Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-07-18

ports of the building with sticks of tim
Der.
THE BUILDING ON FIRE.
Shortly after this destruction, q smoke
issued from the rear of the room, and n
great shout was raised by the crowd when
they saw that the building was on fire.
BLOCK OF BUILDINGS on FIRE.
During all this time tho fire in the enroll
ing office spread to the upper part of the
building and to the adjoining buildings, and
we hear that the entire block was in flames
at twelve o'clock.
The families in the upper part of the build
ing on the corner of Forty sixth street threw
out small part of their property and es-
capped with their lives.
THE TELEGRAPH DESTROYED.
Two or three men with nes attacked the
telegraph poles in Third avenue, and at IL
O'Clock two of them had been cut down and
the wires destroyed.
EXTENDED ACCOUNT OF THE RIOT
New YORK, July 12-6 o'clock, p. NJ
Up this hour the rioters appear to be in
cregsing in numbers. The following is II
brief resume of their operations
1t appears that there must have been a
concoctcd plan of resistance to the conscrip-
tion, as all the workmen on the different
! railroads combined, together with those of
certain factories, and marched to the build
ing, on Third avenue, where the drafting for
the Ninth district had commenced.
At about 10! o'clock this morning the
crowd rushed in and seized the books and
papers, and used great violence towards the
officers and reporters present, who managed
to escape, with the exception Of Assistant
| Dpputy NapJorDnal who uoc ba1lv hnoto on
| beyond recovery.
! Soon after the building was burned, the
| demons meanwhile stoning the upper part
of the building, where some half dozen fam
| lilies lived. The adjoining building caught
| fire, and was also destroyed. the rufiians
shouting with frcnzed JOY while it was in
! flames Women were also in the mob incit-
ing them.
All the horse cars were stopped, and the
| drivers taken off by the crowd. The police
were overpowered and terribly beaten. A
blacksmith shop near by was demolished,
and its owner nearly killed.
A detachment of scventy-tivc Of the pro-
vost guard arrived at the scene at noon, and
drew up in line between Forty-fourth and
! Fortv-fiith streets, on Third avenue. They
were quickly surrounded by an intensely cX-
cited mob who stoned and jecrcd them. The
soldiers fired into the ruthaus, when they
were set upon and driven of, and pursued
for about mile. One OF the soldiers was
caught, and actually beaten to death by
both men and women fcuds. Another was
nearly torn to pieces, thrown over preci-
! pce, and his body stoned until half buried.
At o'clocN Mr.. Howard, late city editor
of the New York Times, was attacked by
the mob, who cried out Heres an Adolf
] ol ff, Ia "a, a
lamp-post, when their attention was divert
ed, and he ran for his life. The crowd
chased him and struck him on the back OF
his head and in the face with heavy stones
stunning him fora time. They then robbed
him of his watch and chain, diamond breast
pin, and thirty-thrce dollars in money. lie
was with difficulty rescued, and taken to an
engine hOusc-thc doors of which resisted
the efforts of the mob. He was finally taken
to more secure place of safety, His inju
riCs are serious.
The whole block on Third avenue was
burned. 4 person named Andrews of Nir-
ginia, who has lately harGnGued the meet.
ings at Cooper Institute. seemed to be the
leader of the mob. and addressed them near
the ruins, while the destruction of the build
ing was going on. He denounced the Presi.
dent and advised the people to organize and
resist the draft. The bowling devils, after
tins harangue, proceeded to the large and
beautiful dwelling at the corner of Forty
seventh street and Lexington avenue, and
completely sacked it. The library, glasses
parlor and bedroom furniture, were thrown
into the street. The house was then fired
and burned to the ground.
In the Eighth district, the provost mar
shal adiurned the draft liIl tomorrow.
\ 1pfurhm.pt of a luuIr.E rr,,1lurs ar
rived at about three o'clock, and reported
to Provost Marshal Nugent. They were sent
to the arsenal, the excitement around whicl
is great
At about four O'Clock some three thousand
of the armed mob marched down Fifth
avenue, groaning the COnscriptiOn. Go
vernon Seymour will probably arrive thi,
evening.
Mayor Opdyke has issued a proclamation
against the rioters and declaring that ordrI
shall be preserved.
Measures are being taken by Gen. Wool
which will probably prove eflcctual in quel
ing the riot.
Every negro who has been seen bv til,
mob has been either been murdered or hor
nbly beaten. Some tTcnty thus far hav,
bcnn killed.
One or two newspaper offices have beer
threatened.
The citizens are arming.
The colored orphan asylum has been burn
cd by the mob.
Allcrton's Hotel, at Bulls head, has beer
burned.
When the mob was dassing down Sccont
avenue, somebody in the armory fired on
them from window. They then fired ant
destroyed the building.
STATE OF AFFAIRs THIS MoRNIFG.
New York, July Il, II P.M.-Thc effort,
of the telegraph workmcn to rebuild tht
lines destroyed 10y the mob yesterday hav,
been stopped by the mob.
The track 0f the Hudson River Railroad
at Fiity-ninth street, has just been torn up
, thus prcvenun" trains which started at II
o'clock, from leaving the city for Albany.
The mob is understood To bc on the way
TO shuytenduyyil creek to burn the bridg,
thcrT
The cry this morning is "kil the aboli
tionists,' and the crowd is of the same char
aCter as yesterday.
1t is expected that grape and canister vii
soon be brought to bear ON them from tn,
batteries which have arrived. \ house oI
sixteenth street has just been guttcd by
them.