, 1863-07-18
THE BOSTON T}HkAFT RIOT.
The Mob Immediately Suppressed.
from the Boston journal, 18th. |

The Mob Immediately Suppressed.
from the Boston journal, 15th.1
On the outside Of this mornings Journal
will be found IN account Of scsne Of excite
uIent in this city, yesterday, which culmfuated
street Armory, where the 14th Battery was
waiting under orders, and the killing Of scy
elsl Of the rioters By the troops In sclfleftnse.
Since the report alluded to was printed, VIC
have obtained the following statement Of the
assault upon Mr. Howe, as given by hin to
one who had been one Of his assistants:
Mr. Ho"E's STATEMENT.
The following is the statement Of Mr. Howe
in regard to the assault upon him:
He states that he went to the gas house and
called for mau for whom he had notice,
and that the MN came forward, aud while he
wos handing him the notice he was struck
from behind Oh the right cir and knocked
made out to escape and vent into druggists
store on the corner Of Commercial street.
While washing himself at the basin behind
tie counter the crowd followed him IN and
began pelting him With bottles. The keeper
Of the STORE, frightened for his property, urg-
ed him to leave and be did SO. Soon Us he
stepped on tho pavement ho VAS attacked
again, knocked down and kicked in the most
brutal manner. Seeing what, in his half blind
ed state, he thought was an opening in the
CiOhuf LIZ 40duE Q4fE Aol hbA luuuQ ulW-
self going through coal scutt1e, and landed
at the bottom and thus saved his lite. The
persons occupying the house took him up
stairs and kindly cared for him until 1t was
safe to remove him to his boarding house. He
saved all bis notices and brought them away
with him. He WIS very badly beaten, and
will 60 to his home In New Hampshire until
be 1ecorers.
TIE GATHERING or TROOPS.
In response to the call Of Mayor Lincoln,
Gov. Andrew summoned 3 large number Of
military to the aid Of the civil authorities, and
before evening eight or nine hundred armed
men were in the city.
At balfpast six, companies B, G, and D, Of
heavy artillery from. Fort Warren, under Ma-
jor Cabot, detachment Of about one hun
dred men from the "a regiment heavy artll:
lety, under Col. Framblc, and detachment
cavalry, reported at the Station House. and
were drawn up In line on Beacon street.
Quarters were assigned them In various parts
Of the city-the Bench street Hospital the
Fnsilfers' Armory, on Union street; the ar-
which they were summoned as they were
needed.
Brig. Gen. Richard L. Pierce was placed In
command Of all the troops In tho city, and
established his headquarters at the City Hall
With May or Lincoln.
ATTACK UPON TIE CoorER STREET ARMoRY.
At the time the account in the six o'clock
edition Of the Journal Was printed, tue crowd
at the North End had become quite small, and
1t was hoped there would be no more disturb
ancc. Still there were Whisperings around
that at dark there would be gathering in
Hsymarket square, and an attack upon the
Cooper street Armory. Early in the evening,
d crowd. largely composed Of boys aud young
men, very many Of them foreigners, begnn to
gather in the vicinity Of the ArmoFg, In
which It Was known the 11th Battery had been
ordered to hold themselves in readiness for ser
vice. At first they we're quiet, but after while
began to make riotous demonstrations. Yelling
and Ehouting-and ut length crowd standing
on the corner Of Cooper and Endicott streets
began to tear up the bricks from the Sidewalk
and pitched them into the streets. Others
here seized them and began to fire them at
the Cooper street doors Of the armory. Tney
would run up to within ten or fifteen feet Of
the door, deliver yolley, and then retire. got
another arinful Of bricks and return to the
assault. There were not more than t1enty
number Of boys, some Of them quite small,
were also engaged, and We saw one AnaZonian
woman, shouting and screaming, and urging
the aesailants on In their desperate work: a
the Ecene, but she tore herscH from their |
arms, and with hair streaming, ARMS swing
Ing, and her face the picture Of phrenzy, she |
rushed again and again to the assault
Z HuiG-6O4C LCH UE uAkeEu Il1uutta |
we shonld thlnk-the doors strood the pound |
Ing. At length light began to slime through |
one OF the upper panels, a1d with another |
volley or two one of the panels gaye way. /
This was greeted With great cheering BY the |
crowd, md seemed as an encouragement to |
them TO 60 on with the assault. Two or
th1cc more volleys Of bricks and the other ]
panel went, and th0 bricks 1ew into the ar- /
mory with murderous force. In q moment |
or two the remnant OF the door SWING open |
"A tlaeh-a report, and the missiles Of death
made fearful havoc among those who came
within their range. Report followed report |
in quick succession. The mob broke and ran /
with fearful haste in all directions until they |
thought they we're beyond the range Of tho |
guns.
