The New York herald., 1863-07-14
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sAe dreadful confusion 10 impossible 70 ascertai
whether they among the assaianls or mere spes
Sators.
The courage Of the defenders OF the building however
did not long, They did wait for second assault
but hed through the entrance Twenty first street
The policemen the first TO run, it said, dropping
their rifles and batons. Twelve Of the OF thu
building next took their heels leaving only four mer
with arms in their hands TO guard the building.
The assailng party withdrew for few minutes afte
the first assault and fred stones, &c. at the windows
Seeing no sign Of resistance the part Of the defenders
the people soon made second attack burst into build
.g and then followed scene Of indescribable excite
ment Everything in the building devoted to RUM
Guns seized and cartridges and caps and after inc
people considered themselves fully supplied they took
fhe remainder OF The arms smashed them, threw them
fom tue windows into the street, and then hred the
building.
poor standing in the street had his skull lrac-
tred by Of the muskes thrown out OF the window
He killed instantly.
Two Of the workmer belonging TO the building leaped
from story window, and it supposed were killed
The building reduced to ashes about six O'Clock
che evening.
THE BURNING OF rwo MANSIONS ON LEXINGTON
AVENUE.
Among the distressing occurrences OF the DAY we have
70 record an yet amentable in Lexng
ton avenue The people, nfuriated TO an alarming de-
gree, having reason 10 suppose that policeman was
endeavorng to escape punishment at their hands, made
rush at and up with him in Lexington avenue.
Seeing that he being determnediy pursued By the
crowd, and observing the iron gate Of a basement
open, he rushed in to escape from the wrath Of his
pursuers. The inner door, however, closed and the
policeman could obtain entrance. The in tho
upper part OF The house, hearing the knocks Of the
officer the door, and seeing the excitement from the
windows, began to cry out :" For Gods sake do not
open the doors for the house win be destroyed This
exclamation TO have given idea TO the crowd
for soon o heavy shower Of sones brckbats and all
other kinds OF missiles began. We may mention that
the house assaed belonged to Mr.. William Turner
The windows were smashed, the furniture broken and
pitched through the apertures, valuable pictures and
library Of choice books demolished and in short every
shing which the crowd could lay hands literally
torn pieces Those articles that ponderous
be easily removed were committed 70 the flames
in front Of the building The family silver platc TO the
estimated value Of So 0O0 also subjected to similar
fate. To cap the climax and conclude the picture de-
vastaton the house itself fired. This between
two and three o'clock The number Of the house "A
Lexington avenue is useless unnecessary to de-
scribe the painful that ensued The lady Of the
house, with her young children, and followed by her
servants fed wildly and in terror from the ravagng and
onrnerchul element that was rapidly consuming her
home. There none to aid her this moment, as
20 attack was expected in this quarter The police
werc oil woll employed elsewhere and the romen in tho
neiRhborhood did not interfere. At three O'Clock this
house and the Immediately adjoining
envaloped in flames, and kissing ana burning with
great violence. What became Of tho policeman endeav
erng TO escape Is not positively known. Probably he got
paiely Off in the midst Of the excitement. The ruined
families ed for the nearest district station
house, where they cordially received, and every
enort made to relieve their severe afnicton
gxCIrENHNr IN SPRING grREET-A NEGRO SHOOTS A
WHITE MAN, ETC.
During the afternoon disturbance took place Spring
preet between negro and white about the draft
Ing troubles up town. The discussion ripened blows
shereupon the colored produced pistol and shot
The white in the gron rendering injuries from which
is reared he cannot recover The negro immec 3,tey
ned ateS dischargiug his pistol; but he wildly
pued by an excited crowd OF the people. The crowd
dd not however succeed in overtakng the negro but
out Of vengeance for their disappointment this parti-
cuar they attacked several colored people whom they
met, and severely injured them.