New-York tribune., 1919-07-30
Four Regiments ON Duty,
Five Units i'm Reserve:
III Whites, III Negroes
Among Known Killed
Governor issues
Appeal to People
Day Marked by Frequent
Flare-ups but Worst
Trouble Seems at End

CHICAGO, July 29.-With twenty
seven known dead and hundreds in
jured, scores of them seriously,
sporadic rioting btween whites and
blacks was renewed tonight in various
sections OF the city, including the
small North Side area populated By
negroes. Unofficial estimates put the
total of dead at 32 and wounded st 500
City and state officials, including Gov
ernor Frank O. Lowden, remained on
the scene throughout the night and
expressed the opinion that the worst Of
the rioting was ended.
The most serious situation was re-
ported in she South Side black bell,
where thousands of negroes and whites
had gathered. Virtually all North Side
and loop police We're ordered to this
district, thus leaving almost withou.
police protection sections from which
came reports Of intermittent outbreaks.
Governor Sees Five Colonies
Throughout the day and evening
Governor Lowden was in conference
with city officials, state officers and
heads OF state militia units. He also
eauedsfor advice from Colonels Milton
Foreman. Abel Davis, Henry Allen,
Henry Reilly and John W. Chnnin, who
commanded Illinois regiments in
France
In addition, Colonel Joseph B. San
born, who led the old Dandy First"
overseas, was reported enroute to Chi
aago from Springfield. Samuel insult
former chairman Of the state council
of defence. and Roger Sullivan, Demo
cratic leader, also saw the governor.
The government let it be known
that four regiments of state troops
were ready for duty at minutes
notice and that they would be sent
into the riot district as soon as re-
quest came from the proper munici-
pal authorities
The first pitched battle of the night
occurred at Thirty-fifth and State
streets. one Of the centres of trouble
since the first rioting Sunday 4 small
automobile. filed with whites, each
armed with a pistol and all firing indis-
criIninately at blacks, crashed into a
patrol wagon aNthe street intersection.
Two White Men Killed
Two Of the whites were killed in the
collision Two others and every police
man in the patrol wagon were hurt.
Immediately there was rush Of
blachs and policemen 70 the wreck. The
police coud not push the enraged negroes
away and opened fire, killing one negro
and wounding thirty others. The
wounded policemen and whites were
placed in ambulances and a crowd OF
whites followed them to the Providcnt
Hospital. Outside that institution,
which Is maintained and manned by ne
groes, crowd Of blacks had gathered
and the two races quickly clashed.
call for police brought strong
detail. who charged hall dozen times
before the rioters were dispersed. One
nero police sergeant and dozen
One Of the whites wounded in the fight
At the automobile vas Frank Hoedek,
ar employe Of the Federal Collector of
Internal Revenue. He was caught un-
der the machine and negro shot
him in the face The negro was ar
xeatcd
Police Head "Well Pleased
A fatal affair took place in the West
Side Italian district, where a negro
was knocked from bicycle beaten.
gsabbed wounded with sixteen revolver
bullet. and. after death had relieved
hin, p,asolcpe was poured on his body
and get afre. The corpse probably will
never be Identified.
MiIe4 south Of the black belt there
we're fghts ~ the evening in Wood
lawn and in Euglewood. stray bullet
from the latter clash woundcd an aged
white woman block away
The North Side troubles centred
sround West Division Street. There
was considerable thoofing throughout
The ba~rabee Street police district, but
W lar * could be learned no fatalities
re4uitef Several regrocs and numerous
whjteg wese arrested, most Of the latter
Eylng Italian names.
hundreds NJ negroes, many carrying
peft1nai possessiopH and some without
oagsage joined IN an exodus today The
majority Of them. chiefly in family
groups, bought railroad tickets for Mem
phfs and Nashville. A considerable
ynrnnumber aaid they we're going to
indianapolis, where, they said. negroes
were never dieturbed.
Despite authenticated reports Of
staboinRs ciubbings and stoninvs that
poured into police stations as the niyht
wore or. afting Chief Of Police. Alcnck
1naisteq fi.4t ne wa@ "Yery we'll pleaaed
With en- d.tions."
mr. in the black belt, thirty-fye Oh,
Wei wagong, one ambulance, thirty mo.
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