The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-16
BLOODY RIOT IN NEW york.


Desperate Fight In Elm Park-sev-
eral Killed and Many Wounded
North of Ireland Feuds Transferred
to New York.
The New York Tribune of Wednesday gives
the following particulars of the bloody Orange
riots, of which we have already had brief men
ton by telegraph:
The association of Orangemen celebrated
Yesterday the anniversary Of the battle Of the
Boyne by procession and o picnic at Elm
Park, Ninety y-second street, near Eighth ave
nue.. The Orangemen started for the park,
about 10 In the morning, and the procession,
ACCOMPANIED with banners and music, made
quite gay appearance along the streets. The
banners were inscribed With the names
"Boynen ..;Anghrim., Derry De u, &c &C. names ass
the humiliation Of their race. aud the over
throw Of their nationality. Arrived at Fifty
eighth street, the men marched by way Of the
Boulevard to the park, to the music ofo Crop
pies, lie down." 1.-THE BoSne Water, Protes-
tant Boys" and such like airs, repugnant to
those accustomed to celebrate st. Patricks
other cities and towns in the north Of Ireland.
A large number Of men, mostly Irish Rib
bonmen, with few Orangemen. were work
ing on the Boulevard, but no demonstration Of
any kind was made, and the procession march
ed In quiet to the ground. In short time
after the procession had passed, however. an
Incipient disturbance took place on the Boule-
ward between the sympathizers with those In
the procession and their opponents. Two or
<t,r eT of thprp
wrangle, which ended without anything more
serious than words. The incident was only
significant IN the light of the tragic events
which subsequently occurred. 1t showed that
the fell spirit Of faction which led to so many
bloody deeds in days gone by on the 18th of
July In Ireland. was kindled IN. she 9reast oi
the laborers In brief time after this little
row, the whole body OF Boulevard men, as II
by common consent and preconcerted action,
Quilted work, and, each carrying whatever
tools he was working with, they went IN O
body toward Elm Park, where the Orangemen,
with their wives and daughters, were enjoy
ing themselves. This was about half-past In
the afternoon. Within the park there were
perhaps 1000 or 5000 persons, men, women
and children, all In the very height OF hilarious
endowment. The Boulevard men and large
number of others who Joined them, numbering
in all, at various estimates, from 20 to 200 men,
then suddenly attacked those In the park, es-
pecially the men wearing regalia. They first
threw In volleys OF etones across the Enclosures
Those within Instantly retaliated, but hnding
themselves hampered rushed out OF the en-
closure on their antagonists, and the fight be-
came general. The women and children, IN
CONSERVATION, endeavored, with but poor sue
cess, to get as far from the scene OF faction as
possible, and sought refuge IN any nook tnat
offered promise OF shelter.
The combat became desperate, bloody and
deadly, and spread within and around the
Park. and as for eastward as Eighth avenue.
The Bouvelard men, several oil whom had
burst inside the Park, used their picks, ham
mers. and other tools which they had; pistol
firing became general, and the bullets were
as plentiful and still more deadly than the
stones which were thrown. The scene OF
carnage would have gone on with even more
terrific results than ensued, and there Is
no knowing where 1t would have stopped.
appeared. Every weapon that could kill
or mutilate was brought into requlsltion,
and for two hours the battle bid fair to
outrlval that from which the bad blood and ILL
feeling arose. Sergeant Kelly, of the Thirty
first Precinct, arrived with platoon Of police.
and, separating the comhatants, drove the
Orangemen back into the Park, and the Rib
bonmen down Eighth avenue Another de-
tachment of Rbbonmen here came upon the
scene, but were soon driven across the Cen
tral Park by the Orangemen, who had again
sailed forth. The latter separated iRto large
parties and pursued their opponents through
the Park and down Ninety-frst street to Ninth
avenue, and up to Ninety-fourth street, where
they were again turned back. The police then
succeeded In getting great many OF them
into Eighth avenue cars and started tnem
down town, when several of the cars were at
tackled at-Nlnetieth street and almost COM
pletely demolished. Stones and pisto! bullets
were fired through the windows into cars lite
rally packed with men, women and children,
and the fire was literally returned from the
inside.
In car No. 81 was picked up large stone
with blood on it. In car No. "a was found
huge lump OF rock which Is preserved at the
Eighth avenue depot, superlntendents once.
A large stone came whiZzlng through the WIZ
dow Of another car struck woman who nod a
child in her arms, on the side Of the head, In
flicting a terrible cash on her face, and the
child dropped from her. This woman having
recovered sufficiently went home, being an
Instance ofthose casualties which did not come
his face all bloody and terribly bruised was
met walking down Eighth avenue. Probably he
got home also without being noticed by the
police. From Ninetieth street to Eighty.siXth
Street the fight was hot, notwithstanding the
efforts of the police 10 maintain order. In the
meantime the lett wing OF Cne OranGemen naQ
driven their foes through Central Park to Fifth
avenue, but were there headed offby the police
of the Twenty-Afth precinct, and turned back
to Eighth avenue. where they Joined the main
body, who had left the cars, and by force of
numbers pressed their assailants down
Eighty-sixth street to Ninth avenue. Here
both parties, acting on the experience gained
in their riots OF July, 1862 went into war OF
mutual determination, and would possibly
have been successful but for the arrival OF
fresh platoons OF police. who, also remem-
bering their exploits in the 1863 riot, put the
contestants to flight. AT this point it is stated
that forty people were injured, some seriously.
The total casualties, as lar as ascertained,
are three killed and between one and two
hundred wounded.
THE NEW PATENT LAw.-The act Of Con.
gress ITO revise, consolidate and amend the
statutes relating to patents and copyrights, y
which, by the signature of the President few
days since, has become law, repeals all for
mer statutes on the subject. 1t retains nearly
all essential features of the old law, but makes
the following changes therein
all applications must now be prosecuted
within ttoo years after any action has been had
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