, 1866-08-08


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,nre hc noesci3 mt from tbc door. which be
yas not destined soon 10 enter araip,
with YhIfc handkcrchief IN his hand he
crossed the outside passage and started down
,ne Of the winding stalrcases. BY this time
negroes from the front Of the Institute by
sudden dash, and a dozen Of them gaining
tho building. were rushing un the stairs.
when they met Mr.. Shaw coming down.
g. Kill him" stThere,s Shaw, the scourdeel,
shoot him down. "Let me at him." were
tho first cxc1omntious, and those below |
sought to crowd up till they could sec to
aim at him. Others said, tNo, he has
white handkcrcAief; take him to the station |
house." Through the hubbnb and scutlle |
his message. That's right, let them sur.
render pcaceably,"' said some. "Kill that |
ID scoundrc1, Shaw" exclaimed |
others. Meantime two policemen, seizing |
him firmly, and another forcing way
through the crowd aud keeping. assallants of,
Hero mingled mob Of citizens, policemen
and neGroes-the latter mostly In the side al
leys or In door ryafas-Wcre exchanging Shots
a rush was made TOR Shaw the moment he
aid thc fire Was concentrated upon him.
Presently ball struck him In the shoulder,
and there was every indication that in mo-
nlent or two longer he would certainly be
killed, when the policemen, dod:sinE around
4rftions ehnrre ~ commitmcnf' wonnIn3
ona evhonstaf be ~ uos 4hro1n into n cell
The firing continued about the Mechanics
Institute. spread toward the rlEer along "a.
nal anu Common streets, and even b1oke ont
ro-nndeiat r. snS frhe anbt,na nnnr,as sl;d nh
on,tax 4, ti,;e .er 6ut *. III f;ei1o~aa ~.
cry prisoner whom the policemen led oa, and
attacked on sight every negro found In the
srs3s1, roa ~ t>s NV ;,-se,o ~ f-at1 ~ inn,,
ans,,aaiot e. ~. astas ini,t .a,o,7
1otnr another nnnr,ned ncrr5 anna errntis. he-
iama;nn r. one n tic odia;cnt nfsircs scen1,
;n., Nv i,';nI ~ III ~. stc"et ~ 1acc ~ I'm hc
..a;, ~ w.. n -, i,,stnrt -. ,,,on md
~ scorc ~ ctizcns rrarn nt,or 1,Ip, thc Tn,ic"s
s,,o9 a-,n, ae .har I'm EsS, shn1, Enra pH5 Hnc5
nnd tro psreo w. III ninrcad ,.ith tbre. A1~'
"'tG Nnt ~ this wos onir tbe fv'niar and sccnr.
,,1.n ,t;s 4rar.' orn;y,-r;",- - .ic,a,, ~" d,rrnnt
NY .n's t Meae o., ~ 1st uoen s u.ues cts,i
~ ce,+, III Mini trhn ,,n1ic" and c;f,scns
t,n, nnssnssS Snn of -" ,n,."- stnr, n,,I ~
t1,s tn stusrrascs. Thc SERGEANT .ats Arms ind
hnrr,ca1lcd thc doors IN In chambcr Of thc
Convention ,rtc,, Si,aw went srt. Tie no.
thc cha1nler heran firinr rom the vim.
dows unon Inc members Of their force in
thc street. II is ccrtuIn that they were firing
al lie windows Of tho Convention, aud thai
the negroes In the alleys and door yards were
nS drI; # ns s And sas,1n tit kSts ss we.s r. efG
gems lad Joined the police force III ana about
| tl1c Insflfufc: and rreat crowds rnthcrril nj
tI,c coIncrs Of Ca,,ai and Common streets,
aud along the route to ti,c City Hall. were
firing Ut Or rushing upon the few prisoners
| Fiuuily crowd of policemen and citfzcns
made rush nj the doors t,f the Conyrntion
chatnbrr and brokc them down, The exact
order Of what Immediately followed no man
can tell. It Is only certain that as they en-.
