The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-24
SAINT, PAUL, FRIDAY, I'LL ~ 1863

headquarters where they had been started,
and now enveloped the two neighboring
houses. This fact seemed 10 incte the
multitude to proceed with other work Of o
similar nature, and they Immediately pro-
ceeded to the Bulls Head Hotel, which, was
situated On Forty-third street, near Lex
| ingtOn avenue. l.7W .r.i ,o ,o;sa'm
On filing from Third avenue into Forty
third street, where the Bulls Head Hotel
is situated, the crowd hated Immediately
in front Of that establishment, and cries OF
Fire it! fire it,! were clambered aloud
while preparations. were made with croF-
bars and pickaXes, with which some were
armed, to burst open the doors. These
preparations were hardly thought of, when
a number Of those who seemed to be lead
ers leaped upon the stOop, and with Gae
or two blows sent the hall doOrflying from
off its hinges. There was grand rllsh
then made into the house, and several b.
gan to help themselves to the articles
which were prOfusely scattered around.
After this part Of the programme Dad
been properly gone through with, and
nearly every article which was in any
manner portable appropriated, q torel, was
applied, and the devourng element soon
swept its course from top to bottom.
| When the crowd saw that, this portion of
their work had been accomplished, they
wendell their way in the Direction CT Lex
lnSton avenue. ...f ....., ..r,#, lne
BURNING OF THE CoLORED ORPHAN A5Y-
- - LuM-DREADFUL SCENES, ETC. y
AS soon as the Bulls Head hotel Lad re-
ceived the courtesies OF the crowd, their
next destination was the Colored Orphan
| Asylum, on Lexington avenue near Forty
third street. The crowd had swelled to
an immense number at this locality, and
went professionally TO work IN order to
destroy the building, and, at the same
to make appropriation OF anything Of
value by which they might aggrandze
themselves. About four hundred entered
the house at the time, and Immediately
proceeded to pitch out beds, Chairs, tables
and every species Of furniture, which were
eagerly seized by the crowd below and
carried Off. When all was taken the house
was then set on fire, and shared the fate
OF the others. ..-. r..[
BURNING OF AN ARMORY IN SECOND AVENUE
FIVE OR SIX LIEN KILLED AND SEVERAL
| . WOUNDED. . a... @
About three o'clock the crowd Assem-
bled, and opened the attack by knocking
at the door ne re office Oh the armOry o.
Second avenue with sticks, stones and
other weapons. They finally burst open
the door, and then began the fighting
The armed guardians OF the building fred
upon the attacking party. killing the fore
| no r. "a
unfortunate man was shot through the
heart, and was trampled upon tearfully.
-Four other persons were killed also; but
in the dreadful confusion it was impossible
to ascertain whether they were among the
assallants or mere spectators
The, courage of the defenders OF the
building, however, did not last long They
did not wait for the second assault, but
fled through the entrance into Twenty
first street. The policemen were the first
to run, it is said, dropping their rifles and
batons. Twelve Of the worEnen of the
bu lding next took to their heels, leaving
only four men with arms in their hands
to guard the building.
The assailing party withdrew for few
minutes after the first assault, and fired
stones, ETC., at the windows. Seeing no
sign Of resistance on the part of the de-
tenders, the people soon made a second
attack, burst into the building, and then
followed scene of indescribable excite
ment. Everything in the building was
devoted to ruin. Guns we're seized, and
cartridges and caps and after the people
considered themselves fully supplied they
took the remainder of the arms, smashed
them. threw them from the windows into
the street, and then fired the building.
A poor man standing in the street had
his skull fractured by one of the muskets
thrown out of the window. : He was
instantly killed. ,al DOWN, u, o. oc.st,,, =
Two of the WOrkmen belonging to the
building leaped from a four story window,
and, it is supposed, were killed, ,a3 =.
six O'Clock in the evening. r- ...,.e
THE BURNING OF TWO MANSIONS ON LExING-
4o..f.., TON AVENUE. ,. -aa. p.
Among the distressing occurrences of
the day we have to record an unexpected
yet lamentable scene on Lexington ave-
nue.. The people, infuriated to an alarm
ing degree, having reason to suppose that
policeman was endeavoring to escape
punishment at their hands, made a rush
at and came up with him in Lexington
avenue. Seeing that he was determinedly
pursued by the crowd, and observing the
iron gate of a basement open, he rushed
in to escape from the wrath Of his pursuers.
The inner door, however, was closed, and
the policeman could not obtain entrance.
The women in the upper apart of the
house, hearing the knocks of the officer at
the door, and seeing the excitement from
the windows, began to cry "For Gods
sake do rot open the door, for the house
will be destroyed" This exclamation
seems to have given new idea to the
crowd forseon- q heavy shower of stones,