Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-16
THE RIOTS IN NEW YORK.
SOME DETAILS OF THE FIRST DAY.
COMPLIED FROM NEW YORK PAPERS or TUESDAY.

Monday Witnessed the most serious riot which has ever
been known in the city Of New York. and it ragged all day
unsurpassed In fact the upper portion Of New York
was seized by the mob and held throughout the day. and
no exerons suced to give the least check to their pre-
ceedings
The origin of the riot in the Ninth Congressional
district where the drafting commenced Saturday last
great crowd gathered Monday morning around the
Office in Third avenue, where the drafting progress
On Saturday the drawing of names had not been inter-
rupted Sunday interviewed and anticipated any
troubles is there any to believe that the
rences of Monday premeditated or organized On
the contrary there probably idea of it the mind
OF any concerned up to the Of the outbreak
Then pentup fire seemed to break out suddenly, and
the absence of the military forces relied check such
demonstrations prevented immediate suppression,
that 1T gained power and assumed proportions
The office which the attack made is 10 the Third
avenue and the riot at first confined to that immed
ate locality The officers escaped it is hoped without Sc
rous injury but the furious crowd vented their rage on
the building, set fire to it, and then forbade any interior
ence of the fire companies that it destroyed The
fire was not confined to this house. Like the mob once
knded it was unrestraned and destroyed what it touch
ed, no one staying its course
From the locality which it commenced the riot spread
into various parts of the city Men every where were OK
of anxiety while portions of were ready to add
to the fury of the mob Nothing talked of but the
draft and the burden of conversation that subject was
the old story which had been again and again talked over
but which now had fresh interest.
The rapdity with which the riot spread unexamped
in history In few hours the whole of the upper part of
the city in possession of the mob and scene COM
menced whose horror is beyond description Without
leadership, without any common design. they selected OBJ
ects for their attack and went from to another with
tremendous rapdty The details of much that was done
given to-day. Much remains unreported, since for
various reasons it impossible to collect the facts
Very few persons prepared for the rotous demon
STATIONS The authorities had counted upon more or less
resistance to the draft after it completed and the con-
scripts required to take their place the ranks and
at that time they would have been fully prepared to meet
it; but anticipated resistance at early stage
in the execution of the law and consequently both the city
and national authorities totally unprepared to meet it.
THE BEGINNING OF THE RIOT
The draft in the ninth district was resumed on Monday
morning at the Office of the Provost Marshal on Third
1t announced that the drawing would begin
at nine o'clock but as Provost Marshal jenkins had Re-
ceved nmatons that he would be disturbed in his opera
Ons he had sent to COL Nugent and Superintendent Ken
nedy for force Of soldiers and police sufficient for his
small squad of policemen arrived and stationed them
selves the building and then Mr. Jenkins proceeded
with the draft At this time there was between two and
three hundred spectators in the hall.
About quarter past ten o'clock at which time upwards
of hundred names had been drawn from the wheel
shower of stones came through the windows One hit
the Provost Marshal and number of persons him
also grazed, but injured, by the missiles The
spectators Immediately left the hail. and Mr. Jenkins and
those with him beat retreat through the rear of the build
ing and made their escape back lot They had hardly
got away in safety when the crowd wild with excitement
rushed into the Office and commenced laying violent hands
on the wheel the records Of the draft and the furniture
The wheel smashed to pieces, and the Fragments
pitched out of the window. The lists, records and
blank FORMS which indispensable to the successful pro-
secuton of the draft, were torn into million atonas and
flung to the four winds Nothing but the huge iron safe
which could not be broken open carried away escaped
destruction.
THE PROVOST MARSHAL OFFICE FIRED.
The rioters appeared to be in perfect phrenzy of rage
Shortly after half past ten o'clock the building was dis
covered to be on fire. The flames spread with great ra
pidy, and appeared to be hand put out the
fire. The small squad of policemen who had been sent 10
the support of Marshal Jenkins had been inside of the
building, but stood at distance from it looking on
while the confagaton was raging They were too small
body to have rendered any valuable service against the
overwhelming number of the crowd outside. They made
effort to check the otous proceedings but were beat
back and finally took refuge in fight Superintendent
Kennedy, when he arrived, attacked and badly hurt
about the head The remen were present soon after the
fire broke out but not permitted by the crowd to
work their engines The upper part of the building was
occupied BY families, all of whom made their escape in
safely with their portable property The adjoining house
occupied lager beer saloon and several other tenement
buildings n the block burned down At two clock
after the mob had moved away distance the engines
commenced throwing water and the further spread Of the
fire stayed.
CHARACTER OF THE MOB.
The mob at the beginning of it's outrages numbered
about FIVE thousand They appeared be chiefly
hard working large proportion of them were said
to have from the foundres in the I8b 10Th and
22d wards and from the Sd and 9th railroads It
evident however that all classes of citizens were re-
presented in the vast mob that swarmed and seehed about
the burning edifce. excited crowd was never
in this city They execraed the draft and the man.
in which conducted, the officers who were en-
gagged in it, and that it should never be enforced in
very few Of them armed with pistols guns thus
showing that the demonstration long premeditated
but hastily got up. Stones the instruments of
destruction mainly used though clubs frequently
brought into play.
CUTTING DOWN THE TELEGRAPH POLES
Up to IL o'clock person seriously injured except
Superintendent Kennedy and Deputy Provost Marshal
Vanderpool, who attempted to address the mob when
he was assaied with stones and clubs and badly injured
about the head He finally rescued by some friends
and taken home
As the violence began several Of the rioters be-
thought themselves Of cutting down the city telegraph
poles on the Third avenue and laid three of
them low. This man1uvre too late, however to pre-
vent communication with the civil and military authorities
down town. At the outbreak of the troubles word had
been sent to Superintendent Kennedy, Gen. Sanford
Gen Wool and the naval and military authorities Brook
yn and measures instantly taken to suppress the
riot All the reserve policemen in the city were at once
dispatched to the spot The Provost Marshaps guard
were started up the Bowery in Third avenue car and
run gauntlet OF groans hses and stones at points