, 1863-07-14
SOLDIERS AND POLICE
MEN KILLED.
A Block of Buildings
Destroyed.
SUpT. KENNEDY RE:
PORTED KILLED,
The Ripened Fruit Of Copper
head Teachings,

,irg Ihst's second edition has the following:
4 riot w=s caused this forenoon, consc-
qucnt upon the draft being commenced. The
rioters, from three to five hundred In NUM-
bcr, were armed with bricks, clubs and stones.
It began at tie headquarters Of the 9th Dis
trIct, corner Of Sd avenue and 46sh street.
The machinery, books, blanks, &c., Of the
draft, at this point, were entirely destroyed,
the building fired, and the whole block enrel-
oped In flames.
Two OF three men, with axes, cnt down the
Telegraph poles.1n Sd avenue, and at II o'clock
the wires we're destroyed.
It Is said that Superintendent Kennedy ap-
peared at the scene Of disturbance, and was
much injured The police are unable to check
the riot,
From I'd Edition Of the Eyenfug Post1
We laye heard Of no further de1nonstra-
tions by the .r1oters. The city Is filed with
Wild reports. Mayor opdyko has Issued the
following proc1a1natIon:
MAYOR oPpTKE's PROCLAMATION.
MAYon's OFFICE. New YoRK,l
July IA, 215 p m.. 1868. !
WnEHxAs, An uuorganized and unlawful assem-
biz has In various parts Of the city, violently r-
sisted, and by force obstructed the execution o!
the laws--accompanying their acts BY the deatruc-
ton Of property, and cndangerirs the lives Of the
officers engaged in the performance Of their duty,
and Of pcaceablc citizens. Thereby warn all those
in any way engaged in these ziotous proceedings,
to desist at once, and return to their homes md
their several employments.
All necessary measures will be taken to preserve
the peace Of the city, to enforce the lave, and to
put down rioters at all hazas1s.
fsigncd) GEORGE OrD1ER, Mayor.
The military escort Of the remains Of Briga,
der General Zook, comprising the 1st regi-
mert Of cavalry, WAS ordered to the scene ol
the riot
Just as re 60 to press we hear the mQb has
burned two elegant dwelling houses In Lex.
inton avenue. Information rece1Fed up to
two o'clock, states that tbs mob has increased
to some thousands. Gen Wool has ordered
to the scene a large number Of marines from
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, besides consider.
able number Of soldiers Of the regular army.
The National Guard reserve is called out.
NEW ToRk, July 13-0 p. MP to this
following is q brief resume Of the OPEN
uons:
1t appears that there must have been q
concocted plan Of resistance to the conscrip.
ton, a. III the workingmen on the different
railroads combined, together With those o1
certain factories, and marched to tho build
ing on Sd avenue where the drafting for the
9th district had commenced.
at about halfpa ten O'Clock the crowd
rushed in, seized The books aud papers, using
/ great violence towards the officers and re
po1tcrs present, who managed to escape, ex
ccpt Assistant Deputy Vauderpoel, who Wal
badly beaten and believed to be beyond re
cose1y. Soon after, the building was burned
the demons meanwhile storming the upp6
part, where some half dozen families lived.
Tho next building took fire and was alst
destroyed, tho rufaans shouting while II wa
| burning, Women we're also In the mob, In
| citing them on. ALI the horse cara yer
| stopped, and the drivers taken of by tn
| crowd.
The police were overpowered and beate1
horribly. 4 blacksmith shop Was also dc
monsseu ano KS owner nearly kaAea.
oetacnnent Of 'oo Oh 1oe fsososs sua, s,
| arrived az noon' ana Grew up IN une o1 oatll
between gain and foftg-nttn stteets, On 1ms'
avenue, "he1c they were quickly suffoanae
BY an intensely excited MOB VINO stoned an
1eercd them. The soldiers fred Into In
rufsAns' when they ~ere SOL upon anu ol1ve
OIL and pursued about mao. One OF N
soldiers Was cangn' ono oe'aa4D osate7a 70 oes''
BY both men and ''o'nen f7ends.' Another va
nearly torn to pieces, thrown over preclpic
and his body stoned TIL hall buried.
soon a1ler . squad o. ponce al1asea, o.a ~
wefe driven oh' one OF thelr number DELI
torn 10 pieces ana kiekea INTO ]euy'
ine s'olee u 'ne ,4snts "..o eco1 w. s ...s.,
~ neu o~ners' ana 1n9 IT, t'o.s,n ~ ese,1 -!
sma.saa ns .1.e .,s v"n " n' " ''D "e'' "
Tho rnott Iorr,h1e md beast,v o,t+oc.
hore becn ne,netr.tcd Some twelve or n,
ton no11ce1ncn hovo 1,een ~ hrnta11v tre,te
hat their rccorerv Ia a1rnoat bone1ess md
donbt exists "a to the death Of supcrinten