The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-07-17
Bitter Fruits of Disloyalty
TERRIBLE RIOTS IN NEW YORK !
BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
The Draft Resisted and the Com
missioner Killed!

n mon III Jlc ou avenue NJ tnc coll
scripting office drove off the officials
fired the building, and the whole
block is in flames. The mob will not
allow the firemen to work They also
destroyed all the telegraph wires in
the vicinity, evidently bent on mis-
chief. Regulars from Governors Is
land have been sent to the scene
NEw YoRK, July 1876 =. M.
Up to this hour the riot appears in
creasing. The following is a brief
resume of their operations here; II
appears that there must have been q
concerted plan Of resistance to the
conscription, as all the workmcn on
the different railroads combined to-
gether with those ofccrtain factories
and marched to the building on Third
Avenue, where the draft for the 9th
District had commenced. At about
half-past 10 o'clock the crowd rushed
i'm, seized the books and papers, using
great violence towards the officers
and reporters present, who managed
to escape, except Assistant Commits.
sioner Vanderpool, who was badly
beaten hey ond recovery.
Soon after the building was burned.
The demons, meanwhile, stoned the
upper part where some half dozen
families lived. The next building
took fire, and was also destroyed, the
ruillans shouting while it was burning.
Women were also in the mob, melting
them on. All horse ears were stop
ped and the drivers taken Off by the
crowd. The police was overpowered
and beaten horribly. A blacksmith
shop was also demolished and the
owner nearly killed.
A detachment of 10 of the Provost
Guard arrived Mt noon and drew up
in line between 44th and 45th streets
Third Avenue, where they were quick
ly surrounded by an intensely excited
mob, who stoned and cursed them.
The soldiers fired into the ruilians,
when they were set upon and driven
off and pursued about II mile. Ono
of the soldiers was caught and actu.
ally dragged to death by both men
Women fiends. Another was nearly
torn to pieces, thrown over preci-
pice, and his body stoned till halfbur-
led.
Soon after, a squad ofpolice arriv-
cd, but were driven off, one OF their
number being torn to pieces and kick
ed to jelly. Stores in the vicinity
were soon closed by their owners, and
the rioters had everything their own
way-the fircmen were not allowed
to play on the fire.
The most horrible and beastly out
RACES have been committed. Some
II or 13 police have been so brutal
ly treated that their recovery is almost
hopeless, and no doubt exists as to
death of the Superintendent Kenne-
dy.
Abont 8 o'clock the mob had NOV
ed further down town, when the fire.
men went to work on the burning
buildings. On Third Avenue one
house was entered where lady had
just been confined. A number of ar
ticles were stolen, but no violence
perpctratcd.
At 2 o'clock Mr.. Howard, late To-
cal editor of the New York Times,
was attacked by the mob, howling--
"IIere's one Abolitionist!" and were
about to hang him to lamp post.
When the mob attention was attract
ed, he was dropped and run for his
life, the crowd chasing him, striking
him on the back of his head and i'll
the face with heavy paving stones,
stunning him, when they robbed him
of his watch and chain and S33 in
money. He was with dinicuIty taken
to an engine honse, the doors of which
resisted the efforts of the mob, and f.
nally he was taken away. His inju-
ries are serious.
The mob tore piron fences to arm
themselves. At = o'clock the pro-
cession of ruflians and thieves, armed
:, with clubs and bars marched up 1st
: avenue, threatening all connected
with conscription. The arsenal was
}, threatened, but the presence of de-
tachment of the 10th Vols. prevented
an attack. IIowit2ers are stationed
there and at the 9th regiment armory,
loaded with canister, which vii! be
used on the first demonstration.
} A whole block on 3d avenue was
burned. A person named Andrews
of Va, who has lately been holding
; meetings at Cooper Institute, seemed
to be the leader of the mob, and ad-
7 dressed them near the ruins, while the
destruction was going on, denouncing
the President, and advised the people
t to organize to resist the draft.
The bowling devils then proceeded
| to the large and beautiful dwelling
ON the corner of 4Sth street and 9th
! avenue, which was completely sacked.
The livery, glasses, sofas, chairs, beds,
DC, was thrown into the street. They
3 set fire to the house amid terrible
Q yells and burned it down.
In the Sth District the Marshal ad-
jourred the drafting till tomorrow.
A detachment of 100 Regulars ar
!, rived at 8, and reported to Provost
t Marshal Nugent, and went to the ar
: senal, the excitement around which
G is great.
!, About o'clock some 5000 of tho
armed mob marched down 9th Ave-
: nue., going for the conscription Ofii-
! ces.