The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-04-03
ss~r ssbic Rsss iw DesrOat Between shr Blacks
and Nhstss.


aud NhVss.
The following is the first account that VIC !,
have seen OF the late terrible riot IN DetrVit -
1t appears that the affair originated Ia The cut
rage Of q little white orphan gMi hy t'E NO |,
xrv named Faulkner. On the arrcst OF tho
negro q large and excited mob gathered with
the intention Of executing lynch law GU Abe
black scoundrel, bot they were deferred by u
provost guard ordered out 10 escoft the Ps1ao- |
ner TO Jail. Afscr the prisoner was safly
locked up il is said tina; several random shots
were fred into the mob 10y the provost guard,
several Of them taking effect, anil one rmn,
Charles LANCER, being instantly killed, shot
through the head. The scenc that followed is
,hua dcscribed hy the nctroit Free Press:
The cry of death aud vengeance ran through
,l.c crowd like au electric Alock Tac sight Vi
the bleeding corpse of tic dead man. and the
~ oans Of hxil Iozen wii0 were wounded
.iujlcd anew the flames "f Standardization
AMI tre47y. The Germans, especially, were
rnaJdcned i,eyo,d description. because their
oountr y man had been sacrificed, ~ they iau't
ani expressed it. tn protect negro who ~is
deserving toriur, aud death. The cxcltemeat
among all olasses, however, was Intense. Bc.
iny baffed iH their attempt To rescue the crnn-
/ tiuAi, they sought other channels to give vent
IT. their malice.
| Tie first house where nesre family rsi
! ,l.d. one end of winch was used a. cooper
shop. situated om Bea street. ~ ~ asss.i ij
| with bricks, paving stones and clnbs Ab4at
| a dozen negroes were as work in the s!.ophr
.toppin~ NJ the houss ut the time. The mtst
If them were armed and fired several shifts
nto the crowd from tho windows. taking Ell A.,
IN several INSTANCES, but not fatally niufIt x
any one TO far as could DC ascertaned.
| Aa eacir shot from The negro hovei revcr h,r-
ated through the vicinity, the iendishners 1T
the mob became more manifest and their das
ipcrar,on ..ore dreadful. The firearms IN prs
q sb {ota
tern g. for it would have been almost certain
death Tor any uiaa TO attempt it. Any miss de-
that q ,ni,. t,e obtuihed Was hdricd at the reh
iezvouse Of the negroes, the widows and doois
burst open. anil everything destroyed whi+
could b- seen hy those outside.
Finally. finding shst they could not be fore
cd out OF their hiding place IN any other III
ucr the match OF TIE incendiary was placed ii
one end Of the huil,iisg. and in very short
time the ilames alread 80 ~ to savel0p Alasosi
the entire building. The scene at this I,ne
was one winch utterly l,affies description.
Wigh the building perfect sheet Of hvid
fame. a,:d outside crowd IT bloody y-,hirsty
rioters soine ,~hom wese stssH ng ~ the doors
with revolvers III. their hands waiting for
their victims to appear st WAS truly piiiable
and aicken,ne siyht. THE poor wYetcties in.
side almost frantic with fright uadec,Lc,i
whether To- iemain and die by means of the
'devouring elemeua,os suttcr. the almost terrible
! late which awaited. them At the hsuds OF the
.At.ud.d 10 the suffering creatures than wonld
have been shown to q ra.tlesnake. No tears
,coud move. no suppiicStioOs assuago the Aw-
fui frenzy and demonicai spirit Of revenge
which bad taken posscsaon OF tha, m.aas vi
people 0ne coloa ed WOMAN made her appear
.nce vt the doc. with httle child il her arms
land appealed Ia the Inob Fer mercy. The
fnonsi ro,:S fact must he void her fearful ap.
pcaIs were uct with shower of bricks. Stos,cs
and ciuhe. driv wing heisclf and the bate IN ics
arms hack into the burning building
! AT thus juncture one man ,noved ~ mercy q!
this cowardiy AID thurman act, ru, he'd ~ he.
assistance bravely aud nobIy protecting her
person from use vIoleroe whSoh ilrcatcncd
| fer Rnt the negtoeA ioind nc such pro,ec.
ton They were driven gradually to lbc win
dows and dooss where they were mnrderous-
'y assaiied With every Species of weapcns. il
cluding sxes. spades aud clubs, and every
thing which could be used as q nseana Of .at
tack. The frightened creaf ureG were alssue,
~ insane from fright ~ their persecUturs
were with madness AZ they came cut they
~rre beaten aud bruised In tess ible aasnp1
their shsicks and groans only iSmting tiss mob
Ito further exertiosW IN their hrutal work. t)ev
era OF them were Knocked down with axes
and iefs for dead. Int who after wards recov-
ed only to bc again eel upon and cru l,y beat
en- to msseuGbSey. gyTsC oEIFEf.T
The rcenes which followed were Of similar
nature. Old mcu. eighty ysars of age wery
rot III the least respected. but knocked dcwA
with the easss feMRish '<indictirersees which
chsrscicrized oil the oaher proeeedisss of tlne
dsy. after tho FIRST building had been reduc.
ed 10 ashes. tho appetite for arson bad only
hsen whetteJ, amd not NJ oil appeaseh. A.
Night approached they grew boider, and dti
not scruple to cotnsait tbe worst crimes upon
the calender with perfect inpuni,y.
Tho houses UA Lafayette street between
Eeaubien an'l St. Antoins. were literally sack.
cd Of tleir evpeeets, ADd, slasr fernuuss t1t q
into The middle 81 the street aud burse l.
Aniois, the artclca conatit afinx the bonfire
l~Se number oi mnsicai hsstru,uents could be
disc0vcredI-lmse viosa, ~iolits, banjos. gui
| tar>. accordeons. and aimoat every mua.cal in-
str urn ent in sxisience.
| Feather beds were ripped open and the con
tents scattered ossr the SWSei ,oG4 everything
valuable sotaiis cfextroyel. Then. not satisfied
With ha wing destroyed every ve~siga sf lnrus.
tase, The torch w.s applied 10 the bs,kaiags,
and nearly tn whole OF the entire bioek, 90
bath stries Of the street, was soon levcied 10
the ground. TIE steamers were upon she
spot promptly, hut would only be permitted
To throw water on tie houses Of white men, to
prevent the conhagration IRON bccosinx gsss
eral. The mob threatoned that tho suKideA
woald he iorn to pieces II they nisempted 60
paay upon any other buildings thar fh0Ae de-
siguated. As there was 40 doubt that ilsese
threats wosla be summsrify executed Z Hpsccs
sty compelled ihat course it wAs d Nd
rropss TO catrr oflfe Srish Of the moo VI Mt
lrcspect.rs's . 't-'' ''* q '''''' ''
The work of de,srsc,ie~ shes ,,rosre-Ard