Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-29

Bv A ssoclated Press
CHICAGO, July 29-Race rioting
spread outside the south side" coll
ored district today. There were
the loop" early in the fore
noon. The exclusive North side resi-
dental district received touch of the
disorder.
Killing continued after daybreak,
bringing the number of dead up to
twenty-four by forenoon and hundreds
were injured. The list included four
teen whites and ten negroes.
The street car strike seemed to aid
the spread of race rioting. Several
battalions of troops were under arms
in armorieS or parks, awaiting poSsi-
BILE call by authorities.
Joseph Powers, white, a street car
conductor, was shot and killed soon
after daylight in the stock yard Sec
tion. William Henderson, negro,
was arrested on suspicion in connec-
ton with the killing
Thomas Joshua, negro, was killed
today by detective who fired into
crowd of rioters on the south side.
b. +. Hardy, negro, died of wounds.
Virtually none of the 5000 negroes
employed by the big packing conipa-
nies Of tine Chicago Union stock
yards reported for work today.
There were several exciting clashes
In the loop" district this mosning.
when mobs of white men chased ne
groes for blocks shouting XIII the
coon.n The police used their batons
vigoronsly In the dispensing a.
mohs.
-Four thousand soldiers, witk FUN
war equipment, stood ready today to
quell the race rioting between ne-l
groes and whites that d}n'ing two
nights of terror in the South side
black belt cost the lives Of at least
twenty men, including one negro
policeman and the injuring of hum
dreds of others very seriously, and
the injured are soldiers. Reports
showed nineteen killed last night. OF
this number twelve were whites and
seven negroes.
A hundred thousand negroes and
an equal number of, whites either
fought in the streets and alleys or
covered in their homes while shots
were fred. Mounted policemen gall
loped along the boulevards, patrol
wagons passed through the streets;
women and children screamed whilo
men fought with cudgels, knives and
fists.
In some cases negroes in autorno-
biles passing through the streets fired
at any whites encountered. In other
cases whites attacked buildings oc-
cupied by negroes, shooting through
windows and doors while the inmates
fred back from barbados.
Bands of both races marched
through affected areas. A band Of
fought battles that cea9d only when
the pavements were covered with
dead and wounded and mounted police
furrowed their horses through the
men. Many individual fights, hand to
hand fights with knives and razors
added to the casualties. Men and
women took refuge in street cars un-
til the company stopped running them
through affected streets. A band or
whites passing q mansion on Grand
Boulevard and resenting the occupan--
cy of the place by blacks, were fired
on from the house.
AS the night wore on and the pandS
of terrorists were broken up by police
men. looters and incendiaries appear
ed. Several houses were fired and
one was burned. A number of stores
were broken open and sacked.
Toward daylight the less aggressive
had been driven to cover, worn out
with fighting. A number of whites
invaded the down town quarters, ne
groes found on the streets, and cow
ering porters from ail-night restau-
rants and hotels, were dubbed unmer-
cifully.
Among those injured were three
members from the 7th Regiment VINO
were beset by negroes while on their
way to their armory. Corpor9,s ",
r. Riggs was shot in the packi
Charles It. Williams was shot in the
side and ]. M Rinkus was slashed
with a razor Major .. T. Saynes was
found probably fatally beaten, pre-
suma,bly by negroes. An automobile
containing Adjt Gen. Dickson was
fred on, but without damage to the
occupants
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