Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-08-22
MISCELLANH-
The New Orleans Massacre.


Union men, we quote the following ex-
tract from the correspondence of the
New York Times, the organ of Presi-
dent Johnson. Singularly enough the
letter is headed with display lines indi,
eating that the letter is to correct the
Radical falsehoods" about the riot
The writer was on the spot and wit
messed the massacre. He says:
The mob and the police filled the
sidewalk and the stairway of the build
ing, Shots were fired through the
windows from both in and outside, and
bricks, paving stones, clubs and other
missiles were thrown from both direc-
tions A gentleman named Cox came
down stairs and was arrested but on
stating that he was merely spectator
was released, and walked across the
street, where he shielded himself on
doorstep From his position he could
see inside the building which he had
just left, and he states that on y one
person after him came out without be-
ing killed or badly wounded as they
came down stairs by the police and
the mob of rioters accompanying them
Gov. Hahn, who is lame and walks
with a crutch, was met on the stairs as
he came down, and escorted out to the
curb stone by two policemen. On
reaching the sidewalk he was sur
rounded by about twenty persons,
who beat him on the back of the head
with clubs, and he received q severe
stab in the back, also a pistol shot
from behind 1t is probable that this
shot was fred by a policeman. On
reaching Canal street he was placed in
a carriage, and under the charge of
the Chief Of Police was taken safely to
the lookup. He owes his life to the
chief and his squad, as they prevented
him from being lynched. Fish, Hen
derson, Shaw and other members were
treated likewise. On reaching the |
foot of the stairs they were beaten by
the police and the mob, and after be- |
ing rendered insensible were dragged |
on to jail An attempt to lynch Fish |
was made on Canal street, but the po- |
lice in charge of him prevented it, al |
though they nearly killed him them |
selves by beating him with the butts
of their pistols But few freedmen
were arrested coming cut Of the build |
ing, as they were nearly all shot dead |
at sight. The Rev. Mr.. Horton, a |
clergyman from New Hampshire, now
in charge of church in this city, off |
ciated as chaplain of the Convention. |
heard his prayer at the opening, in |
which he asked fervently that the |
lives of the members might be spared, !
and thanked God that peace had been |
declared in Europe, praying for the |
same blessing in this country In a |
habit peculiarly ministerial, one which |
distinctly marked him as a clergyman,
he came down stairs with white |
handkerchief on his cane, intending to
surrender himself peaceably. He was
met, knocked down, trampled upon, |
kicked and beaten nearly to death, |
while begging for mercy. The police
and the rioting friends were his as
sailants. DR.. Dostie, intending to sur
render himself, also came down. He |
was shot, stabbed, and treated in the |
same manner as Horton, although he
implored the rutfians to take him pris-
oner and spare his life. 1t is probable
that both Horton and Dostie will die.
These details suffice to show how the
arrests were made. r King Cutler
and Judge R. K. Howell, escaped with |
out much injury, and CHANGING to fall
into the hands Of humane policemen
We're conveyed to prison almost unin-
jured.
The police impressed the baggage
wagons of an express firm in this city
to carry off the dead; one load, con
sisting of eight or ten bodies, had two
living men at the bottom. They were |
wounded, and would perhaps have died; |
but they had life enough left in them |
to struggle for air. An eye witness, |
whose name | can furnish, says that
policeman mounted the cart, and SHOW |
ing his revolver down between the bo-
dies on top, killed the poor fellows,
with one shot for each The fendish
thirst for blood which seemed to pos
sesssome of the rioters was too brutal
for even the imagination Of a savage.
Their eyes cleaned with it, and rolled |
IN their sockets, their tongues protud- |
ed from their mouths, parched and
shrlVeled almost, and their voices grew
husky from demoniac yelIs. [ have
no doubt but that some of the police |
men and rioting whites were wounded
by members Of their own party as
some of them seemed possessed with a
desire to shoot at human beings re-
gardless of caste, color or sex. No
females were hurt, that l know Of
Houses We're pillaged, but the outrages
were most confined to the Institute
One man in livery stable deliberately
took up rife and killed a negro who
ran through the door looking for a
place of refuge.
It is impossible to give Won any mora