capped
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Mon nt nnpont CirnIe.

few minutes after II o'clock a
call was sent to the Third precinct
station house that a mob of negroes
were attacking a street car at Du-
pont Circle. in the heart Of the fash
ionable residential seaffan-
Stones thrown tn the window
Of a street car near Filth and East
Capitol streets caused a negro, Sam
uel Thompson, to pull revolver out
Of his pocket and hre wildly in the
direction OF several whites standing
on the curb. Thompson precipitated
q panic on the car, but several men
persuaded him to surrender his
weapon. He was being roughly
handled by crowd when a policeman
rescued him. and he was taken to
Casualty Hospital with q severe cut
On his mouth.
At Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue a group Of twenty-five white
men stopped three street cars at about
IL o'clock and attacked several negro
passengers. The gang was dispersed
by the police.
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At II o'clock a large group of
negroes gathered on Eleventh street
and shot at ali street cars that passed
from S street to Q street Reports Of
injuries were numerous, but uncon-
hrmed.
A mob Of negroes at about the same
time began smashing the windows Of
the Mckinley Manual Training School
with stones
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Policeman Shot In Battle.
The most serious disturbance of the
early evening occurred at Seventh and
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Policeman NJ. Glassman. Of the
Eighth precinct, was shot in the
stomach and right leg at Seventh and
NJ streets northwest about ! o'clock
He was taken 10 Emergency Hospital
in a serious condition.
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John Harvard, colored. Of 81
street northwest. was dubbed on the
head in one Of the riots, receiving
severe decorations. His skull prob
ably Is fractured.
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Ernest Han. cOiorsd. eighteen years

Ernest Han, coiored, eighteen years
old, who gave his address as PAD p
street northwest, was arrested bout
10 o'clock by Policeman Harper. II1r-
per approached a crow Of colorei
boys assembled at TEenly-Seventh
and o streets northwest who ran
when they saw him coming. Hall,
who was one Of the crowd, also ran.
Policeman Harper, seeing him throw
away q revolver, gave chase and
caught him He then went hack and
found the revolver. It WIS empty.
The negro was charged Win carry
ing q concealed weapon
Charles Bruce, eolored. Of 1915
Sixth street northwest and John Nc
Laughltn, coiored. OF 437 I street
northwest, were arrested by the police
Of the Second precinct for throwing
stones through the windows of a
street car on Fourth street, between
n and N stTeetA They were charged
with throwing missiles. Bruce Is q
discharged soldier.
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Two extra license L6Gl TOT the ma
chine. one Of which is not registered
in the District. The negroes are held
for investigation.
Charles Roscoe, a negro, giving his
address as 1906 New Jersey avenue
northwest. was arrested shortly after
8 o'clock at Twelfth and u streets
northwest after he had fred a shot
point blank at a policeman who was
standing on the corner. The police
man disarmed him and took him to the
Eighth precinct station house, where
razor was found in his pocket The
bullet missed the policeman.
The police of the Fourth precinct
received a report about $50 o'clock
that crowds of negroes were throw
ing stones at passersby at Eleventh
and n streets and Eleventh and o
streets southwest, and that a crowd
OF negroes were congregatinE on
Sixth street southwest between Vir-
ginia avenue and G street. The re-
serves were sent out to dispense the
crowds.
Attack Salvation Army.
Apparently bent upon staging a car
nivaI of violence. a crowd of more
than 300 white men started down
Seventh street from Pennsylvania ave-
nue. shortly before 10 o'clock A
squad of twenty-five marines was
dispatched to dispere- them.
An attack was made on Salvation
Army headquarters at Seventh and P
streets northwest by negroes
Negroes attacked STREET car on
Fourth street, between II and "
streets northwest No injuries are
reported.
Iowa Marshall, who told the police
he lived at 446 T street northwest,
was. arrested by Policeman Holmes
when he attempted to stab the police
man. The policeman disarmed him
and took him to the Eighth precinct
station house.
Vincent Busley, who says he lives at
1926 Twelfth street northwest. was
arrested by police of the Eighth pre-
ctnct and charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons. He had a pair Of
shears in his pocket when arrested
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N T. Walker, negro, Of 6o7 Morton
street northwest, a Waterman in the
Treasury Department. was arrested
by Policemen Harper and Langley at
Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue shortly after IL o'clock last
night, charged with firing a revolver
into a crowd. Walker, who was rid
ing motorcycle, was thrown from
his machine by several white men.
who assaulted him
A marine private, Edward Lieck
was shot through the neck while on
a car at the corner OF Fifteenth
street and New York avenue north
west He is not expected to live. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital.
William J. Payne. 1928 H street
northwest, was arrested by the police
OF the Third precinct, while on a
street near the station house. He
was carrying a heavy hammer.
Payne said that he was going after
his sister to escort her home and was
carrying the hammer for protection.
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Carlyle Henry, white, nineteen, an
orderly at the Emergency Hospital,
was shot in the left leg at Fifth and
K ST. etf northwest.
Frank Daosod, 4 Mexican, OF f5
Franklin street northwest, was shot
in the head while on Florida avenue
northwest
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Henry A. Hardy. colored. forty-one,
of 736 Harvard street northwest. was
dubbed on the head while al ard an
Anacostia car. His jaw was broken
and he received decorations on the
face
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two extra license tags for the ma
chine. one Of which is not registered
in the District. The negroes are held
for investigation 80.
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Shooting At Iowa Circle.

