The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-04
NEW YORK.
Raid on Illicit whisky DistiIIeries-
The Military Resisted Valuable
Material Taken.

New YORK, November 3.-Tbe raid
upon the Illicit distilleries of the Fifth
ward, Brooklyn, yesterday, was a most
decisive affair, and will be resumed
again this morning, and continued un-
til every Illicit distillery in that section
is destroyed.
The liveliest interest in the expedi.
ton was manifested by the authorities
and United States officials, both mill
tary and civil, with the single excep-
ton of General Wedges, who command
ell, and who is said to have kept 200
men waiting an hour while he leis-
urely ate his breakfast. This in
terval of an hour put the inhabitants
upon their guard, and gave them an OPP
portunity of forming a sort OF mob or
ganization, and of removing a portion
of their appliances for whisky making
The excitement in the vicinity Of the
operations was intense, and mob num-
bering between 1000 and 5000 resisted
the attack of the United States officials.
AS the morning approached, one of the
largest distilleries was surrounded by a
Gordon Of fences. A heavy fire OF PTS
tolls, guns and iron bolts was received
from the roofs in the vicinity.
The officers kept close to the
fence while the men pulled it down,
and with their bayonets lowered
charged on the mob which retired has
tily but defiantly into an adjoining back
yard, where again, from every position
of advantage, they showered down
hail storm of projectiles. T his fence
was torn down by order Of Col. Broome,
commander of the marines, and the
troops renewed their charge driving the
riotous crowd into a third Enclosure,
from which they were in turn driven at
the point of the hayonct to a further
retreat in the rear OF the building
itself and the mob rushed in great dis.
order through the liquor store into
York street, and were instantly swal-
lowed up in the crowd Of angry lockers
on. In each of these assaults the
marines were exposed to a heavy fire,
which fortunately did little injury, the
mob not feeling their position Sufficient
" secure to justify them in stopping TO
take deliberate aim. On each of the
different enclosures broken into by the
marines there was found store OF brick
bats, evidently laid by for use. The stern
determination of Colonel Broome and
Captain Meeker, the second i'll COM
mand, and the gallant bravery OF the
marines won the place, against a fierce
and desperate resistance, and the victo-
~ was but sullenly accorded
As soon as the last of the whisky
scoundrels had retired, Colonel Broomc
posted men, with loaded weapons and
fixed bayonets, upon the sheds and
prominent points in the neighborhood
There was not a point in the vicinity
that was not covered by their muskets.
The Colonel then notified the citizens
in his vicinity What the first man who
endeavored to repeat the attack upon his
command, should be killed. There was
accordingly no further outbreak, though
a sullen crowd hung loweringly around
the troops.
At an early hour this morning riot
Gus crowd was collecting at various
points around the Nav Yard, and
steam tugs are now waiting to convey
the assistant assessors, marines and
troops to such points as designated.
Much excitement exists.
NEw YORK, November 3, 2:lj P. NJ.
The raid on the Illicit whisky stills
in the Fifth ward, Brooklyn, was con-
tinued to-day. Along Hudson avenue,
from Sands street to the river, a strong
force of marines, stationed with fixed
bayonets, kept off the crowd, which
threatened to interfere with the revenue
officers. A dozen cart loads of valu.
able material was taken to the navy
ward. The illicit whisky was empied
into the street. No disturbance yet.