The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-19

gusge. These rufllsns did not hesitate
at all about joining the main body Of the
riot rs as soon as they arranged them
selves before .he building, and their exit
was the signal for the attack, which COM
menced with vOlley of stones. When
the Office bad been cleared of the officers
and other persons, many of the more ex-
cited Of the rioters rushed in and played
instant havoc with the machinery, and
demolished the furniture and papers.
The books, lists, records and blanks were
| dragged into the street, torn into frag-
ments and scattered every where, with
loud imprecatiOns and savage yells. The
men seemed to he excited beyond ex-
preston, and in their futile efforts TO
wrench open the iron safe, which con-
tanned the names of the drafted, gave
themselves wholly TO devilish rage and
fury.
The destruction of the material in the
office was hardly accomplished when
smoke was discovered to be issuing from
the rear of the room, and this evidence
of the building being on fire was received
with vociferous shouts, and other indi-
cations of delight As the flames grad
ually increased the passions of the mob
grew deeper, and their yelling and bran
dishing of clubs, and threatening of ev-
erybOdy connected with the enforcement
of the draft was more emphatic. Some
of the crowd supposed that the Enrolling
officers had secreted themselves in the
upper part of the building, and notwith-
standing the fact that women and chill
dren were known to occupy the upper
| floor, the cowardly wretches threw stones
and other missiles into the windows.
Fearing that these poor people would
either be burned 10 death or manned by
these proiectiles, Deputy Provost Mar.
shal Edward s. Yanderpoel bravely
stepped to the front, and assured the ri
oters that they had utterly destroyed
all the drafting paraphernalia, requested
them to withdraw, or to do something TO
prevent the destruction of the HELPLESS
women and children. Suspecting from
his uniform that he was one Of the draft
ing officers, one of the rioters seized him
and struck him. Mr.. Vanderpoel merely
shook off his assailant and in a pacific
manner renewed his request, when the
act of the first rioter attracted the atien.
tion Of the remainder, and q number of
them surrounded him. They struck him
with their hands and with stones, and
seeing he could not resist them, he with
drew TO the place where the police were
posted. The rioters followed him with
greAs 6 lbs, and The men, who were des-
pet beat hin upon tho body and
hea5 hls head was SO badly bruised
thGs blood flowed profusely, when he
was thrown down and kicked He af-
terward escaped by the aid of the police
and one or two of his friends; but the
rioters followed him, striking him with
clubs. lie is so badly injured that there
is but little probability Of his recovery.
Meantime the fire spread from the en-
rolling office to the adjoining buildings,
and the entire block was consumed.
AN ORATOR APPEALs---sPEEoH OF MR. AM
DREws OF VIRGINIA, ETC
After the burning of the building, a
great crowd of the excited people gath :
cred about an old shanty at the north
west corner of Forty-sixth street and
Third Avenue On the top of this shan
ty were a number of well dressed men,
together with some hundreds of noisy
urchins, cheering and hurrahing. Il was
evident from the appearance of matters
that meeting was about to be organized,
and, somebody crying out for "speech,"
''speech," speech" the crowd instantly
took up the call and clamored in the
most uproarious manner for an orator.
An orator was not long in coming
toward. A tall man, with large whiskers
and heavy mOustache, blue coat, light
vest and striped trousers, made his ap-
pearance on the rude stand, and com
menced to harsngue the people in the
most excitable fashion. His remark
were of course directed altogether TO the
occurrences of the morning and the con-
scription. The Government was criti-
cised with fierceness, and the President
was particularly roughly handled by the
orator. In the MIDST Of his harangue
which was repeatedly and most entbu-
siastically cheered, cry of "Pickpock.
t OF" was raised, and a rush was made tC
capture the light fingered gentleman
who appeared to be somewhere abou
twenty yards just in front of where oul
reporter was standing. The pickpocke
slipped backward and commenced very
vigorous skedadde," followed by hun.
dreds Of the people, who seemed deter.
mined TO capture and punish him Tn,
result was so very vigorous that dozens
Of people we're knocked down and tram
, sle severely, among them one report.
er, who received a heavy blow in ih,
right side and several knocks about th,
back and feet from shoes other than pat
, ent leather. Whether the piekpOcket
was captured or not did not appear; bu
, in few minutes after the interruption o
J the speaking the crowd was again ii
! listening order around tho shanty,
! The orator resumed much 10 this fash
, ion: Fellow freemen and fellow citizen
/ for we are freemen still-you hay
{ done we'll to-day.
3 You have done nobly; but Tell you
' what want, and what you must do, i
3 you wish to be really successful. Yol
must organize, boys [Cries OF That
Q the talk" You're the boy, my chick
en-" etc You must organize and keel
! together, appoint leaders, and crush thi
: damned abolition draft into the dust
= Tremendous cheering Yes, this i
i what you must do. II you don't get an
h one 90 lead you, By Heavens | will d
!. il myself Great sensation and ap
Q plause.
n The speaker continued at great lengtl
d TO indulge in similar remarks, only in
: terrupted occasionally by cries Of "Wh
A is that fellowY' "What is his name 2
) etc. Somebody said IL was Ben Wood
n whereupon Mr.. Wood was cheered mos
a voeiferously. Another person sug sestel