The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-15
THE PHILADELPHIA WHISKEY REBELLION.


$500 ihALAuLLluiA UuAnhLl nLDALLAVts
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.
Another Great Raid ON Illicit whiskey stills.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct II, 1867
Tho United States authorities in this city deter
terminsd 70 give the Illicit dlstles Of wkey no last
Ing peace, and but short respss until they and their
illegal operations arc sGectuay numbered with the
things that wsre
since the last great raid preparations have beon In
progress for another OF even more formidable proper
uons ono OF the essential prsiminaries to this was
tnorongn examination Of tho ground, which has becn
conducted during the past week by Mr. Lyman B. Cos
Chief OF the Revenue Board and assistants Several
formal seizures were made by them and this afternoon
large force OF civil officers, supported by flo OF
marines IRON tho Navy Yard putting their seizures
into practical effect
On Saturday last while accommodating tho outskirts Of
Richmond, Mr. Coles attention was attracted to an old
pottery establishment Trenton avenue below Norris
street, which gave indications OF being
abandoned Scaling the fence Mr.. Cole found that the
full Roadway, and conducted on . very large scale.
Nothing more could then be done; but formal seizure
was made. and In the evening deputy marshal was
despatched TO the place, with wagon TO clean II out
| and bear of the spos
The whskey ties are anything but amiahle mood
In consequence Of these interruptions to their business
and their OF vengeance have
loud and numeroua Tho glitteripg bayonets Of the
however, nave wholesome
them aud II is probable that no serious disturbance Will
result, aud that the whole Illicit dslation OF whskey
In that section Of the city will DO ultimately broken up
and thousands Of dollars saved the national treasury
At twelve O'Clock the detachment OF marines who
were 10 participate in 6o great raid this afternoon
rived at the Exchange which place they left in four
street cars quarter Of hour afterwards The force
consisted OF one hundred and twenty men, under the
command OF the following oaicers-Msjor l.. L. Dawson
Captain l. A. Pagan, Lieutenant w. W. Mclean, Lieu.
tenant @ Ford and Lieutenant s. L. Sherman United
STATES Marshal Elmaker in charge OF the expodi-
tim mad nv Danu liza Hnu
Wppy and Treft and Special Deputies Gordon and Lar
ferry. Tho Revenue Department was represented by
Mr.. Lyman b. Cole, the chief Of the Philadelphia Rsve
nue. Board, assisted by Captain j. W. Ireland and In.
specors A. H. Brooks, Ghegan, Byrnes. Franklin and
Johnson Deputy Collector Foukr0d OF the Fifth col
lection district completed the list Of officials By orders
issued before st rtins made the duty or the Dep
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about twenty-five They were also instr ucted 10 render
the revenue officers all the and they required in the dis
charge Of their duties and were especially cautioned TO
prevent outbreak In every event, attack
made and to endeavor to arrest the guilty oncs and
not 70 resort 70 use Of firearms except In case Of abso
On arriving at Cumberland street, ono detacb mont Of
operations IL that immediate neirhborhood rnis do
tachmsnt consisted OF Deputy Marshal Wippy, Inspec.
tors Franklin and Johnson and portion Of the marines
Tho remainder OF the force continued their way to
LohIph avenue and Richmond street. at which point all
hands ordered to report At five o'clock The force
again divided into three detachments Of which,
under Chief Cole started for the upper portion
Of be whiskey district Another detachment consist.
sharkey and Tefs and inspectors Ghegan and Byrncs
with portion OF the Marines proceeded To tho OF
operations OF the last raid followed oy struggling crowd
OF dirty men, women and children. They as
bolserous usual but there show Of force. and
NO attempt a. resistancea fact which could oe traced
70 the brstng baycnets Of the marines.
