Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-07-21
THE RIOT IN NEW YORK.

been attacked by the mob and the books OF the
Office burnt and the draft wheel destroyed.
The mob numbers five thousand men, who /
are armed with revolyers, clubs and pitch forks |
The wires OF the American Telegraph Com
pany between Boston and New York are sun
cut The following dispatch was received by
tho way of Troy, N. y;
NEw YoRK, VIA TROY, July l3. The wires in
this city are all torn down by the antrdrait
mob, buildings burned and officers driven away
Horrors are commencing, 1t is expected that
the regulars from Governors Island with artil-
lerv, will be able to quoll 1t before night
Nothing special from the array to-day.
The police are powerless The mob threatens
death TO some in the 9Th District.
LATER.
Troops from the forts are now arriving, and
the riot will soon be quelled.
Nav YosK, July 1873 2. NJ. A formidable
riot has b'en raging up town since . o'clock
his morning. One or two houses have been
destroyed Enrollng officers were driven away.
IL is reported that Superintendent Kennedy,
several policemen and some thirty United States
regulars had their guns taken away and were
driven off Also, that the arsenal had been
graph Company had been cut.
The noon train for Boston was nearly demol-
isbed by stones and prevented from leaving The
riot has not boon quelled yet and the military are
gathering Bells are now calling the fir9men to
the district which is now one scene Of conflict
New YoRK, July l3--G p NJ. Up to this
hour the riot appears to be increasing The
following is brief summary OF their operations
! 1t appears that it must have been a concerted
plan Of resistance to the consoriptlon, as the
! workmen on the different railroads combined
with those Of certain factories, marched to the
building on Third Avenue where the drafting
for the 9th District had commenced,
At about 1890 A. NJ the crowd rushed in,
seized the books and papers using great violence
toward the officers and reporters present, who
managed 10 escape, except Assistant Deputy
Vsnderiort, who was beaten beyond recovery,
and has since died
Soon alter the building was burned, the de-
mons stcnlng the upper part, where some half
dozen families lived. The next building was
also burned.
All the horse cars were stopped, and the dri-
yers taken off by the crowd. The police were
oyerpowere and beaten horribly. A blacksmith's
shop was demolished, and les owner nearly
killed.
A detachment OF IS Provost Guards arrived
at noon, and drew up In line between 44th and
45th streets on Sd Avenue, but were quickly
surrounded by the intensely excited mob, and
stoned
The soldiers fired into the ruilians when they
were set upon and driven off, and pursued about
mile.
0ns of the soldiers was canght and actually
beaten to death by both men aud women hends
Another was nearly torn to pieces, thrown over
a precipicc, and his body stoned until half
buried.
Soon after squad Of police arrived, but were
driven off, one Of their number being torn tc
pieces and kicked to a jelly.
The stores in the vicinity were soon closed and
the rioters had even ything their own way. The
firemen were not allowed to put the fire out.
The most horrible and beastly outrages have
been perpeTated. Some II or 10 policemen
have been so brutality treated that recovery IL
almost hopeless Superintendent Kennedy wal
killed by the mob.
About three clock the mob moved further
down town, when the fremen went to work OF
the burning buildings on Sd avenue.
At two MIR. Howard, late city editor of thu
Times, was attacked by the mob, bowling, " IL,
is an abolltonist," and were about to hang hin
to a laWp-post, when the mob attention wa
diverted, and he ran for his life, the GROVE
chasing him and striking him in the back, ant
head and face with heavy paving stones, stun
ming him, when they robbed him of his watch
cham, diamond breast pin and moley
He was with difficulty taken to the engine
house, the doors OF which resisted the mob
His Injuries are serious.
The mob tore up tho iron fences to arm them
: selves and about 3 P. NJ, the procession Of rui
fans, thieves, and women, armed with ciub'
pistols, bars Of iron 30, marched up First a'
enue, threatening all connected with the cor
. scriptlon.
o The arsenal was also threatened, but the lot
y volunteers prevented an attack Howitzers ar
stationed there, ard at the Seventh Regimen
Armory, loaded with canister, which will
! used on the first demonstration.
whole block in Sd Avenue was burned
l. A person named Andrews, OF Virginia, who hu
VI lately harangued meetings at the Cooper Inst
I tute seemed to be the leader Of the mob, and az
dressed them near the ruins denounclng ii
ID President, and advised the people to organic
aud resist the draft.
"a The bowling devils, after tits harangue pr,
cecded to large, beautiful dwelling, corner
, 47th street, which was completely sacked an
:, then burned, amidst the most horrible Wells.
= A detachment of 100 regulars arrived at
n O'Clock and reported to Provost Marshal Nugel
and went to the Arsenal, the excitement arour
Is which is great.
About p NJ. some 5000 armed men marc
. ed down 9th Avenue, groaning for tho conscr
Al tion.
Gov Seymour will arrive this evening. Ma
d Opdyke has issued a proclamation agalns; I'll
rioters, stating that order shall BIO preserved.
" Measures are being taken by zen. Wool
o. quell the riot.
Nd Every negro who has been seen by the mo
10 has been either murdered OF horribly beate
If Some twenty thus far have been killed. Vi
zens are arming.
as Tho colored orphan asylum has been tt
,e troyed by the mob Atherton's hotel at Bull
"a Head was burned.
,e The mob are now passing down 2nd Avenu
= Somebody fired on them from the Armory, VIII
v they set fire to it, and il Is burned
Z. The above account was received by express
. Melrose, 10 miles from New York city, and :,
Ii egraphed to Boston.
n LATER.
BY the Independent Lin.
We NEw YoRk. July 10, P. NJ
IN The offices Of the American Telegraph, who
lines have been cut, and it is feared may all
} destroyed, and the Office Of the Associat
( Press arc closed, 1t is impossible to say an
X thing OF the damage done by the mob.
nd About 8 this evening the Office Of the Tribu
was attacked by the mob, and tho pubicau
its Office entirely Quilted and Smashed. Tbs ~,
promise other papers the same treatment.
ho The loss OF lie is reported as high AS so ki