New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-14
PsiSe Superintendent Kennedy
and Several Policemen
Badly Injured.
SOLDIERS MOBBE ED.
PRIVATE HOUSES SACKED.

Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock the draft in
the Ilih Congressional District OF which The head
quarters are at tbe of Third Avenue aud Forty
nxlb street was resumed pursuant TO adjournment.
Provost-Marshsl Capt jenkins and other members Of
tie Board Of Enrolment, with the members Of tie
press were present together with about tbree hund
rec spectators. The drawing was sctuslly COM
nencsd about 10. o'clock, and from - TO 100 names
bad been drawn from the wheel and announced,
when sndd My the repor, Of pistol wac heard IN
the street.
This seemed to he the signal for al attack upon
the Office, for alnosi upon the instant n periec.
shower o. brickbats. paving stones and other Iais-
siles were buried from the street into the bu ding
which, Of course, took e-ybody by surprise. Fol-
lowing tie shower of et0nos cane III immense
crowd 10 poured into the Office carrying every
thing before them. The wheel containing the r..
nsining ballots Of the 22d Ward w,s carried by two
Of the eeiks the top story Of the house and placed
IN room, the innate Of which refused to have t
there, when j, was lef in the hsl. The Provost
Marshal Commissioner, Surgeon, engTossng clerks.
witt TIE members OF the press effected their escsTe
By tie back door, Capt. Jenkins claubefing Ii felce
and secre,ng himself in the next ho1se until a
favorable moment arrived, when he made his way
home
One OF the clerks wins endeavored TO save some Of
she papers was seized by the crowd, the paper,
taken from him by force and torn in pieces. The
mob now had possession of the building In "A fes
moments thereafter appeared with can OF
tnrpen,ine, which he poured or tie floor ot the Of
fce, and, Getting fire 10 IL, the coon IN d
blaze. All this time the mob kept breaking up ihe
pavement sod pelting the police and men attached
10 tie Office With stones.
Deputy Pro7ost-Marslel Vanlerpoel, in h.s at
tempt % rescue tie people IN The house, Wa at-
tackled By tie mob and though lie stated his object
tn going into tue building was beaten most severely
tbout the head. lie subsequently escaped with
great difficulty across lots and fences.
TIE fire which had BEEN Liudled IN tho back
Office 'pread rapidly TO the upper pant Of the house
The hAnes IN linle line communicating 70 tue ,hieo
houses adjoining on the North eide which were or
squs szs wilh tie building occupied by the Pro
vost-Msrshal.
Around tho bell tower in Fifyfrst ,treet, the
mob bad sent their friends 10 stop the bells from
Tingng-but when engine No. SO and Hose So were
coming down Thisd avenue they were CLEARED by
the mob bat not allowed to work
Tie corner building h.viug been nearly destroyed
some one Of tue eng neers mounted tbe engine and
appee'ed 10 the crowd for permission to throw
water upon tho fire, telling them that they he'd az
>omplshed their Pupote in burning the Marshavs
sfce.
About o'cloct Chie.-Engineer Decker arrived q,
che scene of co1fsgraion, and seeing how matter.
stood, ordered the 6Fencn 10 go 70 work and .z,o.
snlsh tie Ganes. Tb. crowd bad at this time
raced Gown Third aveBCe, and consequently tbe
Grenen were not n.olezed. Steamers No. % and
6o. 40 with several haod eCg'nes, threw streams o
water on the faroes thus pSsventiog the oonaasEs-
non iiom extending 10 tie Hlglborng build.nsa.
LIE bouse occupied by me harshal wos OF brick,
four stories hish, and belonged 10 Grand q CO.
hr. Jeremiah Duane, al uinate Lost over 81, OOJ.
K. Bake aieo Ice. lesyiiy. Ooe poor woman wLose
basOaiio 70 III iLe war Wa turDnd olt ii sck Led.
Altogether Elk families were rendered homeless.
Tue aoJ lung building, 10. 079, was also de-
sroJsd; IL war tenautec IN tbs lover story as d
layer beer ssio0n; the second floor by Henr,
Faux VITO ioses S3,0O0i 4. Domeroua whose less
ht 8, OJ0; IL. Dezelow auQ a. Woketoco vii, u &
ti.,g9.
No. G8i was occupied IS a batery and boarding.
h01se, Aud MAS totally destroyed The biacssmt
sLol oi hober Peugrew, lie south-east coruei
o. iArd avenue and FoTy.sixth street, also took
lis AID gss destloycd. Ia consequence Of the ex-