Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-07-16

which resisted the efforts of the mob, and !
he was finally taken away, His injuries :
are serious,
The mob tore up iron fences to arm
themselves, and about 3 o'clock process
sion of ruihans, thieves and women, armed
with clubs, pistols, bars of iron, ETC.,
marching up Third Avenue, threatening
all connected with conscrlption. The
Arsenal was threatened, but the presence
of detachment of the Tenth volunteers
prevented an attack. Howitzers are sta
toned there, and at the 7th regiment Ar
mory, loaded with canister, which will be
used on the first demonstration,
The whole block on Third Avenue was
burned. A person named Andrews, OF
Virginia, who has lately harangued meet
ings at Cooper Institute, seemed to be a
leader of the mob, and addressed Them
near the ruins while the destruction OF the
buildings was going on, denounclng the
President and advising the people to re-
sist the draft. The bowling demons after |
this speech, proceeded to large beautiful
dwelling, corner of Forty-seventh street
and Livingston Avenue, which was COM
pletely sacked. Library, glasses, sofas,
chars, beds, ETC., being thrown into the
street They then sci fire to the house,
and amid horrible wells burned 1t down
| In the 9Th district the Marshal adjourned
the drawing until tomorrow.
Every negro who has been see. oy tue
mob has either been murdered or horribly
beaten. Some twenty thus far have been
killed. The colored Orphans Asylum has
been destroyed by the mob
Another account says;
Atll o'clock detachment of the Pro-
vost Guard, numbering some seventy-hye
men, left the Park Barracks for the scene
| of disturbance they reaching the ground
, about II o'clock. They Immediately
formed two and two abreast, and with
closed ranks they marched up the avenue
No sooner were they in motion, however,
when the mob began to surround them,
hootlng yelling and groaning. The guard
drew mn in line on the avenue between
44th and 45th streets. By this time they
were completely surrounded and so press
ed that they were hardly able to g order
arms"
The crowd now commenced pushing and
iolting the soldiers, and throwing stones
,, At them. All of sudden they had then
arms ON a ''ready :" whether the order
was given to fire or not, it is impossible tC
g say but one of the soldiers lmmediatel!
> discharged his piece, shooting down on'
of the mob; the others Immediately fol
lowed. No sooner were the muskets dis
IS charged, however, than the mob endeav
ored to wrest the weapons from the hand
of the military hand to hand fight en-
sued. which lasted for ten minutes o
more; at last the mob being reinforced
h the soldiers broke and fed, pursued b,
is the crowd. yelling like Demons.
The pursuit was kept up as far as 2OtI
street. when it was.abandoned, and ma
loritv of the men escaped one OF the sol
: diers was pursued up 4lst street to Is
rs avenue, where a crowd of some twent
=, men surrounded him, knocked him dow
." and beat him until he was insensible.
humber of women joined IN and one
he them endeavored to stab him with ba!
he onet. but another woman took the weapc
" out of her hand and carried ii off. II
ed soldier was left for dead on the walk, b'
az whether he was so or not could not be a
OF certained.
m Another of the Guard endeavored
hor make his escape by climbing the roc
he near AID street. No sooner, howevt
out was his intention discovered, than anoth
nes portion of the mob "grabbed" him, a
an taking him to the top of the rocks, strip
f his uniform off him, and after beating h
almost to jelley, threw him over p
at cipice some 20 feet high on to the ha
the rocks beneath. Not content with til
,av- stones and dirt were thrown at him as
rled laid helpless, until he was half bur
ook There is no doubt but that he was kill
m. Soon after the defeat Of the soldiers
,oKs squad of police made their appearance
ards line of battle. As seon as the mob eau
who sight of them, they fired volley of stor
)ep- knocking down two of the officers.
very notice at once drew their clubs and revt
was ers, but after a contest of few mint
the they We're also forced to retreat, wi
ami they did in good order until near 4
fire, street, when one of them discharged
,out- revolver four times into the midst Of
were | tnfOnS, SHooJlli. d hot DO th'o "''' "'o"
All to a wagon on the corner. rush
ivers made at once for the officer he INN
emen atey reiterated to store close by,
" people in which at once barred the
its and endeavored to give him protec
The crowd, however, went to tine ba'
ovost the house. tore down the fence and rl
up in into the building, Selling the police
$ on knocked him down and actually tore
,und to pieces-strippng the clothes OF
and back and kicking HIM until he wa
into mass of Jelly.
n off, TN, coIoREp ORPHAN ASYLUM
Sna,h The Orphan Asylum Tin Fifth av
ntbor near Forty sixth street }, was fired alb
a. o'clock in the afternoon. The lntur
81 mob, eager for any outrage, were tt
' .nd that way by the simple suggestion TIL
""o building was full of colored childr
T%o They clamored around the house Ink
/, and mons "l'ns '"o an - ,oaLa .
, m"S were instantly overpowered several
o wv severely or fatally injured. While
9 "a was gong on, a few of the less evl