Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-07-16
A Fearful Riot in New York.
Property Destroyed and Lives Lost

New YORK, July l3.--A mob at the 81
Avenue at the conscripting etfice drove of
the officials and fired the building. The
mob wont allow the firemea to work. They
also destroyed all the telegraph wires itfthe
vicinity, and are evidently bent on mischief
The regulars from Governors Island are be
ing sent to the scene.
New YoRK, July l3-6 Mp to
this hour the riot appears to be increasing.
The following is brief resume OF their op-
eratiOns: 1t appears that there must have
been a coneocted plan Of resistance to the
con>cription, as all the workingmen on the
different railroads combined together with
those of certain factions and marched Ia
the building on Third avenue where the
drafting for the 9th district had commenced.
At about l03 o'clock the crowd rushed in
and seized the books and papers, using
great violence towards the officers and re-
porters present, who managed to escape,
except Asst Deputy Van Derhall, who was
80 hadl.' beaten as to be beyond recovery -
Soon after the building was burned the
demons meanwhile stOruing the upper part
where some half dozen families lived.
Soon after squad of police arrived but
were diven off, one Of their number being
torn to pieces and kicked to jelly. Stores
in the vicinity were soon closed by their
owsers, and the rioters had everything their
own way. The hremen were not allowed to
play on the fire. The most horrible and
beastly outrages haye been perpetrated.
5ome IL or l3 policemen have been 80
brutaly treated that their recovery is almost
hopeless, and no doubt exists as to the death
of Superintendent Kennedy.
About 10 clock the mob had moved fur.
ther down town, when the fremen went to
work on the burning buildings on Sd ave.
nue.. One house was entered where lady
had just been confined, number of articles
were stolen but no violence perpetrated.. a
At 2 o'clock Mr.. Howard, late city editor
of New York. Times, was attacked by the
mob bowling Here's an abolitionist," ;" and
were about to hang him to lamp post,
when the mob's attention was diverted, and
he ran for his life, the crowd chasing him,
string him on the back of the head and in
the face with heavy stones, stunning him
when they robbed Hill of his watch and
chain, diamond breastpin, and 1873 dollars
in money. He was, with difficulty taken to
the Engine House, the door of which re.
sisted the efforts ofthe mob, and finally, he
was taken away. His injuries are serious.
! The mob tore up iron fences to arm them'
selves and about o'clock Q procession OF
rufhans' thieves and women arrived With
cluDs' pistols, bars OF IRON ana marched UP
lst Avenue threatening all connected with
the Sonscrlpuon. The arsenal was threat.
ened but the presence ofa detachment oil
the iWh olunteers prevented an attack
nowitHers arc ssa,ioneg tners anu the IN
regiment armory loaded with canister which
viii Dc psed In the hrst demonstration. A
whode block on 50 Avenue was burned.
a person named Andrews, o. virginia
VINO mas lately harangued meetings at Coop
mob, and addressed them near the ruin.
while the destruction was going o., dencup