Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-24
The Riot in New York.

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very aptly characterized by the ~ 4 Times
as the left wing Of Lees Army 1t was
a pro-slavery, copperhead, tratorous mob,
and was made the grand occasion for whole
sale robbery and murder. When not inn
mediately engaged in plumber, they let out
the animus by which they were governed,
by giving cheers for jeff. Davis. During
the sacking of Lexington Avenue, man of
decent exterior and apparent intelligence
exclaimed, as he saw the houses burning I:
This is the most glorious sight have ever
seen; this will pay jeff. Davis for the loss
of Vicksburg." I3s nelf 5l
While the ruffians were sacking the COL
ored orphan asylum, Paddy McCaffey, with
some Stage drivers and engine men rescued
some twenty of the orphan children who
were surrounded by the mob, and in defiance
of the threats of the rioters, escorted them
to police station. II seems hardly credi-
BILE, yet it is nevertheless true, that there
were dozens of men among the crowd who
gathered around the poor children and cried
out " murder the id monkeys" Wiring
the necks of the id Linconites," &c.
Had it not been for the courageous Conduct
of the parties mentioned, there is little doubt
that many of these helpless children would
have been murdered in cold blood.
1 Distinguished rebels SYN pathizers and
! copperheads were everywhere observed in
the crowd encouraging on the rioters. One
of these very leaders called out Three
cheers for jeff. Davis" on Second Avenue,
and they were given. The good news from
7 Charleston being received, they shouted
that it was "a id abolition lie" But the
most significant of all is the fact that they
made direct demonstrations against the
American flag itself In one instance where
they saw the flag flying over the residence
of an eminent citizen, they made a rush for
it, crying "pull down the id ragl" This
was followed by shower of stones, but the
assault was repulsed by the courage of the
occupant of the house. On Thursday af.
ternoon, in Twehty-eighth street, between
Ninth and Tenth avenues, the American flag
was actually torn down, and with curses
and frantic ohjurgations, torn to pieces and
trampled under foot.
Thus much for the true character of the
y mob. Now 60. fv. of .l.s i"oido.,.s.
I" AT late hour on W ednesday night, a
colored man was passing along West Street,
in the neighborhood of Pier No. 5 North
River. He was evidently laboring man,
and was dressed in tarpaulin, blue shirt,
E and heavy duck trousers. As he was pass
ing GROCERY in that vicinity he was OBJ
served by body of dock-men who instant
ly sci after him. He ran with all the swift
ness his fears could excite, bu. was over.
, taken before he had gone block. His per-
secutors did not know him nor did they en-
terrain any spite against him beyond the fact
that he was black man and a laborer upon
the docks, which they consider their own
j peculiar property. Nevertheless they pitch
: ed into him right and left, knocked him
down, pulled him up by the hair, kicked
him in the face and ribs, and finally, by the
hands cf their leader, deliberately cut has
throat. The body, dead as they supposed
} it, was then thrown into the water and left
S to sink. Fortunately life was not extinct
and the sudden plunge brouhgt the poor
fellow to his senses, and being good swim
mer he was enabled instinctiyely to seek
i for the network Of the dock. This he soon
foutd, but was so weak from the loss Of
blood, so faint with pain, that he could do nc
|. more than hold on and wait for day. Yester.
: day morning Messrs. Kelley and Quits, oil
Whitehall, discovered him lying half dead
> in the water. They al once attended to
his wants, gave him in charge Of the Police
e boat and had him sent to the hospital. The
escape of the man from death by the sue.
cessive abuses of beating, knitting, and
. drowning, is most wonderful.
Z, DESTRUCTION OF A SABBATH SCHOOL.
Among the wanton atrocities committed
|. by the mob, las; week, was the sacking of a
h mission school for poor white children in
e Avenue b, near Seventeenth st.eet, &
4 branch of DR.. Tyng's church under the su
y. perintendence of Vincent Colyer. Tn,
J. mob broke in and demolished everything
$ The school had been in successful operation
lie for over year, under the charge of tn,
e. Rev. Mr.. Trimble.
Us CHILD WOUNDED.
=, A little girl, about seven years of age
:, while sitting at an upper window in tb
= house No. - Twenty-second street, nea
Second avenue, was shot in the faee-th
~ ball passing through under the nose, iron
- one cheek-bone to the other. She was con
i" veyed to Bellevue Hospital. Shortly afte
her wound was dressed. her father. who ba