The sun., 1919-07-22

pcucotrHihs anu SluTleu W HOiu tnclT
ground against the police. A detach-
ment of marines from the station
house charged. with fixed bayonets at
the double, firing in the air as they
approached. Still the crowd failed to
give and they charged with their
bayonets.
In this outbreak one policeman
probably was fatally shot, one negro
was killed, another so seriously In
jured that he probably will die, and
many others were injured.
The Eighth precinct station house
became refuge for the white resi-
dents of the neighborhood, who were
driven by fear from their homes.
Most Of the resident section near by Is
predominantly negro. The station be-
came filled to overlooking with arrest
ed rioters and several hundred colored
men attempted demonstration be-
fore the station house but were dis
persed with the arrival of additional
reserves from other precincts Chief
Of Detectives Grant led fhe charge
that finally broke up th1pmob in this
section.
All of the hospitals are filled with
emergency cases and there are many
injured who are WITHOUT hospital aid,
particularly among the negro rioters.
In the charge of the marines in W
street many negroes were seen to fall
when 1t became necessary to use guns
and bayonets, but they were taken
away by their fellows.
Near state of Martial Law.
As the night wore on the nations
capital WAS practically in state Of
martial law, but no proclamation Of
martial law was made by the authori-
ties. Pennsylvania avenue, the thor
oughfare of inaugural parades and
peace jubilees. was the scene of dis
order between the Capitol and the
White House. Military detaehments
frequently swept up aud down its
length.
The city has no distinctly negro sec
ton. There are negro quarters scat
tered all over the District Of Column
bia and no residence section Is free
from Its black quarter.
In addition to the mob violence
there were many sporadic cases OF
race war where white set upon negro
or negroes set upon individual whites
The theatre crowds that did not
take seriously the developments of
Saturday and Sunday and the early
part Of to-day were terrorized at
many points attempting to get to their
homes. At Du Pont Circle, in the
most fashionable section of the city,
surrounded by million dollar homes,
negroes attacked street car filled
with theatregoers/ homeward bound.
No car line was immune. Cars were
stoned and fred upon and some OF
them were attacked in force.
Early in the night negroes made an
attack on Salvation Army headquar-
tiers, but marines and police reserves
dispersed them before any serious
damage was done. The military and
= police forces moved rapidly to break
up gatherings before they became of
menacing proportions.
sailors Start War Talk.
At one time during the evening sew
eral hundred bluejackets gathered on
the Mall and began to make war talk,
but the Provost Guard dispersed them
before they got their plans under way.
Up to 81 late hour this morning riot
ing was confined to the streets. and
citizens who took the earnest advice
OF the authorities and remained at
home were not molested. Neither
white nor negro homes were touched.
For the most part Washingtonians re-
manned indoors Those who ventured
out returned to their dOmiciles as
quickly as possible.
The outbreaks started Saturday
night following a series OF attacks on
white women, several murders scores
OF robberies and general laylessness.
Several hundred soldiers, sailors and
marines Joined together Saturday
night to search for a negro suspected
of attacking Mrs. Elsie Stepnick. wife
OF an employee of the Naval Aviation
Bureau, Unable to find him, they
made their way to the centre Of the
city, where they vented their anger on
any negro they happened to meet.
The provost guard and police re-
serves had been called out early that
evening, but the disturbances con-
tinued. Negroes were taken from
street cars and passing automobiles
and beaten. Numerous brawls oc-
CURED on Pennsylvania avenue and
in other streets of the business dis
trict. Fifteen negroes were injured
so seriously that they were taken to
hospitals. Patrolman McGrath was
shot in the breast and several white
men were cut and bruised.
The outbreaks continued undated until
several hours after midnight and were
renewed with increased serocity Sunday
night. Negroes who ventured Into the
business districts were chased and
. beaten, while IL was unsafe for white
persons TO venture into negro residential
sections. Police were called into widely
separated parts of the city to stop in
cipient riots, and calls were sent for
marines and soldiers to aid In the work
OF patrolling the streets.
Congress VIII Investigate.