The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-28
FIGHTING BEGAN
SUNDAY AT BEACH
Quarrels Between the White
and Negro Bathers Led to
ShoOting-Large Force of
Police Now on Duty-One
Negro Killed and Others
Injured-TO Disarm Ne
grOes

CHICAGO, July 2S.-Trouble be-
tween whites and negroes was renewed
in Chicago's black belt today when
Moses Thomas, a negro, fired several
shots at wagon load of white work
men being taken to a southside factory
When an attempt was made by whites
to disarm Thomas crowd of negroes
rushed to his assistance. The police
ouelled the disturbance and reported no
arrests.
The disturbance today occurred on
Wentworth avenue between 36th and
37th streets where many workmen re-
side. A riot call was sent to police
station. but when load of policemen
arrived on the scene the fighting was
over.
Policemen said they had been unable
to find any trace of an unidentified
white boy reported drowned in Lake
Michigan at the foot of 29th street
during the race disturbances yesterday.
Fifty mounted police and 100 patrol
men have been assigned to guard the
negro district while 500 policemen were
held in reserve. The patrolmen were
instructed to disarm all negroes of fire
arms and to prevent whites and blacks
from congregating in groups of more
than three people.
DR.. Turner, negro, city health de-
partment officer. was attacked today by
five white men on a south side street.
When they saw his star they fled. he
captured Henry Roslin, 10 years old, who
was booked on charge of assault.
Two negro boys employed as messengers
by the Postal Telegraph company were
attacked by 10 white men and rescued by
the police.
A series of riots in the negro district
late Yesterday resulted in the drowning
of one negro, the reported drowning OF
a white man, probable fatal injury OF
another negro, the wounding of po-
Hceman and injury to a score or whites
and blacks by bullets or missiles.
The trouble started at the 18th street
beach, where whites and blacks are seq
regated, and soon spread to State street
the main thoroughfare III the heart OF the
negro district, which extends about hve
miles Shooting started near the beach
There was also some shooting i'll the vi
einity of State street.
Although ill-feeling between whites and
blacks on the South side has extended
over a period of months, emphasized by
bomb explosions, some shooting and nu
merous fights, Sundays riots seem to have
had their start in petty quarreling at the
beach
Reports that negroes wandered across
the dividing line to the white section OF
the beach and that whites amused them
selves by throwing small stones at negro
bathers appeared the most plausible
cause. Soon after the fighting started 8
negro fed, pursued by number o.
whites.
He took shelter behind a building ant
began shooting at policeman who haC
Joined the pursuit and who returned th'
fire. The negro finally surrendered.
During the fight one negro was probab
ly fatally wcsnded.
Twenty-nnth street was soon packed
with whites and blacks, the latter pre-
dominating. More fighting occurred an,
n few~shots were fired and patrol wagons
loaded with bluecoats raced to the scene
A fire broke out in a small building anC
fire apparatus was blocked hf the throngs
Negroes are said to have tried to dra
the lfiremen from their seats, rtsJrry4r
Daring the fighting, rocks, bricks am
other missiles were hurled, both at tn
beach and at various points along 29tl
and state streets White men were fire
quently attacked and beaten on Stat
street, the police said.
At the beach, while missiles were fly
ing, negro ON raft was reported t
have been struck with rock and hurle
into the lake Later the body of a negr
was taken from the water
A white man, swimmer, also was re
ported hit and drowned.