New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-17
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS.
DEPOSITION OF ALLAN McLAyI. ESQ.
Lo,,, Of Pacific Mail s,,au,h,, C.m,.

i, AD6n McLane ciflzen OF The United Sates OF
North Ames and at present of the Psc6 Mail s,es,
ship Company Panama having been an eyswsesso md
IN portion Of The event. corrected With he not
ro .ssa s.: folio. ed By rs.ssere offs nsns Of ssed
Of &c I a 10 s1 ssso:. .s pre-
on c.ns.; ;''sss ssss :.
'on h.,iosd CgTrsn,s Commercial Aseri '-' "''
III. a5e .a,ss. Fl & ne ga
The nsi, had iivs4 Ss1es =. :;Ss nss
about g4o passenssr', among whom VS. srss sanS.r ~
The trains h.d arrived the station, eon..,p,n, Al. :,
passengers, the United States Mails and portion q ssS,
p..isss express goods. Va: oosss 1900. .s.s: I'd
10 70 aos ssde the when tho tide would sia u 70
also were the Though bssss and portion Of esSs i,.
ssniy % % S,oa. p..snss had Il been =
passengers who had In charge, intending to carr vita IAN
on boa Of the California steamer. lt' = -
In the railroad cteoce tho employees OF the ps~fs MAJ
Steamship Company were engaged registering ths tickets o De
knSred~hsd bssn registered and the holding them
h.d been sent board Of Ii, steamer TsSoss most he
oven to register their tickets hrs,
% s:s sns .sd to Ss
of these think from h to seventy we're women and ehndsa
e.bment stsnds outnde adjacent the rrosd ststu
OF these waiting their chance 70 sst 20 The ks.
cfice others eating. drinking &c
some few women and children IN these hotels vhoss
husbands and protectors were ct the ticket oos attending
Man. outside people were standing at various points viths
the railroad grounds witnessing the GENERALIZATION Of psssensen,
Ran Rnpneis Madame Ansossue and smother native LADY;
the Brith Consul and daughters tho wife Of the Rev. j. Row.
many Of the .tesmshy C6e. waiting in he city
for t.Ist Apnws together with other strangers and many
Some Of The above present at the beginning The riot
h; Sf SsS Ss: . ass
elsss and orderly saw up to th. time no srunasns.
sya yns sitting on the steps leading the railroad plat
form from the bsy be was hrne revolver 70 tne sn nn -
s s.1 fire inso Or from the rsros
knowledge and beliefs made him dsss representing that n.
Al about m the evening In question 5th inst the
preceding gives the general condition Of Affairs In aud
A. this time and while standing the pier With MsssrS
s rom spot outside but near to the gate Of the
fslrosd stson followed almost instantly BY shouting
ow.n after the report Of the 6rear native man
come to the beach, Close TO the shed covering the os "a
course toward the CIV followed him my eye uo he
Passed behind The ice house Of Mr. johnson sup
s of about 400 YARDS few minutes after lost sight Of this
pp.,,,s heard bell in the city ring alarm and inmedi
stey thereafter saw large crowds coming Tho Railroad
From the time heard the report of the ERE unt
these crowds collecting think not more than Ten mmutes
om the time heard the said report Of IRE am until
heard s %9ss p ,scn more h.n
sl.I'.d. ,.no,, .,ov, ,,,s,,.a 70. ....
Of the steamer Tsboss ascertain what the
wa, Tie soon returned and informed me that dispute hsS
1850 p,ssenser during which shot from revolver had
been ssa but BY which party he aa not anor w. .a A.s,.
referred to were plain view from the pier moving toward The
this time there on the pier some thirty 70 s0sy
natives who had employed BY the Panama Mail stss
:p % .%s t Of
crowds rushing the station shouns and waving thss
Jumped from the 1 pie5 sa started 70 ' s''
explained them that they would only increase the excite
k..n rfiaa
left them in charge Of Of the Compsnys enpoyeeJ
and proceeded to the s.tion and sssocs sbSn s
Ss.s G n.% Which lsis on the pier sny
riot n heir .irI .ssi upon Ii. unable
say; some know, did not. .
to I'll. .s S juliet. Ssses
none could be obtsined iron boiler se This cannon w..,
wsdn ecmmsnsns the eet ssdns from
the Cisress or native hut town was placed N eass Of
sency was great the danger mnnent-unie indeed The "a
lives should advance the station, and could not
be restrained and checked their oeadions y MO
desire for nurder and plumber =, -.
Before reaching The ticket once as a. sf Of Pc
lice to brir his force on the ground, and Ct once
Ss;smsn cr me- :. heed man over our cosns mem 3
Wa by ball In bis neck while engaged 90 bis mis-
xrriSiI the efetOee found the tickle. CLERKS engaged
tho s: S,:h Sss e: en-
back side Of the budiDs and away In greet measure rom
that there disturbance going on they he'd ~
conception of its seriouness
A. did expect that the Station would b reg
tves the adjacent hotels and some few By The inmates q
those hotels In sefprott ction 80
space zee between the Station and Cisns quiet iis
possible Slsf from the Vicinity Of the n.!s popui.cn
the ticket clerks to put swsy s, books and papers and
When went into the ticket office there wss sxetsnsnt aae
hoh had
the side Of this wheIe they had been hanging M SOME
tolls 10 the hands in this sskns FOG
,rmnpon though no one to my soowedss could naa az
the mu:let: portion Of them. were losasa !.
70 organize few of those around to preserve order ai
be prepared defend the station should the police not Ae
i%po.sbe hardly any one was armed there was ess
feeling Of hepse and consequent panic among the snhssa
the ticket Office the gate Of the Station o,kns
OIt on h. Cssss ZONE .ws'y Tsfs ss sIs
Hnss s and K Holman Of the Pacific Man sissn:ip Co,
iessin few who with pistols would rush out N front
Of the gate and fire at random snons che hut Of shs az
two perhsp. were PASSENGERS and two workmsn eonnss
Every effort was made by myself and others mentioned
ns.s rsSs t. then he natives sss .s
armed and evidently anxious for Poyosston % comm neGas
and ousge that should they advance on us In force Sovo
the destruction Of the station ard Of sn nnoesns
Victims these reasoninss restrained some OF those %
they addressed though not for some time drunhea
would occasionally rush forward before he could b seized sns
IRE pistol. this finally put to- aud all was quiet
the the Railroad Sta ion think that ono ma
gate you face the Cieness judged from the report
though / did not zee the piece.
saw While gate the iron referred before d
deposition IL planted command the street lead
ing om Cieness he station it in charge of As
can Willis who had orders not to ire unless the natives
assaulted the station.
In great excitement aging that
their smes in the upper stories OF tho hotels ATTACKED
ny tne haes. " Il Lxssiins In shs m dooE