The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-18
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nue., at the conscripting office. drove of
the officials and fired the building. The
whole block is now in flames and the mob
refuse TO allow the firemen to work They
have also destroyed all the telegraph wires
in the vicinity. They are evidently bent
on mischief. Regulars from Governor
islanc nave been sent for 10 secure the
leaders.
NEW YORK, July IS, via PousHKEEP-
SIZE l3.-The New York EUeni..o Post of the
I'd edition has the following:
A rot commenced this a. NJ, consequent
upon the draft being commenced. The RI
oters numbering frSm 5000 to 5000, were
armed with bricks, clubs and stones. 1t
began at the Headquarters of the 9th Dis
trlct, corner of 3D. Avenue and 46th street.
Ihe books, blanks, &C., of the draft at this
point were entirely destroyed. The build
ing was fired and the whole block envel-
oped in flames. Two or three men with
axes cut down the telegraph poles IN Sd
Avenue, and at II o. clock the wires We're
destroyed.
From the third edition of the EUening
Post we have no account of further demon
strations by the rioters. The city is filled
with wild reports.
Mayor Opedyke has issued the following
proclamation:
MAYORS OFFICE, NEW YORK July 13.-
WHEREAS, An organized and unlawful
assemblage has, in various parts of the
city, resisted and by force obstructed the ex-
ecut. on OF the laws, accompanying theiracts
by the the destruction Of property and en-
dangering the lives of the officers engaged
in the performance of their duty and of
psaceable citizens,
hereby warn all those in any way en-
gagged in these riotous proceedings to desist
at once, and return to their homes and
their usual employments. All necessary
No <oN <r Al.
peace of the city, to enforce the laws, and
to put down rioters at all hazards.
tSigned.) GEO. OPDYKE, Mayor.
The military escort of the remains of
Brigadier General Zook, comprising the
1st regiment of cavalry, was ordered to the
scene of the riot, just as we go to press,
where the mob has burned two elegant
dwelling houses on Lexington Avenue.
Information received up to o'clock,
states that the mob has increased to'sOme
thousands.
General Wool has ordered to the scene
large number of Marines from the Brook
lyn Navy Yard, besides considerable
number Of soldiers of the regular army.
The National Gnard Reserve is calledou
NEW YORK, July l3, P. Mp to this
hour the mob appears to be increasing
The following is brief resume of their
positions: 1t appears there must have been
concerted plan of resistance to the con-
scription, as all the workmen on the diff
ferent railroads combined together with
those of certain factories and marched to
the building on Third Avenue, where the
drafting for the eighth District had COM
menced.
At half past ten o'clock, A. M, the crowd
rushed in and seized the books and papers.
Assistant Deputy Vanderpool was badly
beaten, beyond recovery, after the build
ing was burned; the demons meanwhile
stoning the part where some half dozen fe-
male lived, the next building took fire and
was destroyed, the rutiians shouting while
it was burning. Women were also in the
mob melting them on.
All the horse cars were stopped and the
drivers taken off by the crowd. The police
We're overpowered and abused horribly
A blacksmith shop was demolished and its
owner nearly killed A detachment of rs
of the Provost Guard arrived at noon and
drew upin line between 44tll and 45th street,
on 3d Avenue, when they were quickly
surrounded by an intensely excited mob,
who stoned and jeered them. The soldiers
fired into the rutfians, when they were set
upon and driven off, and pursued nearly a
miie. One of the soldies was caught and
actually beaten to death by both men and
women tiends. Another was nearly torn
to pieces and thrown over precipice, and
his body stoned till buried.
Soon after squad of police arrived, but
were driven off, one of their number being
torn to pieces and kicked to jelly.
Stores in the vicinity We're soon closed by
their owners, and the rioters had every
thing their own way.
The tiremen We're not allowed to play on
the fires.
The most horrible and beastly outrages
nave been perpetrated. Some twelve or
thirteen policemen have been so brutally
nG hot ft,ns, l.,
less, and no doubt exists as to the death of
several
About o'clock the mob moved further
down town, when the tiremen went toWork
on the burning buildings on Sd Avenue
One house was entered where lady had
Just been confined. A number Of articles
were stolen, but no violence perpetrated.---
About O'Clock, Mr.. Howard, late city ed
ltor OF the N. Y. Times, was attacked by
the mob, who were about to hang him TO a
lamp-post, when the mobs attention was
diverted, and he ran for his life,
the crowd chasing him and striking him
on the back of his head and in the face
with heavy stones, stunning MIN, when
they robbed him OF his watch and chain, ii
diamond breastpin, and S33 in money. He
was with difficulty taken 10 an engine
house, the door OF which resisted the eff
forts OF the mob, and finally he was taken
away. His injuries are serious.
The mob tore up the iron fences to arm
themselves, and about s o'clock, process
sions OF rutfians, thieves and women, arm
ed with clubs, pistols and bars of iron.
marched up First Avenue, threatening ali
connectedwitht the heconscription. The arsenal
was threatened, but the presence of de-
tachment of the 10th Volunteers prevented
an attack. Howitzers are stationed there,
and at the 7th regiment armory, loaded
with canister. which viii be used on the
first demonstration.
A whole block on Sd Avenue was burned.
A person named Andrews, of Pa, who has
lately harangued meetings at Cooper In
stitute, seemed to be the leader of the mob,
and addressed them near the ruins while
the destruction was going on; denouncing
the President and administration, and ad-
vised the people to organize to resist the
draft.
The bowling devils, after this harangue,
proceeded to the large and beautiful dwell
ling on the corner of 4Sth Street and Lex
ington Avenue, which they completely
sacked The library, glasses, sofas, chairs,
beds, DC, being thrown into the street.
They then set fire to the house, amid ter
rife yelis, and burned it down.
In the Sth District the Marshal adjourned