The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-29
1000 Troops
Under Arms
CBy The Associated Press


CHICAGO July 29--four thous-
and soldiers with full war equip
ment stood ready today to qu,ll the
race rioting between negroes and
whites that during two bloody nights
OF terror in the South Side black bel,
cost the lives Of at least three whites
and seven negroes, including one ne
gro policeman, and tn injury OF
hundreds Of others, many seriously
and probably a dozen fatally -Four
CT the injured are soldiers Tn. po-
lice and the coroner have been I'm
able to make a complete check Of the
casualties, but reports showed fifteen
killed las, night.
10000 Men Fight.
A hundred thousand negroes and
an equal number OF whites either
fought in the streets and alleys or
covered in their homes while shots
rang ont mounted policemen RalIoped
along the boulcvards, patrol wagons
dashed back aud forth with prison
crs and wounded women and chd-
drcn screamed as men fought with
eudgels, knives and fists,
When the rioting. which started
Sunday night with the Stonlng ard
drowning OF negro, who had duittl
on a raft into the water OF beach
used by whites, broke ont aircSh last
night. Mayor Thompson asked Nov-
ernor Lowdcn for troops TIE gov
cfnor, who was on his way to Lin
,oln, Ncb turned back at Hurlng-
ton Iowa, and Acting Governor
'Ogle,by gave AAIutant-GeneraI Dick
son orders TO mobilize necessary
soldiers. BY midnight four reg-
mcnts we're in armories on the south
side, but BY that time the police had
cleared the streets for the night and
begun collecting the dead and mined
and rounding up doctors.
III Feeling lnilamed.
The taste oil blood Sunday night
whet,ed the appct,es OF hundreds OF
adventurous persons who had long
yrieyed at the rapid influx OF negroes.
who have spread over a large terri
tory formerly constituting a inc res
iden,al quarter OF the South Side.
Property had decreased in value and
Whites had cmigrated to otacr parts
Of the city by thousands but many
other, had chung to their homes while
ihe streets aud one OF the large parks
became thronged with negroes.
Both parties to the contest cnraFed
hy ,,oric, Of the cruclrcs Of the other
during sunday nights melee, deliber'
atty armed Themselves last night anC
went out 10 stalk their prey. As sooi
as darkness FELL the fighting in var
ious forms became desperate.
Knives and Rarors Used,
In some cases negroes in auiomo-
lies dashed through the streets, tlr-
ing at any group Of whites encoun-
tered. In other cases, white men
attacked the buildings occupied by
negroes, shooting through windows
and doors, while the inmates ired
back from barbados Bards OF
both races marched through the
streets. participating in fights that
ceased only when the pavcmen'3 were
&C, rred with dead and wounded. or
tue mounted police had 'purred their
horses through the truculent mass.
Many individual fights, hand-to'
hand struggles with knives and ra1
ors. added to the casualties Men
and women were dragged from street
cars until the company stopped run.
ming the vehicle" through the affected
area
As the night wore ON and bands %
tcrrorists were broken up ny police
men, loo,ers and incendIaries ap
p.ated. Several houses were tired
and one was burned. a number o
stores were broken open and sacked
while vandals OF both races broke an'
marred and besmirchcd the habIta
tons Of their opponents.
Toward daylight the less assres
sive having been driven to cover
worn OH, with fighting or arrested,
number OF white rioters invaded th'
downtown quarter, beat negroes toun'
on the streets and dragged GOVERNS
portets from all night restaurant