, 1863-07-18

however, clearly Ind the small force OF soldiers
| at an advantage. Col. Window had not men
enough to make charge upon tho buildings,
and Is many as ten of his little command, af,
ter twenty minutes fighting, had already fal.
lcn---eeveIal being killed outright: he re1nc.
tant1y, therefore, ordered q retreat, which
was conducted with veteran GOODNESS, not
marched through Nineteenth street they were
followed for some distance by the howllng
mob, who were left masters Of the field I'm
fortunately, Col. Wins1ow found it Impossible
to bring away all the killed, and few Of tho
bodies were left n the banda Of the frenzied
Lieutenant, bolh Of whom had served with
the Dnryca Zounyes, and Col JardIne was
wounded In the thigh. 1e was taken to tho
house Of surgeon in Nineteenth street.
whose door it was necessary to force, and
there left to be taken care Of.
The mob In this Instance seemed to be re-
maikahly we'll organized, firing at the word
Of command
At 10 o'clock P. m., force Of --tTo hundred
regulars, the column under command of Cap
tain PutEam. one company under command
Of Captain Shelley, and one teld.p piece, under
command Of Captain Rowelle, started for
Nineteenth street and First avenue to recoY-
CT the wounded Colonel Ja1dine; Capt. Put
nam dep1oyed skirmishers, who engaged the
mob while the main body proceeded to get
out Colonel Jasdius. This was accomplished
with success. The rioters showered down
stones from the housetops and discharged
firearms from the doors and windows. Sew
eral ladies, inmates Of the house, vera brought
to police headquarters, they being too much
alarmed to remain in the house. Colonel
Jardine was taken to the St. Nicholas Hotel
Captains Putnam and Shelley end Rowello
reported at balfpast twelve O'Clock that they
had accomplished their mission and no. los.
man.
DESTRUCTION OF THE 18TH puEcIxcTsrAT1oN
AousE AND THE 23D STREET FIRE BELL
TOWER.
police station house in ed street, between LIT
and I'd avenues. The flame soon extended to
the fire bell tower, and also to the house Of
engine company No. Al, and in very short
tine they were al destroyed. Loss ebout
Yesterday forenoon the people aga1n con-
grcgated in Bed street, between 9th and tn
avenues, and made an attack on tenement
house occupied By colored families, a negro
drew pistol and shot down q young man
named Hea]y, a member Of Is fire engine.
This act en!aged the friends Of the deceased !;
they pursued the negro, caught him In the
tenement house IN ED street, conveyed him
The teEcments Of these colorel people vera
then fired ard the building burned to tho
ground.
Later in, the Jay the crowd pressed forward
Into 9th street, ne1r 7th avenue. There they
searched another tenement occupied by col
ored people, fired the premises, hut did not
burn it all down. Another negro was here
captured, and, after maltreating him, he was
hung to the lamp post, where the poor victim
hung Tor some time kicking, until strangled
to death. The bog then pelted the body with
all kinds Of missiles.
The military from the arsenal went out in
woundlng many. The crowd fell back very
quickly. The military then wheeled, and on
their return through 3Gth street q man Dress
ed In uniform, standing on stoop, threw q
stone at.the military, which struck one Of the
soldiers. The officer IN command halted and
ordered six Of his men to fire. They took
aim at tho man on the stoop, aud he fell dead.
We understand the deceased was on furlough,
visiting his friends.
At ten o'ctock last night worF came to the
headquarters Of police that large body OF
people were in Third avenue md Thirty third
street, ard had just broken into q grocery
store on that corner. A force was sent to aid
in quelling tho disturbance.