INSIDE TEE AHaiosr.
Within the aEmory was the 11th battery,
Capt. E. ]. Jones, company D, Of the heavy |
artillery from Fort Warren, under the com.
mand of MINOR Cabot, and a detachment of |
the 11th United States infantry. The men
were On the alert when the demonstrations |
against the armory were commenced, and one |
cannon ca was posted about ten feet back from
the Cooper street door, and charged with si1 |
pounds Of canister shot. Another gun was |
placed in position behind one Of the side |
doors, If an attack should be made from |
1hat direction. The Instructions to Major |
Cabot and Captain Jones from the Mayor,
were positive In commanding them to uao oil |
necessary means to hold their position, and 1t |
was evident that they must shortly. fire upon
tho crowd
A. eson as the door WAS broken open By tho |
missiles Of the mob, the cannon was fired, aud |
spread havoc among, the attacking rioters. |
Inside the armory but ntt1e injury was done |
to the garrison. 1ieut. John F. S2win, of the |
battery, was seriously hurt about the head By
the tornado Of brickbats which flew In at the
door, and private Dexter Mcintyre, Of COM
pany D, heavy artillery, was slightly wounded
il the foot Beyond these, there were no cas-
ualties.
TIE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Immediately after the reports had ceased,
groups OF men were Feen bearing away the |
dead and wounded: The body Of one 1aRn,
who was evidently In front Of the door when |
ten-dead! His body was riddled like sieVe, |
with balls. In one cheek, through his shoul- |
der, through his heart and stomach, there was |
ut least dozen balls. He must have died in !
etantly. His body had not been identified at
the time we write. He Was evidently labor
Ills remains were taken to the First Station I
House.
sAcK1xa STORES n DocR SQUARE.
The firing from the armory Immediately |
made the mob realize that they wero to have
no boys play, and they at once ceased their
into Endicott street rai=ed the cry, ITO Dock
square, u "Sack the gun Stores" aud, headed |
By three or four fellows In their shirtslcoyes,
who had been most active In the assault on
the armory, they rushed for Dock square.
This was about q quarter past eight. The
hardware stores In the square bad been
closed, at the request OF the city authorities,
at o'clock. One part Of the mob headed
for the store Of 1lr. Thomas P. Barnes, jr., |
No. 28 Dock square. and In less time than it /
takes to write this they pulled down the |
shutters On both door and window, smashed /
the window ont and entered en- nsasse. The
work Of plllage at once commenced. a |
show case filled with knives and the most |
costly cutlery WAS broken into ten thousand !
pieces, and It's contents appropriated without !
delny. Packages OF fine cutlery on the |
shelves by the dozen were taken and carried |
away. In the case were many pistols, and |
they Of course were what the rioters especially |
Wnnted. At the back Of the store Was q rack |
filed with guns and muskets Of various de- |
acriptions. Nearly nil Of these we're taken
not more than dozen being left. Many Of
the pillagers were mere boys, After they
left, the store presented most desolate Ap-
pearance. Mr.. Barnes could not closely estf-
mate his loss last night, but thinks it will not
be less than $500 to 81, 600. Luckily, the
rioters did not get at the powder magazine,
which escaped their notice. $:
ATTACK Upon TIE STORE OF WIZ. READ soNs.
Another portion of the crowd headed for