New-York tribune., 1919-07-29
Fighting Continues in
Various Parts of Black
Belt and Scores Of
Persons Are Injured
II Po1ice Kill Four
In Gun Battle
States Attorney Says Af-
fair Is Aggravated by
Political Interference

CHICAGO, July 29.-After a hasty
survey Of conflicting police reports
early to-day, the police said that while
there were only seven known dead, it
is not unlikely that the number will
be increased to from ten to fifteen.
at is simply impossible to determine
the exact number, for the casualties
were taken broadcast before records
were made" it was announced from
Chief of Police Garrity's office.
One morning newspaper places the
estimated dead at fourteen, nine whites
and five blacks. Another newspaper
estimates the list at thirteen, eleven
blacks and two whites. The City News
Bureau places the dead at seven
The police reported that while not
more than a score had been seriously
injured, probably 200 were cut and
bruised in the many clashes.
Charles Achs, manufacturer of New
York, and his nephew, Stanley Strauss,
were attacked and beaten by negroes
They deserted, their automobile and
fled to safety. Most of the streets in
the black belt were without crowds
soon after midnight, and the police ex-
pressed the belief that the storm had
passed. They then began checking
hospitals and undertaking parlors in
an effort to determine the exact num-
Der of dead
CHICAGO, July 2S.-Seven persons
were killed and more than two score
wounded many of them seriously, in
a renewal of race riots in the Chicago
"Black Belt" tonight, making nine
known dead in the past two days.
For more than five hours the five
mile area on the South Side was a bat
tie ground of scattered fights between
whites and blacks and between police
men and negroes, who fired from house
tops, from dark alleys and other points
of vantage.
A call by Mayor Thompson for
troops to quell the outbreaks resulted
in four regiments of national guards
men Delng moDlllZed.
AS fast as they could be made ready
troops were moved to centralized
point on the south side throughout the
night, but up to midnight they had not
been ordered to begin patrolling the
streets, nor had they helped in kueling
outbreaks. This was explained by the
statement that the outbreaks had
slackened to such extent that the po-
lice could accord protection.
Six Of the dead are negroes and two
are whites.
The wounded in most cases we're
hurried to hospitals, after which they
were removed to their homes when
conditions permitted.
No Concerted Battle
There was no concerted battle by
the blacks, the outbreaks dotting a
large area.
Every police station in the south
side was flooded with reports of deaths
and injuries.
Chief of Police Garrity, at a late
hour, said it was impossible to make
an exact estimate of the casualties
because of the contradictory reports.
The riots, which started yesterday
on the south side beaches, were re-
newed when negro laborers began leav-
ing the big Industrial plants, and by
dusk more than a score of separate
outbreaks had occurred. Whites began
dragging negroes from street cars.
The negroes retaliated with stones and
knives. Street cars in the heart of
the "Black Belt" were tied up and
windows smashed.
flying squadron" of blacks
mounted touring car, and, riding at
full speed through the section sent a
volley of shots at group of whites.
One white woman was injured, but not
fatally. The negroes were overtaken
after long chase and arrested.
Four Mortally Wounded
Shortly afterward mob of several
hundred blacks formed at Thirty-fifth
Street and began stoning policem n.
Gunfre was opened, and four Of the
negroes fell, all mortally wounded
A white man in the same neighbor-
hood was dragged from a truck and
stabbed to death.
A negro chauffeur was killed by
whites a few minutes later in the same
block.
Scores of arrests were made. but
where the nrioters werc found to be
unarmcd tfey we're released
Negroes began looting stores of
whites in one district shortly after the
firing of rcvolvers by a squad of police
men in an effort to break up a fight
over small purchase of groceries. The