Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29
CHICAGO RIOTS EXTEND
TO "L00P" DISTRICT
DEATHS NOW TOTAL "a
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OF terrerists were broken up by the
policemen, hooters and incendiaries
appeared. Several houses were fred,
and one was burned. A number OF
Toward daylight. the less aggressive
having been driven to cover, worn out
with fighting or Jailed, a number OF
white rioters invaded the downtown
quarter. beat negroes found on the street
and dragged covering porters from all
night restaurants and hotels to the
streets. f1ogging them numerically.
Among those injured during the night
were three members Of the 7th Regiment.
who were besct by negroes while on the
way to the armory. Corp. w. Z. Riggs
was shot in the back, Charles T. VIII
liams was shot in the side and J. N.
Rinkus was slaahed with razor. Maj.
Fred Haynes was found probably fatal
~ beaten, presumably by negroes. An
" beaten, presumably by negroes. Maj,
Haynes. who Is Of the LIST Illinois In
fantry. was found with q broken back In
the center Of the riot erea- He was not
on duty. but a corporal and q sergeant
Who were members Of the Illinois re-
serves were wounded during q clash
with negrook
and western sides began as the fighting
was at its height Some nifty thousand
moro negroes already live in those parts
Of the city and the police took precau-
tons to stop any resentment shown by
the whites at tho added population Of
Africans. This heefra was stopped ut
daybreak by the street car strike.
! Whites Penned in Homes.
A few whites were penned In their
homes by angry negroes and had to
telephone for police aid to escape.
One family managed to elude the me-
isroes by b1acking their faces and de-
parting in disguise: But. aside from
a. few. such instances. persons living In
or: near the war Zone were unmoleSt-
ed physically II they remained within
their domiciles.
Taxicab drivers; as news Of the feud
spread. refused to take passengers
into tho disturbed district and resi-
dents who lived along the car. lines
ithAtg were stopped had long walks
through. the Held Of battle. As TAR as
the police could learn those persons
suffered NO affronts II they went
anietiy aleng their way. .
tfa$iye about equally to the two RACES,
.aithosaEh thu whites seemed to b
pyfmA asGressofs, the negroes start
fnH their, assault more .as, ,coun-
ters0hensiyes. Most Of the white riot
eEs were young men and youths with
here and there q man pf mature years.
7s4u6 poAkGC u0rUbSOf luuCuf Ok tHSlI
activity to clearing the streets OF me-
groes, and many OF the fatalities re-
suited from the recalcitrancy Of the
negroes against the order to disperse.
In one. crowd. at 3sth and State
streets. former Alderman De Priest, q
negro. was with crowd Of negroes or
dSred to scatter. They refused, de-
spite the pleading OF the former alder
nan and two negro police sergeants.
and the officers fred into the assem-
bly,, killing four and barely missing
Do Priest.
Blames Negro Hoodlums. q
"A police captain in the negro belt
aacribed the trouble to the hoodlum-
ism of negroes who came to Chicago
during the last two years to make up
the shortage In labor caused by the
war. He said his experiences showed
that the older residents sanely re-
framed from such clashes. having hs-
come accustomed to the freedom al
LIVED to negroes without turning It
Durtng the might hospitals in the
region became Allied and doctors were
ali overworked caring for the. Injured.
A negro corpse was taken into the es-
and soon q crowd threatened to attack
the place. News Of this spread and
thereafter dead negroes would not be
accepted by white mortuaries.
When the streets had been cleared
In the negro quarters the more per-
sistent rioters marched down town
AvaH X nat - Hal r.