Arizona republican., 1919-09-30
GEN. WOOD WITH TROOPS LIN WAY
 ID R|OT SCENE
Federal Officer Will Take Charge of Military Oper- ations at Omaha-City Is Quiet Following the Most Serious Mob Rule in His tory - Mayor Smith Will Recover
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OMAHA. Neb., Sept. 29.-Omaha was quiet tonight.
 With 500 troops from Forts omaha and Crook, Neb.. and Camp Dodge, Iowa, on riot duty along with several hundred special officers organized by the American Legion to help preserve order. officials were confident taere would bo no further outbreak Of the race rioting which yesterday and last night resulted in the death of two per sons, injuries 10 several score Of others. an attempt to lynch Mayor Ed r. Smith and the partial wrecking by fire ot the county court house.
 In addition to these forces. II off cers and 250 men from Camp Funs- ton, Kansas, and 20 officers and $50 troops from Camp Grant, Illinois, are scheduled 10 arrive here tomorrow, when General Leonard A. Wood, com marder of the Central department Of the army, is expected to reach the city 10 take charge of military operations.
 A heavy downpour of rain tonight had the effect of keeping people off the streets.
 May Call Grand Jury.
 Tomorrow judges of the district court here will decide whether a grand jury investigation of the race rioting shall be conducted. At the same time, Governor Samuel R. McKelvie is to be In the city to give any advice he may deem necessary to the situation.
 The condition of Mayor smith. who members of the mob injured when they attempted to lynch him. was Gradually improving. according 10 an announcement by his physician, Dr. F. C. Henry. Dr. Henry said there vas no doubt but what the mayor would recover. He is suffering from wounds received when rioters hanged him to a traffic signal tower in the downtown section Of the city. Police officers prevented the mayor from more serious injury or death by cutting him down shortly after the lynchine attempt was made.
 William Brown. a negro prisoner held for a recent assault on a white girl, was taken by the mob from the county court house building where the county jail was located. shot burned hanged and then dragged about the city's street
 Sheriff M. Clark. who had charge Of about 100 prisoners at the count, jail on an upper floor of the court house building. tonight told of how he attempted 10 prevent members of tn. mob from getting possession Of Brown
 Moves Prisoners to Roof
 When the heat from the burning lfIIldtnM hano ftR4 oh. CTS were taken 10 the roof for safety he said. While on the top Of the building the crowds in the streets be low were shouting for the negro. Other negro prisoners attempted to throw Brown from the building but wer, overpowered and prevented from doine so by tho sheriff and his deputies.
 shots were being fired by the mot in the streets toward the top of tn. building where the prisoners were Other shots were coming from tn, roofs of nearby buildings Fire va. belching from the airshafts and q dense smoke was making it almos impossible for the men to breathe Some of the prisoners were praying. others cursing. Some of them. prayet that the officers give up Brown be. cause they believed this would say, them."
 Brown. reports Indicate. was tn, coolest man. of all the prisoners.
 Finally, after the prisoners had beer on the roof for about l5 minutes tn, sheriff decided 70 take the men 10 tn, floor below. Sheriff Clark stationed himself on a stairway to prevent th, men from rushing madiy down. In th, meantime members of the mob iron the street had worked their way ur 10 the top part of the building.
 Brother Negroes Surrender Brown
 "The whole stairway just below m, vas just damned with rioters" Sher iff Clark said. For an instant. as h, vas standing on the stairway. in, sheriff had his back turned to tn, prisoners on the stairs above hin when suddenly Brown was pushed h, negro prisoners past the sheriff ane into the hands of the mob.
 After Browns delivery to the mob the sheriff managed to keep most O his prisoners on one of the uppe floors of the building until the fir was put under control. During in, excitement on the roof the sheriff re leased 13 women prisoners so the, could make their escape. The women wearing blue pajamas, made their va, down the stairs Of the building 10 tn, ground below.
 While they were on the roof, at leas 'hree prisoners were struck and in ured by stray bullets.
 "While I was standing on the staii way after we had been driven iron he roof by the intense heat, smok and bullets" the sheriff said. T wa confronted with the onrushing mo and it was while I was trying to hol hem off that Brown was pushed by nto the hands of the men who wer after his life"
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