Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-14
TWENTY NEGROES KILLED.
Hundreds Of Buildings Burned.
Women Engaged In Exciting
the Mob.
THE RIOT IN NEW YORK.

NV YORK, via PoUGHKEEPsIE, July l3.
The New York Evening Post has the following /
A not commenced this morning consequent /
| upon the draft being commenced, The rioters,
% $40 or 3 S3 n ngn1Hsr % we're az armNa me- T5R 9aGe
ofthe 9Th District, corner Of Sd Avenue and 46th |
| Street.
The machinery, books, blanks, &c of the draft |
at this pointwere entirely destroyed, the build
/ ing fred and the whole block enyeloped IN |
flames. Two three men, with axes cut down |
/ the the telegraph poles in the Sd Avenue and AZ
| II o'clock the wires were destroyed.
| 1t is said that Superintendent Kennedy aP-
peared at the scene of disturbance and was much
| The police are unable to check the riot.
LATER. .
! NEw YoRF, July I3.-[ From the Sd edition OF
| the Evening Post:l Wehave heard ofno further
| demonstration by the rioters.
The city is filed with wild reports.
Mayor Opdyke has issued the following proc
| lamation
MAYORS OETICE, NEW YoEK, July ID.
| 2;35 P. M.-Whereas, an unorganized and IN
| lawful assemblage has in various parts OF the
| city violently resisted and by force obstructed
the execution OF the laws, accompanying theIr
acts by the destruction Of property and endan-
| eering the lives of the officers engaged IN the
performance of their duty, and Of peaceable eltl-
zens, 1 hereby warn all those in any way engaged
return to their homes and their usual employ
ments. All necessary measures will be taken to
| preserve the peace Of the city, 70 enforce the
| laws, and @ put down rioters at all hazards-
Signed, GEO. OPDYKE, Mayor.
| The military escort of the remains OF igadler
| General Cook, comprising the lst regiment OF
| CAVALRY was ordered to the scene Of the riot.
. | Just as we 90 to press we hear that the mob has
burned two elegant dwelling houses IN Lexing-
| ton Avenue. Information received up to two
O'Clock states that the mob has increased to
| some thousands. Gen. Wool has ordered % the
scene large number Of the marines from the
| Brooklyn Navy Yard, besides considerable
| number Of soldiers of the Regular Army.
| The National Guard is called out
Washington specials of the 18Th to the Eve
| ming Post saws the heaviest rain storm OF the
season commenced at midnight and still CON
3 tinues The roads between here and Baltimore
washed away for half a mile
Specials from Frederick make no mention OF
any engagement between the opposing armies
sfE o'cLocS P. up to this hour the riot ap
pears increasing. The following is a brief re-
| sumo Of their operations IL appears llltl sneLs @
D | must have boen concOeted plan Of resistance
10 the. conscription, as sdl the Working men OF
I, | the different Railroads comoned togetner Win
| those OF certain factories and marched 70 the
e buildings on Tnfrd Avenue where tle drafting
. for the ninth district had commenced
At about halfpast ten O'Clock the crowd rush
d ed into the drafting buildings and seized she
books and papers, using great violence towards
the officers and reporters who managed 70 e
- Qalso fheay' AsGjatapt henuty Van Derpoel, WAe
soon after the building was burned, the demons
in the meanwhile storning the upper part where
"a 1 some haf dozen families lived. Inc mex
building took fire andWa also destroyed Inc
7 r1rfians shouted while II was burning.
le Women were also in the mob exciting then
II taken OF by the crowd. The police were over
powered and beaten horribly.
7 A block was alaO demolished and its oWne
nearly killed.
