Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-16
MAYoRs OFFICE, NEw YonK, /

cease at once and return to their homes and
their usual empl0yments. All necessary
measures win be taken to preserve the peace
of the city, to enforce the laws, and to put
down rioters at all hazards
(Signed) GEO. OPDYKE, Mayor.
The mi itary escort OF the remains OF
igadier-Gencra Cook. comprising the
let regimen Of cavalry, was ordered to
the scene of the riot.
just as we go to press we hear that
the mob las burned two elegant dwelling
houses in Lexington Avenue.
Information received up to two O'Clock
states that the mob has increased to some
thousands.
Gen Wool has ordered to the scene a
large number of the marines from the
Bro klyn Navy Yard, besides n consid.
cradle number of soldiers of the Regular
Army.
The National Guard is called ont.
Washington specials of tho 18th TO
the EUening Post says the heaviest rain
storm of the season commenced at mid.
night and sill continues. The roads be-
tween here aud Baltimore are washed
away for hall miie.
Specials from Frederick make no men. .
ton OF any engagement between the op.
posing armies thi. morning.
Slx O'CLOCK. p. Mp to- this hour
the riot appears increasing. The follow
ing is brief resume of their operations:
1t appears that there must have been
a concocIed plan of resistance to the con
scripton. rs all the working men on the
dllerent railroads combined together with
those of certain factories and marched to
the buildings on Third Avenue. where
the drafting for the Ninth District had
commenced.
At about halfpast ten o'clock the
crowd rushed into the daaiting buildings
and seized the books and papers. using
great violence towards the officers and
reporters who managed to escape except
Assistant Deputy Vanderpool. who was
ably heaten. lie is beyond recovery
; Soon after the building was burned. the
dem ons in the meanwhile stormng the
upper part, where some half dozen iami
lies lived. The next building took irc
and was also destroyed The rulIians
sh0utci while it was burning.
Women were also in the mob, exciting
them on.
All norse cars were stopped and the
drivers taken off by the crowd.
The iece were overpowerci and bea
ten most horribly.
A block was also demolished and it,
owner nearly killed.
a detachmeat of IS Of the Provost
Guard arrived at noon aud drew mp il
line between 44th 45th and 81 Avenuc
where they We're quickly surrounded by
al intensely y excited mob who stoned and
jeeled them. The soldiers fred into til,
; rullans, when they were set upon an
driven off and pursued about a mile. -
One of the soldiers was caught and
actually beaten to death 10y both mea an,
y women hendS. Another was nearly tori
i to pccos, thrown over a precipico aud hi
body stoned till half buried.
Soon altor u squad Of police arrived
but were driven of, one of their numhe
being torn to pieces and kicked to jelly
Stores in tho vicinity were soon close,
= by their owners and the rioters had eve
=. rything their own way. Tho liremeI
were not allowed to play on the fire.
- The most horrible and beaStly outra
y ges have been perpelrated.
i Some twelve or thirteen policemen
/. have been so brutally treated that thei
Il recovery is hopeless, and no doubt exist
II as to the death of Sn, erintendont Kennc
! dy. About three o'clock tho mob ha,
l moved further down town, when the ffe
men vert to work on the burning build
, ings on Third Avenue. One house wa
entered where lady had just been con
fined. a numbe. of articles were stolen
but no violence was perpetrated.
At two o'clock Mr., Howard, late city
editor of the New York Times. was at,
tackled by tho mob. "Here's an aboli
ZIONIST" they cried, and were about to
hang him to lamp post. " hen the mob''
attention was diverted. and he ran Tor hi
lile--the crowd chasing him, striking hin
on the back of the head and in the fac
with heavy paving stones. They robbe'
him OF his watch and chain. diamon'
breast-pin, and $33 in money, He wa
with difficulty taken to an engine house
the doors of which resisted the efforts O
the mob. and finally no was taken away
, His injuries are serious. The mob tor
, up iron fences to arm themselves. an,
a about 3 o'clock the procession OF rullians
/, thieves, and women, armed with clubs
! pistols. and bars of iron, marched u
/ First Avenue. threatening all connecte
d with the conscription,
u The arsenal was threa' enea, hut u
y presence of detachment of the 10Th II
giment of volunteers prevented an attacl
llowitzers arc stationed there and at ii
in 7th regiment armory, loaded with eani
ter, which will be used on the first deu
1, onstration.
D. A whole block on Third Avenue WI
~ burned. A man named Andrews,
Virginia. who has lately harangued Il
meetings Mt Cooper institute. seemed
he the leader of the mob, and who a.
dressed them near the ruins while the d
slrncIion was going on. denouncing {
nj President. advising the people to orga
d. ize 10 resist the dIat.
ck The bowling devils aite, this procee
cir ed to the large aud beautiful dwellin
corner Of 47th street and Lexington A