Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-23


ing his door he was surrounded By crowd Of persons
who used threatening language. The Colonel drew his
revolver. aud for time this kept them back. But the
mob made rush at him. and in Instant be was knocked
down and tramped uudor foot His revolver was taken
from him his sword broken into Fragments and
every fist that could get within reach every club that
could be brought to bear every brick stone that could
be thrown with true aim every heel that could hit the
head of the unfortunate man. put into requstion In
only consolation left to his friends for the cruelties and
ndgnites offered afterwards to his body had they been
entertained by being capable Of feeling would havo been
too horrible for belief Having been struck to the earth
be was sezed by hundred hands and dragged INTO an
alleyway out of the sight Of his wife and children and
also almost within sight Of his troops who of course had
mander and there he beaten and kicked for honrs
He did not die till p NJ All the intervening time he
surrounded by the crowd who refused permit any
one to render him assistance and when humane drug
gist went to him and gave him drink Of water the mob
entered his store and sacked it from end to end. While
this mah lay there, he watched by some of the
life there was always ready foot to kick his bleeding
ready hand to dash his head against the paving
stones And this where his s aud children could almost
see him and hear his groans At about r. NJ perhaps
before Father Cowry cergymen of the Catholic Church.
who had witnessed the whole vany endeav0red to
prevent the deed of violence enteated permission Of the
mob to administer to the dying the Sacrament The
answer was You can do your Office here, and will pro.
tect you in it, but shall the from where
he lies Finding all further remOnstrance useless the
Rev Father to the dying the consolation Of the
church as he lay He remained with him till he died,
which was at O'Clock. Even then the mob would not
permit him to be removed but threatened with
any one who should approach the bleeding man. This
himself who was an eyewitness
HOW HOUSE is SACKED.
About six clock in the afternoon q mob visited the
residence of gentleman in Twentyninth street. few
stragglers appeared the scene, consisting mainly Of
and gained admttance, while their number was largely
increased the outside One elderly gentleman was
found in the house who had liberty to leave Then COM
menced indiscrminste plumber. This was carried on
mostly by oil men, women and children, while the men
of muscle stood guard Every article appropriated
the carriers often bending under their burdens, Women
and children hatess and sh0eless marched off having In
their possession the most costly of abrcs of them
broken and unfit for To this wantOn destruction of
private property the neghbors and the many visiters
% me spo. Were ssn. word o. re-
for an hour number of soldiers and policemen arrived
and passed through the street but sooner had they
gone beyond the house than the work recommended with
increased energy Hearing of this the armed force again
passed that way, and number Of shots fired and
several wounded both Sides An hour later the crowd
engaged IN breaking the sashes aud carrying off the fag
ments of wood work. Thus in two hours time, this
family were moved at the good pleasure of the mob
and fine residence destroyed, in broad daylight in
populous part Of the city.
BURNING OF POSTMASTER wAKEMAN's RESIDENCE.
at about seven o'clock large crowd assembled on
Fourth and Eghtysxh street and marched down
to the residence of Postmaster Waksman on Eghtysxth
street. between Fourth and Fifth avenues. Tue rioters
preceded by about fifty boys, who clambered over
the fence got inside and proceeded very deliberately to
light fire on one OF the parlOr floors. The inhabitants
had previously left As the fire started the
main body, yelling like demons, rushed through every
room in the house, carried away every portable article
the premises, and what could not be carried away
broken into the smallest atoms In less time it has
taken to write this the house completely sacked and
turned literally inside out. The house burning
fearuy the flames spread the street and
nicated with the Twentyhird Precinct station house,
which was burnt to the ground together with the
furniture beds and bedding The estimated loss is set
The residence Of Col Nugent the Provost Marshal of
New York. seth street. between Sd and 4th avenues
was also burnt.
ROBBERY OF A CLOTHING STORE.
AT ten o'clock at night after the mob had committed
outragas on different buildings where negroes
engaged in business they proceeded down Catherine
street the clothing store of the Brooks Brothers, stu
ated at the foot Of that street. and battered down the
made goods in the establishment The work of demol
ton carried out suddenly that before the military
could reach the of destruction the mob succeeded
carrying of every thing of value in the building The
store presents desoate appearance all the glass
counters mirrors and in fact every thing with thu excep
ton OF some light goods, which they did not con
carried away The military and strong force of police
finally reached the place. and after desperate strug
gle, in which of the rioters killed and large
number wounded succeeded in driving off the mob. 81
with these proceedings another gang were
engaged in sackng the negro residences Roosevelt
Batavia Streets which they did in most thorough
They then proceeded to the of William and Pearl
streets and broke open the lager beer saloon there
and alter helping themseves to all they could drink smash
cd every thing they could and then left As the night ad
vanced they divided themselves into small parties and pro
ceedei in different directions
DESTRUCTION OF GRAIN-ELEvATORs In BROOKLYN.
Two of the immense grain-eevat0rs in Atlantic Dock /
Basin were destroyed by fire at night involving great loss
Of property They set on FIRE by mob, consisting
OF about two hundred men, who made their appearance
shortly after III o'clock barrel Of pitch placed on
the elevator and ignited The flames spread rapidly and
it was enveoped The mob then set FIRE to the float
ing elevator owned by Mr. w. B. Barker. That also was
soon in flames and then they turned their attention to
mudscow belonging to the Atlantic Dock Company |
which shared the fate The incendaries then left
and were seen more in that neghborhood. The fire.
men promptly hand but were unable to do more
than to protect the neghboring vessels all Of which were
hauled to safe distance fast practicable The ele
vators and burned to the waters edge. The
Centre Pier Elevator owned by Smith, Fancher g.
Co. and constructed at cost Of $50 00O The Float
ing Elevator the property OF W. b. Barker and worth
$4,000 The is valued at $5,000 Every thing |
was destroyed.
SCENES AT NIGHT.
When the evening closed the excitement increased The
armed crowds which had marked the day with FIRE and
slaughter still the alert to exhibit their strength
and overawe the authorities Fire BELLS sending out peas
OF ALARM were constantly heard and every OF flames
destruction Of the hour Up to and past midnight there
were large groups Of men and the street cor
of the uptown wards who freely on the
draft denouncing and promising vengeance to all who
should be connected with its enforcement Tho women
were particularly bitter against the conscription.