Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-31
ROUCHS FLEE
AS SOLDIERS
TAKE CHARGE
With 80 Dead and 1000
Injured Disorders Are
Believed Over.

Chicago, July 31.-ChicagO's
main negro quarters today were
patrOlled by 5000 soldiers, ac-
cOutred as for war, after four
nights of race riOting that caus-
ed 80 deaths, IL negroes and 13
whites, and injury of nearly
thousand persons, 200 of whom
were severely hurt and a dozen
Of whom may die. No deaths
were reported last night but
many injuries and fires were re-
corded.
Rain began falling heavily short
ly after o'clock. 1t seemed to eff
fectually dampen the spirits of even
the stragglers remaining about the
riot area, for they disappeared
without waiting the appearance of
soldier with bayoneted gun. In
the morning hours the crowds be-
gan disappearing as the soldiers
began patrolling the zone. Officers
in command reported that to all
appearances the district practically
was deserted and were of the opin-
ion that this marked the end of
the disorder
LOWden Orders Troops Out.
Governor Lowden ordered troops
out last uight on request of Mayor
Thompson after darkness had
brought renewed rioting and the
city's 5000 policemen were ex-
hausted The First, Second and
Third reserve militia and the
Tenth and Eleventh Illinois infan-
try were sent on duty by Adiutant
General Dickson, while the Ninth
regiment remained in reserve at
the stock yards and the Fourth re-
serves was on the west side.
Mayor Thompson's decision to
ask aid Of troops came after his
secretary and General Dickson had
visited the trouble zone and he had
received reports from investigators
who told him many small athletic
clubs were arranging to make an
attack on negroes.
Situation "0minous."
General Dickson reported that
the situation was "ominous" and
Chief of Police Garrity presented
tabulatiun of two policemen slain
and 81 injured. The fire chief told
the mayor firemen had answered
40 fire alarms to quench blazes
started by whites who fired negro
homes.
orders were flashed to armories,
where soldiers had been quartered
for two days. Army trucks were
used to carry most of the soldiers,
while others nearer the scene
marched to their stations.
Soldiers Come; ROughs Flee.
AS the soldiers proceeded into
the riot area, roughs who had been
looking for fights disappeared.
Some gangs sped to territory OF
terrorism and continued their un- |
lawful occupation, but most ma
rauders, as rain began to fall, re-
tired.
Law-abiding negroes, who had !
been herded indoors for three days |
in fear of attacks, rushed out as |
the troops reached the black belt, |
but they had been too much over
by fear apparently to Of |
fer a greeting, merely watching |
with Hghtened countenances the
soldiers.
AS each regiment reached its |
station, the men were split into pa
trolls of eight, and sent out to see !
that order was preserved. Even /
truculent negroes for the most !
part refrained from fighting the
soldiers and by a. m. all was
quiet in the guarded territory.
Stage TwO-HOur Battle.
The most serious riot of the
night occurred at Fifty-third and
State streets, where 200 policemen
fought for two hours with a crowd
1f negroes, firing a thousand short
shots before the rioters were sub
iued and 45 arrests were made.
The police had to chop into some
buildings and seize a dozen snip
srs, who had thousand cartridges.
Although many heads were
as the police charged the
)arricaded negroes, the rifle fire
in injury of only one per-
ION, Patrolman E. Johnson. patrol
wagon driver. He was shot as the
dashed up to the scene
Before all troops were assigned,
here were minor clashes with
'oughs, however. The first melee
occurred in front of the shop base
or the motor transport corps at
street and Wabash ave-
lue. Nine negroes, with revolvers,
lrove back and forth in front of
he base, firing at, but hitting no
me. |