The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-22
Troops Rushed From One
Point to Another to
Quell Attacks.
NEAR WAR IN CAPITAL
800 Negroes Defy Guns
and Attack Car With
TbeatregOers.
FIT. MYER SENDS CAVALRY
Detective Killed and PATROL
man Dies Of WOunds-25O
Persons Arrested.
TT. MYER SENDS CAVALRY

WASHINGTON, July 21.-The ma
tional capital was the scene of wide
spread mob violence and race riots to-
night. AS result of scattered
ARRAYS throughout the city, down town
and in residence districts, six per-
sons are dead, at least fifty are serl-
Ously injured and probably 250 more
were wounded more or less seriously.
Three negroes are among the dead.
Two hundred and fifty arrests were
made before midnight.
The casualty list increased rapidly
throughout the night. Practically
every section of the city was the scene
of widest excitement. Even the most
fashionable residence sections were
not immune, and high Government Off
cials and wealthy citizens saw armed
| men dashing by their doors firing as
they ran. There are thirtyfour cases
of gunshot victims in the Emergency
Hospital alone. Others are filled.
Harry Wilson, headquarters detec-
tive. was shot through the heart about
midnight by negro woman. A young
white boy was shot and died on his
way to the hospital.
George Thompson. a patrolman, who
was wounded earlier in the evening,
died late tonight.
Additiona. marines were rushed
into the city from Quantlco at
O'Clock and little later more troops
were brought in from Fort Myer.
Negroes start Trouble.
Negro residents. who up to to-day
had been the victims of the race war,
started all of the violence so far re-
ported tonight. They gathered by
hundreds in various sections and at
tackled street cars, automobiles and
pedestrians.
Conditions became so serious early
in the evening that Il squadron OF
cavalry was hurried across the POto-
mac River bridge from Fort Myer to
supplement the work of police and
provost guards, who were unable 10
cope with the situation.
In historic pennsylvania avenue, in
the shadow of the Capitol dome and
within Il few rods of the White House
gates, 'mobs swirlcd and soldiers and
police charged with guns, firing high,
, and bayonets cleaning. Up to a late
hour the rioters had made no definite
| a1y 1iSnorSinn hnfnrn fha
t armed forces and the police charging
down upon them. For this reason the
casualties have been light. AS the
night wore on, however, the streets
became more and more dangerous and
the crowds were getting into dan
gerousy ugly mood
2 Charge Mobs All Might.
, Washington, with the largest negro
( population of any city, felt the chill
of race war for the first time in its
: history. Armed men We're charging
cause of the quick moving of the
I soldier and the police detachments the
e rioters were never able to gather
! more than several hundred strong.
\ One Of the saving features of the
situation was the fact that apparently
most of the rioters lacked firearms.
4 They never attempted TO give battle
4 to the law officers or the troops ex-
cept in isolated instances.
The city was covered by the scat
: ! tering Of platoons OF police, marines,
l. cavalry and infantrymcn at strategic
. points, with heavy reserve forces at
y each OF the thirteen police precinct
I station houses. The precinct reserves
: were kept on the run in automobiles
S throughout the night as one riot call
e followed another in rapid succession,
each from a different section of the
city.
Only once before has anything ap-
. preaching the present situation been
witnessed This was on the occasion
of the failure of Jim Jefrries to re-
' take the heavyweight championship
from Jack johnson. II negro. When
s news OF JohnSon's victory was flashed
e here riot broke out which lasted sew.
s eral hours but the next, day the city
y was as serene as ever. That was q
e riot.
= This situation Is nearer to war.
The most serious disturbance %