The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-25

riot was sent the Board Of Police Commissioners
its meeting last Saturday,
. OsnCs SUPERINTENDENT or METROPOLITAN PoLcEl
NEW YoRK, March 20, 1867
GxNrLur-The affair that occurred in the Thirteenth
<and seventh precincts Monday, March Is requires
oOnn.cd Wa IN i 10 pOpes
s matted upon o. rsa,.a.y lar ls y y.
(which had arranged % celebrate the anniversary Of ST.
Pasrck the 18th. with the request 70 afford 70 them
my request be stated where the fcrmsiios would take
place and the line Of march suggested slight modia
convens,oa had already asrssd on Ia. matter M
Pleading . disturbances The precauton was taken on
order 70 all the precincts in New York. directing the
twhoie force 70 be ON duty the following day tSt
ihouses a ten O'Clock n and 70 b held in reserve
jsubect 70 any orders thereafter given. During the
or the precucts- in numbcf-throush which
the route Of march 20 take place, contiguous
thereto when instructions were given 70 each as 70 the
manner Of di5posing Of the under their command
who might be specially dsaisd for their assistance
and orders other precincts 70 reinforce
such commands seemed most likely 70 require IT, All
OF these usual precautions on such occasions
The several societies assembled at their various places
Of meeting, and marched in separate bodies 70 East
Soon after twelve o'clock noon, on the 18th inst the
esd 81 .ne @ m Grand s.ee VAS not
named as part OF the route and was therefore by
some Of the societies for completing their formation on
At about half.past twelve George IL Burgess drove
truck with merchandise Grand street, TO deliver at the
OF Grand and Pitt streets. in the Thirteenth pre-
cnc Finding Of the societies standing In front OF
Mr. Macenzies store where be TO deliver the goods
he applied 10 one OF the mounted marshas to permit
him reach the store. He refused to allow 10 be
done when Burgess drove his truck the opposite side
street. the sidewalk, designing carry the
goods across the street BY hand TINS re- had no sooner
members OF the society, who jumped ON tho truck and
struck him with slaves, sticks and their fists knocking
him down on the floor OF the truck, and beating and
kicking him whs down. At this juncture patromen
Kearney and Coleman, who were on duty near by, also
sprung the truck and OF them said, 'sGentle-
men, get Off this truck II this man has done anything
wrong will take him in charge" But they continued
beating Burgess and also an attack on the police
men, whom they Knocked down and beat with their
and cut with swords As the alarm spread and
reached the several patroimen on post some hundred
feet apart they to the point of disturbance
and mo1ned the truck after their number had reached
four--v,z: patroimen Kearney, Coleman, Erdmer and
Hersenann-they made suc0 Charge on the assaants
rs entirely clear the truck of the ntruders But this
sooner done than large reinforcement rushed
from the societies. and by main force overturned the
truck throwing the policemen and the driver the
sidewalk, where they fallen by the members
Of the societies in full force kicked and stamped upon
beaten with slaves, cut with swords and pierced with
apears the most henGish manner As other police
left their posts and came singly to the assistance
OF their comrades they IN like manner fallen upon
by overpowerng numbers aud kicked, beaten cut and
pierced in the same way
The alarm length reached East Broadway and Clin
ton street, where Captain Helme was on duty at the
time He Immediately collected small squad, consist
ing Of Sergeant Barnett and four men, and to
The place of disturbance rushed body the
in such force extrcate the injured policemen from
further harm and TO drive or tue aggressive. party
THIS, OF course. was done without considerable
damage TO tho small squad; but they were enabled to
gather up the wounded men and have them taken TO
the Thirteenth precinct station house. So sudden and
unexpected this affair that all over, far
the Grand street attack before tho reserve
however on the east tsesraphic section consisting Of
the Seventh Tenth, Eleventh, Seventeenth and Eigh
tee.th precincts, were notified a. Hy-hve minutes past
twelve O'Clock, and those Of the Seventh, Tenfh and
Eleventh In time TO take part In suppressng the
outbreak by the Same societies on East Broadway in the
About one O'Clock citizen was attacked By some Of the
members Of ono OF the Same societies, East Broad
way and Gouvcrnsur street, in the seventh precinct
Paroman Martin n,erposed 10 rescue the citizen when
he fallen upon by several members Of the society,
ana knocSea o0wn Gu. W." swora accus .as nead ana
cned Martin a few moments after, when tho societies
had reached Clinton street, East Broadway, patrol
Cole, who was duty there and engaged In keep
ing the way clear for the procession, was without pre-.
other than that be was policeman, attacked BY
beaten about the head body and stabbed twice in
the back with swords spears Roundsman Whitcomb,
rngloaderr, Thomas Newman One OF The mounted mar
sbas Bernard Clark rode and 0ndcavOred
os w his o he 70
h,m 10 preventing the arrest being made; but Newman
secured and sufficient force under SERGEANT Bab
cock pursued Clark and arrested him In Chatham,
Pearl street The celebration then proceeded, and
CLOSED without further disturbance.
During the continuance Of the trouble thirty-three
members OF the force wounded; that is. eighteen
ereiy and fifteen slightly. or those severely hurt
nine were seriously injured But at this time the sur
geon charge, Doctor Bhven reports that all are I'm
proving
ing the whole Of both officers aud men engaged
Ia this affair." under the sudden and trying circumstances
In which they we're placed except probably, that Of
OF entering bodies OF sufficient strength enforce
their authority This oversight however fully at
toned for by the courage aud devotion to duty evnccd
sher dashing acton TO assist their comrade officers while
being overpowercd by numbers and brute force
Captain Helme and Sergeant Barnett Of the Thirteenth
precinct special for the part they
took in rescuing their fallen comrades and driving OF
the assaants; roundsmsn whitcomb. Of the Seventh
precinct also for the successful manner In which he
sned patroman Cole Sand rioter Newman,
aud crgeant Babcock OF the SEVENTH for the courageous
arrest OF the roter Clark in the midst Of his sympa
thizers
Herewith is appended the reports Of Captain Helme,
of the hreentb jameson OF the seventh precinct and
DIR. Bliven or the surg cal STAFF aud the affidavit Of
Casualties john l. KENNEDY, superintendent.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Pairolman Bernard Mcclure, head and face, cut and
bruised badly
Pstroman George GastlIn, nine cuts on head; jaw leg
Patroman Robert Leach sabre cut on head; lips cut
through; badly bruised by stamping on him.
split open; thrown dow n o cellar for dead
Pa,rolman Thomas Gibson three wounds on head.
Patrolman John Struck sabre cut GU head; lip split
lairolman Henry Eulner, head cut; face and body
bruised by stamping while down.
Patrolman VIM. II. Wadron, three cuts on head; jaw,
knee and body injured.
Patro,man Hiram Coe two siabs in the back and face
injured.
SEVERELY
Pstroiman George J. Godfrey, head club wound.
Patrolman August Hersemann, head and face bruised
by kicks while down.
Pairuiman Patrick Kearney head cut leg injured
Pa,rolmau David jenkins. cut; body injured by
kicks while down.
Pairolman John Boodgood, sabre cut on head; body
bruised
PatroIman Timothy Falvcy, nose cut, body injured by
kicks white down.
ra,roIman Edward o'rIara, head cut, body bruised
badly.
Pairolman Patrick Fois head cut, body bruised.
Patrolman David Martin, four cuts head
SLIGHTLY INJURED.
Captain John O. Helme, hand and back bruised and
strained
Sergeant Abraham T. Barnett, hand bruised.
Roundsinan WIN. =. Brown head bruised
Roundsman Leon De Noncs, body bruised by kicks