The New York herald., 1862-12-09
BROOKLYN City new.


MILITARY RIOT AT EAST NEW voRK.-x snrpyru
KILLED AND HOTEL BURNED DOWN ny ms CON.
RADEs.
serisas riot occurred at Fast New York on SUNDAY
ovehag last which resulted in tho death of soldier ana
tho destruction VI lager beer saloon sy regiment 10
which deceased belonged.
There are Ii present eucamped and in barracks al East
New York the twenty dr-t, Twenty fourth ald TYepy
eSh,h regiments Of Mains Uai".,eerp and on the cen.
'rcvie Esce Course distance bcyoud, the Forty
ninth Massachusetts regimen, i located.
Il appears that ON Sunday member Of the Forty
ninth Massachusetts, regiment, named William stelfax
called at the lager beer saloon of George Schieein
situated on the Atlantic Railroad about two
hundred yards distant from the blrrarks. and bought
some liquor. He askod for pint, ana after
/. poured his cantcen by tac proprietor OBJ.
sced to paying for H. stating that lie had only pus in
naif a pint. Stsltax and iew mon wso accompanied
him demonstrated with the landlord and being some hat
under the influence of liluor became very noisy and
suiting From words they TO blows, and Stelfax
va'!orciby eected from the premises shortly after he
returned aud lorced open the dsor when inside,
supposed TO he Schieein, fred uaaske. oaded with
bac..hol. Tho charge entered st.axs side, the
M sns asa as ran Ssy S
conveyed u the military hos 3tai, when. on cxami
nation oy the surgeons, IL was iund taat u lad been
The companions of the unfortunate man hsstened TO
camp with the information This about six ociuck
+. NJ III about hour thereafter company OF about
eighty men, with mussets and bayonets fixed followed
by several car loads Of men without arms appeared upon
tho They all belonged I, the Massachses Forty
ninth, led by their colonel and major horsehlcN.
Tho proprietor of the hotel meantime hid removed hIs
family and made his escape.
The armed soldiers formed guard about the hotel aud
the unarmed men relieved the house Of all naiaed,
after which they deliberately Set fire 10 the rremises
The wood work being very lamp did not burn brIsky ~
nrst out straw bed being .ound II was gnitod and the
whole building IN flames. The hotsl, ou.build
ings and all consumed there hardly being stick
Of wood LETT TO denote where they stood.
The lrc attracted thc attention Of two citizens. One
Of them, Capt Francis auzer, wal8 locking the burn
my pile accos,ed By soldier, aud after few es
tons struck IN tho face and set upon by many
could reach him. He was knocked down puulmeled and
kicked ard then dragged of TO the guard house. where
he wac detained until noon yesterday.
Iuring this melee Capt Ianzcr 1rod pistol the ni
taking eject In ore knee o. a private OF the Twenty
fourth Name regiment, named samuel II Taylor. The
injuries iTe iar severe although it is not
thought that they VIII prove fatal.
It suppeed rlat lspaer was mistaken for schiellein
cs the cause 70. the attack upon him.
The burning or the building accomplished ia very
deliberate No resistance made by aay OF the
citizens they probably deemng lmpFudent AZ the time
to do 50 The whole civil force ~ the village consists OF
squire and consabc, who would stand little chance
when opposed 70 80 many affced men
is stated By OF the soldiers that the oh ec "
the officers or the Forty ninth to arrest Schcller
and rot to burn down tho buidlng but that the men
became nngovcrnRbc and they could not restrain thcm
After ai the mischief had been done they again marched
quietly back to camp.
Tho decreased steax, is resident OF PitselI, Mass,
where he has family He belonged 70 Company 9,
Forty .men and twenty years OF
An investigation into tho affair will be ma1e to-day by
Coroner Norrs. who viewed the body last evening snd
took charge Of she effects of deceased.