The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-06
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| street, where the crowd of citizens stand
| with the massed police, firing O rafting
volley.
The shots arc returned, until balls mp
| and down the space between the Canal
| strcet side Of the building and Canal street
travelled both ways.
The negro crowd, scattering wide, run
back toward the building, and disappear,
lone down the side alleys, others in the
~nnrtico and door fronts Of the opposite row
+ buildings, while the great body take
! refuge in the entrance to the Institute, ont
| Of which they fire on the police, who fire
back in return, and many of the negror>
| TAIL, while the llonr is soon spotted with the
blood of the wounded, and resembles a
>laughtcr-pcn.
As the negro crowd fall back, disappear
! from the open street, and barricadc them
selves in the building, the police officers in
regular march take possession of the street.
The fire between the police and negroes is
now carried on-hy the police from the
street, by the negroes from the second
story front.
No police could prevent the crowd of
citizens from rushing into TIE open street
and ever and anon making with the police
u rally into the building. 1t was about !
o'clock that bells of the city tollcd, wfilc
the firing, stray shots and missiles scattered
like hail. The firing is now transferred
from the front Of the building to either
side, where the negroes, as they appear,
are stoned by the crowd outside.
From the police officers in the street
arose cries Of " Do you surrender" "Do
| YOU surrender " 10 which there was M
answer whatever. Tho street, about
o'clock, was cleared OF all negroes, who
were fast escaping from windows, letting
themselves down from the rear part, and
running To the rear for safety.
a lull occurs Ia the firing, and the front
is now in comparative quiet. The police
do not enter, Notwithstanding Il lull i'll tho
fire, and the negroes who come out OF the
front door, as well as those who are drop
ping from the windows, one by one, arr
attacked and killcd-many of thcm-not'
withstanding the efforts Of the police.
Policemen among the force fell one after
another as they were either shot by thost
in the upper stories or bruised and stunned
from missiles flung at them.
One by one the persons inside the build.
7 lIlk, "llltt dS WI ~ ild'N, al 90 ''s'' -"
they appear, carried off by two policemen
10 the station, in the direction of Common
street, as well az towards Canal street,
where the great reserve of the force was
stationed.
Chief Adams and all Of his suhordinatcs
were everywhere upon the scene, seeking
to prevent violence ut the hands of white
citizens, who, armed with swold-canes,
clubs, and missiles, attacked the inmates
of the building.
At 20 o'clock q white handkerchief
Haunted ont of an upper window. Before
that time there had been repeated cries oI
" We surrcnder," We surrender" but
~ soon as the police attempted To enter,
they were beaten back.
Crowds hurried 10 the corner Of Com
mon and DryadcS streets, and a. member
! after member of the Convention appeared,
they were greeted with hooting, yelling,
! and Kisses.
Over twenty dead men lay in the street
about 3 o'clock, when wc left tie scene 81
this calamity.
ORIGIN OF THE RIOT on CANAL STREET.
4 procession of freedmen, some onc
hundred To one hundred and fifty in mum
Der, with "A flag and n band of music a.
. their head, came marching up from the
lower part OF town towards Mechanics
Institute.
\ white man, who was standing on the
neutral ground looking on, was showed
aside by one OF the freedmen, and tripping
against the curhstomc, fell.
The policemen in the ncighhorh"od, on
! seeing this, supposed that the white man
had been struck, and advanced to arrest
the supposed aSsailant.
The policemen were met by a vollcy OF
pistol shots, bricks, ETC., which at once
induced a general alarm. Several arrests
were made, but We could learn OF ~ tAtdl
results from the firing.
The alarm among the storc-kecpcrs in
duced them to close their stores previous
t. the firing. The shots were very brisk
Tor a timr, and much excitement prevailed.
Up to | O'Clock this afternoon some tive
/ hundred prisoners were brought 10 the
first district police Office, the greater nun
Der being more or less wounded. DR..
. Do>tic received five shots, and Vas AT one
time reported dead however, we have II
on reliable authority that he was alive up
10 : o'clock last evening.
Michael Hahn was brought in covered
with blood, but more scared than hurt. X.
King Cutler was observed reclining grace
fully on the top tier OF Il cell full "i
wounded men. He complained OF being
very thirsty, and said the heat was exceed
ingly unpleasant. The conventioncrS cX-
pressed considerable surprise AT the re-
markahlc disappearance OF Judge Howell.
His worship skcdaddlcd as soon as the dis
turhanCc commenced.
WOUNDED POLICE OFFICERS.
Dr.. W. III. Bcrthclot, assisted by Drs. q.
W. West and Cowan, attended to the
wounded as fast az they were brought III.
There were t~wenty-cight casualties OF
Importance treated at DR.. Bcrthelot's office,
OF whom twenty-five were members Of tie
police and six citizens. As above stated,
only one of these, llcnncsSey, is not c1-
''pccted to recover.
THE FlRsT ARREST.
The first shot was fired by Il negro in the
procession. Policeman Edward Crevon,
aid to the chief, CALAMITY charged into the
heart of the crowd, and with the aid OF Il
citizen, whose name we were unfortunately
unable TO learn, succeeded in arrcsting the
man who fired the shot. The gallant act
should not 60 unrcwardcd.
A TRULY L~ANENTABLE INCIDENT.
Edgar Ccnas, only son of zone of our most
respected citizens, was shot whilst entering
the Mechanics Institute with the police.
The unfortunate young man, who had e1-
crtcd himself nobly to save the lives Of
others, was mortally wounded by an acct
dental shot.