New-York tribune., 1868-10-22

the attack ON the rOyOst-na!Sht1 oince' "".|.ii
tcudrut of Police Kennedy though IN c'H,' I;;,tLoi
,.os rr,oolizrd ly fLe mob and beaten ana hlckc"
I'm dreadful manner FROM tie luoI ','' - ar
lgIGed the police as their natural citli'S' ~ -.
Ee unsuccessful attempt To pnt down 'AF E 'hoo ~
furv was houudl.,s house at ioriL -st'"h' -'t
and TiI0-tNC. was attacked aud plii'~'" p',"'.
was sand policeman bad taken l'luEe 'u,i.' e.. '
many other houses were attaCkcI Tor ne s"''' ,'"
SON and some of them burned. Inc cds""i,'il 'illa
among tho police numbered at least ~ DeiUIt us'
closed in on the 4 st day hc INJURIES W ,rc no.r t
men killed outright 10y the rioters. In the mD'ii,9
of cases they were dragged lom then houses OF 'y
houses in winch they bad taken refuge b,aieIi Uh''
tbey were inseusi6lc and left upon the SidcWaIk -
Toward evening the mob began to extend inc
scope OF their operations ana To- move @ uoNI toMm. @
At "A few minutes before o'clock they hred me CUR
T,tr ot 'Ty,,u first st, and SrcOnd-aNe. and soon
af,,r,'ati huuIed the whole block between twenty
,i,..tI and Twenty Y-rmth-StS. No htAt auN""Co
,y,. IIpon the cooIcd Orphan ASH iulh.
DrSiEVCriON OF HE CoLOHED ORPHAN ASlLVM'
In nothing were the two MASSES oI fthtiS ,he Silo
led bv GEN Lee and the other headtu by MI;
Andrews of Virginia more thot2ughIX a"'fu
and vet more Stuklngly diS>llhilaf IiAh III
their treatment OF the colC'ra race M Wv Ay,'',r ,
i'm Clambcr>uTg or IN NeW-l"ik, me poN
homes of these people were ranSacked, ana men, Wo-
mon aud children dragged from their most secret
hiding places. In both cases they were tIealtt 10
cruel kicks and knocks, but IN the one instance tHt}
were remoiselrssly hung to lamp posts and me dNt
uQS of destitute children burned over thcir heaS'
while i'm the other they were bound together WIN
ropes and cords and started in long Trans "l weary
and melancholy hOndmcn toward thc ,'nu'h;r "A
black skin badge Tor marty tdOm WIN l'e l'Vo-
els IN gray and the Rebels M the carp o hpiC'O
workmcu. xiii the d-dngger was tue cry ol tu'
one but the other disposed TO take MN ahNc 10
enjoy the fruits ol his unpaid labor - o,o
When the mob advanced urpn the Asylum ~
small children were IN the building. EcsNiahce vas
out Of the question aud the mob was nee 20 WON
its will. Chief E"emeer Decker ana I'D. hic.,o, "a "a
uCIVOitd To save the builuihs, aV even d'lvi'l,,,
10 hold the mob in check, hut they were swept |W!
before the tumuituOus multitude IKE Nl>P>"i s'i'"
before the blaze they had kintlod. \ coio,ri man.
a5.ulliuc himself of light skim had WAeu W'h tHt
mob and protesting himself uncOi icni, Ldo I'diA'u
of their design. To COmMunitatcu inc talAt D."
the Superintendent VINO lNstIlF collected the i'Hll!
together and 1t the sound ut the bCi, WIZ tlt rot
cIs sWarmiug on every side, the children utu Down
the sairways aud into he street: tnt WI''o tnr >at
age wells alid muumIn tlTriIS OF we mo" H'"!t","
ia thciT cans and caused tfeIr hearts 10 SINK Wlih
them. uoJ Il baaI was raised 10 sir!Ee' ana they
passed ON lu safety to tho NIa'Iph Il""So ~
Ih,Ify-lth-st NOhs are coWalciy rs we'll rs cinci,
bat who can doubt that il one blow hal fallen jAe
iniuriat,d tlr0nc would have rushed upon ii' uc-
fcuSrlesS children, and he moment have uyrn one oil
"a general massacre. AS soon rs uo yyh WI.
gone. the lglttst furniture was hetItd together the
floors saturated vita uLaluwaDie MATERIAL anu lli ~
minutes the building 50, Iiun. -hici htlH= Kept
three days at tLc StauoH-iiousr, tho o. puls were
removed, under strong guard to Blackwell Island.
