Evening star., 1921-06-01
Garrison House Fired

Garrison House Fired.
The. first attempts to fire the negro
quarter were made about 1870 o'clock
this morning. when white men openly
threatened to destroy the locality
Two houses. Archer and Boston
streets. used by more than fifty ne
groes as a garrison. we're set afire at
that time, and an alarm was turned in
Efforts of the IRE department to lay
hose were stopped by crowd OF
armed white men. and the depart
ment returned to its station. The at
tempt to destroy the negro quarter
BY Are waA resRmed five hours later.
when almost simultaneously flre oe-
gan to burst forth from the doSA ana
windows of frame shacks along arcn-
er street. Soon dense clouds OF plack
smoke enveloped the location. Under
in motor cars and afoot threw cor
don about the place where the ne,
groes were stationed. and occasio nal
shots gave warning that the con-
fiict still waged.
A. the nre enveloped the houses ne
hands shouting. Don't shoot" As
they dashed through the smoke they
were ordered to surrender and quick
IL were removed to the prison camps
Troop Headquarters Opened.
Ad1utant General Barrett took up
his headquarters at city hall and
announced that Col B. H. Markham
Of Oklahoma City would be in COM
mand Of held operations Of the
vorkine under the direction OF the
sheriff. mayor and chief Of police:
snid he would continue to dc 30 until
he deemed It necessary to change
Command. He said Developments
would determine whether II wouid
The negroes assembled as refugees
and prisoners were being cared for
by civil organizations and private
citixens. who volunteered for the
work. Ice water and sandwiches
were being served ana the Wounoeo
or sick were receiving medical a''eh-
Throushout the morning long linee
of negroes streamed westward along
tho stoets leading to the convention
hall. Many wore their night clotnes
and were barefooted. Their sunHeI
tScir ashen faces bespoke gripping
fear.
Gun Bearers Brought In.
Nav. women and children carried
bundles of clothing on their heads
and backs. Tho articles they saved
WoPo varied and In many cases woulo
hive been iudicrous but for the grav'
ity of tho situ1ticn: Here s an oaE Die, WITT ,oith
diaheyeiicd hair carried a woolly
White dog under her arm and behind
trotted q little girl with . big wa,
doll. ,.r-. ,,.-,.r
:SPRossssdi. sSsi.s an sSa Str saanies. %a and .ppsT
sntiy very III. Re was immediateiy
placed in an automobile and hurried
Bat III those who came TO Sonven'
tion Hall wore not non-oomEas Sa.1.
erped. whiried up to tho big hall di.
,,ncsr "a bir hiil on North Greenwood
Win Win them. closely guarded, were
neEra prisoners captured Win suh'
during the fray, --. ,,.., from
,hsir quarters and moved to tho bal
Circle Negro section.
A. the dawn broke sixty or Ecvents
mHetoresrs az @ Allied with armed white
wsn termed A circie eompietol3
MsM Mn"rMr.d the negro section. Halt q doa'
an airpianea eireed eYerhead. Tners
vs0a mu0h-- eh0utiuH anu thOA'He.
rra of heusea along. the railroad
trssies vaa tired, but lack at wind pre-
ventad the flames from spfcndinE. 4
marty OF white ridemen Wac reported
fr f. shooting at all negroes theJ
ssw and firing, into houses,
The aeeroea were said to be return
tinG the hre dispirttediY,
fhe firing came from a spot Where
t3seuxheut : the early menina hourl
800 white men and 1000 negtees faced
eaah other aseess the Fatiroad tracks
Wrist reports to police headduarters
said thnt the bedies OF from etx to ten
neSrees!s could be seen lying in
snsce described aa mo Mans Land,
1shA police also had a report thai
lfhroe railway switchmen and brake
man had been shot to death.
Rsstina Again nesamed.
The trsinmen were killed, it w'as Fe'
perted, because they refused to peF'
nit msmbers- of the opposing crowdi
to ride upon switch engine paaeane
between tAa itneA The engineer VA
sepATted II hAve eseANedi
Glioials had haped that with IN
| eeulinE OF tav9n the treuble wsuid ats
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