Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-07-26

they were could not be accurately aseer-
tanned or they would have been promptly
arrested and placed under guard.
Under these circumstances, and in the
confident belief that nothing but prompt
and decisive action would enable him to
maintain proper discipline, the troops then
being actually in the service of the United
States, and no longer mere voluntary
assemblagc of men under our state laws,
Lieut.. Col Hyde, commanding, issued an
order to the officer of the day to place
guard within the suffers building, with
directions to fire upon whoever should en-
ter the same This order was issued just
before dark and as soon as the necessity
for it became known. In obedience to it
Capt. Harrington placed guard in the
building and provided the man with load
Ell arms.
Not anticipating an early demonstration,
Capt. Harrington was in his quarters
when the assault commenced Word flew
to him at once, and at the same time he
heard a cracking, but whether it was the
discharge of a revolver or the breaking
into the quarters of the sutler by the ri
oters, he cannot state. He Immediately
rushed, wholly unarmed, to the spot,
where quite number of men were as
sembled apparently under high degree
of excitement. They were congregated
around the suffers building. mainly on
the north side, and heavy square stick
of timber had been thrust through the
north side of the building, one end hav-
ing been pushed in some two or three feet.
and the other end resting on the ground.
Capt Harrington, as near as we can learn
from enquiry, with much GOODNESS and
energy, ordered the rioters to withdraw
the stick of timber from the building, and
leave for their quarters. Under the i'm
pulse created by an order given with so
much energy, the men took hold of the
timber and carried it back few feet and
laid it upon the ground. But immediate
ly'upon this being done, shout was rails
ed to renew the assault The stick Of
timber was grasped by several men, and
was thrust almost completely into the
building through the aperture previously
made AS the rioters were in the act of
taking up the timber to renew the assault,
Capt. Harrington warned them of the
danger they would incur, but they did
not heed him, nor obey his command to
dispense. AS the assault was renewed a
shot was fired which took effect, MORALLY
wounding John T. Tirrell above mention
ed. Four shots had been previously fired,
but without effect, the guard aiming pur-
posely downward, and discharging the
revolver by way of warning. Some &C
counts are that Tirrcll, who was shot, was
really attempting to quell the riot, and
was trying to persuade the men of his
company to retire; other accounts are
that he was one of the ring leaders. Capt.
Harrington says he recognized Sergeant
of the Essex Company as apparent
ly the leader in the assault, grasping the
stick of timber and calling upon the men
around him to "come Oh" 'pitch in"
&c. The man whom he thus recognized
Che did not know Tirrell by nance was
in STOPPING posture, with his side to-
wards the aperture in the building, when
the revolver was discharged, and Capt.
Harrington had his hand upon his Shout
der at the time the shot was fred and
was warning him of his peril. Instantly
upon the shot being fired, Capt Hairing-
ton called for the guard and moved few
feet from the place he occupied when the
report was heard and the flash seen, the
direction of the blaze indicating that the
ball must have passed very near him.
When he returned to the spot, he found
that man had fallen and had been taken
to the Hospital He is not able to say
positively that Tirrell was the man whose
shoulder his hand was upon, although the
position in which he stood, his STOPPING
posture, and his proximity, according to
all accounts. TO the building. would be