Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-07-17
THE DRAFT IN NEW YORK.
DREADFUL RIOT,

large mob collected Mt the drafting clice,
on Third avenue, New York city on Monday
morning. The drafting officials were driven
away, the buildings set on fire, and whole
block burned. Tae mob would uot allow the
fire bells to be rung nor tue hremen to act.
They destroyed all the telegraph wires. In the
afternoon the riot assumed vast proportions.
The Arsenal on ftty-tourth street was taken by
the mob, who armed some four hundred of their
number. The police have been handled terribly
severe Superintendent Kennedy aud some /
fifteen police have been killed and many wound
ed. squad of thirty soldiers were
ordered to fire on the mob. They had their guns
taken away aud were terribly beaten and dis
persed. The noon train for Boston was nearly
demolished and the passengers driven out and
prevented from leavng. The telegraph lines
were cut in many places, destroying communisa-
ton with the eastward.
SECOND DAY.
40 T. M.-All the omnibuses have stopped .
running, and the house cars have also suspend
ed operations, under the threats of the mob.
A body Of infantry and artillery are stationed
Mt the Hudson railroad depot to protect it from
large mob that oongregated there A large
pork packing factory, on Washington street, was
burned by the mob, carly this morning
block Of niue building, including planning
mill GU One hundred aud Twent y-ninth street,
this morning took possession Of tenement
block in thlrty-lodrth street. but were driven
out by the infantry, who rushed in, throwing
the rioters out Of the windows, shooting aud
killing several. 1t was a desperate ALTAR, and
they endeavcred to rally, but charge from the
soldiers drove them off pell-mel. The mob set
a school.house on fire in Seventeenth street, but
the flames were extinguished, and the mob driven
away by the police. The mob attacked Il de-
tachment Of marines near Delaney street. when
the latter fired, killing three and wounding six
others.
New York, July 14-Eyening Gov. Sey-
mour has ISSUED proclamation stating that the
riotous demonstration originated in opposition to
the conscripion has swelled to vast proportions.
= lie says that he knows that many would not have
gone TO such extremes unless apprehensiye Of
injustice, but reminds them that the only OPP
position which can be allowed s an appeal TO
= the courts Of law, and the right to such appeals
0 will be maintained, and the decisions ot the
courts must I've respected. All rioious proceed
ings must md shall lie put down. The laws Of
the State mus. be enforced, peace aud order
maintained, and life and property protected
Is He, then in conelnsiou calls on all iiutors 10
o retire, declaring that he will use all the neces-
2, snry power tc restore order,
IL In lorkye and Harlem the rioters have been
(, demOlishing houses, etc.
:, Arms have been removed from threatened
y Poyost Marshal Nugcnt had been notified to
II suspend the draft.
All communication Geographically with the
Is East and West has been suspended the mob
N having torn down the wires in all places as far
81 rs Williams bridge, driving the tcegraphcrs of
At mud threatening their lives. Tho operators on
IN the Eastern lines located all last night aud
nj up to nine o'clock this moruingn car two miles
nj from Harlem on the track, when the mob DIS
n covered them and drove them oil
az The Mayor has prohibited the sale of fire.
ls arms, aud all such stores closed
m 2. NJ The dnyso far has been n fenrfu
q one. There was AN awful riot in the Second
90 avenue this afternoon, in which the military
lv charged and fired several times, killing g. anu
nj woundiug many,
Col. 0'Brien was captured by the Genis
mn beaten to jelly, aud then huug to - lamp pos
at the corner Of Thirty-tOurlh street and Sccon,
avenue.
re building in which some twenty armed riot
To ers We're plying their work Of plumber WAS sur
rounded by the police. There was only on,
door OF exit, and every rioter as he appeared "A
the door, was handsomely beaten to the groun.
an, by the police.
Of The mob was also defeated by the police, aid
w. ed by the regulars, in Fifth avenue, between
he Thirty-eighth and Forty. eighth streets.
he heavy riot is also going on in tenth avenue
oh p M,-The offices OF the Tribune and Tiale
Nd are barricaded TO- night with bundles Of printu
Of paper heavy force of police is about them
me aud in front Of the Times is q small cannon
ais which fires twelve balls at discharge.
The mob, this Afternoon, got as far down tow
ira as Fulton ferry, visiting many vessels and steal
90 ing whatever they wanted.
10 full force OF employees Of the Government i
pe' at the New York post office tonight, with arm
81. and two cannon.
'he ferociOus crowd, this afternoon, was incitec
Inc by scoundrel who asserted that the Massachu
ev sets soldiers had fired on the people, at whic
Of loud bowls of vengeance were uttered against tina
al State Nothing further was attempted. At III
ma New England rooms, to night, squad Of cou
II. valescent soldiers organized, aud proceeded
liz fully armed to the residence Of Colonel Howe
~ Lexington avenue, to protecit if need be, iron
90 the mob
by RI0TlNG IN THE EIGHTH AVENUE
te, TROOPS FIRING ON THE MOB.
The 10 ?. M.-Thcre is much rioting ta-night a
lch the Eighth avenue aud Twcnty-ninth streets
where the mob appeared to have some kind d
headquarters. considerable force Of troop
and the police attacked the mob, and Mt last &c
COuDts firing fanidtv