Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-16
the fourth and sixth wards would have been burned


down.
During the entire euenng and far into the night the
mob were engaged ia burning negro houses the Fourth
ward Inc ponce followed up the rioters with great ra
pidy and dispersed them whenever the two parties came
into contact The fremen always promptly hand
and succeeded in arresng the spread of the flames before
the rioters closely to prevent these acts of incen
diarsm Several negroes we're severely injured by the
mob.
NEGROES HUNG AND BURNT.
AT about halfpast o'clock coored man was hanged
to tree in Carkson street between Hudson and Varck
streets 1t was stated that having an alteration with
White man, he shot his antagonist The crowd became
enraged and hung him. after which they set fire to his
cio!hing, completely burning it from the body.
ABOUT eight o'clock at night four negroes were seen
ug down Carman street, with large crowd in close
pursuit one Of the negroes being overtaken, turned
and fired upon his pusuer shooting him with three bull
let's and killing him instantly The negroes then separated
each taking different route The pursuit of the three
Others was up but they pursued the first to
Inc corner OF Narlck street. where he secured
very badly beaten His for mercy were horrfying
He was beaten till dead and then hung to a tree The
held was then left to party Of boys, who amused them
selves by building fire around and under him but he was
too high for the flames to reach him. and the rain finally
put out the fire.
ATTACK ON TIE OFFICE OF THE TRIBUNE
About eight O'Clock large crowd of men and boys,
who had been standing in front of the Tribune Office for
some time, commenced an attack that establishment
First shower of stones thrown at the windows and
then the mob rushed into the Office the first floor which
seemed to be entirely unprotected and commenced break
the decks and damaging every thing within their reach
The press room and the composing and editorial
were not entered though they probably would have been
broken into and sacked but for the arrival of force Of
tor Carpenter This force dashed across the Park and
tosk the rioters in the Such whrlng of clubs and
such scattering of people, before this
city The mob made attempt to resist the police but
out of sight in less than two minutes boiling down
side streets and alleys pursued and hit knocked over
BY the victorious policemen large number OF the riot
ers carried away bruised heads and bodies mementoes
Of the affair Several who were seriously injured were
helped away by their comrades Many were arrested by
the police and taken to the station houses force Of
police was then left in charge of the Tribune Office
About hafpast nine P. N. another large detachment
from the up town mob down Broadway with the in
tention Of sacking the Tribune Office, in which purpose
they had been f0ed hour two previous Inspector
Carpenter, with force Of about six hundred men, was
notified of their approach by telegraph and lay wait
them 10 front of the City HALL As they yelling
down Broadway, be rushed out oppuste the City Hall and
attacked them flank This sudden assault produced the
utmost CONSERVATION among the rioters They broke and
pursued by the police, and smtten hip and thigh by
their stout Ocusts About dozen rioters severely
bruised about the head few Of the policemen received
slight injuries. The victory was complete
BURNING OF COL. NUGENT's HOUSE,
The house of Col Nugent the Provost Marshal of New
York, was burned on that evening The crowd had pre-
vously burned the dwellings Of several connected with
Nugents residence from its distance Finally, however,
the assemblage went to Yorkvlle and fired it, Col Nu
gent, during the day, was very active.
SUMMARY OF THE FIRES.
We cannot note the fires in detsil The first building
Tired was the Provost MarshaPs office, of Forty
sixth street and Third The two buildings adion
ing were also burnt Two brown stone residences between
Forty third and Forty fourth streets burnt The
large frame hotel in Forty street. between Fourth
and Fifth avenues destroyed AT four o'clock the
armory of Twenfrst street and Second avenue
was burnt. At FIVE o'clock b. F. Manierre's Provost
Marshal Office burnt in Broadway and the firemen
prevented from extinguishng it. The whole block was
therefore burnt About eight o'clock houses "a and 20
Roosevelt street. occupied by colored people, fred
and several of the unorunates burst through the sides of
the house and dropped out in the rear distance of thirty
five feet to themselves No. 81 Roosevelt street was
also fired. The Coored Orphan Asylum was burnt; also
the residence of Col Robert Nugent, Provost Marshall
also, the enrolling Office of Capt Duffy in Grand street.
was attacked and burnt The books and drafting wheel
had been removed to place of security in apprehension
OF an assault Similar precautions had beeu adopted with
regard to all the other enrolling Offices in the city
There some fifteen fires up to ten o'clock at night
About eleven O'Clock pouring rain commenced which
aided the vigorous efforts of the police and did much
the way of suppressing the mob. The Journal of Com
merce describes the view from the roof of it's building
three hours after midnight such that it wishes to
see again La its own neghborhood all quiet and pro-
found stiffness regned where the city is by day most
crowded and noisy. But in the distance new conhagra
tlons, and the remains of those kndled during the
day. lit the drifting clouds with red glow and the shouts
Of the mob heard from far off scenes of riot The
fire bells had scarcely ceased their loud call from hour to
hours and the night had been full of alarms aud apprehe
siOns.
Early in the disturbance the track OF the Harlem rail-
road torn up for distance compelling the Har
and New Haven trains to stop the upper part Of the
Island
DESTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
In the Eighth and Ninth Congressional enrolment build
ngs there some 100000 worth Of United States
equipments and uniforms all Of which destroyed by
he burning of the buildings large quantity Of other
stores also destroyed the total loss being estimated
It 100000 At present is quite impossible to arrive
my accurate figures.
THE FIREMEN.
As general thing the remen tried to do their duty but
instances they seemed to join with the mob The
mob often prevented their working and the hose was some
lines cut The repeated alarms kept them busy all day
md at night they were pretty nearly tagged OUT
THIEVES AMONG THE RIOTERS
Amongst the rioters were large number of known
heves who nsgated the sackng and burning of elegant
rvate dwellings, for the purpose of plumber demon
tation made to sack the Fifth Avenue Hotel but the
occupants appeared at the windows waving handkerchief
md cheering and thus saved their property the crowd
passing the hotel with cheers.
THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
The rendezvous the police was the Mulberry street
eadquarters where the whole available force Of the de
artment including all the who could be spared from
Brooklyn, concentrated. Gen. Wool, and COL
Harvey Brown, and Commissioner Acton, Ex-Governor
d0rgan and Inspectors Leonard and Dks were in
tant attendance The movements OF the police d.
ected by telegraph occasion required throughout all
the city but the northeastern wards where the lines had
zen cut by the rioters.
At eight o'clock at night meeting of about $50 ex-of.
ers OF the militia held at the Seventh Regiment
lrmory in compliance with call from Gen. Sanford
they offered their services to suppress the riot IL