The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-07-24

leaders still abjuring their followers to
respect private property. They made
the next. stop between Twenty-eighth
and Twenty. ninth streets, on Broadway,
at the enrolling office. The flag in front !
of the building was, torn from its place,
and thereafter used as the rallying ban.
ner of the crowd. A chinck gong had
also been procured, and this was sound
ed with exceeding energy all along the
line of march. The windows of the build
ing were then broken in, and the crowd
entered, tearing and breaking everything
inside, and throwing furniture into the
street. In short time the windows OF
all the buildings in the block had been
broken. and the mob were engaged in
ascertaining their contents. One shoe
store was completely cleaned out and
men, women and children we're running
in every direction with trophies of leath-
er. 1t seems that great number of
persons following the rioters had joined
them for the purpose of pillage, and it
was noticeable that there were many
women among those who we're most for
ward in this transaction. The enroll
ment building being completely gutted
fire was kindled, and in short time
had extended SO as to be beyond the
efforts of the fremen.
FEMALES AMONG THE RIOTERS.
There were also large number of
women and even young girls, who not
only seemed to sympathiSe with the ri
oters, but some carried sticks, and 9th
ers loaded themselves with plunder,
which they carried away, cheering the
mob, and melting them to further acts
of the same nature.
NEGROES ASSAULTED.
Whenever negro came iD sight he
was pursued, and if caught was beaten
till the crowd was satisfied. Some man.
aged to escape by superior speed, run
ming about the streets in the most terri
fed manner, shouting murder and
"mercy." Very often some of the by.
ISLANDERS tried to protect the negroes but
were in every case overpowered. One
of the crowd said, II don't know that
the neggers themselves are responsible
for this here trouble, but by God there
is war about IN, damn IN, and we'll
pound IN. All along wherever the crowd
appeared or was expected to appears
and, in fact, in the greater portion of
the city, shops and stores were closed
and barred, and in many cases boards
were nailed over the windows,
AT MAYOR oPDYKE's HOUSE.
A great many were furious to entel
the house, and it was evident that il
would certainly have been gutted ant
burned Immediately had it not been fo
the fortunate appearance of Judge Bar
nard.
THE ATTACK ON THE TRIBUNE.
Ate o'clock P. NJ. large CROWD
: still remained in front of the Tribune
and Times offices. All was excitemen
and commotiou. The assemblage wa
denSer, and composed of different clas'
of people than that congregated there
during the day. Opinions pro and cor
, were freely expressed OCCASIONAL!
fights involving dozen or so occurred
which tended to keep unabated the ex
E ctement of the day. Negroes could no
:. be procured for any price. The lowe
s floor of the Tribune was closed. Th
q editorial rooms wer6 unoccupied AM
Q the compoSitors did not seem over am
. bilious to get up their thousands. D.
.. But little attention was paid to tn
n Times at this stage of the proceedings
n At twenty minutes to 8 o'clock a fgh
occurred Immediately under the bulleti
of the Tribune, which proved to be tn
beginning of the assault. The tgh
lasted FIVE minutes, when at fifteen min
u u utes to 8 O'Clock stone was hurled a
the lower windows Of the Tribune office
"Are you ready ?" was asked in whiS
. per by some persons in the crowd. eyes
= stone it," was the reply Of some one ap
= parently in command, and stones an
u bricks were let fly.
A large quantity of bricks and build
- - ing materials lying in Spruce, for tn
70 work in some cellars there, had bee
III collected and dashed at the doors an
i windows on the first and second aoort
!, completely smashed the fragile ware
u which was not intended or expected t
IL withstand such o demonstration. !
body Of the rioters made rush into th
counting. house, and in trice whol
D. armfuls of the Tribune came tossing on
as of the windows on the heads of the crowC
e, seeming to impart additional zeSt to th
TT work Of destruction. They tossed til
t. papers in the air. tore them, and eve
ot crushed them in their teeth. Fire wa
he applied to the papers stored about th
a. Office, threatening soon to envelope th
le entire building in flames; but at tn
to critical moment q large force Of police
ID men, some two hundred in number, wh
o. had come from the upper part of the Gil
1T by Broadway, came up Nassau stree
m charged through the Park, and across
y the corner of Spruce, using their clut
lie freely and with most telling effect on th
a crowd, who rapidly skedaddled in a
l. directions. The flames which had nc
RS made much headway, were speedily ex
l" tinguished. Several shots were fret
$, both by the police and the crowd, OIL
n of the latter slightly wounding one
'r First ward policemen in the back A
T. the time we write QO P. M four me
W have been lodged in the City Hall stG
Of ton house. all bleeding more or lei