The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-24

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RIOT IN THE nIaHrMNTH wARD-ArrAoK on 4
DRUG STORE By THE M-oB-c0NyLICT WITH The
POLICE, ETC. t5s
About seven O'Clock On Wednesday evening, inforna.
tion was brought to the Eighteenth ward police station
house that the remains Of . human body had been dis
covered In . cellar under the drug store situated ct the
corner Of Seventeenth street and First avenue, kept BY
George II, Wheeler that the efluvia arising from its re
mains had created quite an alarming excitement in the
neighborhood, and . crowd of persons had already col
lected around the store.
Sergeant Borden, with several policemen, fastened to
the premises, and there, Is described, q mob was found
in the street. Mr.. Wheeler and DR.. Sylvanus Joy, who
occupied an ONCE in the store, had fed from the premises,
and taken refuge 10 the police station house, fearing .
personal attack from the Infatuated mob. The police
found in the cellar a basket containing some human
bones, evidently under treatment for anatomical pur-
poses, which they conveyed from the premises to the
station house. This removal, however, did not reconcile
the minds OF the persons assembled, as they declared
that other bodies we're secreted in the cellar or about
the premises. Sergeant Borden soon found that his small
force Of police was not able 10 cope with the rio .ers, AMI
accordingly sent to the station for more force. Captain
Whigam then, with . platoon OF men. hurried to the
scene, and further searched the cellar, aud IN 4 barrel
found the remains of . decomposed body under the pro.
cess Of ~bleechipg, covered with chloride of lime. TINS
barrel and its contents were removed from the place, and
sent 20 the dead house 1T Bellevue Hospital.
lice assuring the mob that the bnman So,sD "a ~
brought TO the Mace nv two stuJsnts To- anatnmiasI =.
poses. thew stii persisted in acts of violence and bsosu
to batter the store with having stone. hricshats &c
The police rallied on the mob but were not snf;cientIv
strong 70 quelI them. Word was than desnatcbsS
to Captain Hart of the Seventeenth ward and Cantain
Squiues, Of the Eleventh ward poIce. for assistance
These captains readily complied with the requisition, and
were speedily on the spot With all the force thsy conId
muster. By this time. II ia ,tated the moh nunha,ad
some three thousand ne-sons oraativ axc;tad. hrrIinc
stones in AL dire ctiors !. some armed 9Th nistola md gnns
The drug store xas comnieisIv demoIisbad and nncI
fear was entertained lest Are shonId have been snnlisd.
and had that been the case a number az lives must have
been sacrificed. As the building over the sto,e va occn.
pied by = number of families, 49,
The policemen. hesced nv thar r.snac,;va c.,t.irs
made a charge on the mob. and uItima,sIv succaaaad i,
Dispensing them. but not until many of ,Ea nol;comsn ~
the conflict had been seyerelv injured NV bios tom
having stones Can+ Wb;,sm ra.a;.d Uow ~
blow from a having stone o5 tha iostan ~ RI rsigybt ron,.
and several Of his men we're injured mora or las hnt
luckily none to endaneer life. On the other hand the
police succeeded In capturing fon-tesn of the rinoisadsrs
Of the riot And MANY Of than exbihited bruised hesds
as. in 40 doina II bec.ms nscsssarv sor ths noi;cs .o
apply freely the club: and many others. Who were not
% stnred v;l In dov ~ dorht ssai ~ e.. - ~.
bio rs. which. ve trnst win All a. : Iasson 10 w.rrt thai.
interfering At any future time in disturbances and riot
in opposition To the police authority
I'd to eleven O'Clock that night The noice had the fol-
lowing persons secured in the station hopse Of the
Esehteenth ward =
Cornelius O,Rriem Francis RNev Jaras urba,t IN on.
McCabe Brian Conner J.mss Hidden Samuel rrrminr.
VIM. Radlev Jsmes Cnmm;rcs Hngh Elsnaran Si,nor
Cummings Patrick Smith W. Sullivan and las Hall
The police Continued Ia watch the nrem;ses and tha
drug store all night. and II was nat until aftar | o,c,ocI
thai the mob had hsen coron latalv d;sna.saS ~