Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-03-18

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. kt9 &A31h ssi6 ~ III 40 -
Iprsceedsngs 81 tks day. Afkeg ltks II
hniIding hAd been reduced II aShex, %
appetite Tor arson had only ha4n Whsk
tsd, and not ALL sppsassas IA gajxh
: approached thef / rev Bold ~ 4 Il
J lncl scrupla - S6hxnis NJ It'll 413uke
!. upon she eaisnder with perfecs inpaniEy
/ Tbs heusas on Lafayesse street, bekweai
Besuhien andSk Ansoiaes we're LITERAL,
ahAlai0k I'll oom<szasy Snd she furni
kurs piled In shs street and bhrnaa.
. / Ameng the articles constituting The bon
| 6res, large nunheg Of muslesl inssru.
1 menfs Ai6ST GsEdksrasf E6ata azoGs
yiolins, baajos, gaisara, aooordepnss and
almost every musical insrtumeHs Ia ex.
istence. Then, not salisAsd With bar;
| ing destroyed every vsstigs OIL farnitars,
che torch was applied 20 tbs baildings,
and sla whole 81 tbs entire block. 90
! 3 q. fssand. 3 sssssssss slss ii sese
the spot promptly, bas would aniy be
pesmissed 10 throw wassr 90 tha houses
lion i from A sssosiss ssstaS II Ss sss
threatened TINT the engines would b.
torn 70 pieces II they attempted 20 play
apoa any other bailding than thoae aesis-
mated. As there WAS no room for doubt
THAI these threats would be autnmaFiIy
exeeased, II necessity compelled that
eousnA wac tieSsnsd pkop@ TO eassR to
The Wfskes Of tho mob ID Ehal respect.
The work Of distraction then progress
ed with fearful rapidly. No soaaer vas
one hailding harned than saneaa@ sas
set On FIRE, some Of them being several
blocks apart.
The notorious paton Alley wa entire
" 6SsSs0ysd, ~ also wsEs sssasal baild-
ings 10 that vicinity.
Ii was impossible last night I'd ascer-
tain the number Of buildings destroyed
bat il lie safe to say that they vii aggre-
gate not less than forty or fifty.
At about nine O'Clock in the sFening .
back q ssss osy nbs1. H. uas Fshoasa
THAI the Dire was the work Oh an ilceddia-
~, though for what reason 1t 10 inpossi-
bic 10 say. The building in which the
FIRE originated vas anfiEeIy nohsumsa,
and another building adjacent injured 10
considerable extent,
The barn of G. P. Crosby, on Larned
stsesE, 'hseWsen hastings and RtvArd, wa
also destroyed BY FIRE. How the Ere Or
iginatsd is not known. The opinion how
ever, prevails that it wss purely Acciden-
tai.
About Q O'Clock the flames Of the con.
aagration illuminated the entire city,
and appearances sss@s5 "a iaaaqate thai
/ the pffneapM psssasA aof Ahs Thlsd ward
was on FIRE and would be totally destroy
ed. La short time the mob, which had
been operating on Beabien street,
moved down nearer the csHkeR oil the city,
and set on DIRE nest of old houkes and
sheds on BRUSH, between Congress and
Pofss streets. fhis eaasea the kyc@ssJs
alarm, for fear the valuable blocks VI
stores Surrounding the market would be-
come ignitsd from sparks, which were
eonssaatlY heing biswn apen ehslr Fooksg
The houses destroyed here were occupied
by poor white people, who are by this
misfortune left entirely destitute. In
one OF them residiag widem woseaa
who supported six children By her own
anaided lahors. She barely saved her.
self and fanily alive, but lost ovsFy yes
sige of her property fnelaaing f9uE dol
laSs Ia money ali she had. MIR. Gies,
the s~ner Of ths huilaingss kindly prOvi-
ded a lodging place for her and her chill
dren for the night.
7 An boar OF 10 previous 20 this sha au"
thorifies, becoming alarmed, and feeling
satisfied thai 40 force could be Hhasterea
in Detroit would be sufficiently powerful
10 quail the riot, Or 70 stop the satrages
Of the rioters, tdsgsaphsd 70 the com
mandsr Of 9Th infantry, ia camp at
Ypsilanti, requesting him to forward al
battalion Of bis men, By spsgial train,
60 assist in dispensing the mob About
this time dispatch was raeeayeas stating
thaa shs request Of the city officials had
bean conaplied with, asd that Eve eompa-
MES we're on the way. This news, to-
gstAer with the appearance Of several
squads of armed men in vsrious parts OF
the city, had no influence in the oEeraw-
Jog crowd, but rather tended to increase
their rage aud aasiyisy.
The are bells noW sounded an alarm
for the First Ward, and couple Of steam
engines started for the place designated,
followed by large portion Of the mob.
The crowd upon arriving, discovered q
negro carrying water from neighboring
house, when they Immediately raised the
cry Of Singer % ssnigger !" and attempt
ed 20 isy bold Of him, bat ne managed 10
get beyond their reach.
Great alarm and distress prevailed en-
egywhese, M these Ares saeeessiFaly burst
farah. and in some localities she citixens
armed themselves and taTned eat to pro-
teet their families and property
Alter tina LAST frs haa been eaEiRguish-
ed, the rioters sadienly dispersed, com
plstely worn oatssnd dispirised by their
laboYs.
The eoiorsd population Of the city,
frightened and distracted, hurried froln
the mob, scattering In every direction,
a Large aambsF gelng evsE she Tivex 70
Canada, while many aesually aHd 10 she
woods With their wires and lfttle one. =
Tksy were perfectly paaicsstsiaken, and
ran hisher and thitfeT. Those who did
net leave the city buddled themselves 10
gesher ia the kitchens and out4hoascs Of
shs hasidiags adjoining The PLACES shsse
Ma xiatoas proceedings were hAa.
Toward evening" it became apparent
thai, ualess soaae sxtrasTdinasy measures
we're taken Mt once, great disasters weald
result Id the city. z. B. phalps, aeEisg
Mayer, isnmedsasely established hsaAeaa-
quarters a. the Mayors chloe and fssued
An ssrssex calling sug kha gailIAaxv. The