The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-08-21
The Doctors Mob.
A New York correspondent Of the Bos-
ton transcript writes thus.

"A Ne" 1otk correspondent OF Inc DOS
ton Transcript writes thus:
send you an account Of what was call
ed the doctors MOB" in New York
compiled from an address before the St
Nicholas Society Of that city BY Hon. w
A. Duer. 1t took place during the latter
part OF the last century. The riot wa
provoked by the reckless aud wanton i'm
prudence Of some young surgeons at the
hospital. who, from one of the upper win
dows, exhibited the dissected arm Of :
"snhject " to some boys who were at play
on the green below. One of them, whose
curiosity was thus excited, mounted up g
ladder used for some repairs. ana AS he
reached the window, was told by one o
the doctors to ''look at bis mothers arm ,
1t happened, unfortunately, that the boy
mother had recently died, and the horror
which had now taken the place of his Gu
rosity, induced him to run to his father,
who was at work as a mason on building
in Broadway, with the information of wha,
he had seen and heard
Upon receiving the Intelligence the ia
Their repaired to the wife's grave, and, up
on opening it, found that the oody had
been removed. He returned forthwith to
the place where he had been at work, and
informed his fellow laborers of the circum-
stances. Their indignation and horror at
the revelation we're nearly equal to his
own. Armed with the tools of their trade
they marched 10 body to the hospital,
gathering recruits BY the way in mum bers
amounting to a formidable mob. The doc
tors, in the meantime, had taken the alarm
and decamped. The theater Of their ope-
ra'lons, however, was ransacked, and sew
eraI subjects in various stages of mutila-
ton, were disc ,vered. Driven to frenzy
by the spectacl, the mob issued forth in
pursuit of the doctors, who, had they fall
en- into the hands f the enraged multi
tude. would speedily have been made Sub
jects - of themselves. They had the good
fortune, however, to elu,'> the search. tho
some of them escaped by l.. \ breadth of a
hair
The obnoxious Doctor Hicks tx in the
first instance to Doctor Cochran's, nee "
opposite Trinity Church, relying for pro-
tec.ion upon the general respect in which
Doctor Cochran was held, and that, from
his having relinquished practice, his house
would escape search. But the mob had
an intimation Of HEX retreat, and search
ed the house from cellar to garnet without
success. They even opened the SHUTTLE
and looked out upon the roof, without per-
ceiving the Doctor, who lay, "perdue, "
behind the chimney of the next house, suf-
fering, probably, under more violent SUI
dorihc than he ever ventured to administer
to patient. The physicians took refuge
in the Jail, and the militia were ordered
ont to protect them and to quell the riot.
This was not effected without a specimen
of civil war in the streets, which, had the
mob been acquainted with the modern art
Of constructing barbados, might have
proved more serious and of longer contin-
nance. AS it was. it lasted three or four
days, during which the city may be said
to have been in state Of siege
Never shall l forget the charge I saw
made upon BODY of the rioters By Stake S
light horse. From cur residence, oppo-
site ST. Paups, first perceived the troop
as it debouched from Fair fnew Fulton)
street, and attacked the masses collected
at the entrance Of the Fields" whence
they were soon scattered. some Of them re.
treating into the churciyard, driven sword
in hand through the portco by the troop
ers striking right and left with the backs
of their sabres. The rioters had received
a temporary check, but were By no means
suLdued.
Arprised Of the retreat Of the doctors,
thew rallied and advanced to attack the
Jail; but the militia arrived there before
them, and were drawn up to defend it,
with loaded muskets and fixed bavonets.
The governor, the mayor, the recorder,
add other city magistrates we're also on
the ground, with many Of the principal cit
izens, who repaired to the assistance of TIE
civil authorities. Some of them were Sc
verelv wounded bv missiles from tie rob
Mr.. JAY received serious wound n tn,
head.
The baron de Steuben as struck bv
stone which Knocked hiru down, inflicte,
flesh wound upon his forehead, ant
wrought sudden change in the compass
tomato feelings he had previouslr entertain
ed toward the mob. At the moment o
receiving it, he was earnestly remonstra-
ting with the governor against ordering
the militia to fire or the people; but, as
soon AS he was struck, the Baron's benev.
olence deserted him, and. as he fell, he lus
lily cried out Fire, Governor fire.
CApsIzINe OF VESSEL ON TIE LAKE