Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-02
MILITARY RULE
IN TULSA, OKLA,
Stock Taking of Death and
Ruin Caused by Pitched
Battle, Whites VS.. Blacks.
100 ARE ON DEAN LIST
Most of Them surface SURF oEx.
pect Many ars ane on oa the the lbs
..HnmpS RlIrnmong them &|
(al Motor
100 ARE ON DEAW LIST

TULSA, Okla. June 2e vicinity
break today this city, Nch were
martial law began system
taking of death and ruiA
few hours of race rioting s
The military forces het\
Adjutant General Barrett, stToni
cleanup of the list of dead whicVse.
official estimates placed at 100.
of them negroes.
Eight white men were killed SO y
as a check of the morgue disclose\
Some of the thirty-five injured arA
expected to die.
When the military forces search
the burned negro quarter number
of negro bodies were expected to be
found. Fifteen bodies lay in the
morgue today. Belief was expressed
that the bodies of all negroes killed
would not be found, as it was thought
many were burned in their homes,
Reports were received that number
of negro bodies had been thrown into
the river.
Physicians treating wounded ne.
groes said a score could not recover
Military patrols and guards kept
firm grip on the situation today.
Business was virtually suspended
last night under a general order is
sued by Adjutant General Barrett. Fl
Citizens were not permitted on
the streets last night by an order env.
forced by the guardsmen. Any one
on the streets without pass were
taken to the guard house.
Governor Robertson, who cams
here, planned to take an active.
| hand. A military committee had
the task of fixing responsibility for
| the outbreak. i
The situation Of thousands a.
homeless negroes presentM the moSf
serious condition .aaGS-<6
will give the bisgesc problem
solution. All that was left OF hon
once in the sections was a blacks
ed waste, a curling column OF smos
and a few shattered walls.
The property loss will total wei
over S1,500,000.
| officials realizing that some hasty
measure must be taken for relief Of (
| the thousands of homeless negroes. 4
set at work to devise a scheme fpra
providing shelter Five \th~JJ>
negroes were eornered in
grounds. and thousands olN
who fed out of the city came\
| ling back
| A civilian committee and theN
| Cross provided food and ot4
| Il6ttSSllltS. oll6 ouS SCStAOl was ~
! clear away the debris and eretS
! tents there. The matter of collect.
ing insurance on the properties de-
stroyed by fire in the fighting Tues
day, today was in dispute, the insur-
ance men holding that their policies
on the approximately $1,500, 600
worth of buildings did not recognize
mob violence as a destructive agent,
| 1t was regarded possible some OF
| the negroes might seek to recover
| from Tulsa, seeking to establish the
| city was negligent in not providing
sufficient protection and was re-
| sponsible for the losses.
The devastated district contained
dwellings and apartment houses
sufficient to house more than 10000
persons. Many of the buildings
were of flimsy structures, but there
were other expensive buildings.
Adjutant General Barrett, CONF
manding the state militia force un-
der the martial law proclamation.8
announced that ESQ of the, 400
guardsmen will be sent home todaya
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