The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-13
FistOis, Stones, Clubs and Other
Weapons Freely Used.
Three Persons Killed and One
Hundred Wounded.
A Frightful Scene of Riot and Blood.
shed in Eighty.sixth Street.
Names Of the Killed and Wounded
Arrests by the Police

One OF the most dreadful riots that has occurred
In this city for number OF years disgraced the
tropolis yesterdays religious feud, growing out
Of the cherished hate Orangemen ultra Protestant
Irtshmen bear towards their Catholic fellow coun.
trymen-a hate which IL returned with interest.
For some weeks past 1t was advertised that the
american Protestant Association" intended to
commemorate the battle OF the Boyne on the 18th OF
July by picnic at Elm Park. Ninety.second street
and Eighth avenue and invitations were sent to the
lodges Of the order in adjacent cities. The cards OF
invitation bore the motto "welcome to All.n Ample
preparation was made for the festiyity and as the
result showed many OF the members Of the assoca.
ton did not forget to provide themselves with arms
to resist any attack that might be made upon them by
Catholic Irish on their line Of march. While the
entertainment was intended to be held In the name
OF the Protestant Association 1t was specially under
the auspices OF Enniskillen Lodge, No. 20. Among
those lodges specially invited were Gideon Lodge
Prince OF Orange Lodge, No. 800, and an Orange
lodge from Newark. N. J.
At an early hour yesterday morning they marched
up Broadway with banners Haunting and the
orange colors decorating their persons. Their
LINZ OF MARCH
extended through the boulevard, where many OF
the Irish citizens OF the upper wards were work.
Ing and 1t was some time after noon when they
arrived at the park, which Is In Ninety.second
street. near Eighth avenue. It Is stated that
all along the line OF march those In the procession
made use OF remarks calculated to rritate the Cath
olics whom they met by the roadside, and that the
band played only such pieces as
THE PROTESTANT BOYS"
the "Boyne Water" &o Arrived at the park little
after one O'Clock p NJ. disposition was made Of the
forces, with loud boasts as to their power 10 repei
any attack from Fenians Catholics, and the entire
nhov pttDut hotxy
sand, soon after assembled around the platform TO
hear speech from Mr.. John G. Bonn, Worshipful
Grand Master OF the Orangemen.
The delivery OF the speech which was full Of the
usual buncombe and sectarian illusions occupied
half an hour, at the expiration Of which time the
crowd engaged In dancing.
THE ATTACK.
In the meantime the Irish laborers who had become
excited by the conduct O! the paradng party gathered
In crowd and marched up the Boulevard, compel
ing the laborers they met to stop work and adding
to their ranks those employed in the Park near the
| avenue
| At ha!fpast three some fifty laborers rounded
| the corner Of Ninety second street and Eighth
| avenue and appeared In front OF the Park,
| while at the same time an equal number appeared
In the rear OF the buildings, where they broke down
the fence and began throwing volley OF stones at
the assembled Orangemen. The orangemen replied
with pistols, and an
INDIsCRIMISArB FIRING
then took place.
panic ensued among the Orangmen, who scat
tered in every direction while the Irish or
| Fenians, as they were called. rushed In upon
the grounds armed with pickaxes, base ball
| clubs wheel spokes and stones The retreaung ones
made for the cars on the Eighth avenue, but In pass.
ing down found the rioters arranged on each side OF
| the avenue, and upon the appearance OF an orange
scarf or bow car was deluged with
A SHOWER OF STONES.
| The windows OF many cars were demolished and
their sides stove in while many the occupants were
severely wounded Some OF the stones hurled into
the cars weighed fifteen and twenty pounds
| Women and children were seen hurryng
In every direction, and many OF them were
severely Injured by being struck by stray stones and
by their falls the rocks In their efforts at
| WOMEN WITH BABES
In their arms were severely bruised and many OF the
regular passengers were more or less injured. Many
hid themselves IN the corners OF fences and behind
shrubs and rocks, where they lay upon their face:
till
| THE POLICE ARRIVED.
! superintendent Jourdan early dispatched force
and at four O'Clock detachments arrived from the
| Eighth, Ninth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Nineteenth
| Twentieth, Twenty-second and Twenty-third pre-
cincts, headed by Sergeants Dllks and Jane.
| son. These, to the number OF about one
hundred and fifty, drove back the rioters
and cleared the ground, not, however, without some
| accidents. Oflcer Shield was shot in the neck,
| officer Cooke received a blow over the eye from
stone and another oficer was shot In the leg
No full list Of either the killed or wounded can be
made at this time, as many were carried away by
their friends as they fell
The following are reported at the Thirty .nrs,
precinct:-