The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-14
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Quite an sxoissat occurred yesterday morning q shs
foot Of pier No, East river osospsa By theQd con.
nict between wANe and black iAber. II appoGSs that
sbouss dozen nsoss were sasasp h dischargns cargo
Of lard from baRgs belonging 70 ~ swisurs nns ss
the fsos Of psehd street, whs several hundred white
laborers sttsekSd them with sticks stones bricks and
other equally dangerous weapons OF offence. Several Of
the negroes injured BY the treatment Of the sxasps-
rated whites and not fog the prompt interference
Of the police there Is qusstsou but bloody would
would have grown out Of tho disturbance.
The trouble, II assus, originated at pier ., where the
negroes were At work unloading . vessel. A white
laborer brought the intelligence 10 bsrroom South
street, where number OF his companions drink.
ing. Apisn Of attack wm immsdisssiy srrpgsd, and
The nsgoss we're driven away 1t the rst onslaught Ths
crowd OF Indignant 'longshoremen pursued the darkeys
grand conflict for sscsndancy occurred. -
James B. 0ney, one Of the negroes, received sharp
brick upon his probosci: and subsded for an instant
or two. Recovering bis senses, however. he threw
revolver from his pocket and nred I've shots 1t the
whites, but without doing any damage named
the ringsadsrs q the whites was struck on The head BY
abrick but escaped serious Injury The sound Of the
game up and By vigorous application q theR loc%ts
PVT % hight the mob Of assaispt: But the victory q
the Metropolitans was short lived. The rioters rallied
and made fresh onslaught upon the negroes end police
men who we're obliged reluctantly 70 take refuge behind
the bulwaTks Of friendly weasel.
0frcer ODonnel, one Of the most courageous Of the
Mctropoltans took the negro Oney, who fred the pistol
into custody and brought him 70 the station house. fol-
lowed By an Immense mob Of the rioters, who several
times attempted TO seize the negro and nnict summary
vengeance upon him. The ocer was struck more thaa
once by bricks and stones, but not badly injured
The mob threatened 70 attack the station house. and
had not been for The determined stand taken by the
police, some damage might have been done 70 the build.
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AZ sosa a. the disturbance became known, the mob,
for the purpose showing their III will towards the
gross generally began chasng and soning every negro
who came near them. For some tms there were bali
dozen different crowds chasing these men h diaepsnt
parts OF the Ars prccn Squads Of poloemsn however
were sent out 70 que the riot and the ring
and succeeded "a puttng an end TO the violence which
the mob seemed bent upon psrpetrating.
Ouey and the other negroes engaged In working
FOR he swfssrs line 0ney had been employed BY This
employed ct tho same place for long time past Opsy
married man. and lives at No. Stanton street. Brook
yn. 10 adms that he ared the Shots ana says est he
did y 70 selfdefencs His nose broken by The stone
A detachment OF policemen were procured from the
Twenty precinct TO assst in crushing the riot
but their servicss were not needed.
About two o'clock in the afternoon another occurred
m Pine street by number OF white aborers attacking
some negroes eugaged In working the establishment Of
der Captain warow, quelIed the disturbance very
John K Do Fratss, James spemsn and Ira Bride
whites, were arrested during the Disturbance charged
with participating In the riot They were locked up by
Justice Dswing cor examnstion The pearo Onsy was
discharged BY The same Justice
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