Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14
Personal Explanation from Mr..
Greeley.

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The New York World having stated
that while Governor Seymour was do
ing hts duty In forwarding New York
troops, Greeley was hiding under a
table, Mr.. Greeley gives the following
account of himself during the rebel
riots in New York:
"On the 18th of July, 1863, the irst
day of the draft riots in our city, the
editor of the Tribune was visited In
his Office about midday by a devoted
friend, who urged and ehtFeated him
to accompany the said friend to his
home, few Eaiies distant. That friend
assured him that the life of said ed T.
itor was TO be taken forthWith-tP "a
it had been plotted and settled th. 81 ~
should be an early and certa'. n rsStS1o
Of the ruthan mob then } Esowlinp abont
the tribune office, ard lnoitinR each
other TO the assault which fhep aset-
lally maze ag dusk that night. when
tney me sl1 1,@s-aned the windows, furniture,
@c,ss and set Ire to the baildinV. but
were promptly rotted and repeifed bv
tue police. Riot, arson and piIlage
we're then rife in different sections d
our city, of which the rebel moi
seemed te have undisputed possession,
the editor (Who writes this) informed
hiH that nothing would induce him "a
leave the elty--that he Was where he
had I. right to be, and where he should
remain, That friend, after exhaust
Ing remonstrance and entreaty. left
aim TO BIS tate, not expecting to see
him again, About 8 B. m. Of that
day, the editor-having finished his
work at the ofhce-Went over to Win
dust,s eating house for his dinner
passing through the bowling mob for
nearly the entire distance and reoop.
nized By several Of them. TRo friends
accompanied him, but not at bis invi.
tatlon or suggestion. Neither Of the
three were armed. At Windustis
dinner was ordered ana eaten exactlV
as on other days, but ia the largest
room In the house, without a shadow
OF concaalment or hiding Of any kind.
Dinner finished, the editor took a GER
rIage and drove to his lodgings. Wkere
he resumed writing fer the Tribune.
and, continued it through the evening,
sonding down his copy TO the Office.
and being visited thence By friends,
who informed him of che mob's as
sault, and the narrow escape of the
building and contents from destruo-
ton. Remaining all night at his lOdR-
lngs, he returned next morning to the
office, tnow being armedb saw from
window tho mob ho6linF ia its front.
hastily repaired to the City Hall Park
there to listen to harangue from Ho-
ratio Seymour, and remained there
nearly TO the close of the day. Tues /
day), When7he was finally induced 10 1
leave BY the representation Of the good /
and true soldier who commanded it as |
9 fortress, that he would prefer that 4
The mob should not be provided with /
The extra inducemenB for assault which l
The known presence Of Mr.. Greeley in
she building would afford, He return /
I'd to the otice the next morning, !
though the first haCkman 10 whom he
applied refused TO let him enter his
and he was in the Office near
y throughout each day Of that mem
orable week up to Friday evening,
when he las usual) took the Harlem
,ars for his home at Chappaqua, where
be spent the Saturday, as he has done
1earlly every Saturday, save Ia winter,
ior the last fifteen years. And who-
lveE asserts that he, at any time that
week, was hiding under Windust's ta-
Die, is a branded liar and villain, as
Mr. Windust Mr.. WIN. A. Hall, and
'ther surviving and most credible wit
lesses, will gladly attest.