The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-04
NEW YnRK NnYnrMIlr

a a.." NEW York, November3.
The raid upon tho illicit distllleries Of
The 9Th Ward, in Brooklyn, yesterday,
was q most decisive affair, and will be
resumed again this morning, and be
continued until every illicit still in that
section is destroyed. The liveliest interest
In the expedition was manifested by oil
the U. s. officials, both military and civil,
with the single exception Of Gen. Wedges,
who commanded, and who Is said to have
kept / 200 men waiting an hour willie he
lcisurcly ate his breakfast This interval
Of an hour put the Inhabitants upon their
guard, and gave thcm an opportunity Of
forming u sort Of q mob organization and
Of removing u portion Of their appliances
for whisky making. The excitement in
vicinity OF operations was intense, and a
mob, numbering between four and five
thousand, resisted the attack Of the United
States officials. In the morning, at one
of the largest diStillerics, surrounded by
u garden and fence, . heavy fire Of pistols,
guns, and iron bolts was received by the
troops in the vicinity. The officers kept
close to the fence while tho men pulled 1t
down, and with their bayOnets made a
charge on tue mob. which retired hastily
but with difficulty into the adjoining back
yard, where again, from every position OF
advantage they chull gain; they show
cred down n perfect hail storm OF impr0-
vised property. This fence was torn
down by order Of Colonel Broonle, com.
mander Of the marines, and the troops
renewed their charge driving the
riotous crowd still under the third
enclosure, from which they were
in turn driven at the point Of the bayonet
to further retreat In tile rear Of the
building itsell, and tho mob rushed In
great disorder through the liquor store
into York street and was instantly swal.
lowed up in the crowd Of angry lockers
on. In each OF these assaults the marines
were exposed to heavy fire, which, for
tunately did little injury, the mob" not
feeling their position sufficiently secure TO
Justify them in stopping to take deliberate
aim. In each Of tho different Enclosures
broken into by the marines there was
found a store Of brick-bats, evidently laid
by for use. Tho stern determination Of
Col. Browne and Capt. Meeker, tho second
in command, and the gallant bravery OF
the marines, won theplacea against q fierce
and desperate resistance, and the
victory was but sullenly accorded.
As soon as the last Of the whisky scoun.
drels had retired, Col. Broome posted
men with loaded J, weapons and fixed
bayonets upon the sheds and prominent
points in the neighb0rhool. There was
not q point in the vicinity that was not
covered by their muskets. The Colonel
then notified the citizens in his vicinity
that tho first man who endeavored to 70.
peat the attack upon his command should
DO killed. There was, accordingly, no
further outbreak, though n sullen crowd
hung loweringly around the troops. At
nm early hour this morning a riotous
crowd is collecting ut various points
around tho Navy Yard, and steam tugs
are now waiting 10 convey the assistant
assessors, marines and troops to such
points as designated. Much excitement
exists. it ia'llt ~ .'sil '- ~ H 'u F.,
New York, Nov. 1916, P. NJ.
The raid on tho illicit whisky stills IN
the 5th Ward, Brooklyn, continued to;
day. Along Hudson avenue, from Sands
street to the river. A strong force Of ma
rines were stationed with fixed bayoncts,
who kept Off the crowd which threatened
TO Interfere with the revenue officers. A
dozen cart loads Of valuable material was
taken to the Navy Yard. The illicit
whisky was clnptiCd into the street, No
disturbance yet. II. Sd. N.I 'rL.