New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-15

line. A halt was orcered, and the troops Iemaine,
standing in the position they had deployed onto the
road in The head of the column at the time rested
opposite "a small hill on the left yOu approach the
city, aud the rear was line with the entrance 10
lie grove. Vast crowds of people covered the sur.
rounding grounds and every fence and boSse-top in
The vicinity. Suddenly the sharn rporis of severBl
firearms were heard ION, tie front of the column,
ana 'ne -ct1tors that lined the adaceIt bill were
ser rooing in the greatest dismay and terror IL ap-
pe1rcd That seyeIas members OF one oi tle tiermhn
tompanics being pre- ssed by the crowd ana Teceiy-
ing some blows from shon, turned ahd Hlchgou thtr
pieces Fortunately no was injured, pnd the sol
diers who had done tho act at once placed under
arrest. Handy, however, bad tranquility been re-
stored when yolley after yCllcy Of iie reports were
suddeuly heard from the extreme rear ranks, and
nen, women, and Children were bce.d running wildly
and franiicaily away from The scene. Many vheruu
ning suddenly struck 20 tne sod and The wounded
and lying made the late beautiful hcld look Ike battle
ground. We went over the grove immediately after
tie occurrence and a fearful and ghasy sight Is
seldom seen. Aen lay gasping in the agony of death,
and staining the green graSs Win tLen blood as IT
flowed from their wounds. Children Of or 10 years
Of age were pale ard mo,ioess a3 ii asleep under the
trees, and women cried in pain as they lay upon the
ground. One, girl Of II, presented u noumfu pie
ture as she recued against stump her face cold and
white from the sudden touch Of death. We counted
fifteen dead persons, and half many wounded, lying
around. The only bodies recognized lnst night Were
those Of Walter Mcdowell, living OF Elizabeth street
killed by shot III the temple; Emily Sommers girl
of IA, whose parents live on Carr and Seventeenth
streets Thomas A. laren, residence Sixth street.
above D kallon, aud Nicholas Kaobo,h an artillery
man, were recognized amoug the dead. a son OF Capt
Andrew Ieeub0wer was killed BY a gur-sbot in the
chest. a inan named CaIl, Mis-. McCaulih and 4
mechanic at the Pacific Machine Shop, Christian Dean
were recognized after being taken TO the dead house
The wounded, who were unable TO be moved, were
suitably cared for on the grounds Mr.. Claiborne
Wilson was wounded in the thigh, the ball entering
through his coat-pocket, and forcing handkerchief
with il into the body. DR.. Rople, living on Eleventh
aud Madison streets was wounded in the side True
man Wright received two balls in the hip. Frank
DalleD, living on Spruce street, between Sixth and
Seventh, was wounded in the leg. Denis Keher was
injured In the same manner. These were all the namcs
that could be learned at the time, owing to the removal
of the injured by their friends. To-day the bodies Of
the dead will be recognized, and the names of the
wounded ascertained. The total number killed and
injured is about twenty-five. 1t reported that the
Arsenal troops attacked with stones and couple
Of shots discharged at them by the crowd before they
fired Whether this be true not, reckless act
has never been committed than armed body Of troops
discharging those terrible instruments Of war-Minie
riaes-alnong crowd Of defenseess spectators.
The most Of the people exposed to the lire Of the