where shelter YVES offered until tng prenl-'s thcv
now occupy Ut Observation-Disclosures st., near ihe
North River, was secured The situation oi tEg poor
children in the StaiDu-i1Usc has been very IrcinE}
described: sheltered but not secure. In moment
ary dread Of an attack by the mob who had collector
iu large numbers Uittuut, wcailed and hungry, ihtN
but once allowed their feelings 10 "vgpovcr thchi'
Believing an entrance bad been CAccitd, a5 Win Quo
captain OF the station shed tears Of sympathy
ATTACK OF TIN, rRIpt%E orIitE
Many Of th. rioters lad coi.,.t"G lu Printing
Housr-sguarc, between the City Hall IarS ANA IlH
TRIBUNE Office. and for q long uUc kept threatening
tlie office with destruction About o CLOCK aR"IlaeE
was made upon the binding and the pubil''u hl
Office Oh the inst floor was gntted; IRE was Ail-
died, and the whole bnldu would have been IN %
blaze hut for The timely arrival of the police. just
nef lac HpluuEtuE u,
Twenty sixth Precinct Police, under capt lhoIht,
drove back the mob and trlmplcd oat ibe IRE. ~
was a gallant action. Win hs little force, Iapt;
inome showed what resolution ana Pgch oouid
accomplish IN the face Oi superior numbers even
when the multitude D. Iren/e4 oy iI.litoI'3 'e'i't
aHce and mad with the impulse 81 oc'uu''''', -
few of his fDIcC were hUrt-LUue OF them s.Hou.J
but the rioters once driven back were kept at Day
until the MOB dispersed
the buildaC. the onslaught OF the pohcc, ana inc
Uuuisbiutut oi HE mob WcIo the wU4h ut only few
minutes. A mau was seen to throw stone %! the
publication Office, smashing in The windows. oid
nyil iug the rioters fUI their work. IS soon @5 tbs
was done, hc t.lttd luio Tine "it.r' i'i2"'n n5 .o
crowd. and il said t0 be The man VINO kihNI,u 'A'
ire ia the center of The nJOr. When the Ipice ap-
prarcd some of tho mob escaped Drioic tA'y c"Go To
blows, ana the rest were scattered IKE thetp some
still fingered IN the building. and as they attempted
10 escape brought to the ground by ihe cluns "i
the police. Last Of ali came the man VINO hid en-
tered first, but q single blow brought MN 10 the
ground. lESensiblr, II not dead. Another force OF
police under Inspector Carpenter hearing oi the at
ugk
bodies met rioters lay scattered over lIc iaIk, du
everywhere m the neig bOrh0od Ike dead upon tllc
field after q battle. IL was tho hTst check lhe
mob received during the riot, and with TINS
NIGHT closed upon the city aud tho cursiug, blood
thirsty aud cruel multitude. The building Was then
prepared for defense and for three days ANA nights
editors and reporters piled the peaceful avocaton5 of
the pen with the weapons OF grn-Nis3eed war within
their Teach-COmpOStOrs sct type every moment
ready TO exchange the stick for musket Ia The
Square was the TiOtous multitude, laggard rom
vlt mi of fse rendered
guilt, but though they gaied with hungry eyes at
TnE TRIBUNE Building with the Stars oi our country
floating over it, no further attempt was male at Us
dcstructiOn This attack and repulse was to the
Riots what Grants victory az Fort D0nclson was 10
the Rebcliion-the prelude not only to other ,nc-
ccSses b the auSpclOus omen OF the reign ol Law
and Order Impartial Justice and Equal l.ignts.
TIE NIGHT AND IIif MOENiNG.
4 heavy rain during the night somewhat aHayed
the boistcrOus passions Of the mob. and induced
some Of the rioters 10 suspend the Work "l dr7ifc-
ti1n. Many of them, however continued on INC
streets throughout the night, and II wac unsafe to bo
abroad. Gangs Of thieves were mixed WIN 'He
rioters and even on Broadway they peat ana iDD''u
every gentleman who Glanced To be on the street
Yet Notwithstanding tins species OF Outrage, com
mitted without any attempt at Conccai"Ghl, INC
mob was thoroughly organized Ihcy Iad tl.lF sen.
tries and pckets IN every direction III lhe upper EI
of the city, and the sergeant ot the guard WAS cdI!od
some of the sergeants even the uniform OF tho
United States a gentleman gong home ii9ih
the City Hall 10 tire nelghDolhOod oI lho
Central Park, by the favor OF sergeant
whom he CHANGED to know, was conducted through
a number of pickot-lincs with as much dccornm as
If be had been furnished with escort by the Major
General commanding The nghJ was DrohSh ny @ tlo
ALARM. .beIis i'm every pa1t of the city and at times
fhe flames blazed up like rockets when the Common
Coucil choose 10 eApend $1,000 to celebrate the
Glorious Fourth. Crowds Of men abd Doys plssco
trough the more retired streets on both the east ana
west sides Of the city, and amused themselves by
breaking in windows and demoshIng drug-stoies
and other places Of business When the morning
came tbe small knots of men began 10 Increase thelr
to continue the work
it r. ,rn,5ions day About 8 o'clock they cOncen-