Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-30

groes, tonight and in the shooting
that followed one negro was probably
fatally wounded two policemen, one
white and about six other persons
We're wounded. When tho mob sur
rounded the hospital an attempt to
enter the building was beaten off by
policemen.
Hundreds of whites followed the
leadership Of a man who is said to
have rushed through the nearby
streets firing revolver
Tho hospital was caring for about
seventy patients, about score Of
them negro victims of riots. The
presence of policemen prevented a
more serious riot The patients were
thrown into n serious condition. the
hospital authorities said.
The riot at the hospital was pre-
cipitated by another at State and
Thirty-fifth streets. whore two white
men and one negro was killed. and
Approximately thirty negroes wounded
IN battle that followed collision OF
an automobile and patrol wagon.
Several policemen were injured. Two
white men were wounded i'm the same
riot and We're taken to the hospital
where they mob followed
Fighting on South Side.
The most serious situation prevail
ed in the South side where thousands
of negroes and whites gathered.
Virtually all North side and loop
police were ordered to this district,
thus leaving almost without police
protection sections from which came
reports of intermittent outbreaks.
A sinister silence that prevailed in
the black belt on the South side at
dusk gave way to confusion and
sharp clashes, principally with clubs
and knives as weapons, as the night
wore on. Few guns appeared.
Where these outbreaks occurred the
negroes predominated in numbers.
Several meetings at negro halls were
broken up by the police, after which
crowds formed on the streets.
Troops had not been ordered TO
patrol the black belt, the police main
tanning that they were still able to
handle the situation
The first clash on the north side
took place at number 46S West Di-
vision street, whore the building IS
occupied by two negro gImilies.
Italians living in the nighborhood at
tackled the building. A dozen shots
were fired ana bricks were hurled
through the windows. Two detectives
attracted by the shots. held the mob
at bay until seventy-five policemen
arrived armed with rifles. No one
was seriously hurt
Italians Take Hand.
\ short time later at Milton avenue
and West Division street q negro
leaped from an alley and knocked a
white man down. In a moment q
I-crowd of Italians started for the as
sailant, who ran and escaped. Thu
police arrested four Italians, two of
them armed with sawed off shotguns
and two with revolvers
Another negro was fired at repeat
edly while near his home on Larrapes
street, also on the north side,
Italians also were participants in
rioting on the West Side, according
to the police. William Donaldson, a
negro, was attacked by crowd az
South Racine avenue and Taylor
street, beaten and shot in the head
and neck. He was taken to a hospital
where it was said he might die
On the South Side fights continued
in many localities, John Johnson. Is
years old, negro, was stabbed
beaten and thrown into the river at
Archer avenue and South Halsted
street He was rescued by the police
and taken to hospital.
Negroes at Fifty-fourth and South
| state street. dragged John Duffin,
white. a florist, from his wagon and
! beat him SO badly that he was taken
| to a hospital.
At Root street and Wentworth
avenue a negro was shot in the head
and probably fatally injured.
Lowdcn Is On Hand.
Throughout the day and evening
Governor Lowden was in conference
with city officials, state officers and
heads Of state military units He also
called for advice from Colonels Mil
ton Foreman, Abel Davis, Henry j.
Reilly, Henry Allen and John w.
Clinnin, who commanded Illinois reg
iments in France.
In addition colonel Joseph B. San
born, who led the old DANDY First"
overseas, was reported en- route TO
Chicago from Springfield. Samuel
insult, former chairman of the tsate
council of defense, and Roger Sulli-
van. democratic leader. also saw the
governor The governor let 1t be
known that four regiments of state
troops We're ready for duty at a
minutes notice and that they would
be sent into the riot district as soon
as request came from the proper
municipal authorities,