The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-06
From the New York Express of wednesday J

DIABoL1cAL OUTRAGE.-An american Pro-
cession Broken up and Dispersed bya Band Of
hishnen-The Banner Seized and Destroyed
Several Persons Iryure1--PoZiceman Stoned
Knives and Pistols used-J'he american Flag
2faaled IN the dirt, bit re-captured By the Young
Mems american Club.-The Young Americans
had a mass meeting last evening; at the juno
ton of the Bowery and Third avenue. After
addresses from Gen. Lloyd, Col. May, and
other speakers, terchlight procession was
| formed
| When the procession was turning the cor
ner of LIST avenue and 18th street, it was sud-
denly attacked in The most brutal manner by
a numerous gang of IrishmeR, who had evil
IDENTIFY been lying in VS. it for the purpose. A
volley of stones and brickbats was sent into
the ranks-many of the lights were wrenched
from the hands of the terchbearers and extin-
guished--while every transparency on which
the rHffians could lay their hands, was sum-
marily destroyed.
The American flag was taken from the pro-
cesson and trailed in the dirt; bat it was SUBJ
sequently retaken by party of the Young
Mems American Club.
Knives and pistols were brandished by the
attacking party, and a number of persons were
badly beaten in the melee. The Irish cane
upon the Americans suddenly, filling the al :
with groans and hisses intermingled with
curses for the Know Nothings.
The scene, for while, was one Of the great
est CONSERVATION, and for moment it was
feared that the scenes recently exhibited in
the streets of Louisville were to be re-enacted
! here.
The forbearance and selfrestraint of the
citizens in the procession, however, alone
saved the city from that calamity-but moth
ing was left untried upon the part Of their fero-
cious opponents to provoke the catastrophe.
The Irish succeeded in what is thought to
have been their object in making the attack
they broke up and dispersed the procession. They
are believed to belong to a gang of desperadoes
commonly known as the First Avenue Rangers.
| This assassin-like attack upon a peaceful
body of citizens, we arc assured by different
persons who witnessed the scene, was one OF
the most outrageous it is possible to conceive
/ There was not the remotest proyocation, all
accounts agree, on the part of the procession,
which was composed of unoffending Americans
and adopted citizens. There was no banner
in the procession bearing any inscription OIL
device even which could possible be construed
as reflection upon any person or party what
soever
4 The Americans, at later hour in the even
:. ing, reassembled with view to such action
j
vent the possibility of such attacks in future
From the President Of the Young Mems Clut
we have the following:
Official account Of the Attack.-The meeting
formed in procession and proceeded down the
Bowery to Stanton street. When at the cor
ner of Stanton street, the procession was as
saulted by gang of rowdies, and some of the
banners seized and destroyed. Notwithstand
: ing this interruption, however, the procession
peaceably proceeded up First avenue, anG
when at the corner of Thirteenth street, they
were assaulted by numerous gang of Irish
men, from the 18th ward known as "Mack,
erelville." The American banner were seized
and destroyed, the procession broken up, anc
many citizens assaulted and beaten. The
Irshmen were armed with clubs, pistols, &c.
Firearms were repeatedly fired and knives
freely used One gentleman, bystander
f was knocked down by cart rung and severely
) injured. A number of others were seriously
: injured The whole attack was one of the
f most brutal and unprovoked that has ever oc
CURED in the city. Lieut.. Hicks, of the It'll
5 ward police, was struck with stone, while
4 protecting person who had been knocked
G down, and who was only saved from BEN:
. killed by the energetic action of Lieut.. Hicks
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