The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-07-22

. spectacle OF block OF fine buildings burnsd
IN bread dsy light by mob ShO by threats aad
y force beat from their daty our New York fremen,
u who we're ready 70 work, wiling TO work, anx
ions TO work; begging permission iron a nsb
they we're nos then strong enough 20 conquer,
. to save from utter rain the property OF their
neighbor, whose substance vas besg then and
there destroyed before their ewes.
, And al this tine there we're women and chill
dren il these houses, whose beds we're being
7 burned almost literally under them, aud whO,
, pale, trembling, ana Wretched. were glad 70 bs
able 10 thank God shat they were grsciouslv per-
mitted TO pass through she Deb with their lives
Their little all burned before their very ewes bv
the ferscious sends, they themselves we're ealy
too happy TO come sf alive.
Shortly after IL o'clock detachnent Of she
Provost Guard numbering fifteen and half Hss
bslcsgiag - the Iavslid Corps LET. the Park Bar.
; racks aud reached she ground about uoea
, Upon reaching 54th street. the mob began 70
sarrouna Ihem, hscting, yelling and grooming
The guard formed in line between 4fth ard Ash
streets, bat were 50 closely pressed upon all
SIDES that thsy uers Razble 60 order arms -
The nss nov commenced pushing and ioussiug
; ths soldiers and throwing stones a. them, when
: Lieutenant Reed, who vas in command of the
guard, ordered his nsn 70 load and Immediately
after gave the order TO FIRE, " VIXEN she soldiers
O. q
sseuls ~as hurt. Tho crowd, no had retreatsd
short Gisiancs vhea the 6rng commenced
qsickly rallied, and closing upon tie gssrd
wrested their arms from their hands and disehar-
gsd several Of she pieces which had been re-
loaded, into the crowd. The soldiers. thus dis
armed, quickly retreatsd, but we're pursued by
the iniuraIed thrsng.
The pursuit was kept uD as far ss s0th street,
when is was abandoned, aHd a majority Of the
meH escaped one Of ths soldisra was pursued
up 4lst street to lst avenue, where a srsWd OF
sone twenty mes surrsundss aim, knocked him
down aHd beat hin aHsil he was inseusible. A
number Of women joined in and enc ef shsn
ehdsaVored to stab hin with q bsysnet, but sao-
ther wsmsa took she weapon out Of her hazd
and carried is of. The soldier was left dead On
the walk.
! Another Of the Guard endeavsred to make
his escape 10y climbing the rocks near 42d street
No sooner however, was kis Intention discover
ed, thsn another portion OF the rieters grabbed"
him, Ans taking him to she top Of the rocks
stripped his uniform of him, and after beating
him to Jelly, threw him over precipics some
twenty feet high Oa the hard rocks beneath :;
net coatsnt with this stones and dirt were
tArOwa at hin as ss laid helpless until be was
half buried.
, Soon after ths defeat Of she soldiers 8 strong
sqssd Of police made their appearance in liae Of
bEEtlc. As sooa a. the nsb caught sight OF
, them they fred 4 Vslley of stsnes, kRsckiRg
down I've of the snicers. The pslice at once
: drew their clubs and reyolvers, buI af1sr con
sest OF a fsp sinutes they we're also forced 70
retreat Which they did 10 good order until near
+ forteth street, when ore Of them discharged
his revolver four times into the midst of the
, throag, shooting horse that vas attached to a
wagon standing on a corner. A rush wss nade
] for ~ off,. wh,,
sed into a store near BY, the people sf which a.
