New-York tribune., 1868-03-06
RIOT ON WARDS ISLAND.

A serious riot occurred yesterday morning
among the egrants Wards Island which but for the
prompt interference Of large body Of the police would
have resulted seriously Those engaged in it were the
Irish and German strangers residing there Tho island
under the control Of the Emgant whereon
they afford shelter to newly emigrans unac
quainted in this country and unable to obtain employ
Inent A fund has been established by taxing ship
owners per centage tho passagemoney OF each OF
the emigrants superintendent and others In ms en-
poy attend to their wants in furnishing them with Iood
and lodging owing to the low prices Of labor
number OF emigrants repairing 70 the island
has Increased to almost Zoo ,NtRird. wtSin sns srs
Irish; the remainder German The inherent hatred
which has always existed between these classes seems 70
have fomenteda smoulderag enmity whon yesterSusy S
found vent in open warfare. Early this winter dnl-
Guilty occurred between German and an lrlshnsn IN
which latter received stab. which, however re.
suited in serious injury This event further nenslned
the feeling OF hatred between tne Ces ana h
which still more increased few days ago shoner
difficulty between two OF tho rngeaders OF the respec
tive parties in which number OF ITshmen came TO the
rescue OF their feowcountryman and lniStea severe
punishment upon his opponent AS late as Wednesday
other, and the former asked the latter for a
drink Of water which he carried IN a cup, On
scufe ensued during which the Isbman was thorough
y wOrsted The result OF these skrmshes led to de-
of their opponents hight AZ about O'Clock yes
terday morning the 0eImGns formed line 70 oppose an
make work OF the affair: The irshmen obtained
green vail which they secured TO pole and charged upon
the TentOnic works. when indscriminate fight en-
sued The irshmen broke open the Toulouse, and seE
ing every available implement, rallied to the basement OF
The main building WHITTIER the Germans had retreated
for protection. They broke open the improysed 0arr
cade aud, barring up the entrances TO preclude
interference, fought with desperate will. The
by the courage Of the late superintendent Ber
gems SON. who protected him with pistol against the IN
furiated mob. In the morning Acting superintendent
emgrsnts. but being unable TO do So he sent 70 the
Twelfth Precinct assistance This was responded to by
the OF squad OF nine policemen this being all the
force that Capt Bennett could muster Dspatchng these
20 the island he teegraphed 10 Headquarters for force
OF 100 on reaching the island they immedatey
charged upon the rioters where they had collected IN the
with their uptted clubs. and scattered them over the
island Detachments from the Seventh Tenth Eleventh.
Seventeenth. Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-nrst
Twenty-thrd and Twenty ninth Precincts began 70
arrive who, under command Of Capts. Bennett Hutch
ms and Jameson took charge OF the island The rioters
were speedily captured and Identified, and were placed
81 o'clock John Macarthur detective Of considerable OK
perence arrived and set about erretng OUT the leader
in the movement One Brennan known on the slanu as
the " Barracks Lounger" together with Franz kudOPh
Hner were lodged in the cells suspicion At noon In
specOr Waling arrived, at which time quiet nau 1een
comparatively restored The wounded numbering about
wounds sustained. are follows Antonius Marrman'
scalp; Landry NJ. Meyer. scalp; Carl ID SchaD-
bert, compound fracture OF the 1inar; ona.es
Duhler. scalp; Heinrich Burke, scalp Augustus
schel scalp and confusion Frederick Liant.
fracture OF head Ulrch Brobart, scalp Patrick
ConOn gunshot wound; Patrick Doyle, gunsh0s wound;
SpeR e scalp Matthew Brink scalp; Franz Ward scalp
Detachments from the Twelfth and Twcnty-ninth Pre-
cnets numbering 80 men emaned on tne % sEn nns nx ss
attempt 10 renew the conflict the emgrants being In
tensey excited and In spite OF their injuries, seem bent
upon lighting 1t ont at the first opportunity About 100
grants missing 10 Is believed that they are either
slain or hiding about the Island