The New York herald., 1863-07-15
SCENES ON FIFTH AND SIXTH AVENUES.

mo UPPER part OF Fifth and Sixth were yea
erday the OF great excitement from about ton
O'Clock the morning until after three In tho afternoon
Several bodies of assembled Mt different spots above
the Junction Of Broadway and Sixth avenue and march
Ing along in dsordcrly manner, moved up town unt
they formed one They seemed 10 be wihou, any
definite leader, ~ one TO be calling thom
10 20 way and another 10 take opposite direction
Every proprietor Of liquor in the vicinity was
compelled to open bis establishment and supply them
freely with auor under pain Of having his place torn
down hts head The fate that attended Alertons
Hotel doubtless induced the proprietors Of the Iuor
70 grant their requests and each drop liquor tho
men partook only increased their frenzy.
PRESSING STRANGERS INTO sERyIcE.
The then began paroling ntquads along the sixth
avenue and every male person who passed tn side
walk forcibiy pressed into their service. seyerM
respectable their way down town thls com
PEELED % Join the ranks aud the men, waving and shaking
their clubs their victims. forced them along they
did 20 willingly, Sometimes 'admonishing them by
fa- from pleasant stroke the side of the head ,ha,
useless for themgto resis Many pcaeeabiy disposed
persons thus MIXED up with the others and many
who went with the crowd sor fear Of exciting their
managed 70 slip away before tho main body had decided
90 any definite movement.
A DECIDED novn6Dsr At Last.
Al about two O'Clock In the afternoon the united
bodies Of who had gathered together at the Of
Forty sixth street and Sixth avenue, and had armed
themselves some with revolvers and old muskes others
with clubs stones and similar weapons began
decide uniform movement They appeared " have
made up thsr minds 20 attack large massion at the cor
ner Of Fcssyseven'h street and Tifh avenue and had
left the SIXTH BY fory seventh street for that
purpose. Fer short lime the Sixth vas very
quiet; but sts the phAbItsnss careful not 10 leave
h~xx sf.a - n he
gan assemble either fank Of the doomed mansion
and were preparing for their nnal work
AxHrvAL OF TROOPS Axp poLics.
Shortly after the crowd had len six,h avenue u
discovered that bayonsts could be ssssnns tho
a about the neghborbood Of Fmtsth street and
advancing M town. me Inhabitants soon discovered
that II was Company Twelfth regular infantry Captain
Putnam, headed by platoon Of police, wno tosehsr,
were marching 70 the rsNef Of the district leaning
thai the crowd had taken up their position ~ The corner
Of Forty seventh street and Fh avenue and had thrown
out number Of their party a. far down ~ Forty nfh
street, a,sus that avenue, thsy dstwniDod brss tho
line BY turning ny rorsys street. from the srsh 70
PIN svesps rbey had previously marched along a
steady marching pace, but nov they quicteped their
sssps, and dsshnx into Firm avenue divded shs Forces
q thoso assemhed.
sn1 vpoEr-rHs pAyonr CHARGE.
Asw guns were discharged n the crowd, and created
slish panic, when the police rSsh>d upsn 'bsm Win
their bstons and inflicted sewers scap wounds aod
ssull fracsurss mis- ncvspsas, however, Ne crowd
seemed desesninsd so resist, vhes tho order given
70 eharss, end ths soldiers rushed upcn ths An
tbss bsyoosaa. fhe slens AZ ne eold steel seemed 10
hs~s ssns ssscs upon mo msss sas sbey began break
~ an drscsscns Foms large force, however, sini
tnosd 70 resist nrinS rsvclvers sos 10 At the lrps
. dasA sss made 81 fhs latter, and sosdsv NAMED
KeI se@ loswx A
slssrr.sd. NJ vsesv carrying a. Nh bsyous,sd n~ss
Ano,hss solAs~ ws ssssousy hurt bot acs Ss> hls
arms.
.ovR nAs sAvosryxS, xwcTrsH smor-rus sES
CEASED AWAY.
eorne Of NE errvd oss.nsis sss ous . IN.
who resstsd rsssvea b,o- over ne had l,.~a
bssos hs ~ tho same tina NJ .nsacsy ~~eag, ~
"a By - vssnd IN ihe shfcss &sh "a as- ssrn
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