The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-04

riots today resulted in the death:of
eighty or more persons, including nine
whites, and the injury of scores. ac-
cording to estimates by the police, and
in the destruction ton blocks or
homes in the nerve -.ter. Despite
the placing Of II under nlartaaI
law today. desul: ing continued
during the afterE ut the city this
evening was atively quiet.
Four companics O. National Guard
under Adjutant { Barrett are on
duty.
The reported death list grew all
day. At noon the chief of police no
tilted Governor Robertson at Okla
homa City that the total was seven
ty-five. In one statement, Major
Charles w. Daley OF the police de-
partment put the figures at 49, say
ing he believed many negroes had
been burned to deat'. in their homes.
OF the nine white men known to have
been killed, five have been Identified
as follows:
Homer Cline. sew enteen. Tulsa.
Cleo Shumate, twenty-four. Tulsa
Emmett Buckley. ta1irty-five, Leroy.
n. Y.
Carl D. Lotseisch, Randall. Kans.
Man previously identified as F.. NJ.
Baker. Havifand, kans., believed to be
Norman Gillard, Tulsa.
Later this evening police headauar-
ters has reported that conservative
estimates of the dea<, would be about,
twenty-five white persons and sixty
negroes. - - 81 J:
The trouble is declared to AaHa1
started last night after the arrest OF
negro charged with attacking a.
white girl. and subsequent attempss,
| of negroes to rescue the arrested man:
Comparative quiet prevailed IN the
late hours of the night but at day
break a group of negro houses were
set afre and the city tiremen. were
prevented from fighting the flames.
the negro section.
For several hours during the morn
ing parties of negroes and whites
faced each other across railroad
tracks. on which could be seen a NUM-
Der of slain negroes.
With the arrival OF Adjt. Gen. Bar
rett and machine gun company
from Oklahoma City. semblance7 OF
order was restored. Several thousand
negroes were assembled under guard
at convention hall, the baseball park
and the police station. Orders were
issued for the disar1ning of all per-
sons not belonging 10 the guard or
especially deputized-
Detachments of the National Guard
were scattered about the city at
strategic points. especially about tbs
negro quarter. where 10000 to 1S,ooa
negroes. it is estimated. reside. Near
ly half that number are under guard.
Dick Rowland. the negro whose ar
rest led to the disturbance, was re-
moved from the city TO an unnameu
destination Officers declared he would
be given an early t4-ial.
Prompt medical attention was Civ
en- to the wounded Civic organiza-
tions and citizens who volunteered
their services cared for the negro
refugees. to whom ice water and
sandwiches were served throughout
the day. Special care was given to the
aged and infirm and call was sent
to nearby towns for available nurses.
After the firing of the first shot
last night at Sixth ana Boulder streets
the fighting spread to various parts
of the city, including the business
section. At one time 1000 armed white
men were reported 20 have. engaged
the negroes
Railroad stations We're the scene OF
several encounters and a number OF
casualties resulted when trains were
fred upon. Women and children
huddled together in TIE stations, seek
ing safety behind marble wainscoatins
In addition to the negroes under
guard at convention hail and else
where twenty-four Anegro riot pris-
oners were in the cVy jail.