, 1863-03-09
Al Fiendish and I'm
TeHentlng Mob.
Barbarous Treatment of Unre-
sisting Women and Children.
PklIRY AND G0WARDlY CONDUCT
OF THE DETROIT AUTHORITIES.
After The Rioters hare Actually
Exhausted Themselves the
Military are Called out.
Detroit Externally Dis
gTaced-

Detroit Externally Dis
graced-
From the Detroit Free Press, It'll
Yesterday vas the bloodicst day That ever
dawncd upon Detroit. Tic feeling Of revenge
and hatred which had been cngcndered BIZ the
late outrage On the person Of little orphan girl
eliminated in the most brutal aud bloody fiot
that ever disgraccd any community, EARLY in
to manifest themselves, growing stronger as
the day progressed, until the final eruption
and fatal and disastrous consequences which
resulted. It seemed as though the minds of
The men who constituted the vast crowd which
assembled III and AROUND the City Hau in the
forenoon were bent on murdcrous mischief
They were resolved that the negro Faulkner
ehonld forfeit hts life at their hands, he his
vel dict and sentence what it might.
At about half:past tWelve, after the adjourn
mcnt Of the court, the clouds which portcndcd
TIC coming storm began to gather. The mob
Of any negroes who CHANGED to come in the
vicinity Of the City Hall, ANY Of that unfor-
tunate race who happened along we're subject
cd to kicks, cuffs and blows, and were 1iable to
be butchercd upon the streets. Even women
aud children were not exempt, several Of
them being abused in most shameful and
outrageous manner.
These proceedings continued without inter-
ruption until the re-asscmb1ing OF The court,
wien all who could obtain ing1ess into tue
hall did 90, and the street became compara-
tiycly quiet. But it was quiet that nurturcd
rather than diminished the fierce passions Of
the epraged and uncomfortable men who had
set themselves up in defiance Of the law.
Even in the very halls Of Justice there were
grave apprelcnsions that violence would be
committed
In order to qucll the disturbance, and 10
deliver the prisoner safe to the jailor, the De-
troit Provost Guard had been ordered to cs-
cort linn to the jail. Their arrival IN front Of
the City Hall #as greeted by threats of de-
fiance from the crowd, who became more ex-
cited as the prospect ofgratitying their blood
favorable The Guard formed in line upon
Monroe Avenue, and, everything being pre-.
pared for vigorous defense, Faulkner was
led down by the officers into the street. As
the mob got sight Of their intended victim,
deafenipg, and nothing hut the fixed bayoflets
Of the soldiers could have prevented them
from rushing upon and tearing him to pieces
And It was with great difficulty they were
kept back. The throng Of people which fol
lowed the prisoner to the JUL was i'm
sands.
1t was not until they had neared the jail that
the riot commenced in earnest. Not with
standing the array Of flushing bayonets, and
the danger Of being shot down in the attempt,
Large number Of the rioters simultaneously
rushed lor tue prisoner, and came very near
on inclosurc rnharmed, without single sac
| riiicc. After this was accomplished, without
orders from anT reliable authority, number
| Of random shots were fired pf0miscuously in
TO the crowd By the Provost Guard, several OF
han rfs MI FEtI
ger, being instantly Killed, shot through the
heart.
The Provost Guard, after this display, hnr-
ried bnck to the barracks, leaving the crowd
| to dispersc at their leisure.
j., The crJ. Of death and vengeance ran through
| the crowd like an electric shock. The sight
Of the bleeding corpse Of the dead man, and
| the groans Of q half dozen who were wounded,
kindled anew the flames of insubordination
and frenzy. The Germans, especially, were
maddened beyond description. because their
countrymnn had been sacrificed, as they
thought and expressed it, to project . negro
who was deserving Of torture aud death. The
excitement among all classes, however, WIE
intense, Being a:,a11led in their attempt tt
rescue the criminal, they sought other chan
nels ~ Eiye vent to their malice.
