Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-23
I SLAIN, H HURT
IS TOLL To DATE
Of RACE RIOTS IN
WASH|NGT CITY
Attacks ON White Women By
Negroes Leads to CIaSheSi
Home Defense Guard Shot
and Killed By a Black.
STREETS PATROLLED g.
BY 1900 SOLDIERS
Marines and Regulars Arrive
from Camp Meade and Take.
Up Stations in Various Parts.
of the Capital,
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Washington, July 22.--Race hatred
in the national capital, engendered by
attacks on white women by negroes
and famed by three successive nights
of rioting. found expression again to-
night in clashes between whites and
blacks. A home defense guard was
shot and killed, a second guard was
fatally wounded and another white
man slashed severely by a razor
welded by a negro. All of the negro
assailants escaped.
The outbreaks were sporadic and
confined to a single vicinity in the
center of the black district of the
northwest section. This was due in
the opinion of the authorities to the
extraordinary precautions taken to
prevent formation of mobs.
Approximately 1900 troops-cav-
airy infantry, marines and sailors
patrolled the streets and awaited in
reserve for possible outbreaks. sup
plementing regular and volunteer po-
lice. Detachments of marines from
Quantico, Va. and regulars from
Camp Meade arrived early tonight and
took up stations in various parts of
the city
Tonight's casualties brought the
number resulting from the rioting to
seven persons dead, eleven believed to
be fatally wounded and scores in-
jured.
The only fatal outbreak occurring
ten!shts M TO lqlidn!eslt e1aaltad from
the stopping of a negro by Isaac
Halbfinger, defense guard. Halb-
finger attempted to search the black,
who drew a gun from his pocket and
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Another home guard also armed only
with riot stick, ran to his compan-
ions assistance and also was shot. He
died later The negro escaped
Washington, July 22.-Wfth five
persons dead. eleven possibly dying
and scores injured in race battles on
the streets here during the last three
nights, every precaution short of
martial law was taken tonight by po-
lice and military provost guards to
prevent a recurrence of rioting that
came as an outgrowth of numerous
assaults on white women and other
recent acts of violence by negroes.
There were no disorders during the
day. but at nightfall police and
troops, supplemented by additional
detachments of regulars from Camp
Meade, and marines from Quantico,
Va, took up their stations in grim
preparation for what the hours of
darkness might bring.
A statement issued by the govern
ing authorities denied that the situa
ton had been out of hand any time
last night when riot calls were sound
ing from half a dozen places at a
time. The authorities also decided
not to ask martial law be declared,
although resolutions introduced in
the house during the day urged that
the president be requested to take
that action,
President Wilson took cognizance
of the situation late today when he
called Secretary Baker to the White
House for a conference on steps that
might be taken by the military in CO.
operation with the civil authorities to
prevent recurrence of the outbreaks.
The president was understood to be
greatly concerned over the events of
the last three nights in the capital.
Military Patrol ON Hand.
After the conference Secretary
Baker announced that the troops or
dered from Camp Meade constituted
"a very large number and that Maj.
Gen. William G. Haan would be In
command. Secretary Daniels said
substantial force of marines had been
ordered in for night patrol duty.
Cavalry again played part in the
police work. holding lines about the
congested negro sections to prevent
mob attacks by either blacks or
whites Police and soldiers again
struggled to keep the downtown
thoroughfare clear of crowds.
The scattered nature of the attacks
through the three nights of growing
disorder Washington has experienced
made the situation difficult. While |
rioting was at its worst downtown
panic stricken negroes fired indis- |
criminately from the barricaded doors
or windows of their homes. Others
whirled through more outlying streets
in automobiles. firing wildly at any
whites they saw.