, 1863-07-24
Gl)'ca9o Grtbune.
FRIDAY. JULY a4, 1868,
THE STATEN ISEAya RIOT
The Mob Dtsper>ed and Twcnty-four
Prisoners TAKEN,


IRON the n. 7. Evening Post, e1st.J
| =, II appears TINT nearly hundred soldiers O
me 1Itn New York volunteer regiment Fir,
Aouaves reorganizing) who had been com
1nanded By the late Col. O'Brien, whose iii
was taken BY the mob In this city last week
took tne O'Clock boat yesterday afternoon
from Whitehall for Staten Islaud. and hayina
arrived at the lower landing, stacked arms II
| front Of the ferry house and awnited the de-
parture Of the train Which was to take them
to camp ut New Dorp.
Meanwhile three Of the soldiers, one 0,
| whom was named John Cook and anothe,
/ John Welsh, went to place Ia the yicinity Of
4uaintances and return to ioiu their felIo rs at
Z o'clock.
While absent, however, they were attacked.
| accol ding to the statement Of one oftnem. by
sbcnt twenty rnttians. One Of their number
threw down his gun and re'reased in the di.
rectlon Of the ferry house, and the mob set
upon the others. Welsh was oyerpo wered
and stabbed with kuives In several places. and
with Ills bowels protruding he rap for some
distance md fell 1t is reported thtt one OF
the rufhans, who had got possession of his
gun; struck him with the breach over the
qns ntly carried to the Sea1nan's Retreat,
Wltre he died.
Cook was also stabbed. He says that he
shot one Of the r1ngleadess, and that the body
lay near the railroad track when last he saw
It There Is no other intelligence with re-
gard to the dead rioters.
1t IL understood that strong apfmosfty cx-
listed among the rabble on Staten Island
agasns' the men nf the Eleventh regiment, on
account Of the fact that they came promptly
to this city from New Dorp and assisted IN
Eupp'essing the riot here. Hence the attack
draLk ftee}y; but Of this there is no evidence.
Mean " ll!r the soldiers, who had stacked
arms at The fes1yhouse, had taken their
places in the cars. As the train started,
intelligence of the attAck on t1eIr comrades
!t:sched them; and the ttsin had proceeded ou-
y short distance whrn its was stopped, and
the soldiers rushed upon the mob, firing yol-
A general hunt for rioters in tue woods now
took .place. The soldiers, inturiated by the
brutal conduct of the mob (which was at first
composed Of not more tlan twel.ty really no.
to1icus persons, acting In concert, and un-
donbiedly ring leaders,) churged upon the
crowd Many rounds were fred. short
lime the rioters fled, and nine persons were
arrested, cl.arEed with bcioE cnsuged in the
disturbance. Fifteen were also taken as wit
ncssts.
In the confusion, m old man named Charles
Murphy, employed us Il gardener, aud who
has bot been engaged in any If the riotous
proceedings on Staten Island, was shot. He
was NEAR The Wood Road, md, seeing the ap-
proaeh Of the Soldiers, ran, when be vas SUP
posed TO be one Of TIE guilty men, aud vas
fired upon.
4 considerable number of persons, includ-
ing some Of the principal rioters On the island.
and who arc supposed to have led the ,nobs
thus far. were wounded. The utmost retY-
cence, however, is Observed by themselves
and their friends in regard to the event, so
that they may be shielded from punishment,
The soldiers did not proceed to New Dorp
last night, hut remained with their prisoners
al Quarantine Camp.
Ibis morning the prisoners were marched
through :he town to the cars. and were taken
to New Dorp. There was no disturbance,
The prompt proceedings Of the soldiers had
taught the mob that their safety depended on
their keeping quiet, and they therefore kept
themselves out Of trouble.
The soldier Cook lies at the Retreat In
critical situation; 5ut Drs. Motat aud Wash
burn, under whose care he was placed. think
It possible he will recover.
The effect Of the determined hunt Of the
soldiers for riotess bus evidently alarmed thar
class Of persons, ard though there Is some
threatening, 1t is evident that military force
Of moderate numbers can keep the peace.
The faets indicate that the chief rloters
were the first to run, on tie approach Of the
solciers; hence, In consequence OF their cow
a1d,ce, they suffered comparatively slight
punishment.