The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-03-12
THE Rint nj Detrsit.

o bloodiest day ever known in Detroit Anu
latto was under trial in the Court for an out
( raoeous assault on a white child, and a crowc
5 assembled evidently with evil designs agalns'
the prisoner if hands could be laid on him.
I, The provost guard of the city was called oul
: to protect the prisoner from the court house q
l the iail. After sentence, which was to tho
state prison for life, the guard started with the
prisoner, sorely beset by the mob, but succeed
) ed in getting him safely within the prison
walls. At this time the Press says:
l "AlI would have been well, and the mot
3 would have soon dispersed, had 1t not been
for a wonton and malicious act OF certain
members of the Provost Guard towardt the ex-
asperated citizens. Without orders from any
reliable authority, a number OF random sno'S
were fired promiscuously into the crowd sey'
eral of them taking effect, and one man. y
LANCER, being instantly killed, shot through
the heart.
The Provost Guard, after this display, then
hurried back to the barracks, leaving the croWo
to dispense at their leisure. :,
The cry of death and vengeance ran through
) the crowd like an electric shock. Inc sign
: Of the bleeding CORPSE of the dead man, and
the groans of a half dozen who were una
kindIed anew the flames of INSTRUMENTATION
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maddened beyond description, because then
co1ptrvnen had been sacrificed they thought
and expressed it, to protect a negro who was
deserving of torture and death. The excite
ment among all classes, however, was intense.
Being bafled in their attempt to rescue the
criminal, they sought other channels 10 give
vent to their malice. @
The first house where a negro family resid-
ed. one end of which was used as a cooper
shop. situated on Beaubien street, was assault
ed with bricks, paving stone and CLUBS. ABOUT
a dozen negroes were at work III the shop, OF
stopping in the house at the time. lhe most
of them were armed, and fired several shots
into the crowd from the windows, taking ell
feet III several instances, but not fatally MUIR
ing any one, as far as could be ascertalned.
As each shot from the negro howell rever-
brated through the vicinity, the "reminiscences
of the mob became more manifest, and their
desperation more dreadful. The firearms In
possession of the negroes deferred them from
entering, for it would have been almost GER
tain death for any man to attempt 1t. Any
miss lie that could be obtained was hurled at
I the rendezvous of the negroes, the windows
and doors burst open, and everything destroy
ed which could be seen by those outside. Fl
InaIly, finding that they could not be forced
out of their hiding place in any other manner,
the match of the incendiary was placed atone
end Of the building, and in a very short time
the flames spread so as to envelope almost the
entire building. The scene at this time was
one that utterly battles description. Within
the building a perfect sheet OF hvld flame, and
outside a crowd of blood thirsty rioters, some
of whom were standing at the doors with re
volvers in their hands, waiting for their VIC
tins to appear, it was a truly pittible and
sickening sight. The poor wretches inside
were almost frantic with fright, undecided
whether to remain and die by means OF the
devouring clements, or suffer the almost GER
tain terrible fate which awaited them at the
hands Of the merciless crowd. There was no
more mercy extended to the suffering crea-
lures than would have been shown to a rat
tlesnakc.
No tears could move, no supllcatlon could
assuage the awful frenzy and demoniacal spir-
it of revenge which had taken possession OF
that mass of people. One colored woman made
her appearance at the door with a little chic
in her arms, appealed to the mob for mercy.
1.-The monstrous fact must be told, her fearful
appeals were met with a shower of bricks,
stones and clubs, driving herself and the babe
7 in her arms back into the burning house. Al
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cowardIy and inhuman act, rushed to her as
s~istance, brayely and nobly protecting her per-
son from the violence which threatened her.
; But the negroes had no such protection. They
were driven gradually to the windows and
doors, where they were murderously assailed
with every species of weapons, Including ak
cs, spades and clubs, and every thing which
r could be used as a means OF attack. The
frightened creatures were almost as insane
with fright as their prosecutors were with
madness.
AS they came out they We're beaten and
/ bruised in a terrible manner, their shrleks anC
= groans only exciting the mob to further ex-
, ertions in their brutal work. Several of
were knocked down with axes and left for dead,
, but who afterwards recovered only to be again
V set upon and cruelty beaten to insensiblity.
& The scenes which followed were Of a SIMILAR
nature. Old men, eighty years of age, were
not in the least respected, but knocked down
with the same fiendish vindictiveness which
n characterized all the other proceedings OF the
day. After the first building had been re
e duced to ashes the appetite for arson had only
been whetted, and not at all appeased. Al
night approached they grew holder, and die
mot scruple to commit the worst crimes upol
the calender with perfect IMMUNITY"
llc1l commenced SCclc Vi lHulSCl1Llllldl'
arson and slaughter, aimed at all negro hous
c es and negroes that could be reached, III which
8 were displayed fiendish passions, according t.
the account of the Press, that it is hard to in
aoine beings in the semblance of humanity
could manifest. After mentioning several in
s stances where persons were shot, general,
! innocent lockers on, the Press says:
'Of the negroes there are all sorts of rumors
= II &c hoIiny-ad tbat several Unrp killed Ri
as far as known nothing is positive concerning
: the matter. Dur reporter saw a large humble
in an insensible condition in the cutters an
alleys, but none entirely dead. A largenuIn
Der, however, were very seriously injured, an,
l. it is probable that many Of them will neve
recover. r
The colored population of the city, fright
ened and distracted hurried from the moi
scattering in every direction, a large numbe
going over the river to Canada, while man,
actually fled to the woods with their wive
and their little ones. They were perfect
8 panic stricken, and ran hither and thithel
with a recklessness that rendered them total
unfit to take care of themselves. Those VIII
. did not leave the city, huddled themselves tc
cether in the kitchen and out-houses of tn
d buildings adjoining the places where the riot
: Gus proceedings We're had"
ol All the available military were finally as
Is sembled, and before midnight the riot wa
) quelled, and quiet reigned once more in til
streets.
y Fhc Attack Upon Fort McAIIister-DeF
relations by the Pirate E~etTibntiOn-.
Federal Advance toward Port RauG
es SON.
New YORK, March THE following reb
dispatches are publishedin the latest Richmon
) papers
le SAVANNAH, March 1.-The enemy shelle
a Fort McAllisteer all last night. They have nc
renewed the attack this morning. Their We
S sells are still in the river. The fort is in goc
condition. The colunbiad dismounted yeste
day has been replaced. An attack by thrt