New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-15
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THE NEW YORK RIOT.


We copy the following fuller dispatche
to the American Press Association:
New YORK, July IA bloody afraJ
between the Orange societies, Of this city,
and large party of Catholic Irishpen. oc.
CURED to-day. The Orange societies visited
Elm Park, Ninety-secOnd street, Eighth
avenue, for the purpose Of celebrating the
battle Of BOyne. The ground had been Sc
cured for the day by Enniskillen Lodge
No. 20, American Protestant Association.
numbering about two hundred members,
headquarters College Place Invitations 10
participate in the festivities were sent to
the various other lodges of the order, in
GLIDING the Black Knights and Israel Nc
Carmel Lodges, which, being largely re-
sponded to, served to make up a very large
party of about three thousand persons. the
majority Of whom were women and
children.
Shortly after 9 A. NJ the procession. ac-
companied by several bands of music,
started from College Place. and proceeded
to Seventh avenue, Twelfth street, TO Eighth
avenue, and thence to the grounds, which it
reached about noon. The march TO the
grounds was marked by no act of violence
by spectators, and nothing indicated the
fearful scene which was to be enacted. An
hour or two later about three hundred
Irishmen appeared, who, being aware of the
intended celebration, had taken up quarters
secretly at Elm Park, all armed with clubs
and revolvers. just as the society arrived.
party of about two hundred Irishmen
rushed out Of the grounds and met the
Orangemen. At the gate another party OF
Irishmen emerged from the plantation in the
rear of the procession, yelling fiercely and
brandishing clubs and revOlvers. The
Orangemen, panic-stricken, raised the cry
of " Fenians," 4" Fenians," stripping OFF their
valuable regaies, threw them away, and
ran.
The fight then began; shots exchanged in
rapid succession. Several Orangemen seen
to fall wounded. Women, children and
others in the park came TO the scene and
tried to get out the gate. They also attacked
some, brutally beating them. A party of
Orangemen, running for their lives took
possession of an Eighth avenue car. which
was attacked by the mob. and several of
those inside shot. A number of quarrymen,
working in the vicinity. dropped their tools
and joined in the fray. Bullets few in every
direction, and for nearly half AN hour firing
was kept up. The Orangemen were UMPIRE
pared for the fight, and got away as quick
as possible. 1t is believed that several
Orangemen were killed and large number
wounded.
Later-The police who had been tele-
graphed for, arrived upon the scene of
the fight about halfpast four o'clock. some
one hundred strong, and found the fight in
progress, and joined in with clubs and pis-
tolls, and in a short time restored compare
tive order.
During the fight those who had fed into
the interior from from the scene. secreted
behind rocks and trees. where
they laid breathlessly on their faces, and
awaited the end. Soon as comparative
order was restored, the crowd rushed to the
cars, to return to the city in a confused and
excited mass. From the cars several shots
were also fred on the retreating crowds
Three dead bodies, apparently laborers,
were found laying in the street. The bodies
We're removed to the Thirty-frst precinct
Police Station for Identification.