Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-17
TELEGRAP HIC.
TERRIBLE RIOT IN NEW YORK.
Fiendish Oatrages Committed BY
the Mob.
The Attack on Charleston Com
menced--Our Forces Landed
on Morris Island. "

on Morris Island. "
New YoRK, July 10.
A mob on Sd Avenue, at the conscripting
Office drove off the officials and fired the build
ing. One whole block is in flames. The mob
won't allow the firemen to extinguish the
flames. They also destroyed all telegraph
wires in the vicinity. They are evidently bent
on mischief The regulars from Governors
Island have been sent to the scene.
49, . NEW YORK, July 13.
The Evenin0 Post, second edition, has the
following: "A riot commenced this A. H.,
consequent upon the draft being commenced.
The rioters, 800 or 400 strong, were armed
with bricks, clubs and stones. 1t began at
the headquarters of the 9th district, corner
Of Sd avenue and 46th street. The enrolling
books, blanks, &C., of the draft at this point
were destroyed, the building fred and the
whole block enveloped in flames. Two or
| three men with axes cut down telegraph
poles in Sd Avenue, and at II o'clock the
wires were destroyed. Superintendent Ken
nedy appeared at the scene of disturbance and
was much injured. The police are unable to
check the riot.
| LATER.
NEW YORK, July Is.
From the third edition of the Evening
Post, we learn there has been no further de-
monstrations by the rioters. The city is filled
with wild reports. Mayor Opdyke has issued
the following proclamation: H,' 1s 4r
| Mayors OFFICE, NEW YORK, July ID.
| WHEREAS, An unorganized and unlawful
assembly has in various parts of the city vi
olently resisted and by force INSTRUCTED the
execution of the law, accompanying their acts
by the destruction of property and endanger-
ing the lives of the officers engaged in the
performance of their duty, and Of peaceable
citizens; hereby warn all those in any way
engaged in this riotous proceeding to desist at
once and roturn to their homes and their
usual employment. All necessary mea-
sures will be taken to preserve the peace of
the city, to enforce the laws and put down
rioters, at all hazards ...-
(SignedD GEORGE OPDYKE, Mayor.
The military escort of the remains of Brig.
Gen. Zook, comprising the 1st regiment Of
cavalry, was ordered to the scene of the
riot. Just as we 60 to press we hear the mob
has burned two elegant dwelling houses in
Lexington Avenue. Information received up
! to o'clock states the mob has increased to
some thousands. Gen. Wool has ordered to
the scene large number of marines from the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, besides considerable
number of soldiers of the regular army. The
National Guard reserve is called out.
New YORK, July l2.-6 P. M.
Up to this hour the riot appears to be in
creasing. The following is brief resume of
| their operations. 1t appears that there must
have been concerted plan of resistance to
the consumption, as all the working men on
the different railroads combined together with
| those of certain factories and marched to the
building on Sd Avenue, where the drafting
for the Sd district had commenced. At about
half past ten the crowd rushed in and seized
| the books and papers, using great violence
| towards the officers and reporters present,
who managed to escape. Assistant Deputy
Vanderpoel, who was beaten beyond recovery,
died soon after the building was burned, the
demons meanwhile storming the upper part,
where some dozen families lived. The next
building took fire and was also destroyed, the
rufians shouting while it was burning. Wo-
men were also in the mob melting them on
All horse-cars were stopped and the drivers
| taken off by the crowd. The police were
| overpowered and beaten terribly. A black
Smith shop was also demolished and its owner
nearly killed. A detachment of rs of the
provost guard arrived at noon and drew up IN
line between 44th and 45th streets, on Sd Az
enue, where they were quickly surrounded by
an intensely excited mob, .who stoned and
jeered them. The soldiers fired into the ruff
fans, when they were set upon and driven off
and pursued about mile. One of the SOL
diers was caught and actually beaten to death
| by both men and women-fends. Another
was nearly torn to pieces, thrown over pre-
cipice and his body stoned. Soon after squad
of police arrived bat were driven off, one
of their number being torn to pieces and
kicked to jelly. The stores in the vicinity
were soon closed by their owners and the RI
oters had every thing their own way. -..
The firemeniwere not allowed to play on the
fire. The most horrible and beastly outrages
have been perpetrated. Some twelve or thir.
teen policemen have been so brutally treated
that their recovery is almost hopeless, and no
doubt exists as to the death of Superintend-
ent Kennedy. About o'clock the mob had
moved further down town, when the firemen
went to work on the burning buildings on Sd
Avenue. One house was entered, where
lady had just been confined; number of ar
ticles were stolen but no violence offered. At
2 o'clock Mr.. Howard, late city editor of the
New York Times, was attacked by the mob,
bowling there is an Abolitionist," and were
about to hang him to lamp post, when the
mob's attention was diverted and he ran for
his life, the crowd chasing him and striking
him on the back of his head and face with
heavy paving stones, stunning him, when
they robbed him of his watch and chain, dia--
mond breastpin and $33 in money. He was
with difficulty taken to an engine house, the
doors of which resisted the efforts of the mob,
and finally he was taken away. His injuries
are serious. The mob tore up iron fences to
arm themselves, and about o'clock process
ions of ruffians, thieves and women, armed
with clubs, pistols and bars of iron, marched
up 9th Avenue. The arsenal was threatened,
but the presence of detachment of the 10th
volunteers prevented an attack. Howitzers
are stationed there. A whole block on Sd
Avenue was burned. A person named An
drews, from Pennsylvania, who has lately
harrangued meetings at Cooper Institute,
seemed to be the leader Of the mob, and ad-
dressed them near the ruins while the de-
struction was going on, denouncing the Pres
ident and advised the people to organize and
resist the draft. The bowling demons after
this harrangue, proceeded to the large and
beautiful building on the corner of 47th street
and Lexington Avenue, which was complete
ly sacked, the library, safe. ch>irs, glasses,
&C., thrown in the street. They then set
fire to the house and burned it down. In the
9th District the Marshal adjouoned the draw
ing till tomorrow. A detachment of 100
regulars arrived about o'clock, escorted by
the Marshal and Provost Marshal, and went
to the arsenal, the excitement around which
is intense. About o'clock some 5000 of
the armed mob marched down 9th Avenue,
groaning for the conscription. Gov. Seymour
will probably arrive this evening. Mayor
Opdykc issued proclamation against the |