DESTRUCTION OF 6nAEy RLEvAToRs IN TIE
ATLANTIC DOCK BIT FmE-GRHAT pEsrRuc-
T1oN OF PROPERTY,
Two of the immense grain elevators In At
1antic Dock Basin wc-c destroyed By fire last
night, involving great Loss of property. They
were set on fire by mob consisting Of about
merly employed By the owners Of the e1eya-
tors, who, since the strike, had made threats
that they would destroy them. Tho mob
made their appearance shortly after II o. clock
and crossing four vessels, which lay between
tho dock and tie Central Pier Elevator,
H.en were present, and feeling themselves
unable to resist, t, naEIteaded the dooEs, d nHd
rel Of pitch, taken from HAIRS storchouse
WAS placed on the elevator, and ignited. The
flames spread rapidly, and it was very speell-
u en7cloped. The mob then set fire to
the floating elevator, owned by ". B. Barber,
that also WAS soon In flames, and they then
turned their attention to Z mud-scor belong
ing to the Atlantic Dock Company, which
shared a similar Fate. The -incendiafies then
left, and were seen no more in the neighbour
hood. They Threatened, Oh leaving, that
other elevators in Erie Basin would next be
attended to. Tie firemen were promptly On
hand, bnt were unable to do more tnbn to
protect the nefshboring tVessels, all Of which
were hauled to q safe distance as fast rs prac-
tfcable. The elevators and scow were burned
to the water's edge. The police and Mayor
Of the city were ~ quiet. There was not .
eign Of disorderly conduct. : Everything
transpired peaceably.. The incendia1ies hay.
ta1ec. The Central Pier EleSator was owned
BY Smith, Fancher 4 Co., and was construct.
ed at cost Of $4,000. The floating eloyotor
M was The property Of ": B. Barber, md worth
$25, ,00o- Tie scow is valued at 5000.
EyelythiEg was destroyed. The reserved
military were In readiness to act, If occasion
should require, but ther services were not
needed.
ATTACK CPox NEGROES IN THE THIRTEENTH
In the early part Of the afternoon crowd
Of over one thousand men, armed with guns,
clubs, pistols and knives, suddenly collected
IN Mangln street, near Grand, aud threw the
entire neiGhborhood Into the greatest con-
sternat1on. The crowd began to search all
the houses In the vicinity for negroes, swear
Ing all sorts Of vengeance against them.
Many OF these unfortunate people escaped to
the housetops, and even pulled down the
scutt1e doors to prevent their pursuefs from
reaching them.
At TIE ARSENAL IN SEVENTH AVENUE.
To describe with accuracy the excitement
and turmoil In and round the arsenal on the
corner Of Seventh avenue and Thirty-flfth
street yesterday afternoon and evening hor-
ders almost on an impossibIlity. The excita-
1nent md commotion were iadeed Intense
The Vicinity was the grand center Of the riot
ers' operations during yesterday. B1oodshed,
murder, and arson we're committed, and the
guard found plenty to do in attempting to
scatter the rioters, who seemed bent on forc-
ing passage through the streets and then
take the arsenal. The negroes we're hunted
from their homes, hung, and brutally treated,
On the sidewalk in front Of the arsenal, with.
in the pickets, were about one hundred ne
groes, chased from their homes. They were
cared for by the authorities.
At half past s O'Clock In the afternoon the
rioters made their appearance on Seventh nv
enue, below Twenty.sixth street, and com
menced general sacking Of negro tenements
in the vicinity. They caught some Of the ne
groes and hung them to lamp-posts, aud set
fire to the dwellings. People living in the
avenue fed to escape the onslaught Of tho
mob. The most intense excitement prevailed
in the vicinity Of the arsenal Several soldiers
fred their muskets in the various directions.
Some of the mob mounted to the tops Of
buildings near by and fired at the troops and
arsenal. Occasionally some Of the troops
were wounded and carried within the walls.
Among the rioters arrested aboat this time
were several returned volunteers, or who
we're supposed to be such, as they wore mill
tary uniforms. and their appearance betokencd
the exposures Of the camp. The colonel
commanding reported to Gen. saadford that
he would hive to fall back It Was done,
and the mob followed. Thus they slowly
forced themselves nearer and nearer to the
building. At l-3 O'Clock another panic oc.
cured. Looking down the avenue from the
arsenal windows, the mob appeared In the
distance, huge mass Of eaTago humanity,
1ending the air with their yells, raising a
cloud Of dust In the streets, and occasionally
firing toward the troops.
TIE MILITARY FIRE UFoI TIE MOB.
Late on Tuesday night o raid was made by
fhe rnoh on n number of negro dwellings sfE-