#BlackColonizer | “Many Blacks Shot Down,” May 1, 1903
#BlackColonizer | “Many Negroes Shot Down”
“Blacks Under Hot Fire: Many Blacks Shot Down
A rush was made for a colony of several hundred negroes employed on bridge construction work and living in tents near the bridge. The negroes saw the mob coming and opened fire. A fusillade followed, and the whites fired with effect as many of the negroes were shot down. None of the mob was injured and it is not known how seriously the negroes were wounded. The mob pressed forward notwithstanding the steady firing until the negroes turned and fled toward a nearby wood, taking their wounded with them. The mob then fell upon the tents and burned them. After accomplishing a general work of destruction the mob dispersed. Extra police were sworn in, and the village is under heavy guard. Excitement is intense.”