The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-06
TERRIBLE RIOTS In THE METROPOLIS.
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The NiYth, Seventh and Thirteenth Wards in
Arms on the Fourth.
THE STREETS BARRICADED.
Bloody Fights between the Bowery Boys
and the "Dead Rabbits"
SEVEN MsN KILLED AND THIH LYNNE WOUNDED.
the METROPOLITAN POLICE BADLY BEATEN.
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THE MILITARY ORDERED OCT.
Three Regiments on Duty to Suppress
the Riots.
The Origin and Progress of the
Disturbance.
RENEWAL OF THE FIGHT YESTERDAY.
MORE BLOODSHED.
Accurate Lists Of he Killed and Wounded.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS,
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RENEWAL OF THE FIGHT YESTERDAY
MORE BLOODSHED.


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death CT men, and the wound ng OF thirty nine
| oihcrs Fifteen or twenty arrests were m,de. These
disturbances occurred The Sixth Seventh and Thirteenth
wards. mat in the SIKH ward, The most serlo1s and
bloody, renewed last ghi. ending the injury Of
dozen more, who badly beaten they lad to
DO taken the City Hospital. Tho police force being
strong enough three regiments Of troops ordered
out, and remained on duty last night
Tbs bloody riot 10 the sixth ward by which rsary
dozen have their Ives and large number have
been seriously wounded, appears 10 have originated with
the revival Of old feud between party Of ro~dcs
called the "Dsad Rabbit Club" from the neghbohood Of
Mott, Mulberry, Bayard and Elizabeth Streets and party
Of Bowery boys Az early AZ two O'Clock on Saturday
morning attack made by the "Desd Rabbits" on
the Dr. ne salcon No 40 Bowery, which 10 have
been the beadG OF the Bowery boys severely
piurlng number Of the inmates breaking the ~iudo g.
snd doing good deal Of damage The police Of the
Tenth, Thirteenth, and sixth wards were notified and
succeeded for the time in quelling the riot The Metro
po,an pooo pretty roughly handled in their at
empis to restore order /. will appear from the following
return Of Sergeant Hicks
strong malagpan, feeling was manifested In nv dis.
- last night BY large gang Of rovdics residing there
in, ssanst the Metropolitan police. special patromau
named Thomas Sparks, received In the forehead
~hle In confic with these rowdes In Cbaihsm street
near Mribery. There also considerable fighting
during the latter part Of the night between these ro~des
and party Of men IN the Dovery near the theatre mo
force n No So White street was turned oui seve
raj times 10 suppress the ro~ but every the
rowdss bad made good their exit No doubt their spies
gave due notice that the police we're coming
The skrmIshlns, however, seems TO hare been keps up
intervals throughout the day, though seumng very
important aspect until about O'Clock 10 the Afternoon Al
his time word received the superinendcnts ofce
70 So White street, that there serious riot In the
Eleventh. ward, and accordingly force Of twenty Eve men
detailed proccsd he1ce and suppress the riot nm
der command Of Sergeant Brewer This squad proceeded
up white Baxter Old Orange street, and through
Baxter 70 Bsyard street, where, they turned the cor
ner by previous NOTICE everything had been prepar
ed they met by ferocious mob armed with s,ioss
stones rifles, brckba. and every mas we.u,p or
assault The crosd commenced hoo1ns and jeerinr ina
CHING that the police after them Pretty .ooa
the missiles commenced TO fy rush was made for the
rohcc ~ho Ought a. brsvey they could ba, were
re dssdvan'sge sccoupt OF the inferior numbers The
sss"an" we're Of every age, and complexion and
projected their missiles from every quarter from ssoops
windows and even the tops Il houses bricks stones TN
pots and osher objects descended upon the unfortunate
police, wounding many Of them severely. They, how.
ever, forced their way up Bsyad street. though they be-
came much scattered ~ the of Elizabeth street,
While NE eraspersset mob ". their heels, ready V