Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-23
THE GREAT RIOT IN NEW YORK
TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY.

Inc rain WhlCh ulsporecd the On the nBut "
Monday ceased at early hour Tuesday and the riot
returned to their work Sufficient had not
been taken by the city authorities prevent out
break The mob continued the work of destruction through
the day backed by general corps of thieves who attend
ed them to ransack the houses which should be attacked
But the day marked with less rapne aud destruction
than that which preceded it. The presence Of larger
military and police force undoubtedly had excellent
effect in parts of the city though in others pro-
duced They rushed rapidly from Of de-
struction to another. Their numbers Immensely
large 1t impossible to estimate them accurately since
they almost ubiquitous in the upper part Of the city
Many thousands acted together and many thousands more
counenance to the acts by silent presence The sub
joined extracts record only part of their outrages The
military and police have been still further reinforced and
the vigorous adopted against the roers
have greatly reduced their numbers The mob sub
dued on Thursday night, and order is now restored
ATTACK ON THE MAYORS RESIDENCE
Early in the morning of the rioters assembled
on Fifth avenue ia front of the residence of Mayor OPP
succeeded in forcing the front door, and in breaking the
costly plate glass in the second and third story windows
The riot here mainly conducted by boys between the
ages of eighteen and twenty years COL b. F. Manerre,
seeing that things likely to take serious shape,
ganzed few friends into platoon, and with clubs and
revovers succeeded for time in holding tho rioters in
check They finally relieved by strong detachment
of police who held the position unmoested until they in
turn relieved by detachment of United States SOL
diers from Governors Island under command Of Captain
Wilkins. This detachment numbered eighty four and
four sergeants, who held the place without opposition
CONFLICT WITH REGULAR TROOPS.
About ten o'clock in the morning large body of men,
who had gathered at different points in the 9TH and 18th
wards marched down Pitt street for the purpose Of visit
ing the shpyards and compelling the workmen to join
them Word had been received the central police Office
of this movement and detachment Of hundred and
nd IF cd
to the of action As they passed along Pitt street
they encountered the mob two thousand strong who
yelling like demons Lieut. Wood drew his men into line
One of the ngeaders approached Lieut. Wood and desired
to speak with him. The officer told him to stand aside
when volley of stones hurled at the troops They
stood their ground and then the lieutenant directed his
to fire the heads of the crowd The rioters then
discharged pistols at the soldiers when the lieutenant gave
the word to fire point blank and volley fred, kill
The soldiers then loaded for another voey but the
mob did not wait for it. The first FIRE scattered them
like sheep They frightened at the top of their speed
into the side streets the soldiers pursuing them but with
out further firing. Ne soldier Injured Lieut. Wood
slipped accidentally and spraned his ankle severely In
less than five minutes after the firing there ct
to be for space of several blocks around the
scene of slaughter
ANOTHER DISPERSED.
About 10 O'Clock formidable riot broke out in Second
avenue, Thirty fourth street The mob commenced
house occupied by Col OBren who had volunteered his
services to assist expressing the mob among those
assaed by the mob, most of its furniture destroyed and
large number of valuable articles stolen The house
would have been burnt down, but the fact became known
that it owned by another person. and it therefore
spared Information of the outbreak being sent to the
Central Office, powerful force of policemen and detach-
ment of artillery ordered to the spot The rioters
found be five thousand strong The policemen
attacked them at with clubs, and used their pistols
where necessary The crowd broke befnre their
determined onslaught but rallied again The battery of
two sixpounders under command of COL O'Brien then
opened rioters with blank cartridges and at the first
discharge the crowd dsDersad. A num of
the rioters wounded and several believed
been killed.
SCENES IN TwENTY-sECoND STREET
About eleven o'clock in the forenoon, Capt Wilson
Of the Thirty second precinct received information that
serious disturbance combined with extensive demolition
of property was going on ia Second avenue, corner Of
Twenty second street. and lost time in Fastening to the
place He took with him upwards of two hundred men,
who in short tme cleared the whole locality of all the
mob The work of demolition committed during the morn
ing of very destructive character and the neghbor
hood presented fearful spectacle.
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR SEYMOUR
About l2d o'clock Governor SEYMOUR proceeded in
carriage to the City Hail. for the purpose of consulting
with the city authorities and taking to restore
peace As the Governors presence at the City
Hall was known large crowd of people assembled in |
front of the Hall and called for the Governor. He re-
sponded to their request and made his appearance
front steps. He loudly cheered. After order had
been restored the Governor said in substance that
had been called here by existing trouble and begged the
people to understand that in destroying life and property
had the power to maintain order 1t was their interest
to do it, and it also their duty 1t not question
of CONSUMPTION. The conscripon not In progress
he had sent Adutau General Sprague to Washington to
ask that the draft might be stopped until the courts could
decide upon its legality To the decision of the courts
they owed obedience and respect III the courts decided
the law legal he would every exeon that there
should be no inequality in the matter of exemption be-
tween rich and poor If they would leave the matter
his hands all would be we'll The Governor closed by
appealing for good order aud then withdrew, amid loud
cheering
The crowd at the City Hall was orderly and appeared
to comprise few rioters.
FIGHT IN SECOND AVENUE.
At two o'clock p NJ force of three hundred police re-
turned again to the Second avenue found people
round the steam works and at the of the different
streets Some OF them inside the works and endea-
vored to evade the police but they too late the
lice having surrounded the works In short time four
OF them lay covered with blood Subsequently the mob,
augmented to great numbers, reassembIed around the
building and finally stormed the place and took full pos
session. and with in their hands deed any force to
dlslodge them. large force Of police under Captain
Helme, accompanied by detachment of regulars under
Capt Franklin, Immediately dispatched with orders
to take the factory by storm When this force arrived and
the police had scattered the surrounding crowds the
lars bringing up the the people followed hoong and
leerng and finally commenced stoning the military Capt
Franklin the order about face aud as soon as the
soldiers and the crowd face to face the military fred
voey into them, killing and wouudng fifteen Of them.
number of others fell to the pavement The streets
were then immediately cleared and the force returned
with about two hundred carbines which they had
captured from the mob
SOME OF THE BURNINGs.