The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28

The riottng late yesterday fesulteu
in the death OF two negroes and the in
jury Of perhaps so or more whites and
blacks, including four patrolmen.
Police said today they had been un-
able to lind any trace OF the unidenti-
fled boy reported drowned yesterday
In Lake Michigan at the foot Of Twen-
ty-ninth street during the race disturb
ances
Fifty mounted police and 100 patrol
men have been assigned to guard tho
negro district, while 800 patrolmen were
held In reserve at South Side stations
ready fer immediate service IN the
event Of further disturbances, The pa.
trolmon were instructed to search all
negroes for firearms and TO prevent
whites and blacks from congregeting
In groups Of more than three persons,
Coroner Peter NJ. Hoffman, Ia opening
the inquest over the unidentified negro
boy, drowned In yesterdays disturb
ances, announced he would make u
thorough investigation,
"Theso things have happened In Cht-
cago before and ] think II is time dras.
tics measures were adopted by the au-
thorities TO prevent repetition OF yes
terday's .disgrueeful scenes said Cor
oner Hoffman,
Accounts OF the origin Of the trouble
differ, but the version accepted by the
police today In that the fighting started
at the Tewtny- ninth street bathing
beach, where the whites and negroes
nre accustomed to swim In Lake Mich
igan, although the two races are sep"
arated BY an imaginary boundary line.
This version says that u Rssro boy on
raft crossed the boundary linz, and
that whlte. boys threw stones. Knocking
| The negro boy into the water He was
sSewned IS s,'I Eensrsl fight . asvelope,s
brought hundreds Of police into the no.
gro district, the center of which Il
around Thirty first and state streets
more than a mile from the beach.
Negroes asked the police to arrest a
white boy and when they refused the
negroes, began 20 beat tho white lad,
Negro bathers from another beach at
25th street, attracted by the fighting.
came in force and soon stones and clubs
were hurled In all directions, many
people. both white and black. being
injured.
farther west near the center OF the
negro district. John 0'Brien, v police,
man. was attacked by mob at goth
and state stEeetH after he had tried
to rescue fellow policeman from n
uTOWu OF ItkTOeb, CSNtfltl BnOtS were
fired and he was struck In the arm,
He drew his revolver and fired into
the crowd, three negro men being hit.
one OF whom died later In a hospital,
After tho police reserves had dis
persed the crowds along state street
and other parts Of the thickly popu-
lated negro district whites from other
parts OF the city dragged negroes from
street cars and beat them severely In
several instances during the night but
according to police records today only
two fatalities resulted from the riot
ing.
The policemen who were injured.
with the exception of O'Brien who
was hit In the arm by bullet, suf-
fered only bruises from stones and
clubs
The two negro men who were shot
at goth street, where one was killed,
are said to be seriously though not
fatally wounded.
Many stray shots were heard during
the night and the police answered two
riot calls early today, but their services
were not required In either instance;
II Is estimated that there are close
to l50 900 negroes In Chicago, nearly
SO, 900 of whom were drawn here dur
ing the last three or four years by
attractive wages in shops and factories
engaged In manufacturing war ma
terlals. Virtually all Of the negroes
live on the South Side and many have
acquired property In desirable neigh :
borhoods occupied by the whites This
has led 10 many minor clashes between
the races and In a number OF instances
In recent months bombs have been ex-
ploded In buildings occupied by negroes,