The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-09
Fearful Fracas on the North River-An
Eight Hours Fight on Steamer.
From The New York Herald, July 30.


From The New Fork Herald, July 80.
On Sunday at noon, the steamer VIM.
Titamar, with two bMget, lett the pier
with about thousand excursionists, the
n eater portion Of whom was composed OF
men, and large number of women and
children and old people Of both sexes max
ing up the balance.
It appears, from the statements of sew
eral of those who had taken passage on
board the boats which were to- have had
Crosset's Grove, Oh the Hudson, for their
destination, that the great balk OF the ex-
curtionists were members of an association
which is called .sThnberna Carthies," and
that shortly after their departure from the
city dispute arose between two roughsr
which ended by the disputants pitching in
to each other in true rough and tumble
style, each making the most of his strengths
in eHdeayoFins to- yeuge cut the eyes OF his
opponent, or bring him to- suicg terms by
abridging, dcntibus activis, the length of
his nasal appendage While this pleasant
entertainment was going en-, the friends Of
each contestant, who were all intoxicated,
began to consider each other more than in
terested spectators, and without ceremony
inaugrrated bloody row that proved ter
rife in its horrible excessss. The Fourth
wardcrs, with howb la body seized hold
of every group of Fifth warders they could
lay their hands upon, and had everything
pretty much their own way until the fricnus
of oncof the men came to the rescue, wheu
the contest became all the more exciting
and devilish. Not content with using their
fists in knocking each other down, and their
boot heels to crush out the features of those
who were prostrated, they laid hold of
chairs, table legs, decanters, tumblers, and
whatever they could seize hold OF that SEEM
ed to be of service as weapon. A half
hour after the fight had commenced, 10 had
became general on both bargcs, AMI the
roughs that went yelling round the decks
with teeth knocked cut, eyes half gouged
into hollow space, noses shortened by deli
cate bits nicely chopped from the appcn-
dages, and their coats and shirts I'D tatters
and besmeared with their own bad blood
and that OF their aSsallants, were as many
as there were participants III the affray AT
the hight OF the row several o$ he women
and children, who, from the outset, some
screechng with terror. aud others too cM-
hauSted by tear to utter word of dk5play,
had crouched behind whatever article ef
furniture had been left entire by the con-
testants, were struck by tumblsfS and soda
water bottles, and received injuries of y
very severe character, and two men, named
respectively John McDermott and Raw
renee Kean, received several stabs of !,
| knife. As the boat neared the city the
ardor of the rioters seemed to cooL bat
their inactivity lasted but few nonents
ere the fight was again renewed with, if
possible, more ferocity than BEFORE In
the midst of the crushing, biting, hammer
ing and gouglng that was res )rted to in the
second outbreak, young man named John
Berry, who resided in Oliver street, near
Oak, while taking an active part in tho
fight, was set upon by several men, who
managed to get him away from his party,
and he was receiving the most brutal pun
ishment, when, to save himself, ie squeezed
his body through the ratings of the upper
deck of one of the barges, to lower himself
! to the lower deck, but missed his hold ami
! fell. He was caught by one Of the passen-
gers, who held on to his coat until he was
! forced to let go his hold, when the unfor-
tunate man fell into the water, striking his
! head violently against the bulwarks in hi.
| fall He swan for a few minutes in the
wake of the boat, and when it was stopped
he was seen struggling with the waves two
I hundred yards in the rear of the vessel -
A young man named Sheridan spraug over
board and swan to his assistance, but Ber-
ry sank for the last time before the forner
reached him. During the excitement oc-
casioned by the poor fellow misfortune
| loud cries we're made for life preServers,
but not one could be found in readiness ON
either the steamer or the bargos T'hi.
unfortunate occurrence had the effect of
/ putting an end to the fight, and on the ar
rival of the boats at the wharf in the even.
ing, each excursionist seemed to have been
pretty well sobered, either by the loss OF
one of their number or the amount of blood
| that was drawn from such as contributed
| to the general melee.