New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-13
The New York Riots.
GREAT SLAU G Fl I E R.

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the bloody riots which took place in that city on the
4th and 9Th of July. The Tribune estimates the
killed and wounded at ninetyten of the former and
eighty of the latter. There were no less than five
distinct riots occurring at two different times during
the two days. in the 9Th, 18th and 18th wards. The
Express gives the following statement Of the origin
| of the disturbances:
| In New York, it is well known, there are number
of political and rowdy associations, the members OF
which are ofthe lowest ranks in life, and OF the most
INSCRIPTIONS characters These associations are
! ready to undertake any species OF rascallty. Koo-
! berry and murder are chid's play to them. Thelr
members are bulies and fighters by profession and
! they are accustomed to undertake the management
Onward politics by the job In the Sixth Ward there
are two clubs this description both made upo pro-
the Democratic party. These clubs are the tools of
the two Democratic factions. One. called the bow
! ery Boys under the leadership of Pat Matthews,
well known Custonl-House officer, and having head
! quarters at drinking house No 40 Bowery; me
other reioces in the elegant name Of" Dead Rabbits,
and we understand obey the orders OF one :" Tom
Walsh said to be the foreman of Engine Co. No. II,
whose house is corner of Chambers and Centre streets
The {" Dead Rabbits are inhabitants Of Mulberry,
! Mott, Baxter Bayard and some parts OF elizabeth
street and are very bad fellows the whole OF them.
These two clubs the :. Bowery Boys Representing M
the Administration or Custom House section of the
party and the Dead Rabbits their opponents, have
for years been at swords point deadly feud pre-
walls between them and they have taken every op
portunity to show the spite they bear each other.
Broken heads at every primary and regular election
riots at every recurrence OF public holiday; ire
uuent disturbances of the public peace on Sunday are
the results Of these animostes.
| For the last month or two these clubs have been
particularly ugly" towards each other, aud it has
required the utmost vigilance on the part of Capt.
Bowling of the late Municipal police, to keep the
peace between them. Since the recent proceedings
at Talmany Hall to harmonic the party, the Dead
Rabbits and Bowery Boys have been more than ever
anxious to have a muss T" on q large scale. For
three or four Sundays back, Capt. Bowling has ex-
pected an outbreak, and has carefully Paraded the
ward with his force, to put down the slightest symp-
, tom of trouble. He had good reason to understand
that the national anniversary would be seized upon
by the beligerents to make demonstration of some
, during the early part of the week to Alderman
Clancy, and others. AS his force however, was
strong enough to control the rioters he felt under
no apprehension for the result and took his measures
to nip any row in the bud, at once.
Meanwhile the preparations for the celebration oil
| the Fourth was proceeding on large scale. When
the plans were all completed, the decision of the
Court Of Appeals was rendered, and the old police
disbanded This put new face upon affairs in the
Sixth Ward. The worst ward in the city was suddenly
deprived of its guardians, and clear field was lei
e the rioters to have their own way in everything
e About nine o'clock, when fast folks began to fee
J, the effects of bad liquor, the rowdes paraded thu
streets in bands of ten to hundred insulting homes
@ people and committing all sorts of outrages. TIL
Metropolitan policemen, in twos and threes fell awa
whenever one OF these gangs was seen coming. Th
police hooted and chased in every part of tn
Of city, and the iowdes, seeing that the green NJ r
10 were afraid of them, thenceforward left them com
IN petey out of their plans for amusement and grey
# bolder as the day wore on.
is By ten o'clock Saturday morning, the Commission
ers plainly that their force inspired no sort of re
spect in any part Of the city Boys and girls hoote
it the " Albany men, whenever they appeared, Will
grown up bullies laughed at the perplexity of til
"a poor Metropolitans Fifty detailed to tn
ID Park, but could do nothing they were obliged t
y call upon troop Of horse to clear space for th
" Governor to dsmount. The squads of twenty-five
detailed to other parks weresoon hooted away Min
S hundred and eighty men in all were duty durn
ii the day, three hundred being special deputies
i'd The Express then proceeds to give the particular
L of the various incidents and attending tn
# riots which commenced with an attack by the Dea
ne Rabbits upon an officer. This brought the Bower
le Boys'' to his rescue, and the fighting then bega
Us Three regiments of military were called out and ke
in under arms during the night of Saturday, and uni
he Sunday evening. They cleared the streets sever
OK times, but simply dispensing the rowdies did not que
Ia the riot. They met in other places, fired guns al
tn pistols at each other threw showers of bricks fro
Of the roofs of houses and during the conflict in Ez
beth street, the Bowery Boys" erected barread
ca from behind which they did great execution amor
he the Dead Rabbits"
ed The following is a list of the killed and wound
le so far as known:
DRAp.-Wm. Cahill, native of Ireland Is years
of age, resided at No. Mulberry street.
to Cornelius Mahony, boy, IA years of age resided
lie No. ll9 Mulberry street. shot from the top Of
ell house.
ley Two unknown men, at Bellevue Hospital. D..
om One unknown man, at No. 1874 Varick street.
esq VIM. Potency, who was witnessing the proceedin
ed from second story window of No. IS Bayard stree
he received bullet in the forehead fired by
led known person in the crowd and died of the won
The on Sunday afternoon. He was native OF Englar
Is and resided at the of North Moore and Huds
cir Streets The coroners were notified, and Will hold
lb. inquest upon the body to-day.
ey WouNDEp.-Wm. Jenkins, a special poicema
me dangerous.
nd Patrick Kane, shot in the left knee PAM dangero
sh Michael Tuer, boy, ball passed through his Il
ut thigh, bone not injured.
he VIM. Buckley, a boy, struck by musket ball
DIST the hip pelpis fractured
rst Michael Cunningham, boy shot in the right thG
lin. bali cannot be extracted.
es- John II. johnson, boy, right leg shattered b.
of bullet
en- Jas. Mannion. policeman, beaten terribly abe
the the head, but will probably recover.
to Isaac A. Latta, special policeman, cut badly in
ing head
no A. II, Cronan, special policeman, cut badly in I
ed, head
of Joseph Carr, of % Mulberry street, shot in
,ra breast. Very dangerously.
But J. B. MoCalvey of - Mulberry street. shot throu
of the body. Very dangerous.
ielr VIM. WEIGH, shot in the head. Cannot survive.
oln- Thos. c. Smith, stabbed through the teSticle.