New-York daily tribune., 1865-08-12
THB LATR FIRE IN WiLLIAMs'
RUEGH.
Eewdyisn -Disgrncefui scenes
OF PiI,age-Raid upon she Stores n she
Nineteenth Wgrd.

II seems "a if there would never 90 IN this
vicinity an end of rowdysm which continues 70
.nd rovy more awess and restless every day. AT he
The ooplag-eton q. the foot Cf Tayorst, Eastern
niefriet on Thursday, vas going on, great amount
of damage was done and numerous outrases c"ni'ei
By party Of men andtoys who as "a crcat Of tSe
rsding and foraging party MADE maze tne eHcui' VI 'N'
lower part OF the Nineteenth Ward.
The crowd apparently started from the river near tDe
foot OF Morton ST. gong up town u9, ,ney soro
Of nr George Estrup where they demaHusu. VD.i,ou
ami drank all the liquor they wanted tooA etlre Pos
session Of tie place. stole e'eiylhhs ,b
had been drinking their liquor IRON, togetner WIN
nearly everything else bearing the character OF
property "slapping" the clerk III the race anu inIs
all kinds uf dss.reeablo demonktfJtlons 10 uh ~
veutrred 10 reronstrate From here the rOugDs Vsit
ed the store Of Mr. Henry NOss, opposite Were lhe
r'euus demonstrations were somewhat more
II possibe and Mr. " robbed and masreated WIN
os lo ceremony as his urigbor had been. lhe cigar
storo Of Mr.. j. w. Smonds No. 80 waS entered neAt
bui apparently 10 prove That IN the worst
s az least small spark OF naShhniHiy hil' -
tiougnees they hearing the proprietor was pima man
took nothing except that which they phln ior M.
Hattricl baker at No a., was next nohorcu WIN
visit (or "sisaton and, after eating is pes ,ser
rneats etc. they beat him with oocoannt ara 'neI
fsts un.il he ceased opposition Gnl was rendered.
Incapable Of protecting has own property tn'so ~,
yertareI TO follow Mr llattrichB example ia thls
respcet were "seryod ont" In the same manner.
Ihe sto.ekeepers up tho street here began to get an
e. King that something was going Wrone ana ilhItul
atglg closed their plac'S Ol bIrih'Ss. iH"4"S
more could be done in that direction, they turned aD9l
and next made demonstration. Of not oVei.isTecoe
kind q the store Of Harmon nrgcne, corner o Secohu
st. and Broadway, where tley amused themselves "
throwing pcs bread pcaee., &C. about In most ms
cosncous manner but tho entrance'oi INC ppcs hnsi
~ Induced some Of them 10 ~ for what nsy had con
snmcd and destroyed. AT the Washington Ho'eL 1907
OF Broadway they did no damage 'he ponce Oens a'
thair teels. -,
They now proceeded along Kentavc. toward the
scene Of the FIRE; but the Only Place 20 tempt noI GU
~. 10. uf A
and Cymef st. under the protecto OF The r,a! ro
men aud Was unmOlesteG. ~ the corner OF " iisVL 81
and Kentaye they woud In the language OF the pro.
prictor ''haye gone through him. bun were deferred
by the number OF police az hand. Here they appear 10
have dispersed not being heard OF again, ns oOdy ~
orr repoiter but some Of them assisted IN the TenC'
al of the furniture end yauabea OF row u houses lof
antios) ~ the foot OF Clymcrst II one case rolhs
barrel ol aOur down stairs, breaking IT into tolshAI
fragments and stealing ABOUT SO The money D''hRNB
e. recenly-Tetnrned soldier named Patrick herEgah'
who Is left pcuniess by tho theft
Tie above aro only specimens Il the work dono oy
thus lewDss gang nearly every store on the DOCKS
bounded " broadway. NlsOust-. Kent ana NyiLe-
aye received the attention OF The whole Of tLein Or
small dctacl ulCAtA, when ONcas.Ona4y b'f~-se. A"'
The main body.
great variety Of opinion exists az 70 who the row
dies were; some asserting pointcdly that they were
and others that they not Llcnjen. ana ass1reay
not members II Eastern District companies. Inc Ia
ter olls declare that certnin organization oi ihe
neshborhOod known rs Social CiuD" together with
rotously disposed runners and outsiders. were
probably The offenders. Mr. Es;rGp states that ~heh
is store was robbed many ~ tie parties wore badges
bat tle ircmens friends aver these might have teen
gpuri0us rut;en uY for the occ alOh Dy teIf "eaes
deci ciioaly al implObable story.
one mau. ~ reported Ia tins Journal yestrTuaY was
dangerously helien b. the ruiAans and az yrege1.
writing hif lie : despaiicd OF.