The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-07-24
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were entirely cleared in few minutes,
and the building containing the arms was
again taken possession Of. The police be-
haved with great gallantry, and thelr
charge upon the rioters, who had armed
themselves with carbines, was so lmpetuous
that they met with but little opposition,
the mob throwing away their guns and
making the best use Of their legs to get
away. Screaming and bowling with pain,
as the clubs were playing with terrible
force upon them. A large number of the
rioters were killed and wounded, and
MANY citizens who had taken no part in
the acts of violence, as we'll as number
of women and children, were shot in the
streets. Some of them were struck half
mile away from the scene of the riot.
Four young girls were shot in Twenty
second street, and a fine looking little boy
who was alone in First avenue, near
Twentieth street, was shot through the
shoulder. An intelligent appearing and
well-dressed young man, while walking on
First avenue, near Nineteenth street, was
shot in the left breast, the ball passing
through the body. He was taken into a
dwelling house near by and every atten-
ton paid him, but he soon became insen-
sible, and survived but short time. His
name was Williams. and he was resident
of Brooklyn.
THE CARBINEs TAKEN POSSESSION OF.
After the police had scattered the mob,
they took possession of the carblnes, each
man having one, and a wagon was loaded
with the remainder, which they took along.
The police and the military then marched
down Fourth avenue, the regulars bringing
up the rear AS they came opposite TOmp-
kins market, q number of the members of
the Seventh regiment, who were in the
armory, made their appearance, and great
cheering followed. The soldiers cheered
for law and order and the New York
police, and the police cheered for the Sew
enth regiment. The police then proceeded
to the headquarters in Mulberry street.
MAYOR oPDYKE's HOUSE SACKED.
There was report in the forenoon that
the mob had sacked and burned Mayor
Opdyke's house, No. 70 Fifth avenue.
Happily the rumOr was somewhat exag-
rerated. The facts are these At about
half-past 10 O'Clock the crowd proceeded
to his residence and made a formal attack
upon it, with the evident intention OF de-
molishing the building. Half an hour
later the juvenile portion of the mob scam
pered into the houses and began to appro-
pirate whatever they could lay their hands
on. At this juncture number OF gentle
men living in the neighborhood, armed
with heavy bludgeons, rushed into the
house and drove out the boys. Then the
mob set up the cry of 'Sack the house.
'sBurn it to the ground" but the aforesaid
gentlemen appeared so determined to re-
sist any attempt at further violence that
the rioters stood aloof. Just then a body
of some $50 policemen appeared and
charged upon the mob, putting them to
flight in a short time Several OF the lat
ter were wounded, but none seriously.
The place once clear, the police were re-
lieved by detachment of about 200 SOL
diers, who easily maintained order.
RIOT IN THIRTY-FOURTH STREET.
Early yesterday morning there was a
large gathering in the vicinity OF Second
avenue and Thirty-tourth street, who soon
commenced cutting the telegraph poles,
breaking the wires and making other RIO
tous demonstrations. A force Of 300 po-
licemen were therefore sent from head
quarters under Inspector Carpenter to dis
perse the mob and protect property in the
neighborhood. Before the police arrived,
the mob had been informed that Colonel
II. T. OBrien, OF the 18th regiment,
whose residence was not far distant, had
rendered hi, services and those OF his
command for the suppression OF the riot,
Immediately proceeded TO his residence,
and notifying the family to leave, sacked
the house, completely destroying the fur
niture and all movable articles therein.
| The police having marched from the head
quarters to The Bowery, went to Thirty
second street in the Third avenue cars
The track at this point having been ob-
structed they marched up the avenue in
solid file, the crowd on either side of the
street quietly looking on as they proceeded.
Il FlFTEE MINUTES BATTLE IN ELEVENTH
AVENUE.
~'At TWO o'clock in the afternoon a COM
pany OF eighty-eight men and four thirty
| two-pound howitzers, under command of
| Major Fearing, went to the corner of Elev-
enth avenue and forty-second street to
disperse a crowd there sacking a jewelry
store and firing buildings in the vicinity
There were about 1000 men in the mob,
who were armed with pistols, clubs,
knives, swords, etc. It was indeed a
fierce looking set of men. At the appear
ance Of the soldiers, the mob fired on them,
and battle ensued which lasted for over
a quarter Of an hour, and in which Major
Fearing was severely wounded on the left
| temple.
-Four rounds were fired by the soldiers ):
and the mob used their weapons with a
telling effect on the soldiers, Who for a
while seemed overcome by the number of
the rioters. The soldiers were finally
driven to tie arsenal by the desperadoes,
who attempted an attack upon the build
ing.
When they had passed Thirty fourth street,
the rioters suddenly closed in upon them
on all sides, and shower of missiles was
hurled at them, the women on the house
tops and at the windows, actively doing
their part in aid of the mob below. The
suddenness of the aseack caused the Off
GERS for a moment to waver, but they soon
rallied, fred their revolvers upon the
masses around them, and then made
furious charge, quickly driving the rioters
80 +I,o bouSaS and arounl the street cor