The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-24
they had something else to do besides

they had something else to do besides
using gentle measures. OH -...,..
Arriving at the corner of FOrty-secOnd
street, further passage was barred by a
crowd of some three thousand persons,
who tiourished their weapons and told the
soldiers that they could proceed no further
except at the expense OF their lives The
soldiers at this moment were in close col
umn, and looked as if they meant work.
All the people WHO were there assembled
determined TO do anything-even sacrifice
their lives-rather than that the soldiers
should triumph over them.
Bricks now began to fly, and general
confusion prevailed. The soldiers were
hemmed in so that they could hardly
move. There was, however, a kind OF
temporary hush in the tumult: the crowd
staggered lither and thither, as if from the
most intense excitement; the soldiers, who
had their pieces at an "order arms"
brought them to shoulder. No one
seemed to give at the time. One piece
went OH, and then simultaneously,
THE SOLDIERS FIRED ON TIE PEOPLE.
The discharge did not seem to at all
affect the fears of the crowd, although
several were seen to fall as the deadly
bullets entered their bodies This action
of the soldiers enraged the crowd to such
an extent that they now acted more like
fends than human beings. AS the crowd
was in one solid mass the discharge must
have killed or wounded some twenty or
Thirty, who were ilnmediately removed to
different localities.
THE SOLDIERS RUN.
As soon as the soldiers poured their
vOlley into the multitude, they imme IL
ately turned and rau, being pursued in hot
haste by thousands. The people seemed
to follow them up with untiring energy,
and it is said scarcely one escaped from
the clutches OF those who laid hands upon
them.
HORRIBLE SCENES.
Tie scenes which occurred after these
soldiers fred into the people and comment
ced their rapid retreat by running down
the avenue were certainly of an appalling
nature Excuse must he made for the
conduct OF the crowd by the glazing fact
that number # their kindred had been
shot down in cold blood by their sides,
while fighting in defence Of the same -prin-
ciple. The soldiers threw away their mus
kets in order the better TO expedite their
skedaddling, and these were taken up by
their pursuers and used against them.
When one of them was overtaken he was
beaten almost into jelly. and, f;l;nting
from loss of blood and exhaustion, the
poor fellow was thrown into some alleway,
and left to take care of himself as best he
might. At the corner of Thirty ninth
street and Third avenue tue crowd seized
hold of one of the soldiers, and after dis
figuring linn in 8 terrible manner, cutting
open his cheek and back part of his head,
he was fortunately rescued by q gentle
man present who was more or less &C
quainted with the leaders. He was car
ried into a store on the corner, and his
wounds attended to. The poor fellow was
almost in dying state-his eyes seemed
fast working into the glare of death. Over
him stood the man who had saved his life,
attending to his every want, and contrib
uting consolation to him in his sufferings.
AS the wounded soldier slowly recovered,
he could only give expression to his thak-
fulness f. the services rendered by mel
ancholy smile. 1t is thought this man
will not recover. There were hundreds of
incidents of this melancholy description
THE CONFLICT WITH THE POLICE SEVERAL
KILLED.
Perhaps the members of the police force
in this vicinity suffered more than any
other class As there was but few OF them
at any given point, they were at the mer-
cy of the crowd and received more rough
treatment. A TOUCHING tragedy took
place in Forty-second street, resulting in
the death of two persons, one OF whom,
we are sorry to say, was a woman. A po-
liceman fired into the crowd at that locali-
ty, being in somewhat dangerous posi-
ton, the ball, it was said, entering the
breast of woman and killing her instant
ly. The officer was then theoretically at
tackled bars of iron, large sticks and other
weapons dealt him heavy blows, and,
bleeding from almost every pore, the fat
ed man rushed into vacant lot; but be-
fore he had gone tar a ball lodged in the
back part of his head, when he fell to the
ground. He was soon after taken to St.
Lukes hospital. There is no hope enter
Calne0 OF MS recovery. .
Another policeman, a sergeant in the
ward, secreted himself in house in Forty
second street, but being ferreted out by
the crowd, was assailed and beaten about
the head and back until he was nearly
killed. A body of thirty policemen, how
ever, here charged upon the crowd and
rescued the sergeant from his dangerous
position. There were also quite number
Of these cases; but at this writing it is inn
possible to refer to but one or two Of these
melancholy occurrences
THE CROWD MOVES TO OTHER WORK. n
After the military and policemen had
been opposed of, the crowd turned their
attention to the work of destroying prom
inent buildings in the vicinity. The
flames were spreading rapidly from the