New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE ELM PARK RIOT.

TWO MORE DEATHs-NAMEs AND CONDITION OF
THE WOUNDED.

Ht HEnt III ain VII ih'oh"! pN'"'N'
Irshmen Of different and religious beliefs chief
subject of discussion yesterday and alermted with war
in Europe and the Of the passage Of the Funding
and Tax bills by Congress. The action Of the Catholic
Irish in attacking the Orangemen and their families
while peaceaby enjoying picnic in garden OF park
hired for the OCCASION their brutal and continued as
saus on the heplessly wounded and flying women and
children, condemned in unmeasured terms.
A contractor, who had a large number of men en-
poyed in constructing sewer near the main DouleNaru
learning that they had been engaged in the attack on
the Orangemen discharged the entire number, and de-
cared that he would have such characters In his EN-
plOy. OF those engaged in the fight wifully partci-
patng innOcently dragged into 1t, five are already
dead 10 lying wounded in Bellevue Hospital, ana al
least wounded at their own homes, ana OF "hom
there is no public record. The five dead comprise the
three killed the field and two who died In the hoSp
tai The dead and wounded have been Identified except
one man. who still lies unconscious at the hospital
The following Is complete list Of the killed and the
wounded who are in hospital together with the conoh
Of the latter yesterday afternoon
KILLED. " +,
James Brady Is of age received three S6S' ahd
the head tearing the TOP o. ms heau We was con-
veyed to 10 the Thirty rst Precinct Station io,Se
Charles Brady residence Fifty third st. and EievehIh
ovc AGO % wears. cause OF death a shOt-wOund which
severed the aOrta and produced internal hemoIrhaEg
head also crushed married, leaves VIE ana iour chii
b. Crowley born in Ireland laborer IS years Of age
a wife and several children This ls the man Who Nas
moi Identified on Tuesday evening IL Is generally agreed
ne began the ARRAY and was shot down al tine very co
Francis wood, age IS, married, native OF Ireland
aTnh'laDce from the Twenty'third Precinct Station
House. Died at 1880 on Tuesday nght AT belleNue
His wife and friends were with him. He never Ieeo'ereu
Patrick Cain age 49, married born in Ireland % years
in this country labOrer, residence West SXtyseyenth-
ST.: brought by ambulance from the observation-disclosures
Police station to Bellevue where he died AT $50 p III
Yesterday His skull fractured He was one Oh the
boulevard men. He had wife but no children
WOUNDED.
Lam Idom ab AG@I reSe nc No. 5i West Thrteh
brought from the One-hundredthst Police Station In an
John Shields 20 Years Of age married. born in Ireland
years in this country shoemaker, residence Hstng
on the Hudson; brought by ambulance from the Iwehly
third Precinct Station House. whittier he came Ilse
the men in the Park smashed about the head wounds
serious; has a wife and one child. ~.
William Cain, age 81 years. married ID years IN ,ls s
country quarter, residence No LABS ThrdaVe DfOugn
by ambulance from the Twentythrd Precinct station
House. having there from Ntnety-second-st ana
Eghth-ave Stab wounds on the right ana leIt slueS
serious; bled prousely when brought 10 ioSPIsa
wounded on Tenth-aye as he was returning nome Hoih
work. ,
Thomas Burnett, age 80, married, born in ireland,
baker, residence No. III West Twenty eighths brought
by ambulance from the Twenty-thrd Precinct station
House where he came himself from Ninety-second-st
and Eghth-ave; wounds dressed and sent home .
