New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-06
FRIGHTrUL RIOT LAST NIGHT.

r,N, t,rN suoT-THIRTY OR Fokif
r,, w,ru pRpCkBATs-THE MILITARY
CALLED OUT TO etELL THE pisioN""'
CAPTURE OF A CANNON.
s,u.,, .,.r o'clock last evening, some '"o u
,,se drunken men got into dispute IN Wor'' S" r';
w. ~ 80 and from words came TO blows LUZ,
-. on collected a crowd, and men, women ""N
came running up from the Five fo'h's III VI
90. that was the cause Of the disturbance
60 81 ,hsse latter. known as Kenyonians, inter-
Co.. cd and in little time got up hight among 'n'"
selves ,.:sa and form
m. Kervonans, II appears are DIVIDED, anu ioi''
49,. ,,.r.;ss And here we may remark thar an ca
policeman Of the Sixth Ward who had tae roin'' ~
,e.rs AZ his beat informed our reporter 'na' 'n'
.,ar.c,er of these people was such that they were
s,u,xs ready for fight with each other pro'iui"s'
there was no ole else TO fight with Them
This 6gbt in little time subsidized, but the parties
soon after met at grocery store on Cow Day "n'
worth street. The outsiders commenced the a''acA'
the insiders at first resisting with their hsts anu 'en
Nth GLASS bottles, stones and other missiles Inc a'
a,tv were driven back to Centre street where
-ai,;no sccessions TO their numbers they took up
nosition at the top of the hill corner OF worth anu
-. streets and hurled stones and brick bats at
~. ~ onponepts wi were stationed about the Points
In ,ont of position the attacking party had the adj
,,.,tsoe INIT those below were the stronger and as
Gifted repelled their antagonists as they advanced.
Soon shot was fred from the Points which SO IN
censed the others that they cambered to the roofs Oh
Nos "A and rs Centre street, on the corner OF Wor,'
AID e airing down the chimneys, the bricks
from which they hurled at their opponents. Ihere
were at this time about twenty-five on these roofs,
s,ue of whom continued hurting bricks, while others
rned their friends on the corner below by throwing
oF n norton of the demolished chimney into the
street. Some of the Five Point or Gov Bay party
having obtained several pistols and shot guns kept up
continual firing among the crowd the shot at nearly
every fire taking effect.
Centre street. from Pearl to Leonard street, was
filled with people, as were the roofs and windows OF
MANY houses in the neighborhoed, all Watching the
fight with the greatest earnestness. Upon the ROOF Oh
house in Worth street, nearly opposite where tne
desperadoes were tearing down the chimney as above
mentioned we noticed man who seemed somewhat
the worse for liquor, pick up brick, which he was
about hurting into the street, when his wife came eau
tisusly behind him and took the missile from his hand.
He attempted to regain the brick, but she threw her
arms about his neck and finally prevailed upon him to
60 down stairs.
The belligerent parties continued pelting each other
with brio bats and this species of warfare was con-
tinued from 81 o'clock until 81 when the darkness
caused little cessation in the hostilities but every
now and then shots and the whizzing of brick.bats
backward and forward might be heard.
Just before dark and during slight suspension OF
hostilities Brigadier General Hall, N. Y. s. NJ, ac-
companied by Commssars General Ward OF the Gov
ernors Staff passed up Center street and took view
of the battle ground and the belgerent parties. Gen.
Hall soon after conferred with the Commissioners of
Police, when determined to march the military
to the ground and dispense the rioters. The Commits
sioners had at their command from 200 to $50 men,
but feared to send them among the excited crowd at
the Points, White street was blOckaded at Centre
and Elm streets and Broadway, and only those having
business at the Police Headquarters or living in the
neiehborhood were permitted to pass.
THE MILITARY.
The Seventy. first Regiment, under command OF
COL Vosburg, with Adjutant Demarest and Quarter
master Buckingham his staff, were under arms at
Centre Market where they had been awaiting orders
since morning. The ranks were full and the men ap.
peared anxious for duty.
In another of the large drill rooms of the Centre
Market the Eighth Regiment, under command of Col
Lyons-Staff, Adjutant Harrison, Major Waterbury
was assembled during the afternoon and in read.
Tor 0rdeIS Inc vi uooPeIs, Oupl' ' q"
rian, attached to this regiment, was also out.
The Seventh Regiment National Guard. commanded
by COL Duryee, was ordered out about o'clock, and
in little time thereafter the men, to the number of
$50, had assembled at headquarters, La Fayete Hail.
About o'clock the Seventh Re- iment marched down
Broadway to White street, and drew up in line in
front of the Arsenal 1t being reported that riot
in progress at Union square, the Fifty fifth Regiment
Col. lie Gal, ordered out, and marched up Broad
way to the Fourth avenue where they took position.
This giment was soon after marched off the ground
to quarters for the night.
detachment Of the Fourth Regiment Light
Artillery under command of Lieut.. Col Teller, was on
duty at the Arsenal, and had two field pieces ready
for action.
The German Rifles were quartered for the night at
Pythagoras Hall in the Bowery.
THE ARSENAL.
The City Arsenal in White street presented rather
an animated appearance. A hospital had been pre-:
pared in the upper part Of the Arsenal for the recep
tien Of soldiers who might be wounded 10 collision
with the mob, and Surgeons Sayre and Quackenboss
were in readiness to attend to the injured. Commits
sary-General Wards office was converted into head
quarters for the officers, and among the military gen.
llemen present We noticed Adutant General Towns
eId, Brigadier-General Hall, Major Quackenboss,
Quartermaster Herriot, Paymaster Smith,
About o'clock, Aid. Clancy, President of the
Board Of Aldermen, preceded by Commissioners ORA
per and Cholwel, Gen. Hall, Gen. Ward and others,
came into the Office, when Mr. Draper asked Mr..
Clancy what he wished. He said that he simply
wished to ask that slaughter might be made Of
women and children about that locality.
Mr.. Draper said that he understood that and would