The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-07-24

IOur men were present, and feeling them
selves unable to resist, barricaded the
doors, and made their escape in small
boat. A barrel of pitch, taken from HafHs
storehouse, was placed on the elevator,
and ignited. The flames spread rapidly,
and it was very speedily enveloped. The
mob then set fire to the floating elevator,
owned by W. B. Barber, that also was
soon in flames, and they then turned their
attention to a mud-scow belonging to the
Atlantic Dock Company, which shared
similar fate. The incendiaries then left,
and were seen no more in the neighbor-
hood. They threatened, on leaving, that
other elevators in Erie Basin would next
be attendedto. The firemen were prompt
ly on hand, but were unable to do more
than to protect the neighboring vessels,
all OF which were hauled to safe distance
as fast as practicable The elevators and
scow were burned to the waters edge
The police and Mayor of the city were all
quiet. There was not sign of disorderly
conduct. Everything transpired peacea-
bly,. The incendiaries having accomplish
ed their object, kept at distance. The
Central Pier Elevator was owned by
Smith, Fancher q Co., and was construct
ed at cost of $80,OO0. The floating ele-
vator was the property of W. B. Barber,
and worth $4,000. The scow is valued
at $4,000. Everything was destroyed.
The reserved military here were in ready
ness to act, if occasion should require, but
their services were not needed.
ATTACK UPON NEGROES IN THE THIRTEENTH
WARD.
In the early part of the forenoon a
crowd of over one thousand men, armed
with guns, clubs, pistols and knives, sud-
denly collected in Mangin street, near
Grand, and threw the entire neighborhood
into the greatest CONSERVATION. The crowd
began to search all the houses in the Vi
cinity for negroes, swearing all sorts of
vengeance against them. Many of those
unfortunate people escaped to the house,
tops, and even pulled down the chimneys,
which they piled on the top of the scuttle
doors to prevent their pursuers from reach
ing them.
AT THE ARSENAL IN SEVENTH AVENUE.
To describe with accuracy the excite
ment and turmoil in and around the ar
senal in and around the corner of Seventh
avenue of Thirty-fifth street yesterday af-
ternOOn and evening borders almost on an
impossibility. The excitement and com
motion were indeed intense. The vicni-
ty was the grand centre of the rioters
operations during yesterday. Bloolshed,
murder, and arson were committed, and
the guard found plenty to do in attempt
ing to scatter the rioters, who seemed bent
on forcing a passage through the streets
and then take the arsenal. The negroes
were hunted from their homes, hung, and
brutally treated. On the sidewalk in front
of the arsenal, within the pickets, were
about one hundred negroes, chased from
their homes. They were cared for by the
authorities.
At half past five o'clock in the AFTER
noon the rioters made their appearance on
Seventh avenue, below Twenty-sixth
street, and commenced a general sacking
of negro tenements in the vicinity. They
caught some of the negroes and hung
them to lamp posts, and set fire to the
dwellings. People living in the avenue
fed to escape the onslaught of the mob.
The most intense excitement prevailed in
tne vicinity of the arsenal Several SOL
diers fired their muskets in the various di-
rectiOns. Some OF the mob mounted to
the tops of the buildings near by and fired
at the troops and arsenal. Occasionally
Some of the troops were wounded and car
ried within the walls.
Among the rioters arrested about this
time were several returned volunteers, or
who were supposed to be such, as they
wore military uniforms, and their appear
ance betokened the exposures of the camp.
The Colonel commanding reported to
Gen. Sanford, that he would have to fall
back. 1t was done, and the mob follow
ed. Thus they slowly forced themselves
nearer and nearer to the building. At
q o'clock another panic occurred Look
ing down the avenue from the arsenal
windows, the mob appeared in the dis
tance, huge mass of savage humanity,
rending the air with their yells, raising a
cloud OF dust in the streets, and OCCASION
ally firing toward the troops.
THE MILITARY FIRE UPON THE MOB
Late on Tuesday night a raid was made
by the mob on a number of negro dwell
ings situate on Thirty-second street, be-
tween Sixth and and Seventh avenues;
these buildings were almost entirely le-
mOlished and several attempts We're made
to fire the whole vicinity.
An unfortunate negro, who ma&le al at
tempt to lily for his life from the fury Of
these prosecutors, was caught and severe
ly beaten with stones and bludgeOns; the
infuriated mob not satisfied with thus bru-
tally mangling their victim, slipped rope
around his neck and lalng him to tree
in the neighborhood, where he remained
until quite an early hour this morning
About nine O'Clock yesterday morning,
Mott, of the United States artillery, hav-
ing been sent with q strong force to cut
down this unfortunate negro, was met by
the mob with the most persistent opposi-
ton. After requesting them to disperse,
and being still menaced by the crowd, he
ordered his men to fire: three rounds of
grape were poured into them with fearful
effect. When they dispersed, it was as
certained that upwards of twenty-five had
been killed and a number seriously
wounded.
Another nenro was also hung by the
mob in the forenoon, in Thirty sixth street,
| between Sixth and Seventh avenues
THIEVES on RAID.
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