The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-30

Bitter Fighting Continues Dur
ing Night - Hundreds Of
Men Are Injured In Three
Days Outbreak. 49,.
5000 TROOPS CALLED
(By Associated Press)

tBy Associated Press)
CHICAGO. July 3o-Comparative
calm marked this mornings situation
in the Chicago race war. No serious
outbreaks had been reported. the spo-
radio fights were few and mostly be-
tween individuals and in only one In
stance were police compelled to shoot
| In that case the negro was killed while
| resisting search by two patrolmen.
| Governor Frank o. Lowden and
other state and city officials were
plainly encouraged by the diminishing
evidence Of mob spirit. Although
pra ctically every militiaman in the
state was in the city or enroute here,
it was indicated that they probably
will not be called into active duty In
the streets
IT believe that we have passed the
crisis" said Governor Lowden. "or
course. the troops will remain as
long as there is possibility OF danger
and their services are at the command
, Of the city authorities"
Many Children Hurt
With the lull in rioting the police
took stock. They checked the coro-
ners official death list Of 26 and said
3 that was complete. They also found
Z that the list of injuries reported to
4 them had increased to 1926. One po-
= uCSudu, JoAh II. oAAAPSAAs - ~~o-~'
4 was killed and upwards of 30 were
d hurt in the three nights Of riottng.
The official death list of 26 includ-
r ed q dozen whites and IA negroes. OK
these all had been identified except
8 one white man and three negroes. NO
!. women or children are dead but scores
8. Of them have been hurt.
k Bitter Fighting Continues.
J. Bitter fighting between whites ana
D. blacks spread during the night to
nearly all parts of Chicago with ser
ious injuries to many. Governor
Frank o. Lowden hesitated to order
the soldiers to take charge Of the
city, although with the arrival today
of two more regiments 5000 men were
resting on their arms ready to Queu
M the disturbances instantly.
4 During the night, men slashed each
III others throats, shot their fellows
from ambush or ran down isolated
II blacks and beat them into insensioll-
1ty and burned and looted houses.
The Ninth regiment from the South
ern part of the state and the Tenth
from Central Illinois, rushed toward
Chicago today to add their rifles and
e machine guns to the potential army
o. already here.
The police struggle vainly to clear
the rioters from the South Side negro
quarter and early last night apparent
ly succeeded only to find that the
mob spirit had spread to other re-
Ter eions. On the West Side whites at
lin tackled negroes, and in one case part
ct. ly burned the corpse OF victim with
>o gasoline On the north side fighting
"A proceeded for several hours ana IN
he the residential districts known. as
re- Woodlawn and Englewood. on the fal
the South Side fierce fighting took place
Infirmary 10 Attacked.
" As the overworked police force
dashed to those quarters. severa
les miles from the Center Of the war. the
Iis- smoldering flames of anarchy burs
:, forth anew in the black belt A pa
troll wagon crashed into an automo o
'oV- bile filled with men and a fight foi
an lowed that caused the probable fata
ing injury Of three men and the "ouno
,hv ing of several others. The wounde'
WY were taken to Provident hospital.
lge- negro institution, and crowd o
Teb- whites attacked the infirmary caus
mid ing considerable damage.
During the rest of the night out
~ breaks occurred with regularity an
,r,s although only one fatality was report
of ed from the nights orgy OF hatred IN
+ha number of severely hurt was create
:, 'r 10 than for Monday night, probably
yera dozen suffering fatal hurts.
ana The whites again seemed to be TN
ddi- more aggressive the negroes haVin
Nth been converted to peace by sane
rar- members of their race, or cowed
tied the brutal beatings sustained o
scores. Sleeping car porters accepte
lieu, an offer OF the company " a'e - a..
ised rather than go nome anu .ne a. 20.
Cor. band concert at the municipal pi'
ance was called off because the negro mu
lies. icians refused to perform.
q tn Owing to the street car strike u
600 comparatively few white rioters in II
the total population could not 30 handi
d in get together last nignt ana no ial
:. be mobs invaded the black belt. 1t W
med mostly guerilla warfare, but excee
The ingly bitter. In some cases M
hree would lie hidden along oouio,
and fire on passing cars occupied
members of the opposite race.
others a few whites would assault
The building occupied by negroes in t
Bel midst of white neighborhood. drs
pass ging forth a victim to brutal beattI
T the Weapons Arc Collected.
with The car strike also neipeo tne
groes as a favorite form OF attack
the first night OF the disorder was
enter a street car and drag net
from the vehicle to the street wh'
he was manned or killed.
The police have collected "
table arsenal of weapons since
mas rioting began. Every hour q score
more of negroes are hustled into
lice stations and relieved Of revofve
Major daggers and razors. But despite tn
10 re- vigilance arms ana ammunit1on Boz
pre- ed to be plentiful.
y the To start the third DAY OF war;
ewing Patrolman Walter Sullivan WAS pi
,hrist- ably fatally shot by negro wnom
iewed was searching In a vacant lot.
Alex Sullivan fell, his partner John X