The first house where negro family re
sided, one end Of which was used as coSpe
shop, situated on Beaubien street, was as
sau1ted with bricks, paving stones and clubs
About dozen negroes were at work In th'
shop or stopp..cc:@, in the house at the time
The most Of them were armed, and fred ser
cral shots into the crowd from the windows
taking effect in several Instances, but not ia
tally in}uring any one, as far as could be ns
| AS each shot from the negro horel reves
bcrated through tho vicinity, the fcndishnes
| Of the mob became more manifest, and thci
desperation more dreadful. The firearms il
possession Of the negroes deferred them fron
entering. for It would have been almost -
tain death for any man to 49, - -
missile that conldt" 1r.enps II. q A. =
ens 'enoyus e--,yus Of the negroes, the window
Stroycd which could be seen by those o,1fsfl,
: .nany, finding that they could not b
| forced out of their hiding -plnce in any othe
MANNER, the match Of The incendaEy wa
placed at one end Of the building, and in
vcTy short time the flames spread SO rs to e1
yelop almost the entire building. The seen
at this time was one that utterly battles d.
scription. With the building perfect shet
Of iyld flame, and outside crowd Of bloot
thirsty rioters, some Of whom were 6tandiu
at the doors with rerolvers in their hand.
waiting for their victims to appear, 1t Va
truly pitiable and eickening sight.
The poor wretchcs inside we're almost tra1
tic with fright, undecided whether 10 renal
and die By means Of the dcvouripg element
or suffer the almost certain terrible fate whic
| awaited them at the hands Of the mcrciles
crowd There was no moro mercy cxtendc
to the suffer ing creatures than would hav
been shown to rattle snake. No tears coul
move, no supplfcation assuage the nwfi
/ frenzy and detnonSacal spirit Of revenge whic
had taken possession Of that mass Of peoplt
: One colorrd woman made her appearance
the door with little child In her arms, an
appealed to the mob for mercy. The mor
stfous fact must be told, her fearful appeal
were met with a shower Of bricks, stones IN
clubs, driving herself and the baby In ht
arms back into The burning building. Attn
. cowardly and inhuman act, rushed to her a
i sistance, hrayely and nobly protecting h
E ! person from the violence which threafent
y = her. But tic negroes found no such prote
= tion. They wcre driven gradually to the vii
dows and doors, where they were murdcrou
y assailed with every species Of weapons, il
Guiding axes, spades and clubs, and everythir
I which could he used as means Of attacl
;. The frightened creatures we're almost 'asa,
;, with fright rs their per5ecutors were wit
u madness: As they came ont they we're be
d ten aha bruised in a terrible manner, the
shrieks and groans only exciting the mob
a further excrtions in their brutal work. Sc
y cra1 Of them were knocked down with Ak
= and left for dead, but who afterwards I
Q | covered only to be again set upon and cruel
beaten to insensibility.
The sceues which followed we're of
y similar nature. Old men, eighty years Of 40
n were not In the least Fcsp pected. but knock,
down with the same fcndish vindictiyene
IA which characterized all the other procecdin
a. OF the day. Af(cr the first building had be-
IS reduced to ashes, the appetite for arson b.
le only been Fhetted, and not at ali appease
y As night approached they grew bolder, a,
2 did not scruple to commit the worst Grim
u uron the calandcr with perfect impnnit
q The houses on lafayette street between Deo
lc ben and st. Antoine, were literally sacked
le tLeir contents, and the furniture piled in t
D. middle ofthc street and burned. Among t
x articles constituting the bonGrcs, q lar
81 number Of musical Instruments could be d
n coyercd-base viols, yiolins, banjos, guita1
Se accordeens, and almost every musical instr
x ment In existence. Feather beds were II
IS ped open and the contcuts scattered over t
al streets. and everything totally destroyt
nf every ycstige Of furniture, the torch was u
10 Of the entire block on both sides Of the stre
a. was soon leveled to the ground. The stea
I'd only be permitted to throw water On
F. F. houses Of white men, to prevent the conf
y, w. grafton from becoming general. The m
threatened that the engines would be torn
!, pieces II they attempted to play upon a
IL" other buildings than those desirnated.
there was no room for doubt that thu
threats would be 6ummarily executed. if j
Mt cessity compelled that course, It was decuu
be fpropcr to cater to the Wishe Of the mob
~ ma1 The work Of destruction then progress
ae with fearful rapidity. No sooner was Q