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

Continued from eighth pd;r.
THE PROCEEDINGS AT WHITE STREET.
When it became evident by the return Of Sergeant
Hicks and bis platoon from Bayard street that the
force at the disposal of the Commissioners would be
insufficient to quell the disturbance Mr.. Draper de-
termned at to make requisition upon the mill
tary. At Il o'clock messenger was dispatched with
the following TO Gen. Sanford:
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE METZ
RopoLIrAY Police, No 80 WHITE STREET
NEw.YoRK, July 4, 1857.
Major GENERAL SaNpYDaD-Sr: There have
been several assaults upon our force. Our men are
attacked in various quarters Already fatal wounds
il is feared have been inflicted Our force though
strong driven by combinations OF men, seeming TO
be under orders Of experienced policemen and others
Of desperate character from point to point.
You will therefore call for the requisite force to re-
store order and Assist the civil force in preventing
further havoc among our citizens. n,n
President Metropolitan Police.
Cen Sanford was not at home, but his son, Col.
Sanford ut once dispatched orders to the colonies Of
the 4th 18th and Stu regiments to repair at once to
their ar1aores and hold themselves readiness Soon
after O'Clock members of the different military COM
panes were seen In the Streets but owing to the fact
Of the day being holiday, most of the military were
rot at home, ard they came together slowly. By II
o'clock, however, the 9TH, Col. Duryea 55th, Col
La Gall and list, Col. Nosburgh, were mostly under
arms at their different armOries.
At u O'Clock, Deputy Carpenter sent for Harry
Howard, the Chief Engineer to ascertain whether
the fire bells could be used to sound the general alarm
10 strokes-to call out the military. Mr. Howard
came at once 10 No. SO White street. and there made
the following statement in reference to the request,
which was written down by one of the Clerks:
The Mayor has charge of all the bells appoints the
bellringers and have authority further than OF
BOUNDING them in Of fire. There is no access to
the bells except through the Mayor have no au-
thority but this, except for repairs-lStatement OF
Fl. III. Howard to S. Draper.
SUNDAY-GROG. SHOPS.
The following order issued yesterday by the
Superintendent of the Police:
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE Me-
TROPoLIrAS Police, No. SO White street,
NEw-YoRK, July 5, 1857. }
To Cant. -: For the preservation Of peace OF
the city, and in accordance with the provisions OF the
DIST section of the act entitled Gan Act to establish
Metropolitan Police District" &C.: you are directed
TO instruct the severa policemen under charge to
strictly enforce the law by causing to be closed on
the Sabbath all places where intoxicating liquors are
sold and in Of any violation of the law to report
the same, that its penalties may be enforced.
If any member of the patrol force neglects the per-
Torrance of this duty, you will report him forthwith
F.A TALLMADGE, Superintendent Of Police.
Committed to answer. No bail allowed.
The following is the list of rioters, with names Of
complainants and names of officers making the arrest
as taken from the records of the First District Police
Court All Of them were committed for trial: