Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-16
The New York Riots.
SECOND DAY.
One HUNDRED AND FIFTY REG ULARs FIRB
UPON MOB OF 1000, KILLING
TWELVE AND SCATTERING
THE REST LIKE SHEEP
OTHER EVENTS OF THE DAY.

make some extracts giving partic ullrs of the
progress of the riot. The JeurnaL Of Cosas.erc.
OF last evening says:
The riot broke out ye sterday morning about
ten O'Clock, in the 7th and 18th wards. A large
Eody OF men who had convened 1T different
points in the above mentioned wards, mar ehed
down Pitt street tor the pupose OF visiting the
ship yards and compelling the workmen 10
JOIN them. Wood had been received at the
central police Office of this movement; and a
detachment of l5G regulars, under command of
Lieut.. Wood, marched to the scene of action
As they passed along Pitt street they encoun-
tered the mob 1900 strong, who We're yelling
like demons. Lieut.. Wood drew MS men in to
line. and ordered "shoulder arms.'' One of the
Ilngleaders approached Lieut.. Wood and de-
sired TO speak with him. The officer told him
to stand aside, w hen vOlley of stones was
hurled at the troops.
They stood their ground; and then the lieu
tenant directed his men to fire over the heads
OF the crowd. The rioters tnen discharged pis-
tolls at the soldiers, " hen the lieutenant gave
the word TO fire point blank, and yolley was
fired, killing twelve men aud two children, and
wounding seventeen men. The soldiers then
loaded tor another volley, but the mob did not
wait for it. They ran, frightened, at the top of
their speed into the side streets, the soldiers
pursuing them, but without further firing
No soldier was injured. 1t Wood slirped
accidently and spralned his ankle severely In
less than five minutes after the firing there was
not citizen to b. seen for space Of several
blocks around the scene OF slaughter
About ~ O'Clock a formidable riot broke out
in Second avenue, near Thirty-fourth street.
The mob commenced firing buildings and as
sailing persons in the streets Information of
the outbreak being sent 10 the Central Office a
powerful force OF policemen and a detachment
of artillery was ordered to the spot The rioters
Were found 10 be 800 strong The policemen
attacked them at once with clubs, and used
their pistols where IL was necessary. The
crowd broke before their determined onslaught
but rallied again. The battery of two six
FOUNDERS, under command of Col. O'Brien,
then opened on the rioters with blank cart
ridges, and at the first discharge the crowd
Were dispersed and had nos reassembled at
the latest accounts. A large number of the
rioters were wounded, and several are be-
ieyed to have been killed.
At 10 o'clock the house occupied by Colonel
O'Brien, (who had volunteered his services to
assist in suppressing the mob,) i'll Second ave-
nue., was assaulted by the mob, and most of
tie furniture destroyed, and 4 large number
OF valuable articles stolen. The house would
have been burnt down. but the fact became
known that II was owned by another person,
and it WAS therefore spared.
Gov. Seymour made an address to the crowd
from the City Hall steps.
SPEECH OF GOV. SEYMOUR
He said, in substance that he had been called
here by existing trouble, and begged the people
to understand that in desiroyin life and prom.
erty they only injured themselves He was
their friend. They had the power to maintain
order. 1t was their interest to do it, and it was
also their duty. 1t was not q question of con-
scription. The conscription was not in pro.
gress. He had sent djtttaat General Sprdgus 10
Washington 10 CSk that the draft might be stDpped
untit the eerrts couta decide upon IT'S tcgdttsy.
Here there was an outburst of enthusiasm,
Testing several minutes To the decision of
the courts they owed obedience and respect
Ii the courts decided the law legal lie ucoaLd use
erery ererticR TO see that there Shotd de no tnegual-
ity IN Tie matter Of exemption bettoee,s ricL and
POOR. Great cheering. II they would leave
The matter in his hands I'll would be well. Tho
Cove nor closed by appealing for good order
The attack on Mayor Opdy ke's house result
ed in only breaking of the lanterns in front of
the premises. body of about $50 citizens
aided by few policemen, drove the rioters
away. Subsequently 200 soldiTrs from Staten
Island Were placed ON guard at the Mayors
house.
