The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-28
OUTBREAK BETWEEN
 WHITES AND BLACKS RESULTS FATALLY
Chicago Has a Day of Riot ing in the Negro Dis tricts and Along
 Water Front
By Associated Press

Chicago, July 2T.--A series of
 riots in the negro district late to-
 day resulted in the drowning Of
 one negro, the reported drowning
 of a white man, probable fatal in-
 jury of another nesro. the wound
 ing of q policeman and injury to
 score of whites and blacks by
 bullets or missiles. Police tonight
 said they had the situation we'll In
 hand.
 The trouble started at the Twenty ninth street beach where whites and blacks are segregated, and soon spread to State street, the main thoroughfare in the heart of the negro district which extends about five miles. Shoot ing started near the beach. and there was also some shooting in the vicinity of State street.
 Although i'll feeling between whites and blacks on the southside has ex- tended over a period of months. em- phasized by bomb explosions. some shooting and numerous fights. today's riots seem to have had their start in petty quarreling at the beach. Re ports that negroes wandered across the dividing line to the white section or the beach. and that whites amused themselves by throwing small stones at negro bathers, appeared the most plausible cause. Soon after the fight ing started negro fled, pursued by number of whites Ee took shelter behind a building and began shoot ing at a policeman who had joined the pursuit and who returned the fire The negro finally surrendered.
 During the fight one negro was probably fatally wounded
 Twerty-ninth street was soon packed with whites and blacks. the latter pre- dominating More fighting occurred and a few shots were fired as some of the negroes fled and patrol wagons loaded with blue coats raced to the scene A fire broke out in a small building and fire apparatus was blocked by the throngs. Negroes are said to have tried to drag the firemen from their seats
 During the fighting, rocks, bricks and other missiles were hurled both at the beach and at various points along Twen, ty-ninth street, and along State street. White men were frequently beaten on State street, the police said,
 At the beach while missiles were fly ing negro on raft was reported to have been struck with rock and hurled into the lake. Later the body of a negro was taken from the water A white man, a swimmer, also was reported hit and drowned.
 With the police stations emptied of re- serves and scores of others rushed from north and west side stations. Acting Chief of Police Alcock ordered every available policeman on duty to prevent further outbreaks. The small army oi policemen succeeded in bringing about a fair sennblance of order
 Late tonight with the streets of the district where disorders occurred still fairly well filled with people, the po- lice kept the crowds moving and no further trouble was expected.
 Police were unable to make an esti- mate of the number injured, because in the many skirmishes names of .n- jured could not be learned Late hos- pital reports showed one negro prob ably fataly wounded, another slightly shoulder Four other persons, includ- ing one white woman. were injurei by missiles.
 { A rifle bullet fired by negro grazei the forehead of a white man sitting at the upper window of his home. He fell out the window, but was only slightly ini1red The negro. accord ing to spectators, had leveled the rifle at a policeman. but a bystander struck the weapon upward. The negro es- capped. The negro district has been steadily increasing in recent years with the influx of southern negroes who came to work in big industrial plants. Their encroachment on white neighborhoods caused considerable trouble and during the past years many clashes.
 police circles, now comprises approxi- mately % square miles. and includes only a comparatively few small white settlements.