New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-21
THE CoLoRED REFUGEES AT POLICE Ill
QUARTERS

QUARTERS.
Inward Of two hundred colored persons have
found shelter from the fury OF the mob at Police
Heade uarters. They OF both texes and all
ages, from the infant @, the breast to the white
haired grandfather Notwithstanding their misfor
tunes suferpgs aud Losses they are calm and cheer
fol They are not unconscious OF the dangers from
which they have ESCAPED, nor Of the difficulties
which surround them, but they have "A strong faith
in tie power and justice Of God. Willie they ex-
press the deepest gratitude to their benefsc.
tors, they show no spirit Of vindicliveness to-
ward the rioters who with torches, haters.
ard firearms drove them from their homes.
They are furnished with rooms m the upper story
of the House. Trunks and boxes are nsed Ter
.eats and their beds are on TIE door. lhey are
abundaDily eupplied with good substantial rGuon-,
such the officers and other Pereop. connected win
the Station have. Many OF them make Themselves
Useful by scrubbug and sweeping the rooms,
waiting upon thos- ~hO need their bel aud dong
with TIE utmost oheeriulluess any tax assigned u
them.
The following facts related in the language Of the
sufferers will give The reader N idea Of the TRIALS TO
winch these poor unOieLGing begroes have been ex-
posed. We omit their names and places OF real
dences at their own request. Mrs. : "A very III
telligeut woman, the mutherof three children-the
eldest, daughter, married, said
Zone OF the TiOtere came into my house suddenly
on W ednssiay, and asked me for my man, told HIM
| hs had gone TO The riotes then said, will give
YOU last ten minutes 10 clear out, and then VIII
tear down your house and bunit JusI then another
rio,er spoke a word in my behalf, when the tall
| savage looking man drew his revolver and hit my
lille BOY tie head, and threatened to shoot the
man who manifested sympathy for me. ] then
picked up NV babe and sought shelter IN u house on
/ Lexington avenue. The next day went To Police
Ueadqnarters snd soon after my arrival, come fire.
/ &c "a t.y Il. n
box. iost him IN my haste from the rotefs, and
war almos. crazy until they brought HIM here. Tie
child sti suffers IN consequence OF the BLOW he re-
ceivej al the hands Of tho rioter. Her oldc,t
daughter had previously goue to headquarters iof
protection.
William makes the following statement Of
the manner in which he and two other escal ed
leaving The women and children IN the house, know
ing they had better chance " got away from the
iOtert:
"On Wednesday evening tall man with red
" bssere Bnd niOustache, came 10 my house; WITH
bin were two boys with ropes in their bhnds, and
4 crowd followed crying, Hang tho niggers. We
then made our escape non the tDIrd story window
by means OF rope, aud hid away Ia the furnace IN
tie cellar. TIE women aud children Gen IN num-
berl then fed into the street and sought refuge at
Jefferson Market Precinct. After remaining III our
Aiding place until 2 o'clock ia the morning We made
our escape and we all met ui Police Ileadq quarters
on Saturday. There were white families IN the
rtnie rouse, consequently IL Was boI ULthtuj Oul
everything was stolen IRON IT.
C. is blind and lau'e. Hero Is in brief the
plain account Of HE escape:
" mob burst my door open OH Wednesday AZ
ternOon. i had an aunt thero, an old woman Of
sixty. / was bio IN Tbs wood house Tho mob
sad TO tie old lady thai # rhe would give up,
they would not BARN her. She said was anne and
bind AID had to 20 OH crutcner, ana Was afiaid Of
them. they found NE, however, and carried mo
into the house, and gave uIe al hour IN which 10
make my escape. went 10 Tho station House III
Tho Eighteenth Ward, guided by my aunt, and there
some Kind iiiend--I wish knew bis name-put ne
into earrings shd conveyed ae 70 THE place."
A mother with her Two children, one VI them very
i'll, aid:
'Lset Wednesday went to the Station.ilouse
On Twenty nlHih street, ard the officer III charge
told ne to return to NY houte. lie said no person
would !uIuie NE. | went home wal my two cliil-
dren and as soon ! entered the house d man
kicked the door open; hs was followed BY "a crowd
Of men aud boys w'O drove me away. One o. my
children waB very tiok at the time
Mrs. ID, "A Very nice looking wOnaL, gives The
following statement
81 was driven iron nv own homo on Tuesday,
and from the house where | ronght refuge on
"Wednesday. | ana my three children tuaily reached
tic Police headquarters. Isappos-d TINT NY bus-
band had been kilied-hls death Lsyng been an-
pounced In tho newspapers, bat he made az escape
by hiding away IA outhoures, and moving from
place 10 place under the cover Of darkIess, and is
here with n.e."
Mr. Il. 10 IN elderly man, "a Mo,hodIst minister,
who breaches to colorsd copTes iilon in ibis ety.
He said lie was in his house watching by the eide
of sick son, when ,0me white beisbbors tapped al
tho window and advised him 10 maze good biz
sacape. lie tried IN vain 10 get a cnr,iage, anu
fually was compelled, with no oiher help bat that
Of b% dsugLterinlaw, 10 carry biz sk son 10 head
quarters.
Two Of the refugees, who mad been hunted by
that Wops.sr with mapy teads aDe no tears, the