The first point assailed was very neat looking brick
house. at No 03l somerset street. in the Of which
found hogsheads Of moasses mash. The pro-
pretos had been warned OF approach Of tho RAID.
and mad removed The still and all Its portable
panments There was therefore, but one thing 70 be
Anna nd hut WQa n hoC lipaAc fho
shiny contents OF which made their the street
through alley which died to the depth Of
several inches. An establishment somerset street,
above Thompson, then visited but the little shanty
In which dIs,ilng had been carried found DO
line line then proceeded to No. sos Belgrade street.
at which point there Is quito mn extensive dye house
In the rear o. this story and half frame building
empty hogsneads were discovered. The ncighbors
said that this concern had not been in operation Tor
| two months past. Adjoining the latter building were
| two small diapidated wooden structures, both or
which packed 10 the full extent OF their capacity
with hay, although there were signs of horses
cows in the vicinity. HE officers supposed stills
| sec-cted beneath the hay and probed u dill
| gently with broom handles, but TO no purpose. The
| doors had been unlocked with a skeleton key and
they were reiocked, and their PROJECTORS left In
| peace
In long, low frame building located in the rear Of
No. 1910 Spring street. eighteen hogsheads OF mash
we're encountered aud empfed, their contents running
rude cellar below filing to the depth Of pie
| Of feet lhe anxious women who W 70 watching tho
operations appeared TO consider this quite economical
l
officers then repaired to open lot BY, which
place about twenty feet in diameter had been hoo ~ed
out di~t.iug operations II contained nothing bur
| Eve empty hogsheads and an Old TIN pal, The
acr, ne ars trophy of the expedition, vas carried 10
| the wagons " DO taken TO the city,
In the rear o. No ] SOS barrel found bearing
this inscription Tulip Whisky. 1858 Tho tu p ex
tract enpiied into key, Tor convenience Of
p,ration, and its original receptacle was broken
fragments
The c,vacadc then journeyed a vacant space OF
| ground over wh,ch, hero and there, ircked aliny
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honss the corner Of Thompson and william sire "a,
| they came upon another daridaed and tong drawn
| out cow-shed Of building, in which ound as
usual, sti bot sixteen mash hogsheads, eight Of
| the moved on bearing with them another tin
1 pal, the second trophy Of the raid
Tna rear or No. LOS Fremont street was next IN
spected. and thirteen no2sbeads OF moiassos mash
scattered loosely the ground after W. ich
attention devoted 10 The establishment the corner
| OF Williams and Fremont stree seven bogsbcsds OF
mash brought 10 the ground, and in small
house near by copper still was found sccre;ed aud
appropriately cared Ios.
A be ofic about leaving this place, mon.
Etrousv stout Irish rushed up thg frantcaily
and demanded to know where the man that stole The
money out OF her bureau was. She vas told that the
nuI sdua not Of the raiders, but persisted
in asserting that he was, that u "a 10 rhoD
poor wido~ woman who had nobody to support her IL
was pockmaIked whose name was Ed that's who
II was" she Continued. and her wratbiul nutteriugs
were still 10 be heard a. the line moved on IN its desruc
| tive course.
tn division under Mr.. l. b. Cole chief of the Revenue
Board, and consisting Of Captain iresnd, Deputy Rev.
Inspector Alfred Ia. Brooks Deputy Marshal Got
den aud detachment Of marines under the command
OF orderly sergeant Hopper flied of from the maiu body
into Richmond street, aud marched nortnwsrd for tho
purpose Of making official rad upon thusa illicit DIS
uliefs known as manufacturers OF moasses whskey.
Az might be expected, motley crowd of and
boys excited to the hghes pitch at the 81 such
troublesome RAID followed tho detachment just
the body OF officers and troops weFo about passing the
northern boundaries OF Richmond and entering the
noted precincts OF the California dsirict-iUr
such plsce-two men dressed IN bousrs were seen
running ahead and ges,icuiang as f TO alarm parties
ur cf on.
This tho signal for increased notion tho troop
pohce officers taking advantage OF the furnitare
with the division, started anead In full chase. When
nearing the ugtvcs latter ordered 10 halt but
defyiDg this Kept steady pace, although number OF
pistol shots fred TO frghen them, IL possible, In
order TO their Tnoy dartcd into the
yard OF the house 81 William Hague No. 2,2l9 Rch-