New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-08
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the original, from want d spaea.
Ing Ss'A. Howard some particulars
concerning the late attack On American 5assspeara
by the natives Of Panama ND present tIya f5osS II
Che nut, presumng that tho shell sfil nos r. peneys
regretted: s st3ss 7seS-sE'' - s-ss
Mr. Howard learned from H fsie sfff
Guilty, that ~ originates drafiken fsIldW named
Jack. who refused to- slice Of M
had eaten. He finally paid for it, at ftfe S
gentlemen present, but, being abused by Ifs
drew his revolver. s AZ. 85 SssHS s'
put his pistol into bis pocket. He had hardly fafs
it and shot at shiln.
The bulietpaased him, and struck q native boy ID
ths stomach tier firing, the native ran, Jack ptr-
SUNG him to reeoyer his revolver. The railroad
depot Is 2 short distance outside the city and be-
tween the station and there ID q collees
tlon q cane hnts inlabiss miserable set Of
negroes, and GisHega Towards this tie
naive ran. Shortly affer nr. Bradley gaW Jack N
epalag conn " pack gaahgd the face bya
small two-story wooden sFtuassd
pstassh n n we depot and the Cienega.
itv A @ NJ asaYes I came on all who were
House, nearly opposite Tia Tlaeyns Tst rgsa
the seesondstory Of the Pacific into EEcI I'D sif
hlaaa hlmse l HE gEsE doors and windows were unisi
was surrounded rnuHtada III bsIseJatsa W.
infariated armed srisses biz
tols, ana IaaeEisaes Some were bresssslg i'd the
firing at the upper windows The houss VA ssogdsJ
The shrieks of the women and children FSs seIIs
threats Of the natives, the noise of firearms and
stones, the crashing of doors and windows made fEIr
scene one Of ndescribable excitement and terror
4 The natives then pillaged some hotels and some
stores which were kept By Americans. Women push
ed their children under the beds and cspt IN after
them. Boys and even men, sought this poor protec-
tion. $15 S5 t 95
Mr. Powell, conductor Of one of tie trains ofi the
Panama Railroad, was standing near the depot When
the attack on the house commenced. He had taken Il
room in the Pacific for woman and her four chill
den, who had been placed under his charge. He ran
down to protect them III pressing throug the crowd
he was shot through tbs right arm above the elbow.
He made good his entrance into the house. however,
and running up stairs, found the woman her sister
and the four children, crowded together under the
bed. Under another bed in the same room was hid
boy sixteen years Of age Mr. Powell had been in the
room but few minutes when the natives burst Id the
door They pulled the boy from beneath the bed and
demanded his money. He said he had none, and,
instantly they. cut him down with their aehetes,
killing him on the spot, and mntilatng his head and
face with repeated blows All who were in the rom
were robbed OF everything valuable on their per
sons They served in this way every one who was in
| the house. Nothing escaped them NE 5s
The natives pillaged the Pacific and Ocean Hotels,
and some adjoining stores kept by Americans. Sew
eral OF the passengers were killed and many severely
/ wounded here, All lost their baggage and money,
/ watches and jeWelry.
After the destruction Of the Ocean ana Pacific and
the adjacent stores the natives were quiet for WHILE
! being engaged in dividing and storing away their
4 spoils. Before long, however, they were seen adj
Vanclng toward the depot, which WIS crowded with
!. passengers many Of themswomen and children.
The depot was baTTicaded, but the natives fired
through the weak defences and killed great manys
The natives succeeded in breaking down the feeble
defences and rushed in killing and robbng all whom
they found. And those who had given their all to
redeem their lives sometimes though upon their
knees crying for mercy, cut down shot by the say
ages who followed those who had robbed them. They
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and wantonly destroyed what they did not desire 70
1 keep. s$ IS
At this moment the regular rol'eys Of the police
distinctly heard above all the noises of this
i rble scene But horror horror accumulated upon
N these unfortunate passengers The number that fell
in the treight-room and office revealed the fearful
truth that the police were firing upon them and not
upon the mob. The Governor had appeared upon the.
4 ground made a few feeble attempts to do-no one
4 can tell what-received ball through his hat-nO
one knows from Whom-or ordered the Chief of the Pe&
lice to fire upon the helpless, nnresisng crowd the
depot and hurried off on horseback to his house
the city The confusion, and terror and anguish that
now ensued are beyond description. AZ
While these scenes were being enacted the depot
band of natives were drawn up upon the wharf at
which the Taboga was lying. Those who attempted
to get on board of her were stopped and robbed lie
they endeayored to escape they were pursued shot
or cut down. Some here lost hundreds, and some, it
is said, thousands of dollars Nor were those safe
: who got on board One man was killed by q bullet
while he was standing on the deck of the boat
board almost equalled that at the depot. The ma
tiyes urged on by person Of Spanish Blood holding
respectable position IN Panama. loaded small eaI-
non which had been forcibly taken from the Taboga,
filling it up with buekshot, and directing it upon the
, frightened throng that crowded the decks. They
were restrained from firing it with the greatest dill
Guilty.
Several rails were taken up on the road for the
purpose of throwing the expected train, with the
express freight of the track; and the telegraph
wires torn down, that there might be no communi-
cation with Aspinwall, or any warning given 10 the
coming train. They were disappointed, however, IN
this last particular. Two men were sent out with
red lanterns wrapped up so not to excite notice, to
give the train the alarm. They were seen and pur-
sued, and Of them oyertaken by the natives and
made to assist in removing the rails. But the other
had been for some time employed on the road, and
being accustomed to run upon the ties gained upon
his pursuers and gave The warning.
In the morning the passengers were taken of to thu
Stevens; and the natives being satisfied with their
:. plunder, the day was one Of comparative quiet. As
walked about the city the natives metus with sui
len and lowering looks but without offering any in
5 suit The Governor and the police had done nothing
to excite them No attempt was made to effect sin
gle arrest or to recover any of the property that had
been stolen and Isuppose the assassins remain in
the quiet enjoyment Of their booty to the present day.
We cannot but think that a just retribation, and
by this important route, demand, beside whatever
J apologies and reimbursement may be due from the
Governor of the State the utter destruction Of The
Cienega It is den of thieves and was able to turn
u forth in ten minutes time, five hundred men-laW
If less, desperate and thoroughly armed.
: -@ss----
THE RA1LRoAD-There has been q tremendous
freshet in Eastern Mississippi, doing such damage 10
# the Mobile and Ohio Railroad as to put stop, tempo
rary to the communication between Mobile and the
upper end of the line The trains which left here on
Tuesday and Wednesday last have not yet returned.
/, On Wednesday,. the down train WAS thrown off the