5yetsehment Of seventy-fve Of the Proves
ss ,2usrd arrived at nOon-and drew up N line Oe
Z. fv-eeu l4th, 45th and Sd Avenue mere tney Wer
10 C,ieI,Iy surrounded by an intensely excited mo
m | ,Ibo stoned and eered them. Inc sOluiers hre
INTO tSe rufians when they were SET upon ~ y
p driven on and pursued about q He- One % - =,
soldiers was caught and actually Deatea 70 @ uea'
ls | ~ Lofb men and women hends. Another vi
nearly torn TO pieces, thrown oyer PreclPlee al
ms body stoned till half buried
rs soon sfter n squad Of police arrived, Dut We
=. driven of, one of their number being torn
@' ,ieces and kIcked TO Jelly. ..r.s -
al Sfares in the vicinity were soon closed " tnt
,Sney.s and the rioters had everything their oV
~ | way. -. ~ .lioyvsj to 1,Iay on t
FIRE. .,,., t..s.lv, ,,,,t,-soes ba
been perpetrated- -,4.1
lat | some II or Is policeman nave oeen - DLu'eH
-. treated that their recovery is also hepeless q q
~ No.. ~ = E.,1sJs- About 5 o'clock the mob
ns I,ovs5 fiIrtber down town when the hren
op- vent to work on the burning buildings on =
:. sye1ne : One house was entered where q la
aFe Io5 irlst been confined. A number OF artic
ats were stolen but no violence was perpetTAIed.
AT O'Clock Hr. Howard, late Guy eutSoI 10 OI I
of | nve,v VorI, Zines, was attacked by the m
tIIers's m abolitionistn and were ABOUT
hang him to a lamp post, when the mon AZ
zion was diverted and he ran lot nus lle:
f5oT% gro 5ssd sdA and R in the face with heavy Par
stones. ~, o,,l chair,
ya They rfssss Bfsssp sn 35 3 slsl Is saS H.
vitE dif6culty taken to an engine mousse
doors of which resisted the efforts o. s Ile ~
and hnally he was taken away. ms Es-n ~ y.
ssrions. The mob tore up iron fences e j.
tber,seI yea and about three o clOck the PIGc'' !
, lon of rlfhans, thieves ana women ~ ~ ltSu ~
e clubs pistols, and bars OF lretl' i LaIctll n
the | Avenue, threatening AL SOliAi 49,
9TH ~ al ,as threatened, but the prese
:. ofa detachment Of the lCth Teglheht y - ~
l IS tors prevented an attack HoWltzers are
.oI,a | tioned there, and the 7th regiment a5hOl
'1AS Ioaded with canister, which Will be useo On
be first demonstration. , =. . -, I,,,,,a
A whole block on Third Avenue was wi ~ ne
yIng ,,srsor named Andrews Of Virginia VINO
,Isnt lately harrangued the meetlngs ~ ~, aE
stltute, seemed to be the leader oi Ile NV, ;'
,Oto- -i1o addressed them near the ruins Mll'i ~
: 5astrlIction was goTngon, denounclng the Z :
ther dent. and advising the Peoplet 10 organize u
slSt tne GIsi5I M sttsr-5s.is . J,ronsaded II
t. 10 Ice and beautiful dwelling, corner oI
street and Lexington Avenue, Which was {
snN pletely sacked Lne osISy IprSIS' i,{o ne Sire
dilli1 Tbey then set FIRE to the house, and amid
anu wells, burned down. ,,..,..r ,,l;,,,r, o,
In the sth district tho MarshaI 40
1rOLn | drawing till tomorrow -. .
out detachTPs1I PTayo.t 81 srsa fEs FGgent and
Of to e Arsenal the ece9oent around dS ThlsI Si
down Ste Avenue grOanng for the c;Sa eGasG5i! IN
1t Of G0yern9T .SSy SeyoS9d5 odyEe E has issued proclaim
llSSs,st hLoS m rioters, stating that order sh2
8L. a8sl sved. Measures are bang taken ~ /,
fin 5I Sgo, which will probably prove eneo'
now qItS5uIng qt5ulg - gro who has been seen oy ths
lnize has been eth uIde[eG aI 6as1 Ped n % One
news spaper Office --'
eit7ens F5g CGoTed %5s ar op han Asyq has Pfe
ID as stroyed by the mob and 'Alsi''- l5i
De- DV Wbile % the mob was pa ssing dow f-orA ~
somebody in an ar1nory fred on thei, ~ "
dow when they fired the bulding whit
ena- dectrOyed.
'rvice THE CONDITION OF GENERAL Il