The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-02-20
Lato Disturbance at Yale College,

Correspondence Of The CaiedoH'an,
Nrw HAvrS, Feb. II,
DEAN $. ,-You have doubtless heard
through the daily press Of the recent ARRAY
between the Yale students and Fircmcn Of this
CITY. which has resulted so seriously in the
death Of one Of the latter, Il is not my Pur-
pose to weary your patience with detailed
account Of the affair, which Of necessity would
be somewhat complicated, but iuasmusII u'
certain papers have been circulating false re-
ouu haunting ,urilr N.Y. ,'u-,'r, &c t'lis. Ggliqge,
that n word be said IN naturalization. Moth.
ing is more ahsurdly false than that the stu
dents have provoked the towu-B6ys To ID aunr.
rel, either by direct insult or ojiy action which
would be construed into challenge How
trt t'rr, fravr 7-~-rt- their right OF -i,,-;r
when returning from supper which right Ia,
meyer hccn questioned except by certain fire
men "of the boscr sort" and on this action
rests the charge that the former provoked the
trsrirt tYtiarrtiz
1t may be asked, why were students in the
present instance armed with rcyolvcrsp Or
is It their custom 10 carry concealed weap-
ons? Ii IS certain TINT some difficulty with
the ilrcmen was not wholly unexpected, be.
cause f6r several weeks thcy had saluted rho
students with threats and challenges, tried the
virtue Of brick-bats, and once or twice resoly-
ed themselves into cold water army with
unlimited power To- sprinkle students until
they were willing to dry up their singing.
Particular anmosity was shown toward cl1b
in the Junior Glass known as the " crocodilos -
who were under the necessity Of passing ono
81 the Engine houses, in consequence Of |
which thrco or four Of the number deemed {,
prudent to provide against the chances of ii.
'Icnco, 10y investing in certain kinds of cut.
cry believing that difficulties wouldvct be am.
vao!y settled, but quito aversc to the ,urrcn.
Ter OF an old custom, at the beck and nod or
lew hremen. On Tuesday evening tho,.
tlII-h4et-aA usual ald challenged IL lit
eclm'ng the challenge, and continuing to-
'ng' their right Of way was qucstioncd-6ro.
nen struck the FIRST blows with iron innlc.
1ents' and the fight at once became general
o the rnllying cry OF "Yalo" on the o,c
ido, and Fire on the other, crowd ouiol.
asscmbled-four pistol shots were fired ,
ne OF which mortally wounded w. Miles
'ader OF the assailing party, and cessation
hostiliiics Immediately cnsued-studen,s :
''red to the College yard, not knowing tho i
suit. {
such IN brief were the actual circpr,s,.,- !.
's' resulting far more seriously than any nm.
cipated, yet in such manner that tho no.,
al sentiment of Collogc--not oxclud;r,, a.. -
slowest to wrath is. that the town bov. IA
III learn snlutary lesson. To be soh,,oa
every corner of the street with Odd s,r. o
mt or to be crowded from the side-v,u, n
Knot OF loofers, is all very well provided h
'u'hts make no objection but when it comes bt
personal attack the latter will no, oo,,.. m
y shrink from the encounter. All tboybovo II
or claimed, is to be let STONE, whom tbo, a.o
"uns their o'on business. These give MS a. ~
neral opinions and you will infer that tho re- r.,
'rso OF aggression on the part of sn,dor,sl M
inc present instance, has been illy hrool re
Niiles was buried Friday afternoon all a., Gr
department in full uniform being :, =. hi
danee' and for the sake of effect. the cloth. du
which he fell were placed on his coffin en- en-
n'N'ng inc old and wholesome adgo M We
morfHS nisi boun'," il must be said ,ha, i'm
les was VIGOROUSLY bad character. In, thu
VI regard to to his friends would M, ~,