Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-21

The first the crowd did was to take hold of the
wheel and break it into pieces, scattering tho
papers all around on which were inscribed the
names. The crowd was armed in all sorts Of
methods: some with crowbarS, others with
legs Of tables, some with pieces Of furniture,
and not IL few with revolvcrs and bowic-kniYes
THE BUILDING SET on FIRE.
After destroying everything which was in
the room, one of the crowd took out 4 large
can of turpentinc, and, scattering it around
the floor applied light TO the same, and soon
the whole building was in flames.
PROGRESS. OF TIE FIRE-THE ENGINES ARRIVE.
The fire, which was originated ut the head
quarters, soon spread to the adjacent buildings,
Nos. G15 and GO, and soon they, toe, were
enyclopcd in flames. 1t was then that Engine
No. SO and Hose 53 arrived at the scene. The
crowd gave them hint that their services
were not required, and they Immediately re-
moved their apparatus from the ground. The
buildings destroyed at this time were Nos. 675,
G77 and GO, Third avenue. No. CTS was oc-
cuPicd by Mr.. Robert Pettigrew as q carriage
factory; No. 6TTT was the Provost MarshaPs
headquarters of the district, and No. go was
occupied as lager beer saloon, the upper por
tion of which was occupiedas tenement house.
The scenes outside at this time it would be
impossible for 4 pen to adequately describe in
IL limited space. The flames shot up with
amazing rapidity, and the crowd, as they view
ed the scene, chccrcd and expressed their ap-
probation.
THE MILITARY ADVANCE.
The rumor that number of military were
on their way from down town to quell the dis
turbance was soon proven to be true. The
fact was, Il detachment of the provost guard,
from the Park barracks, had been ordered up,
and they were now seen lcisurely marching
up the avenue. The guard did not number
more than forty men; but they were fully
armed and equipped. In their march up the
avenue they were not molested in any way
until nearing Fortieth street..
TUE CONFLICT WITH THE PEOPLE.
Arriving ut the corner of Forty-second
street, further passage was barred by Il crowd
ot some three thousand persons, who flour
ishcd their weapons, and told the soldiers
that they could proceed no further, except at
the expense of their lives. The soldiers, at
this moment, were in close column, and
looked as if they meant work. All the people
who were there assembled seemed determined
to do anything-eyen sacrifice their lives
rather than the soldiers should triumph over
them.
Bricks now benan to fly and general conftl-
sion prevailed. The soldiers were hemmel in
so that they could hardly move There was,
however, kind of temporary hush in the III.
mult; the crowd staggered hither and thither, rs
if from the most intense excitement the soldiers,
who had their pieces at an ''order arms, brought
them 20 shoulder. No order seemed to be given
at the time. One piece went off, and then SIM
ultaneously.
TIE SOLDIERS FIRED on TIE PEOPLE.
The discharge did not seem to at all affect the
fears of the crowd, although several were seen
to fall rs the deadly bullets lodged themselves in
their bodies This action of the soldiers ell
ragged the crowd to such an extent that they now
acted more like fends than human beings. AS
tue crowd was in one solid mass the discharge
mus: have killed and wounded some twenty or
thirty, who were Immediately removed to differ
ent localities.
THE SOLDIERS RUN.
AS soon as the soldiers poured their volley in
to the multitude they Immediately turned and
ran, being pursued in hot haste by thousands
The people seemed to follow them up with cn-
tiring energy, and it said scarcelyone escaped
from the clutches Of those who laid hands upon
them.
HORRIBLE SCENES.
The scenes which occurred after these soldiers
fred into the people and commenced their rapid
retreat by running down the avenue were cer-
tainly of an appalling nature. Excuse must be
made for the conduct Of the crowd By the elaring
fact that !. number uf their kindred had been
shot down in cold blood by their sides, while
fighting in defence ofthc same principle.
The soldiers threw away their muskets in
order the better to expedite their skedaddlng,
and these were taken up by their pursuers
and used against them. When one If them
was ovcrtaken he was beaten almost into jelly,
and, iainting from loss Of blood and exhaus-
ton, the poor fellow was thrown into some
allcyway, and left to take care Of himself as
best he might. At the corner of Both street
and sd avenue, the crowd seized h"ld Of one
Of the soldiers, and after disfguring him in a
terrible manner, cutting open his check and
back part Of his head, lie was fortunately res
cucd by a gentleman prcseut, who was more
or less acquainted with the leaders. lie was
carried into II store on the corner, and his
wounds attended to. There were hundreds
Of incidents Of this melancholy description. =
ATTACK on TIE EIGHTH DISTRICT ENROLLING
OFFICE.
Just about halCpast four o'clock, a crowd of
people were seen approaching. On their ar
rival the first attack was made on the enrolling
office, No. 100, Broadway, second door from
the corner of 29th streets, then store after store
in that street between Twenty-eight and
Twenty-ninth streets ransaeked the stores,
throwing the valuable property into the street,
which was as rapidly carried away by those
outside.
Clubs and stones were used in profusi0n,
then one building after snc other were delib-
erately fired, and in the space of two hours the
whole block was burned to the ground, num-
bering ten stores. The block was built of
brick, and was three stories above the stores.
The whole Of the upper part was occupied by.
Mrs. Sumner as a boarding. house. The con-
fusion and terror manifested by the boarders
can be more easily imagined than described.
The stores were occupied by the following
persons
Mr.. Quimby, combs, &c.; II. Sarles, boots
and shoes; Victor Maanes. bootmaker; Mr..
Benedict, paper-hangings; Newman, Onder-
donk d Capron, hardware; Mr.. Jcwctt, jew
elry, II. Brady, liquor store.
In addition 10 the above there were two car
pcntenters' shops, plumbers shop and a shoe
shop destroyed on 2Sth street.
This block Of buildings is estimated atabout
SEQ 900.
ATTACK on THE TRIBUNE OFFICE.
An attack was made on the "Tribune" Of
flee, but the mob were driven off by means of
scalding water which was thrown upon them.
THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD TRACL TORN Tp.
The track of the New Haven Railroad was
torn up for several blocks above Forty-second
street, materially impeding travel upon the
roam.
AZ ORATOR ,ppEhRS-spEECu OF MR. ANDREWS
OF VA, ETC.
After the burning of the buildings, great
crowd of excited people gathered about an old
shanty at the northwest corner Of Forty-sixth
street and Third avenue. On the top of this
shanty were 4 number of well dressed men,
together with some hundreds of noisy ur-
chns, cheering and hurrahing. 1t was
evident from the appearance Of matters