Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-14
butued two slsgan. dwelling houses IL Ls1Ing-

burned two elegant dwelling houses IN Lsxiug-
ton Ayenue.
lnformetion received 40 to Q G'.Iock states tho
MOB mas Increased 10 nome thousands. General
wool has ordered TO the scene a large number
OF marines from the Brooklyn NAVY Yard, be.
eidee considerable number Of soldiers of the
Regular Army. The National Guard reserve
10 called out.
Nrw YORK, July 49, P. M.--Up 10 this hour the fot
appears 70 bs Increasing. The following Is brief re-
Po y, ,nsr operations II aPpeas that there must
nave Deen concoced plan OF reslsa' TO the con-
scIpuon, as az the working men different railroads
combined together with those Of certain factories and
Ieacned me building on 1hId Avenue, where the draft
for the Och district had commenced at nall past ten
o'clock The crowd rushed in aud seized the books and
papers using great 'ioleuce toward the officers and re-
porers pre- ent who managed 10 escape except assist
ant deputy Vanderpotl who vas badly beaten to
DO beyond recovery. Soon after the building was
burped the crogd meanwhile storming the upper part
where some half dozen families lived The next build
Ing took h'e aud destroyed the Tu1ans shouting
while IL was burning. All horse cars were stopped and
the drivers Iaken Of by the crowd, and the police were
overpo oweTed.
A detachment Of sevepty-fve Of the Provost guard
.rrved at noon and drew up ia line between 44th and
45th streets, on the Thiri avenue, where ,hey were
quickly surrounded by an intensely excited mob who
stared and jeered at them. The soldiers fred into
rufans, when the soldiers set upon and driven of
and pursued about mile. .. .r4
Soon after squad Of police arrived but driven
TO jeey Stores In vicinity foon closed by their
owDep, end the mob bad every thing their way.
Tne nremen we're not allowed 10 play the fire. Most
horrible and beastly outages have been pepetrated.
About O'Clock the mob had moved further down town.
when the iremen went 10 work the burning buildings
On Third Avenue one house entered, where lady
had just been conned numOer Of articles were stolen
but no violence done. ~
At two o'clock Mr. Howard, late city editor Of the
Times, was attacked the mob bowling "Heres an Abo'
lItiOnlst" and were about to hang him TO lamp post
mObla OF
his life, the crowd pursuing him, hitting him the back
Of his head and face with heavy paving stones stu ming
him, when they robbed him OF his watch and chain
diamond breast pin and thirtythree dollars in money
He vas with dculb taken to engine honse the doors
OF which resisted the efforts OF the mob and finally he
was taken away. His injuries are serious.
The mob tore up iron fences 10 themselves, and
about three O'Clock procession OF Tuans and thieves
arrived and marched up First Avenue The arsenal was
threatened but the presence OF detachment Of the 10th
volunteers prevented attack. Howizeu are station
ed there and at the 7th regiment armory loaded with
canister. which will be used on the nrst demonstration.
whole block on Third Avenue was burned.
person named Andrews, OF Virginia, who has late
y harangued meetings at Cooper Institute seemed to
DO tue leader OF the mob and addressed them the
a ruins while the destruction was going on denOunOing
resist the draft. The bowling devils then proceeded
TO the large and beautiful dwelling OF 47th
street and Lexington avenue, which completely
sacked, the library, sofas, chairs, beds, etc.. being
thrown into the street, and then set FIRE to the houie
and burned It down.
In the 9Th district the Marshal adjourned the drawing
until to. morrow.
detachment Of Regulars arrived about o'clock and
went to the arsenal.
About o'clock some three thousand armed men
marched down Fifth Avenue, groaniDg for the conscrp
tion. - = u III
Gov. Seymour will probably arrive this afternoon.
Mayor Opdyke has Issued proclamation against the
rioters. Measures being taken by Gen. Wool which
will probably prove efectual in auelllng the riot.
Every negro seen by the mob has been murdered or
horribly beaten. Some twenty thus far have been kill
ed One or two newspaper Offices have been threaten
ed. Theritzens armng. The Oolored Orphan Asy-
lum has been destroyed by the mob, and Aerton's no
tell, at Bulls Head, burned ''F
While the mob was passing Second avenue some one
in an armory fred on them from window, when they
hred the building, which was destroyed.
Judge McNair, Mrs. Bollard, and an unknown Com.
mOdore all rebel spies were arrested here Saturday
they were about leaving for Dixie. 4 D. III fNV