New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-28
The Atrocious Attack on the Wing Pr

The Morning Nems has been grossly imposed
upon with regard to the commencement OF tie
attack on the Wbig Procession On Thursday oy'-
ming. Allthc City knew that the Wings wou,l
have their grand parade on that evening, and lie
parade of the Empire Club on that occasi n
marching by the Wing Meeting with torches, bar-
ners, and music, was palpably intended to Pc
woke d collision. But the Wings let them pass
without gesture Of defiance or hostility. Nj
80 the ruffians who were bent on fight. VIII
the Wing Procession was passing peaccaty :
down the Bowery, where no meeting of any pal =
had been held, their rear was surrounded, hemni,
in and crowded upon by dense mass of Loco
Focos who commenced by Kissing aud hooti z,
gradually closing in upon the rear files of the Pio-
cession, which they greatly outnumbcred, and Il
length one of them seized flag handkercl f
carried by MIR. L. w. Ransom of Brooklyn, w'o
recovered it, but was separated from the Procl'
sion in doing SO. He was now, together with
Daniel M'Carty of Brooklyn, in the midst of a
dense crowd of Loco. Focos, who tercely ordeI ed
them to hurrah for Polk and Dallas. They re-
plied Never ~ and at that moment both We
knocked down by blows from heavy budgeos
Mr.. M'Carty was knocked into the gutter where
he avoided notice and crawlcd upon the sidewo!!i
escaped severely injured. Mr. Ransom was
knocLed down by blow which broke his hat
through, and made heavy confusion on lus
hesd. lie was badly hurt by blows and kic.s
while down, amid vocifcraticns of Kill tic
id coon skin him ;" &c &c. He at length
maize his escape into nelghboring drug. store,
,aiote winch his assailants waited for some tire
90 beat hun. Several well-known puglsts, e..
gagged il. the fatal fight at Hastings, were amoig
mis- assai,ants He remained in the store till tie
rioters went away.-Such is true statement Of
the first outrage on the Wing Procession. Notan
offensive word, even, had been uttered by the
Wings when this shameful outrage was perpg-
trated. Others were likewise injured-nonc Of
Them Loco Focos
The second attack was made in Chatham
SQUARE. whittier the rioters IN mass had pursueG
the Procession. 1t was beaten offby the Union
ISIS. bu, not ill the Wings had suffered serious
injury.
The third attack was made on the Procession
1S 1
Club, Park Row Here there is no pretence that
the Wings gave any provocation whatever
They were passing quietly on their way. the
Delegations singing and cheering as they fell
inclined; when they encountered dense mass
of Loco Focos, Empire Clubbers) who suffered
the head of the column TO pass, but crowded close
ON the succeeding files, and soon began to rush
al the more exposed banners. Those OF the Sc
yen,n and Thirteenth Wards, Jersey City, and
Young Mems Clay Clubs each suffered injury
and all but The Poles of the Young Mems. with
onc.huii the Seventh Ward, were carried off,
~rhe Thirteenth was mainly recovered and saved
Mr. Collins of this Ward has one tremendous
blow on the top of the head with aslung. shot, ana
several lesse. contusions. One of the banner
bearers had his fingers badly cut, as they grasped
the staff of his flag. Several OF The Jersey llty
Club were seriously hurt, and one OF them had
his hat and watch stolen in the fray. The
Msyor of Jersey City was seized by q Loco toco
pf;an. but rescued himself without INJURY
.The whole number of Wings badly hurt was SIX
or seven, while none OF their assailantS suffered
material injury. The Wings were IN open
columns, marching order, without marshal on
horseback, and dozen of them could be knocked
down by rush and their banner destroyed before
il WIS known twenty files off that any attack
had been made. The head Of the column knew
ncshing Of the attacks to ,hs las;. And beside
,ie Wings were wholly unarsaed, while he raj
ans fell upon them wi h clubs, s.ung-sho'' and
even knives.
Such are the facts connected with 'tis
shameful outrage SO far as we have been aola TO
collect them. We ask ali men 10 bear testimony
that no Loco-Foco meeting has eyer been as
sailed, no Loco Foco Procession attacked by the
Wings. When they held their grea, meeting IN
the Park, thousands OF Wings were there, but no
one offered an interruption. Not ore cheer Tor
Clay was raised while Tie Ptedeian says cheers
for Polk and Dallas were frequent at the great
JUb;o Meet,nu M hodv of WhiDs assembled |