Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-17

friends in the Tribune Office, but it was NOT
deemed prudent for him to 60 through the street
to the office. He stsid at Windust'e until dark
| Ipbilosophically employing himself In writing
during his involuntary imprisonment. Word
was sent to his associates In the Tribune office
and shortly before dusk carriage, closely cur
tanned, drew up before the entrance in Ann
street. -Four policemen were in the carriage
and they stepped out aud sent word In to Mr.
Greeley, who shortly after issued from the door,
closely buttoned up and disguised, as well al
could be, In bis ordinary dress, and got into the
carriage, attended by two friends, who were I'M.
derstood to be well armed with revolvers. The
door was closed, the curtains closely pinned
down, and the carriage was driven up Broadway
through the midst of the crowd that would GER
tainly not have paid Mr.. Greeley any marks oi
respect had they known he was so near them.
THE ATTACK ON THE TRIBUNE.
AT ~ O'Clock, P M, large crowd still
remained in front of the Tribune and Time,
offices. All was excitement and commotion
The assemblsge was denser, and composed of Q
different class OF people than that congrega ated
there during tho day. Opinions pro and con
were freely expressed. Occasionally fights in
volying dozen or so occurred, which tended
to keep unabated the excitement OF the day.
Negroes could not be procured for any price.
The lower floor of the Tribune Was closed.
Tho editorial rooms were unoccupied, and the
comp0stors did not seem over ambitious to get
up their thousands. Bot little attention was
paid to the Times at this stage Of the proceed
inga. At twenty minutes to O'Clock q fight
occurred Immediately under the bulletin of the
Tribune, which proved to be the beginning Of
the assault. This fight lasted FIVE minutes, when
at fifteen minutes to O'Clock stone Was hurl.
cd at the lower windows of the Tribune office.
"Are you ready1" was asked In whisper BY
some persons In the crowd "Yes, stone IT,,
was the reply of some one apparently in COM
mand, and stones and bricks were let fly.
A large quantity of bricks and building::ma-
terials lying in Spruce street, for the work in
some cellars there, had been collected and dash-
ed at the doors and windows on the first ant
second floors, completely smashieg the fragile
ware, which Was not intended or expected tt
withstand such demonstration. A body o.
the rioters made rush into the counting house
and in trice whole armfuls of the TTibun,
came tossing out at the windows, on the head
of the crowd, seeming to impart additional zes
20 the work of destruction. They tossed th,
papers in the air, tore them, and even crushed
them in their teeth. Fire was applied to th,
stock of papers stored about the office, threaten
Jog soon 90 envelope the entire building II
snnes; but at this critical moment large iorc'
OF policemen, some two hundred in number, whit
had come from the upper part Of the city b.
Broadway, came mp Nassau street. chargee
through the Park, and across to the corner Of
Spruce, using their clubs freely and with mosI
telling effect on the crowd, who rapidly eked-
daddled In all directions. The flames, which
had not made much headway, were speedily ex
tinguished.
SYMPATHY WITH TIE MOB.
Although the community generally condemn
the plundering and cruelty perpeHated Dy SOM
hangerson Of the mob, yet there 10 an aston
ishing deal of public and private sympathy ex
pressed in public places with the one idea o
resistance TO the draft, The laboring classe
ssy that they ere confident that Il will never b
enforced In the city, and that any new attsmp
will meet with still more serious opposition
They believe that no force, military or civil
will be able to enforce shis unpopular measure
THE LOYAL LEAGUE.
As the mob passed the Loyal League rooms
on Broadway, q person was seen industriousl
pulling in every sign and letter that betokene
the presence of that institution, betokenin
Il that IL had Cloand hiiai n aaa for the uPaaenk.