The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-03-20
The Hob at Detroit.

ho 'o'i~"'S SAs'@Ss' ''ot' A"S ~
,ir: Free Press viii give corrsc. i'm.
pres.ion1a. 20 the character of The mob in
I tina. c'tv ami its work
Old men. eighty years OF age, were no,
in the least respected. bat knocked down
with the .sa,ue flemish yinI.c,yencss
which characterized all tie other procee!
ings of the day. After tie fret building
had been reduced to ashes, the appetite
fol arson bad cn y bsen p.les;ed, and not
at all appeased. As night approached
they grew bolder, and did not scruple to
commit the worst crimes upon the ca!ea--
dar with perfect immunity. The houses
on lafayette street, between Beanb;en ant..
St. Antonio. were li.ers'ly sacked of their
contents, and the furniture piled in the
middle Of the street aud burned. Among
the articles constituting the bonfres. a
large numl eF Of musical instruments could
be discovered-bss vo's, vioIins, banios,
guitars, accordeons, and almost every
nusical ins.rumen. in existence Fealh-
er beds were ripped open and tie contents
scattered over tho streets, AID everything
valuable totally destroyed. Then, NOT
satisfied with having destroyed every yes.>
i-a Ct furniture, tie torch was applied g
he buildings, and nearly The whole Of
the entire block, on both sides Of The
street., was soon Ieveied to the ground -
| Tho steamers were upon the spot promp.
", bu. weuld only be permitted 10 throw
water On the houses Of white men, to pre-
vent the conflagrstien from becoming
general. The mob threatened that the
engines would he torn to pieces if they
attempted to play upon any other build.
ings than those Designated AS there
was no room fer doub, that these threats
would be summariy execu Ell, if necessity
compelled that course, it was deemed
proper to cater to tbs wishes of the mob
in that respect.
| The work Of destruction then progress
ed with fearful rapidity. No sooner was
one building burned than another was
set Oh fire, some Of them being several
blocks apart.
The notorious Patton aliev was totally
destroyed, AZ also were several buildings
lii that vicinity.
|, VA. Impossible last night to ascertain
the number Of buildings destroyed, bu. it
is safe to say that they will aggregate
not less than forty or tifty.
Of the negroes there are all sorts Of III
mors. Is is believed that several were
killed, but az far as known nothing is pos
| tive concef ming the matter. Our report
er SAW large number in an insensibe
condition in the cutters aal alleys. but
n"ne entirely dead. a large number,
however, were very seriously IN nred aud
i; is probable tina, many Of them viii ney.
| cr recover.
The eolored popaaiion OF tie CITY,
! frightened and distracted. hurried from
tie nlob, scattering IN every direction, II
large number going over ihe river to Can
ada, while many actually fled to the woods
with their wives and little ores They
were perfectly panic stricken, and run
hither and thilhsr wish s. rccklessness
which rendered them totally unfit to take
proper care CT themselves. Those who
lid not leave tho city hudd'od themselves
:ogAihar in the kiiohaus and OFT houses
of the buildings adjoining the places
where the riotous proceedings were had
| Toward evening i. ba>aala 2pP7,v";
that, unless some extraordinary treasures
"ero taken al onece, great disasters
Teuld result! to the city. +. B PheI "a,
acting Mayor, Immediately established
his hoadl quarters at the Mayors office and
issued an order ealing oUs the military.
The Twenty seventh regiment, g; IpsiIanti
was teiegrap!.el for, and all Tie iniepeu
! dent military companies il the city were
| ordered out. With commendaJIc prompt
ness "a nine o'clock, detachment Of the
Twenty wealth, consisting of companies
a, 8, c, I, ana q, Numbering about four
hundred men, under command Of Colonel
Fox and Lieutenant Colonel Richardson,
arrived, and reported at hea !quarters.
They were INN edlately sent to the scene
OF the riot - dispense the crowd. About
7 o'clock the Light Guard were upon the
street. fifty strong, and rendered efficient
service pstroling the streets in the region
Of the city where The fires were occurring
and where the crowds were the most
dense. The Lyon Guards were also on
hand, and had the iruportsn: task Of hold
ing the Jail an! premises secure against
inshslon- Company A OF tho Scott Guard
were ont in force, and prevented the des~
'ructon Of much valuable property in the
upper portion Of the city Il commpanv
Of fiji regulars from Fort Wavne, with
two brass pieces, did much toward diSpers
ing the crowd,
Gradually the excitement died away,
the fires became less Numerous, and the
crowds began TO d'spsrse. BY IL o'clock
all was again quiet, and the streets were
deserted
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