tered. ti,e attacki1,g m,rty delivered a Valley
into the hu,ldIcd n'ass OF members ut,d snec
tnfors. which Killed nr1 sounded scynra1
and I, rc,c,rnI onr n scynrc3v rn wnmndtuS SOM,
Of 1he muljcemen. and kfilinr some Of tic
citizens. Each Side cIar.cs that the oti,cl
Of par,Icimnts. or from liz sou,Nl Of iii
| yo1lcys. Il seems in,uossjblc to reacl, m,
| ntlnf cnnr1usfnn tl.p tLnt tI,ey v.r., nc,rIJ
or quite Simultaneous.
There followed n series of short and blood,
intiiy;dl,nl con,icts. Se,rrors ,Srre ain
inwn. mrnl.rs nf tho Co,ven,ion wounic,
nnl nrresfaI md thc sr"ncs of y;o,c.rS !,
thr streets intrnsifirni tenf;,ld ns ,crsnns hc
ran In cmcrr,. frnn, The 1,nf1dinr.
S Standing N @ 1t ills M &a moment ' is the htenes
1oran.l.t, 7of 1.intnr,. pn.+onrant inG,.;r
,,frnn,1, ,,,, t,o e+~eo, ~ t1 Inst;t,,t a.
nj1 ~" ,,et - - ~ ITnitnI S,.'ta
sarr;o,, IT, cnn- f,,,n ~, hoc ,t ~,
ssc,n;no1r i;Ss1"ea ~, hoav ~ IT, nnst;a ~ -
earnnsi s,Gcnre 1,orI'a1s u3 f,not,ca1 ,n;s,,e -
~ tis nrnn,;,onp .p,,n.,,t Eras f Wnsos
" vi ~ euaatnalu, t3n, prGleu. , alee .sso,
ahu ~ nare araS ~nusv ,,s;,
Inat1S.el s ny vua'hT II, WIS :. eses 'naus. ~
tha @ u1"h ond ~, os ~ aa,oet fso, +,
monn;,s and 1norE;ue. ] liz nn;h hr Will, % + +
rrnw1 rnshc; and hiasnhemed nr Iau5 }auyir h.
ond cherrcd Al 1ast u cart ,ros renchr1 m
III. hotiy was thrown In, when a more tIstc
, mined rush than anv previous one was mad,
: and the rioters broke through. Before II
| cart could be started several blows lad bee
raired upop the bleeding body, and the Gcl
erai felt Sure tlat rs oie mans hand descent
The news flew among the rioters that D
J Dostie was killed, and It was everywhere +
} ccivcd, many squares off even, where peor
had scarcely became intlaulcd By the feyer
i the massacre, with expressions of satisactie
and posttiSiss delight Iii str.ot
Carondclct, had jnst secured II place on IL
3, yerandah Of q friends rooms ncar the corn
3 Of Common. when great cheers came I
from tue Institute and dense mob c5owd'
, along Common street toward the St. Charl
: out four policemen with cooked revolver
l and in tlieir midst, with hut knocked o
} with coat nearly torn from his Shout
:. ers, with blood clottea over his hes
aud about bis neck, with citizc
:. shouting "kill him. partly li1npiue a1
) partly ierketf along by the inflriatcd polio
: men. came Michael Hahn. cx.mc,nber Of h
= United Statts House Of Reprcscntatfycs. c
i Governor Of Louisiana. and United Stat
4 Senator elect from the Legislature Of Loui:
= | ara-tlc Hnn to whom Abraham Linco
!. cputtcntially wrote that t.nerro suffra:
Il might vel, in some hour Of peril, help to kei
3 tic icWcl Of Liberty in tic llmjly Of Fro
a dom - IN len Minutes hc was lyfn5r llte
i inrr md fcrcri,h. in n cr1l Of tiic cftv IN;
II MIJc wns unrc scared Than i,nrt :" Is tEr ~
a comment Of the "1eaIing Journal Ii
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