The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-01
State Troops Patrol Streets of
Tulsa, While Negroes Flee from
Burning Homes and Surrender to
Armed Guards; Ouer 5000 Are
'Now Held in the Prison Camps
ENTIRE SECTION NEGRO TOWN
SETTLING, ROARING MASS OF
FLAMES; FIREMEN NOT
PERMITTED LAY HOSE.

Tulsa, Okla, June lat o'clock
5000 negroes had been gathered al
convention hall under guard. 1t was
filled as was alzo the police station
The remainder Of those gathered up
are being taken TO the baseball park.
All are under armed guard.
The national guard got into action
about IL o'clock last night about an
hour after the battle began at the
house, when a detachment appeared at
the police station under command ol
Major Rooney. After driving away
the crowd which had broken into the
store of a sporting goods house, 10
obtain arms and attempting TO dis
perze them from the block in front OF
the police station, the guardsmen made
flying trips in trucks and automobiles
into outlying districts.
Later detachments were quartered
In various parts OF town to suppress
possible outbreaks and a large squad
!, with machine gun, was sent to the
. end Of Admiral Boulevard. with in
structions to hold it at all hazards
against a reported invasion OF 5O|
blacks from Muskogee, which failed
To materialize.
At 1880 this morning. the en-
tire south side OF the negro quarter
ON either side of Archer. extending
from Boston east TO Elgin, was mas
OF flames.
Following the fighting last night
white men everywhere were hear'
threatening TO wipe out Little Al
rica" forever, with the torch. The fira
attempt was made at 1880 last night
when two houses at Archer and Bos
ton. which had been used as a garri
son by mere than 80 negroes burs
into flame.
An alarm was sent in and the iir
department dashed to the scene. Al
attempt To lay hose was quickly stop
ped by 500 armed white men who ma
assembled and the fire equipment wa
returned TO the station. While IN
crowd turned again TO exchangin
shots at long range with the negroe
who were slowly retreatlng 10 ia
north and east behind the building
OF the district
The start 10 make good the threa
I'm earnest 10 burn negro town, was Q
6:4O o'clock this morning Almo'
simultaneously fire began 10 ste'
from the windows and doors Of th
deserted shaclSs along Archer an
soon dense clouds OF smoke were e'
yeloplng the entire dlsu'id.. Und'
the smoke veil, armed men secuted
automobiles and as soon as their co
don tlghtened about the place whel
the negroes wrre stationed an
occasional firing gave warning that IL
fight was stu on.
Negroes remained In many OF u
burning homes until they We're cnve
oped by fire ana threatened to Ia
Then they could be seen by score
darting from doors with their han'
upralsed and crying Don't shoot {
they dashed through the smoke to su
render. and be taken Ia the pris'
camp established at convention hall
state troops under command OF \
utant General Q. r. Barrett arfiV
here at Q o'clock to take charge
tho riot resulting from a race W
when armed negroes and whites
gagged in battle. Al this hour the b
uation was reported quietcr 30 far
actual firing was concerned. but fir
were raging In all parts of the neg
section Of the city. The flames We
spreading and threatened to wipe q
a considerable portion Of white ~
dcnce districts in the Standpipe n
Sunset Hill sections. II Is beiev
the whole negro section will be win
out.
six white man are known to In
been killed. II Is estimated that III
negroes. men and women and ohildr'
have been killed. Scores have be
wounded.
Three thousand negroes had bs
segregated in prison camps where u
are under armed guards