Reginald Thornton, white, Of $40 r
street northwest, was shot in the left
thigh.
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Albert Holder, twenty-one, white, Of
Slayton. n. c.. a soldier from Walter
Reed Hospital who was wounded in
France. was struck on the knee with
a bottle while boarding a street car
at Fifteenth and H, streets northwest
His knCeCap was fractured.
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When an army truck, loaded
with maTpes and police, drove
down SIKH street at midnight bull
lets were rained on Them from a
dozen windows. They fired back,
breaking every window from
which shots were fired.
Several autos which started out
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-11-27
| SHRUBB IS BEATEN BY HORSE
Famous Long Distance Runner Loses
Five-Mile Race to Trotter on
English Course.

Alfred Shrubb, the famous long
distance runner So well remembered
in this country for his appearances
years ago in marathon runs, is at pres
ent on home visit to Horsham, Eng
land, from Canada. Shrubb reap
peared on the track at his native
town one day last month, after train
ing for three weeks. He ran a five
mile race with a six-year-old trotting
horse, Kitty NJ, in aid of the funds
of the local cricket club. This was
the first time Shrub had figured In
a match of the kind on the other side
Of the Atlantic, and much interest was
aroused by the event. The conditions
were that the horse, owned by Joseph
Burton of HOrsham, should draw a
fOur-wheeled vehicle with two occu-
pants, the total weight being %
stone. In the event of the horse
breaking into a gallop it was to be
turned completely round and the dis
lance recovered at a trot. No whip
was allowed. The horse won by about
lap and three-Quarters. The horses
time was 26:1, and Shrubb finished in
1913 is. . .... .. -.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-11-27

batter. Bennett was catching and
there was a runner on third. A wild
pitch got past the catcher and the
runner started for the plate.
Bennett made a clutch as though he
had stopped the ball and then menaced
the runner with pretended throw.
Back to third went the runner, and
then Bennett raced to the grandstand
wall and reaching down appeared to
pick up the ball. The coachers howled
themselves hoarse telling the runner
that the ball was lost, but Bennett
kept making motions as though to
throw to third, and the runner danced
back and forth for nearly a minute
before he finally realized that Bennett
did not have the ball.
The spheroid had rolled into a small
hole at the base of the grandstand
wall.
The most spectacular incident took
place at Provide zee August II, 1892
when the Grays won l to game
in the eighteenth inning. John Mont
gomery Ward was the pitcher for
Providence and Weidman and Trott
the battery for Detroit.
AS was customary in those days
Radbourne, the famous pitcher of the
Providence team, played in the out
field on the days on which he did not
pitch
Radbourne, who was an effective
hitter as well as great pitcher, went
to bat in the last half of the eight
zenith and drove the ball on line to
left.
George Wood was the left fielder
of the Wolverine team, and the ball
got past him and rolled to the part of
the field where II was customary for
horses and carriages to be parked.
Wood dashed up to the parking space
and found that the ball had nestled
near the heels Of large black horse
of vicious mien. AS Wood reached for
the ball the animal made a terrific
kick at the fielder, who backed away
with aacrity.
Wood was still saying "Whoa boy !"
as Radbourne battered over the plate
with the winning run.
In the way of weird home runs, It
only remains for some player to knock
ball into a flying machine that Is
looping the loop over a ball pasture.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-11-27
MANY FREAK H0MERS
MARK RECENT GAMES
Many Instances Noted of Queer
Actions of Batted Ball.
Sphere Has Scooted Through Hole In
Fence or Otherwise Disappeared
Amusing Incident at Detroit
in Early Days.

During the baseball season recently
closed many instances have been
noted of batsmen getting credit for
hOme-run hits by reason of the ball
scooting through hole in the fence,
rolling through an exit or otherwise
disappearing, to the dismay of the
felders and the delight of the sticker,
"Whoa Bill" Rariden Of the Champ
ion Cincinnati Reds got one of the
strangest homers in the history of the
game at Boston. He drove the bali
to left center and the spheroid bound
ed into hole in the score board.
O'Neill of Cleveland got home run
as a result of the ball rolling into
hole in the left-feld fence on the Cleve-
land ball ground.
Hal Chase of the Giants hit an odd
homer against the Braves on the Polo
grounds. Hal sent the ball to right
center and it rolled through the gate
in the bleacher fence and disappeared.
Instances have been known of a dog
Selling a ball hit far afeld and running
away with it, and there is extant
report to the effect that hard hit
ball found lodgment in an empty to-
mato can that lay in the outfield. The
fielder was resourceful and threw the
tomato can and all to the diamond, but
the ball stuck in the can and the bat
ter got credit for homer.
One Of the most amusing instances
of the kind occurred in Detroit in the
early days of the game, when the
catcher came behind the bat only