The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-24
NEW SERIES NO. SOB
all news out of town had utterly lost its
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SCENES IN THE MORNING.

all news out of town had utterly lost its
interest
SCENES IN TIE MORNING. ..g
! AT an early hour in the morning the
| disturbers began to collect in crowds in
different portions of the city, and at first
contented themselves with merely express
sing their detestation of and their deter
minatiOn to resist the draft.
| FIGHT IN PITT STREET.
The military mentioned above marched
up town early in the forenoon, and met
with no resistance At about 1Oh or II
O'Clock, information was received at the
police headquarters, that q large crowd
was marching through the Seventh and
Eleventh wards, impressing into their
ranks every able-bodied man they could
find. Upon hearing Of the outbreak,
General Brown sent Lieutenant Wood with
a company of regulars from Fort Lafay-
cite, and company of marines, to the
scene of action They marched along
Houston street to the Bowery, and down
the Bowery to Grand and Pitt streets,
where they found the rioters in full force.
| The crowd then rushed toward the sold
iers, whom Lieutenant Wood at once
drew up as in line of battle. One of the
| ringleaders attempted to speak to the
commanding officer, but was waved aside.
This was the signal for shower of stones.
In response the soldiers were ordered to
| fire over the heads of the people, which
only made matters worse, and the lieuten-
| ant was compelled to order the troops to
fire in earnest. The first voley killed
twelve men and two children, and wound
ed seventeen others. Seeing that prepa-
rations were making for another volley,
the mob fled in all directions.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
There is another account of this disturb
ance which is more explicit even than the
one just recited. A couple of companies
of marines were coming up Delaney street
from the ferry, when, as they reached the
corner of Pitt street they met large pro-
cession of men headed by banner bear
ing the inscription, 'sNo draft The
marines filed three abreast, when the
leader stepped up to the lieutenant in
command, saying:
LET us pass, SIR
"You cannot pass here" was the laco-
mic reply. -...s...
Nothing daunted, the leader called to
his adherents to come on, and started to
advance in spite of the marines, when the
latter were ordered to fire. The leader
seemed to think the order all bombast, for
he turned his back to the muskets, regard
less of his fate. Ready" "'s Fire.'
rang along the lines of the little company,
and the stalwart rioter fell, pierced with
half a dozen balls. Eight others were also
shot dead, and several were wounded, .
including two women and one or two
children. Upon this the mob hastily dis
persed, leaving the marines in possession
Of the field
All TIE ARSENAL.
On Monday night the streets in the vi
clnlty OF the arsenal, corner of Seventh
avenue and Thirty-tifth street, we're quiet
and deserted Pickets were thrown out in
every direction Inside of the arsenal
everything betokened vigorous prepara- :
TONS for the morrow. Commissary-Gen-
eral James A. Farwell, Immediately on his
arrival, commenced distributing arms and
ammunition to the volunteers who had come
to assist in the city's defense.
FIERCENEss OF THE FEMALES.
While this was going ON, large num-
Der OF women eXcitedly rushed forward
with bricks and stones, which they hurled
at the police, fiercely swearing the while.
| Ihe women manifested much more pluck
than the men, resolutely standing their
ground when ordered to dispense by the .
| officers. I,
After having driven away the mob the ,
police held possession Of the ground
around the Union Steam Works, and re-
manned there until the crowd seemed to
have entirely dispersed e /
THE RIOTERS REAssEMBLE. a!
Soon after the police force marched .
away, the mob, largely augmented in /
| numbers, again took full possession Of the /
building, and having armed themselves. /
| shouted defiance to soldiers and policemen. j
The Eighteenth ward police again at /
tempted to drive them off, but were them /
selves forced back and many of them badly .
| hurt. a5aeaia5h
COLLISION WITH THE MILITARY AND POLICE 4
Il At half past two large force of police /
and enrolled citizens under Capt. Helme. !
| accompanied by detachment of regulars /
under Capt. Franklin, which had been
hurriedly dispatched thither. arrived, in
the vicinity, and were so placed as to tata
the factory by storm and disarm the mon
+ atall hazards. The force was divided IN /.
squads, so as to come forward to the build 4
ing from all directions. The mob there
were busily preparing themselves for /
desperate de resistance, and the streets were
nlled with an excited crowd. The police I
ana military came briskly forward, and
were received in many places With storm
OF stones, brick and shot The regulars
hred at the crowd in each instance where
they did not Immediately dispense, and
volleys were discharged down First and