New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-14

turned largely reinforced, just after the HuutC
address, an old negro and mulatto man addressed
the crowd; could not hear what they sa,u
When the crowd returned, many OF tlieli wei
into the building; large crown telnshsu uuL m
'front.' At this time there were NO Whlte PeIsoHs
in the immediate vicinity OF the lnsulule. Ihefe
were n rary naar the corner Of Canal, There was
considerable cheering in and aboutthe Institute st
\ the time this crowd returned TO the Institute
/ About IL O'Clock heard music coming up Bur
4 ,rundx street, and d good deal OF hdlloolng and
! Cheering procession Of negroes, with band
n nnusic and flag the negroes armed with clubs,
came up Burgundy street. AS this procession
/ emerged from Burgundy street into Canal, there
/ was white man knocked over into the street by
some one in the procession; almost Immediately
pistol was fired from the procession. AT this mo-
ment a policeman, assisted by white person in
citizens clothes, rushed towards the procession
and seized large black man, and dragged him
out, and then persons from the procession com
menced fighting with clubs and pistols, and at
tempting to rescue the nlanWho had been arrested.
heard cries of g Kill them kill them ~ Damn
them, kill them ~ coming from the procession.
At this point the procession was considerably
scattered, the band and flag ran to the corner
towards the Institute, and commenced rolling the
| drum, when the procession formed and marched
to the Institute, the band playing until the process
sion, many OF the persons it, went into the In
stitute building. This procession was composed
almost entirely of rough, badly dressed negroes.
| A few minutes after this, crowd OF citizens
\ and small force of police gathered on Canal
/ street, "A slOb was IleQ uT6u iTuln luG O4ONu
of negroes in front of the Institutes then several
| shots were fred from the same direction. Some
| twelve or fifteen negroes advanced down pryades
! street to brick pile and commenced throwing
| bricks into the crowd towards Canal street. AT
this time there was considerable accession to
| the police force, who were deployed across Dry
| AIDES street. The order was given to clear the
| street. and they advanced toward the Institute.
The first fire from the police appeared to have no
| effect on the crowd of negroes. The second fire
drove most OF them from the brick pile back towards
| the Institute. noticed one negro who continued
| throwing bricks and calling on the crowd Of ne
/ gEees to come forward At this time many of the
/ police were engaged in trying to keep the crowd
of white citizens back out of Dryades street.
| noticed person dressed in United States officer S
| uniform cooperating with the police As the
police advanced nearer the Institute, there was
firing from the windows OF the Institute, as well
as from negroes in the street, There was also
firing and bricks thrown from vacant lot adjoin-
ing the Institute.
This firing continued for some time, when some
enc from the building on the side towards Canal
street. held out stick with white handkerchief
attached to it. / heard cry of surrender y
whether from the building or the street do not
know, followed by cheers from the street. Imme.
diately a body of fifteen or twenty policemen, fol
lowed by citizens, moved up to the building and
entered. Immediately on their entering firing
commenced in the building. / saw shots fired il
the Hall Of Representatives. The police imme
diately rushed out. / saw one of their number
eral, both from the street and building. rusl
was made from the building by crowd of ne
groes numbering from forty to sixty, striking
right and left with their clubs. Many Of these
t were killed and wounded. Whenever any one
white or black gave themselves up, they were
t arrested and protected by the police. Among
those | saw protected by the police were Judge
Howell, of the convention, and Mr.. Fish. Many
Others saw so protected did not know. | saw
good many negroes on Canal street, between
Dryades and Rampant streets, about the time OF
the occurrences above related, before and after
wards, and saw none away from the immediate
scene of the riot molested, either by the police
or white citizens. Quiet was entirely restored
before the arrival of the military.
On Friday night, the 9th of July, 1865, there
was a very large crowd at the Mechanics Inst-
tute both in the hall and in the street in front OF
the building. They were most of them negroes
could hear the speeches in front of the building
but not perfectly. Recognized among the speak
eTs John Henderson and A. P, Dostie. Their Ian
guage was very excited and highly infammatory
could only catch detached sentences of VIVA
they said heard from Dostie such remarks al
theses If you want to vote you have to figh
for it. We fought for your freedom; you mus
fight if ven want to vote. Come armed come
prepared etc.
tSigned) F. W. T1broN.
PIERRE sAUvE SWORN,
Resides in New Orleans, l45 Esplanade street,
am recorder of conveyanoes in this CITY, On tn
[ 30th of July, 1866, about l23 went to the In
SuLutef WSHB lnEO private SecfeIafy'S once.
had been there but few minutes when the figh
began right under the window. was looking GU
OF the Window saw little white boy trying Ii
escape from the negroes; he sheltered himself be
hind pile OF bricks and picked up two brick
and faced the crowd Of negroes that was chasing
him; they made rush at him he threw his twt
bricks and started to run. AT that time a police
man seized the boy by the ann and waved hi
hand towards the pursuing negroes, telling then
" keep of, he is arrested y The policeman at thi
time was moving very fast from the crowd 0
negroes, when he was fred at by some one of Til
negro crowds two shots were fred at him; he re
turned the fire over his shoulder. At this momen
the firing became general on both sides
driven of BY the police some going off and other
taking refuge in the building. Eremaned in thu
room about an hour with the reporter of til,
Times and several other persons. passed GU
! by the front door of the building noticed abou
twenty negroes in the vestibule, some five or si3
| Of whom had revolvers in their hands. I asked
them what they were doing there they said they
were sent there to guard the convention two 0
I them were wounded; firing was going on at tn
| time l passed out without molestation. l heard
man twhite man) in the yestibule his name thinl
Is -----, at one time harbor master here, sa.
to the negroes, damn you, shoot them. When
/ got out left and saw nothing more of conse
| quence. During the time was in the secretary
| office, Mr.. R. r. Daunoy and Judge Howell came
| in. Both of them were much alarmed during tht
| progress of the riot outside. r. +. Daunoy wal
/ aRAleu Mlillo III Ing secretary 5 once.
| (Signed@ p. sAUvE.
CHARLES RAMEI, LIEUTENANT OF THE FIRST DIE
| TRICT POLICE.
On the Both of July. 1866, about 123 or
Q clock, received orders to bring the police un
der my charge to the corner Of Canal and Dryades
came down with them to the corner of Common
and Barenne, where found a crowd of negroes
armed with sticks, and some with pistols. Firing
was going on in every direction. | made severa
arrests and succeeded in dispensing and arrestinG
this crowd. The police used no more force thar
was necessary to perform their duty. They pro
teoted from excited persons all the prisoners they
arrested.
(Signed) CHAs RAMEB,
lieutenant First District.
ADAM GIFFEN SWORN.
] have resided in the State since 1928, and
in New Orleans since 1874. i am the State
treasurer Of the State of Louisiana. On the
30th Of July, 1866, about o'clock, went down
Common street and went into office of the water
works, on Dryades street, nearly opposite the Me-
| chanes Institute. AT this time there was crowd
on corner Of Common and Dryades; also crowd
| on the corner Of Canal and Dryades. Almost I'M
medlately, upon my getting into the Office firing
commenced in the vicinity of the hall towards
| Canal street. The excitement soon became SO in
tense and the crowd SO dense that | remained in
| the office.
I distinctly saw Mr.. Michael Hahn come out 81
the building; the crowd rushed towards him; there
were cries, Where is Hahn y "Shoot him5' Hahn
fell. The police Immediately rushed in, picked him
| up and protected him from the crowd, taking him
/ of. IalsOsaw Alfred Shaw, a member of the con
I VenfiOn, and r. b. DaunOy come ont Of the hnild-