Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-02-24
tFrom the Courier & Enquirer. ]
OUTRAGE AND RIOT.

lowing handbil:
BREAD, MEAT. RENT, FUEL!
THEIR PRICES MUST CONE DOWN.
Tho Voice of the People Shall be heard, and
viii Prevail.
1.-the People will meet in the Park. Rain
or Shine, AT o'clock. on Monday Afternoon.
to inquire into the cause of the present unex-
ampcd Distress, and to devise a suitable rcm-
rdY. Al friends of Humanity, determined
to rcsis, Monoppisis aud ENtor,oners, are
invited TO attend.
Moses hQUGs, DAN'L. CoRHAM,
PAULLus HEIDI. joins WINDT,
ID. A. RongNrsoy, ALEXR Misc. jr.
w. HAYWARD. ELIJAH +. CRANE.
Newly rk. Feb 10, 1887.
As might be expected language so well CAL
cuated to arouse the worst passions of
The worst part of the populacc Of large
city, occaSlou"d the asscmbage in the park
Yesterday afternoon OLA great number OF
people estimated al from 5 10 5000 IN number.
\ self constituted committee then made their
appearance in front of the city Hall, among
whom ALEX. Nine, Jr. appeared most conspi-
cuouS. lie made IA speech, the chief topics OF
which, as far as could be heard. were the Cur
rency, Banking. and finally high rents and
| hrh prices. Another orator followed, whose
name we could not learn. Among other lam
ruare he used the following: Fellow citizen
| Eli Hart has now in his store fifty three thou
sand barrels of flour. Let us 90 down peace.
ably and ask him to let us have it at $40, if
he don't wen (atter long pause) 90 peacea-
bly away." This speech was tremendously
cheored and several orators followed. In
one ef the intervals, Alexander Ming. Jr of.
tGrtd set Of resolutions. of which we could
only gather the sense OF one, which was TO the
effect that a memorial should be sent TO the
Legislature to prohibit the issue Of all notes
under one hundred dollars. At the close Of
the specializing. some of the most Jealous in
attendance, lifted Mr.. Ming on their shoulders
and carried HIM TO iammany Hail. The NEE.
ting consisted chiefly of foreigners, many Of
whom could not speak English Certainly
not one third were American citizens. and
those chiefly APP arenty attracted there by
curiosity.
Having left Mr. MrNG at Tammanv Hall
| large numbers poured down Broadway,
and after making one or TWO deiOurs reach
ed the store Of Mr. Eli Hart IN Washing.
ton s., near Nesey street, The building
Ha> three l1rge doors for the passage of
goods 10 tn" warehouse, and q counting
house with another door. adjoining The
mob had forced omen the mjod Q store door
before oar reporter reached the SPOT. On
parccIvUg their proceedings, The clerks ~
the counting house closed the iron shutters
Of the windows, About twenty FIVE bar
rclr of lpur were then rolled out 81 the
store, their heads Knocked IN, and the con-
Tents scattered about the street. At this
time n number Of he friends Of Mr. Hart
and posse of police officers arrived on
be spot, but they had encountered ontheir
way lr DHy street a part of the mob. who
a,salled IN nv and took away the officers
srohs. breaking them over their persons.
The officers, notwithstanding, succeeded
in clearing the store of the rioters. and.
appeared sufficiently strong to Prevent The
entrance of any more through the only
door open,
The mob were thus kept at bay for
about 90 minutes, DUNG wh'ch time the
Mayor arrived and addressed them. re.
monstratng with them on the folly ofrheir
conduct. lie was struck several times
and Deltcd with four and finally CON.
. He'd to d-si>l and retire.
The rioters having received a large adj
dulon Ia their Numbers, now seized the
\ store door which had torn off its hinges and
-
j and forced open he window shutters, the
e persons inside, being only able to guard
= one door. a scene ofhavoc and confusion
en-ued
The people scattered themselves about
g the lower Apor and counting house, and
! continued for one hour rolling out barrels
e and CARRYING ont bags OF wheaD-lhe con-
/ tents OF winch were all turned into the
b street. The desks, papers, and every
I thing in the counting house were thrown
out Of the window, and The former broken
to pieces by Jumping on them, They then
proceeded ny stairs and began throwing
i barrels Of flour ont OF The windows and
I down the hatchways. An half hour was
r consumed IN this way. IL was not dark
p ANA about 7 O'Clock, when a strong BODY
] of pohce officers arrived, aud in few
minutes dispersed the whole, Having pro-
] cured lights, the police then searched The
second story, but only found two roters
: there who jumped out of the window and
| were cnugh; by the officers below.
The mob then crossed over to the East
Y River, and commenced an attack on The
: store of 4. b. Mech Il Co. where they
D.. destroyed about twenty five barrels of
4; flour. They then marched off, carving
o one of the r,ngeaders on their shoulders
= to the store of Messrs Herricks, in Coen.
Y ties slip; but here they were encountered
It by the police 10 whose AID he citizens
!, we're turning ont from all q arters--drlven
>. off and dispersed.
ID Between thirty and forty persons were
I'd arrested and brought up N the course al
b. the evening TO he police officers and mar
X sha's. Among them were, James Chan