The New York herald., 1863-07-15

number OF police marched ls.surely up Third avenue
Tho military composed Of Company Of the Twelfth
regiment under command OF Captain Franklin about nft
or the Eleventh regiment New York Volunteers, unde
command Of Colonel h. r. 0'Brien. They brought soni
with them two small field pieces.
| THE POLICE FohcE.
There certainly about four hundred polios on thu
march, led by Deputy Superintendent Carpenter and
geani copeland. They well armed, and carriet
then clubs in firm grasp II also determined 10 d,
| their part OF the work.
THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE POLICE AND PEOPLE
SEVERAL cLuBBED TO DEATH.
On arriving at the OF Thirty fourth and
Third avenue the entire force marched down the former
street into the avenue, the military passing up
some few minutes before. Thore was oppor.
sition whatever offered TO the military they
nled past; but the police madc their
appearance the fight commenced in earnest. shower
Of bricks came down upon their heads from all drcc
tons, aud baud TO hand encounter immediately follow
ed The police rushed into the various houses tho
route and hurrying up stairs used their clubs against
person, young and old, whom they In those
couDtors is impossible here to state how many were
killed and ded but there certainly have
upwards often or fifteen who were dubbed 70 death
This assault did great deal to excite the people TO the
highest pitch, and they fought and acted like mon
who did not care what they d. What was tho conss
cases they acted In which did more TO nce tho
people than any other Of the day. Several
the stairs, rooms and Railways covered with blood,
while tho furniture glasses &c broken pieces.
succeeded great extent In putting the dis
turbance which was fast spreading from street 70 street.
LULL IN THE CONFLICT.
After the police and the people had fought for some
what hour, there somewhat OF lul in the
disturbance. The fearful OF excitement seemed
FROM their very intensity have brought themselves
pass where IL necessary for rest place.
in order that they might be carried out with more terri
bic force In the future The poce they cao from tho
hmAn
all who came In their way retired from tho houses and
formed again IN the streets Here they took mp tho limo
of march and were proceeding In another vicinity when
a second attack took place, and now the real work
commenced.
THE MILITARY OPEN FIRE.
Thero howitzers placed in position, support
ing which wore two companies OF the Eleventh New York
State Volunteers under command OF Colonel o. ren who
was on horseback. The military were formed on second
avenue the OF Thirty fourth street. with the
crowd either side OF them aud few in front none
pressing the slightest trepdaton at tho dangerous posi-
ton in which ihey,werc placed. Bricks few like hail
among the soldiers Col 0rien rode aud down
In tie centre and lhen gave the command "Firs"
TO tn who had charge Of the howitzers.
Some aege that those pieces loaded with grape and
canister but however this be- there several
fall ut this time. The two companies Of infantry
OF the Eleventh regiment which were under the imme
diate command OF Colonel 0Brcn, also opened lire Of
crowd, which firmly massed together at this point
Tho balls whsted around in almost every imaginable d
die OF street. carried tho
where their wounds wore attended TO.
COLONEL o BR1EN AMONG THE CROWD.
The action OF colonel Brien described by several
who we're within hearing distance OF hun during tho
whole tme thus described from tho commencement OF
the nnct. He urged tho soldiers into
the people i all Of ways. How true this s
caunut be accurately determined with any degree OF
actual certainty but tho fac which hc with viii
shortly appear probably one Of the most horrible that
either history tells Of or the present generation ever wit
messed.
horseback and had the entire command Of the military
II by bis orders that they fired and also by his IN
strumcntaty, whether he bo right wrong IN the mat
ter that the hearts blood Of many an able youth was
stopped in It's 1owings.
HORRIBLE 0CCURRENCE-A WOMAN AND CnILD
KILLED
Probably the most hcartrendins occurrence which
could imagine took place during this fight Colonel
OBrien held a revolver in his hand and riding up
and down between either line OF tho crowd He, II 10
stated fred bis revolver into their midst the ball killing
woman and child, which she held In her arms After
several rounds hid beon nred the people began TO dis
of the city. Colonel oBrisn and his command,
however, remained. Tho Colonel dsmounted from bis
horse and walked into drug store.
THE CROWD ATTACK COL. O'BRiEN.
- sns sns there = little Seub, that his
life would have been saved. But fataitxhad destined
him for Its victim and he was doomed man. eot
Brien stayed In the drug store for some few minutes;
IT. Is thought that he went In 70 get some rereshments
The around the door at this time There was
scarcely word spoken but the lowering gances OF one
thousand men looked down In their vcangeiu spirit
him as no stood In the door He then drew his.
sword and with revolver the other hand walked out
on the sidewalk IN the very q the crowd He
Immediately surrounded, and one OF the men came be
hind and striking him heavy blow on the back Of the
head staggered him. Tho crowd then immediately sur
rounded and beat him n most shocking manner.
HE rs HUNG UP TO A LAMP YosT.
After having been terribly beaten his almost nanimate
body taken up the strong of the crowd and
hurried the rst lamp post, where was strung up by
rope After Few pinutes tne oody was Mxsn oJwu "
the street.
rHE BODY m THB srREEr-hrrALLrso scxsEs.
The body lay the middle of the street, within afev
wards OF the Of fourth street Nature shud
ders at appalling which here took place. Inc
body was matilAted such that 1t utterly
mposs bic to recognize Il, The nearly
gore while the clothes were also saturated with the
crimson uid Of lie crowd Of sme three hundred per
upon the terrible right with the greatest cooness and
some smiled ~ the gay object Our repore! walked
lesurey among crowd which surrounded the body
and in company with the rest gazed upon the extend
ed mass of flesh which Was onoe the oorpu ent
the fearful procsss which the soldier bad through,
he Was yet breathing with evident strength lhe eyes
eu, ssets re-. =" p vss vs ~. and s.sn Con
vulssd m u In the most intense Agony.
TnE BODY DRAGGED AROUND THn HRExr
After lying for somewhst of an hour IN ths position
several the crowd took bold Of The boy BY the legs
and dragged from sde side u the street. This cIc.
ration was gone through with several times, when the
crowd again left the body lying In iis original position
LIFE STILL ExIsTfSG.
Had Colonel o Br!en been man o weak constitution
hs would certainly to exist long before This
time He was however, through life, man o. great
natural strength fact probably kept him breah b.
longer thAn would any otncr DphtsNn p0sr'n AH'
crowd remarked this and watched his every slighes,
movement with the mo.t intense anxiety. Now and
then the head would be raised from the ground whe ~
Application OF loot n ON of the crowd would dash
ths already manged again 10 tho earth This con
duct carried time and when our repo,cI
len the body was s laying the street, the last spari
| OF existence evidently having taken digit.
WOMEN sBor.
Probably the worst feature OF the Array in ths neigh
borhood a the death the three rnfortunst
vomen who happened 70 be on the ground ., the time
One womsas life ~as saved by the timely services o. Dr
E d. Connery who extracted . ball from her pesson
This valuable services were brought into 70
QUESTION IN other places where number Of parties ha
4 been wounded these events, OF course, nnarns tn
other women that ward and they turned out 10 Arg
force o aid their relatives and friends when any oppor
| tunity should happen.
/ QUIET CONns os-scurEe AYrsR fHn CONVICT
Al four O'Clock evsryihng vas csmpAraaivsly quie
wbsrc the real nghting bad taken plsce. An imm.ns
crowd however still remained. They we're not coogre
gated In solid mass but were Ass~mold 10 groups
few yards apart Of two hundred each. There
no boisterous discussiou q any descrpion The peops
convcrsed In Of studied eass and td not make
i nS lo<.d. hlrsfv had