The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-03-12

I dkateus lOitoweu ~ io' &c portion q
the mob. The crowd, upon arriving
I discovered negro carrying water
from, a peighboring house, when they
Immediately raised the cry Of "NiggerI
Niuuer p aud attempted TO lay hold Of
him, but lie. managed 10 get beyond
their reach.
Great alarm and distress prevailed
ever, ~here, as these fires successfully
burst forth, aud in some localities the
citizens armed themselves and turned
out to protect their families and prop
erty.
After the last FIRE had been extin-
guished, the rioters suddenly Dispersed.
completely worn out and dispirited by
their labors.
It's impossible to give the names of
all the persons injured Among the.
casualties We noticed the following:
Charles LANCER was shot through
the lungs, aud Instantly killed, one of
the large veins leading to the heart he
ing cut. lie was standing on the side
walk ut the time, He was about thirty.
years of age, and leaves wife and
three children to mourn his untisnelx-
end. litf
Henry Hufnagle was wounded in the
fleshly part of the thigh, with buck-shot..
His wound is not serious.
Maurice Koran was shot through tho
jaw, and seriously injured, by one Of
the negroes.
Edward Crosby was shot in the face,
the ball passing through the upper por-
ton of the nose. Though the wound
il not serious, j, is certain that he will
be disfgured for life.
William Berridge was struck by
buck shot in the throat. The shot,
last evening, had not been extracted.
Besides these, perhaps a dozen or
more were more or lcss injured by
the BULLETS and shot fired by the SOL
diers and negroes. at one volley from
the negro house on Beaubien street
several people were struck, including
boy ten or twelve years old, aud girl
q little older.
l OF the negroes it is believed that
several were killed, but as far as known
nothing is positive concerning the mat
ter. Our reporter saw large number
in an insensible condition i'm the CUTTERS
and alleys, but none entirely dead. A
large numlrr. however, were very
seriously injured, and it is probable
that many of them will never recover
The colored population Of the city,
frightened and dictracted, hurried from
the mob, scattering in every direction,
a large number going over the river TO
Canada, while many actually fed to-
| q xrrnIc NTH f1x,ir ,riyoe o,,l Feel
ones. They were perfectly panic
stricken, and ran hither and tlither.
Those who did not leave the city hud-
died themselves together in the kiich-
ems and ont houses of the buildings ad-
Joining the places where the riotous
proceedings were had.
Toward evening il became apparent
that, unless some extraordinary meas
ures were taken at once, great disasters
would result la the city. +. b Phelps,
acting Mayor, Immediately established
his headquarters nj the Mayors officer
and issued an order calling ont the.
military. The 9th regiment, at Ypsi:
anti, was autographed for, the regulars
at the Fort were sent for, aud all the
independent military companies in the
city were ordered out. With COM
mendagle promrtness, at nine o'clock,
a detachment of The 27il,, consisting Of
companies A, B, &, + and G, number
ing about four hundred men, under
command of Colonel Fox and Liu,~n-
an, Colonel Richardson, arrived and
reported at headquarters. They were
immediately sent to the scene of the
riot to disperse the crowd. About z
~ clock the Light Guard were upon the
street, fifty strong, and rendered eff.
cirnt service patrolling the streets in
the region of the city where the fires
were occurring and where the crowds
were the most dense.
The Lyon Guard were also on
hand, and had the important task Of
holding the Jail and premises secure
against invasion. Company A, of the
Scott Guard, were out in force, and
prevented the destruction of much val
liable property in Il upper portion Of
the city. A company of fifty regulars
from Fort Wayne, with two brass
pieces, did much toward dispensing the
crowd.
Gradually the excitement died away,
The nreS became less numerous, and
the crowds began to dispense. BY IL
o'clock all was again quiet, and the
streets were deserted. The Mayor,
dreningit important to provide against
any more demonstrations during the
night, issued an order for the establish
mcnt of patrol guard upon every
street in the city, with orders to arrest
every straggler.
The 9th was divided into eight pa,
troll squads, properly officerrd and pro,
vided with ammunition. The Light
Guard were divided into two patrol,
squads, the Lyon Guard protected the
jail and the surrounding region, while
the regulars, with two cannon, held tho
upper part of the city. Besides these
a large police force, under the direc-
ton of the City Marshal, pairoied the
streets for the arrest of stragglers, and,
private patrol was placed around,
many public buildings and blocks.
Refreshments were provided at the
City Hall, and the guards were regis
larly relieved and allowed time to rcst