The effect of the riot on business was ,.ary
injurious. Large numbers of stores and sa-
looms on broadway were closed. The pro
prietors OF lewelry establishments put up their
shutters early in the morning. None of the
city cars We're running, and but few Of the
lines OF ages.
4 meeting was called at the Merchants Ex-
change at P. m, to take steps for organizinl
merchants, bankers and others, into compa-
MES, TO aid the local authorities Mr. s. F.
Winston presided, and speeches Were made
III was then resolved to form companies, and
business men were requested to furnish every
"a Guilty 10 their employees for this purpose. 4
large number of volunteers presented them
selves. AT q later meeting in Wall street sew
eral companies were organized.
The soldiers and policemen on duty had a
hard time OF 1t on Monday, being without food
during the whole day; but they were well fed
yesterday. The st Nicholas and other up town
hotels spread tables for them. A great quantity
OF hams, smoked beet, crackers and bread ha.
also been stored at the police headquarters for
the sustenance of the men
Att =. m. yesterday large force OF marines
and the James T. Brady Light Infantry f11th
Regiment Volunteers) reported to Gen. Wool,
ana were at once sent to posts of Importance
a battalion OF $50 men from Riker's Island also
or mud
ed 10 G uty.
A large crowd collected yesterday morning
in Anthony street, opposite Ciafiin Il Mellen's
dry goods store, with the evident inten.
tien OF sacklng the government stores there.
Only few men were on guard, but they suc.
ceeded in frightening off the rioters until de.
Iachment OF regular artillery, consisting Of two
howitzersi arrived. The howitzers We're load
ed to the ~ uzZle and posted SO as to rake An.
thony street both ways This little precautien
Kept the mob at q respectful distance for the
rest Of the day. 80, -
A range of stables, in Spring street, between
Broadway and Broo1ne, was destroyed by fire
at the hands of the mob, during the forenoon.
The playing, turning and saw mill Of Mr..
Hanson, at Harlem, was fired at4 a. m yester-
day. Two restaurants, cigar store, q feed
store, coal office, and a butchers shop ad-
joining, were also burned.
Early yesterday morning a gunboat was
anchored OFF the foot of Wall street, with her
ports open and guns run out, in readiness to
open fire at the shortest notice. Others went
around tne Dattery, 10 posluonS IN the North
River. The steamer in the East River near
Wall street, has a clear raR ge of this thorough
tare, to Trinity Church, evidently in anticipa-
ton of an effort to plunder the money vaults.
Other precautions have been taken for the pro-
lection of the public Offices, adequate to any
emergency. .+t#'5A ~" -
party of about 800 police and a large mum.
ber of citizens who had ventured their aid
made an attack attack at half-past two o. m.
upon large body of rioters who had entered
the Union Steam Works, corner I'd avenue and
SD street, for the purpose of seizing the mus
kes carried there from the arsenal which was
destroyed on Monday. In few minutes twen-
ty-four of the rioters lay bleeding upon the
floor and sidewalk. This scattered the crowd,
buta hour or more afterwards they assembled
in larger numbers, stormed the building, drove
out the police, and took possession. A detach-
ment OF regulars under Capt. Franklin were
sent for and soon arrived. These, with the
police, drove the crowd from the building and
before them. The military faced about, fired,
and killed and wouneed about twenty The
streets were then cleared, and about 300 car
hines, which had been recovered from the mob,
were taken to headquarters. During the after
noon the police and troops had en- counters with
tue rioters IN 5th avenue, 18th avenue and 9th
avenue, But as far as could be learned no
lives were lost though many were wounded
by policemen's clubs. In almost every en-
counter women were obseryered urging on