once barred the door aai -adesvored 70 give
him protection. The crowd however went TO
the back of the house, tere down the fence, and
rushed into the bsidiBg, seized the pslicsneu
knocked him down, and beat hin in fearful
nanHer
The Orphan AsyIum, in Fifth avenue. nesr
Forty-sixtA street was 6rea absut 8 o'clock in
the afternoon. The infzriated nsb, eager for
any outrage, wers tsrned that way by the staple
, suagsaElsn taat ths buiiaing was fan sf co.sfaa
children. They clanorsd srsuad ths house ike
aemoas filing the ar with yells A few pslice
men, whS attempted to make stand, were in
, stAnty overpoWsrsd-seVsrL being severely or
fatally injured. While this was goisR sn, few
of the less evil disposed gave notice 20 the in
mates to quit the building
The sight Of she helpless creatures STAYED, for
, q Hsmsnt, even the insessats mob but the or
phaHs we're Ne seeHer ost shsn she work Of De.
mOltion commenced. First tie Rsia building
vas gutted and then SET on Ere WAile il vas
burning, she large UisE adjoining-used for 4
dsrrElsOry-wsa stripped, insiae and OHs. Sew
, erAl nuEdred iren eedsteads we're carried Of
! such al exodus ef Ihis article vas never seen
before perhaps. They radiased in every direc-
tioR fer hall q mile.
Carpets we're draggss away al length; desks,
stoels, chairs, tables, bsekG Of all kisds--eVeFy-
thing zOveable-Was carried Of. Even she
! caps and bohnstu Of the poor children were stO-
lon. The writer picked up fragmeau OF testa-
nents for q quarter Of a nile down Fiith ave
uus. While the rioters stripped the building Of
fsrnisurs, their wives sss children, sEd husdred,
! Who we're tsO cOrArdly 70 assist the work of de-
! mOliiioa, carried them Of. The wing while yoi
unbErniag, svsrmsd vita rioters Who seemed
/ endowed With denOniscal energy 10 rens in
Bisees, rob snd desrsy.
. While this scene was enactiug, large detsck
meat Of ristsrs ran doWn TO tse enrollIasst rooDs
corner OF Broadway aud Twenty ninth street.
Z The object here was mere evidently plRndsr.
, The lower part Of this RHe building Was csnpos-
cd Of stores filed with costly goods. Every
vesIge was carried OF. A jewelers. sksp va.
the Objsct of special attentions. Gold watches
breaches, bracelets, breast piss, and all nanheI
Of valuable bysteris flew about 10 the crowd
a4nlBK IN ths lguh. lhe negroes we're i0rEot
ten in the more congensl busiEess Of robbery
gendsHan stood sy sac writer, and unabe to
eOEtsiH himself, exclaimed
This is an snspeakabls Ousrage-as a. Amer
icsn citizen, l an sshaasd.'
The wsrds scarce ous Of his nsstk, before be
+ was prostrated by blow frsn a cudgel, and bis
head split epeR.
4 As sson a. tAs stores we're stripped, the CRY
! srsse:
, Burn the buildingl BsrA isl Burn it,"
Half hundred wiling hands were at work in
. q moment The house seemed 10 be fred in Al
! many places a. osce fer it wss in flames frsE
garrett 80 basement ia five inmates. Tse fAzes
roared in snulatsn Of the demons thrsats skai
4 yelled around them. As at the Asylum, the en-
. gises we're on hand, but we're forced 70 be idle
!. The frensn restrained themselves wish difficulty
n -unaecustor3sd 10 see tbe flames rage without
fighting sbea-And a. lsagth began 70 play or
the adjoining bslcing in which sbsy we're nol
> interrupted.
The walls fell nearly simultaneously, and with
an awful crash, not twenty miEutes after she
. matches we're set. Within hsur Of the tiEr
!. Of the frat attack, Ihe mob set Of for The Irlb
ssns Office. Threats AgAins, prominent Repub
icaR leaders we're freely uttered, aud V4riOui
. schemes we're heard TO be cazvAssed By squad
,, Of the rioten-
!, Absui eight s'elosk in the evening AZ exeitss
mob in Printing Hsuss Square, ,eommsnesa shout
n ing and groaniHg, and sson sftefvAfd larE,
uuuhar Of nernona in the crowd armad than