Robert Mutt, 30 years Of married, elght years III
This country aborer residence No. G6 Gansevoor ST
brought TO Bellevue by ambulance from the Iwehty
third Precinct STATION HOUSE, Wntlt ne 'dihO
from Ninety-second-s and Eighth-aye; scalp wounds,
not serious He belonged to the Park party and was
wounded i'll "A car. +,
years in this country residence, No. ia Muberry-s
brought ambulance from the One hundredthst Foce
station. whittier he brought by Detective Omcer
Duffy from Ninety secOndst. and Eghth-aye; greatly
bruised and cut about the head Is doing well Belonged
Thomas Murray, age 80. single, born in Ireland, %
years in this country teanster tsidence NOrth Moore
~: brought TO hospital by ambulance from the one
Hundredth-st police station pistol shot wound IN me
hall or Ntru
Ham Heron age so single native of Ireland fyears
i'm This country fireman. residence East Seventeent-s
brought by ambulance from One Hundredth-st. police
Injuries serious was of the brought to hos
pitai unconscious. He belonged TO the Park party;
John Johnson, 35, married. born III Ireland horse
shocr residence NO Mulberryst. brought by ambu
lance from Fourteenth Precinct station House, WHITTIER
he was taken by officer Plunket his residence hay
ing made his way home from Nnetysixhst and Eighth
ave.
wounds three cuts across the scalp the cft
ear suffering conclusion of the brain; has been
wholly unconscious since wounded. There Is very
little likelihood OF his recovery He Is about 20 years of
age had ON a gayish tweed coat black cloth vest and
panaloons white striped undershrt, and white cotton
socks no shoes, hat considerably intoxicated
when found. In his inside coat pocket was lounu an
Orange badgc-blue outer circumference orange inner
and gold tinse in the center.
I'm addition to the foregoing, a man named I{yrnes
came To the hospital to have his wounds dressed and
then went away.
Many persons of the opinion that the Police were
very reInis, in not dspOsng the force that the riot
Heme and other Officers in the department that the pie
mic would he held and the time and place. and there
runors that the attack would be made.
Capt Klilee, Of the Twenty second Precinct, was in
formed at noon or sooner that there strong proba
bility that the fight would that rough crowd had
followed the procession the avenue, hootlng yelling
and making threats and that the workmen on the Bou
levards and Central Park quitting work and taking
their with them and that they were openly threat
enng TO enter the Park and attack the Orangemen and
thcir families and yet he sent word OF this nforma
ton the Central office Worst Of ALL the escort which
marched up at the head OF the Orange procession,
soon the latter had reached Elm Park left and went
TO their respective precincts.
Can't Helme seems 10 have acted with Judgment In the
matter The information that the Catholic abOrers
quitting work with the intention of attacking the Orange
who deprecated any attack and declined TO have any
thing do with it, Knowing the man, and that he was
not given to cXaggerat0n capt lifeline deemed the III
formation to be Trustworthy, and took measures to pre-
vent the threatened outbreak.
Sergeant Kelly was dispatched with the reserved see
ton OF Police to the Park, and the Twenty-second
Twenty third and Thrteth Precincts were asked 10 at
once their sections 70 the threatened point
AS the danger imminent. He then telegraphed 10
superintendent JOurdan setting forth briefly the facts
in the case, and asking that 80 additional men be Tor
warded from the lower Precincts. Then, calling in his
own men their posts he started with them for the
fight in full progress and Sergeant Kelly and his
utterly to cope with the combatans and sep
arate them, and the few additional men brought by
Capt. Heme were of little more use.
Capt Helme's entire force consists OF % officers and
patromen and on Tuesday he had as a reserve immed
atey available, nine men.
The first section of Police which arrived on the ground
from the adjoining precincts was that from the Twenty
third commanded by Capt Thomas Byrnes. His own
StatiOn-House in East Eighty was left practical
to straggle in there from Central Park
il was question at one time whether the fight would
not be renewed in the main Office OF the staonhouse
Men bleeding from cuts on the head and body, and
scarcely able TO stand were bandying epithets and
threats men, very seriously wounded placed
in an ambulance, to be taken TO Bellevue Hospital two
were Orangemen and two Catholics. Desperately
wounded as they were, the danger Of fight between
them great that 1t became necessary TO send
officer with the ambulance To keep the peace.
There is strange fact in connection with the riot
In no case was policeman attacked by the mob of
laborers Whenever the Police after sufficient force
had arrived to make IL practicable, made charge the
rioters they gave way and fell back without resistance;
but only 10 appear in another place and renew the
attack on those within the Park.
1t is the opinion of all intelligent persons who wit
messed the beginning o the fight that so policemen could
have easily queed IL and prevented renewal. To the
elect Superintendent Jouran TO provide this force