Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
NEGRO SECTION
PATROLLED BY
5000 SOLDIERS
No Deaths Reported During
Last Night But Many Fires
Are Reported

CHICAGO, July s1-The main ne-
gro quarters of Chicago today were
patrolled by 5000 soldiers, accoutred
as for war, after four nights of race
rioting that caused thirty deaths, sew
enteen negroes and thirteen whites,
and of the injury of more than 500
persons, 200 of whom were severely
hurt. and dozen of whom may die,
No deaths were reported during the
night. but many fires were reported.
Governor Frank o. Lowden ordered
the troops out last night on request.
of Mayor William II. Thompson after
darkness had brought renewed rioting
and the city's 5000 policemen found
themselves exhausted.
Fighting kept up after the troops
reached their stations shortly before
midnight and one squad of soldiers
had to fight crowd of negroes to
| reach their station at 41st street and
Wabash avenue. where other soldiers
were fired on from ambush on theiR
way 10 duty.
No soldiers were killed or wounded
and after the troops had taken their
places disorders died down Within
the region patrolled.
Mayor Thompson's decision to re-
quest the aid OF state troops was
reached after his secretary and Gen-
eral Dickson had gone through the
zone where whites and blacks had
clash SO many times since Sunday
and he had received reports from pri~
vate investigators who told him many
small athletic clubs were arranging
to make concerted attempt on ne-
groes.
The most serious riot of night took
| place at SD and State streets, where
! 200 police fought nearly four hols8R a
crowd of negroes firing several un-
dred shots before the rioters wer supe
1 1.trs u
j 1t was only after the patro1men had
chopped their way into some of the
buildings and seized dozen sniperS
with their lilies ad cartridges that
| the fighting ceased. Before the troopa
| had all been assigned there were some
minor clashes with "roughs,s however,
| The first arrest made by soldiers
was that of five white men whose
! automobile was searched because Of
rowdyism and found to contain a rel
| volver While the soldiers were tak4
| ing their stations crowd Of whites
surrounded the home Of John Coles,
negro policeman in Englewood and
rained bullets at him and his wife<
The house was badly damaged before
the police came to the rescue.
Interference with United States
mails has turned the situation
through official channels into WashI
ington. Federal officials limited to-
day tnat troops Would De aSkeu 70
surround the postoffice, affording
protection of employees of both racea
and guaranteeing delivery of mail.
| Failure of 1000 chauffeurs and
carriers and clerks to report to duty
yesterday was declared by Postmas-
| ter Carlisle to constitute interference
with the mails, the riots and strikes
being assigned as inability of ems
ployes to reach their employments
Interference was reported to Post-
master General Burleson.
Negro mail chauffeurs and carr
riers, assigned to the colored sectiont
were among the absentees. inter-
rupting the delivery of mail to q
great extent.
Sanford c. MCCOY, colored, who
told the police he was 102 years old,
probably was the Oldest person pick
ed up by the police as a suspect In q
roundup of rioters. He was dis
armed of a loaded revolver and
warned to go to his home.
Rain which threatened in the early
hours of the morning began falling
heavily shortly after o'clock.