The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-01-16
THEiERiE WARE.
AR'GSftsai,Torn p a, H.rsor Geek!
SHERIFF VINCENT AVID JSUB0g MILLER
PELTED BY TH-SMOBsA
ERIE. Januory: SIN.

CkIE, Janua!y. ON.
The men Of Harbor Creek met early in the
morning, and gave evident signs of a mob
sp rit. An hour before noon they got ready
for their work, and did il up thoroughly
Sheriff Vincent was driven off, and near a
mile Of rail moved, the bridge destroy ed and
the road torn mp.
! At Erie The rioters met early in the morn
ing round the Court House, and were har-
rangaed by Dulchman. He spoke broken
English for while, and then broke out in
his native tongue. ii will give you little
Deutsche," said he, but he ended his speech
with "Down init the bridge, by Cd" A
hurrah for the bridge was given. aud of 4 e
mob started for il.
This was about p. NJ. They reashed
State street bridge, which is about 100 feet
long, and Sheriff Vincent met them.
inst then, say 9, p. IN. courier rode up
from Harbor Creek with the news. Shut
Smith took off his hat aud shouted, "Hurrah
for Harbor Creek-they have done it up good -
The Dutchman shouted, "The Harbor Greek
j boys are the boys-the boys at Erie are
tam'd towards. Down goes the dam bridge"
And then the work of destruction began.
This was about hali-past two p. m, and at
this hour, two Dutchmen were Oh the bridge
with crowbars. Sheriff Vincent, half scared.
ordered them TO desisl; they hesitated for a
few minutes, tutone of the Dutchmen piled
his crowbar TO q rail, and was SO drunk that,
in attempting to rip it up, he pitched some
twenty feet into the creek below.
Sheriff Vincent then left. Immediately
Otty Mccain and others went to work tear.
ing up aud destroying the track and bridge.
Sheriff Vincent in about halt or three
quarters OF an hour (aiier p. NJ returned.
and walking neaf to the end OF the bridge,
took ost proclamation and began TO read it.
/ The mob crowded Linn off, and drove hi..
into The Key Stone Saloon, a small doggery
there they kept him for halt an hour, The
building being surrounded by over roo persos.
Off ers Loomis and Hunter got him out TO
take him home, and walked on each side of
him-while Judge Miles was in the rear,
endeavoring 10 keep the crowd back. llere
stones, eggs, brick bats, snow balls aud clubs
fell thick and last around the ''ofbcials"-
the party reached large brick house, and
were compelled TO take refuge in 1.-THE mob
stoned them as they entered, and surrounded
the house, and kept the party" there near
an hour. Mayor King then appeared tor
the first time. lie waved his hand to the
crowd and said, "You must dispense and GO
away uc toOh tuC duQ tue
crowd wen, back to the bridge aud COM
menced operations there ugan.
About this time, say 4 =. NJ. company
of fantas,ics, rosged, masked with false
whiskers, and drsnk, appeared, headed by a
dwarf, who beat the drum, aud stall feler''
who played the life. They marched round
the crowd shoulins"spies." "rotten eggs, &c
Meanwhile. up went the rails, aud down
went the whisky. Over plunged the iron
into the creek, aud out shouted the rioters.
Slowly they worked and hard and by P. M.
the bridge WAS stripped, AMI the timbers sci
OH fire, amid The Draw lings of as low set Of
men as could be gathered together.
Then the rioters marched To the French
street brdge-6e feet long. Here they
} had recruits, aud orked mvre rapidly. Raik
aud .iuibers were torn up and pitched doa n
tie embankment. Then the torch was
applied 40 the tinbers- BY p. NJ. the work
oi destruction was done.
: Down init de Constitutional ufffce,'
shouted the Dutchman. That caused q
) pause. The fear of a warm reception deter.
red them. Whether they did anything oil
! not, after this, we shall hear to- day.
The mob numbered not over 500. women
and all. They were of the lowest class, the
, majority o! them drunk. Indeed, il was
= shocking sight to see the brutality ard de-
, bauhery displayed by these lawless beings
(Ctereland Leader.