The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-19
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dealt heavy blows upon his bead, face and
body,injuring him severely. They doubt
less would have killed him outright had
not strapping fellow in the crowd felt
some oompunction az the brutalitV of Tho
rest and dnshed to the rescue. By viz
orous blows he kept clear space about
MIR. hennedy's prosirate body until two
policemen gathered up their chief and
removed him 10 place Of safety Ia ad-
dition TO his painful cuts and bruises,
Mr. Kennedy was also a sufferer in tho
ioss Of his watch, spcetaclea and gold
headed cane The rufllans in this. A in
many other instances, made plumber a
part Of their programme.
CHARACTER OF THE Mon.
In the early part Of the day yesterday
there were number Of respectable
workmen and persons engaged in diff.
ierent occupations ia the city, who were
momentarily seduced from their labors
and their workshops, and went with
the crowds in the street Bat they At
once saw the horrible character of the
mob and the atrocious work they had ON
hand; they heard their ,hroats aud saw
their shocking brutalitics, and were
only TOO glad to get out from among
them. AT last the mob Of mobs were
composed OF only the vilest nen in the
city, and there was not crime con-
ceiyable, from firing houses TO hanging
negroes, of which they were not capable.
Inc reign OF rullianism was abort but IL
at last became reign of the true article.
oUTRAoEs UPON ooLoRED PRISONS.
Among the most cowardlv feafnres oF
tho riot, and one which indicates it's DO
litical dn'mus and the cunningly. devised
enc thai had been given to the rioters bv
the insigators of the outbreak. was the
csuseless aud inhuman treatment of the
negroes of the city. It seemed {, be an
understood thing throughout the city that
the negroes should be attacked wherever
found, whether they offered any provoca-
ton or not As soon as one of these nm
fortunate people was spied, wheihe ON
cart, a railroad car, or ia tbe street he
was Immediately set upon by crowd of
men and boys, aud unless some man of
pluck came TO his rescue, or he was for
tunate enough TO escape into a buildiur
ne was inhumanlY beaten, and perhapa
KILLED There We're probably not leas
than dozen negroes beaten 70 death In
different parts of the city during the dav.
Among the most diabolical of these out-
RACES that have como TO our knowledeo
Is that OF negro cartman living In Gar
mine street About 8 o'clock in the even
ing, as be was coming out of the stable,
after having put up his horses, be was
attacked by q crowd of about 400 men
and boys, who beat him with clubs and
paving stones until he was ligeless. and
then hung him to tree opposite the
hurying ground Notboina vet satiefled
with their devilish work, they set Geo 20
bis clothes, aud danced and yelled. and
swore their horrid oaths, around his
burning corps. The charred body Of the
poor victim was still hanging upon the
tree at late hour last evening.
ATTACK ON THE TRIBUNE orytor.
During the greater part Of tho day, n
crowd composed principally OF over
| grown boye, amused themselves by eo--
ing around TO the various newspaper
Offices down town, cheering the bulIetina
which announced the progress of The
riot in the upper part Of the city, groan-
ing the editors of such journals AZ were
deemed obnoxious by the mob. and obaa-
Ing and beating every person Of color
who chanced TO make his appearance.
The Tribune, as matter Of course.
came in for the principal share of the
groans, and IL is but fair TO add, that the
Daily News monopolized the cheers.
Various hints were given out bv the
rioters that the Tribune would be at
tackled in the evening, but they were not
credited, orif they were, no preparations
appear 10 have been made 20 repel N.
About z O'Clock, however, the crowd Of
boys began 10 be swelled by different
class OF roughs, who appeared on the
| ground with clubs in their hands. and
from their appearance, had evidently
been engaged In a more bloody work up
town. They immediately gathered
around the Tribune Office and com
menced series Of the most uaearthly
groans and demoniac yelle.
In few moments one Of the more for.
ward among them commenced On attack
upon tho door OF the publication Office,
which was locked, but which soon gave
way TO the pressure OF the mob, who.
amid the crashing Of broken doors and
windows rushed IN a body into the
building. Ia moment more fles Of the
Tribune were thrown out TO the crowd
and torn and scattered to the winds. In
less than five minutes the Office was COM
pletely gutied and tbe desks aud o0un-
ters upset and broken. AZ length pla-
toon Of First Ward police came rushing
up Nassau street and on seeing them the
mob, which numbered not less than four
hundred men aud boys, ran like so many
sheep leaving Printing House square N
less than three minutes, almost 40 clear
Of people a. II Is Of q sunday morning.
IL was a striking illustration Of the cow
ardioa Of mob when confronted bv A
handful Of determined officers OF the law.
Several shots were fred by the police
men at ringleadefs Of the mob---but. 40
far as 10 kuown, none Of them took ef-
feet. One Of the policemen was also
shot At BY rioior the ball taking ef-
feet an the back The wound is serious
bat ~ Is thought not dangerous. Before
leaving the Office, the rioters set fire 10
the building, but il was extiuguished by
a policeman before much damage was
dohe.