New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-08
The Raid on Distillerics.

Especial to the Louisville Courier-JournaLI
New YORK, November 3.-The raid upon
| the illicit distilleries Of the Fifth Ward,
| Brooklyn, yesterday, was a most decisive
| affair, and will be resumed again this morn
| ing, and continued until every illicit still in
that section is destroyed. The iveliest in
| terest in the expedition was maifested by
| all the United States officials, both military
| and civil, with the single exception of Gen
| eral Eodges, who commanded, and who is
| said to have kept twelve hundred men
| waiting an hour while he leisurely ate his
| breakfast. This interval of an hour put the
inhabitants upon their guard, and gave
| them an opportunity of forming sort of
mob organization. and of removing a pOr-
| tiOn Of their appliances for whisky making.
| The excitement in the vicinity of the oper-
atiOns was intense, and mob numbe ring
between four and five thousand resisted the
attack of the United States officials. AS the
morning approached one of the largest dis
tilleries was surrounded by a Gordon of
fences heavy fire Of pistols guns, and
iron bolts was received from the roofs in the
vicinity. The officers kept close to the
fence, while the men pulled it down and
mob, which retired hastily but defiantly
into an adjoining back yard, whence again
from every position of advantage they
could gain, they shOwered down hail
storm of improvised projectiles. This fence
was torn down by order of Colonel BroOme
commander of the marines, and the troops
renewed their charge, driving the riotous
crowd into still third inclosure, from
which they were in turn driven at the point
of the bayonet to- further retreat in the
rear OF building which presented itself,
and the mob rushed i'll great disorder
through the liquor store into York street
and was instantly swallowed up in the
crowd of angry lOokcrs-On at these assaults
The marines were exposed to a heavy
fire, which fortunately did little injury, the
mob not feeling their position sufficiently
sure 10 justify them in stopping to take de
lberate aim. In each of the different in
closures broken into by the marines there
was found store of brickbats, evidently
laid by for use. The stern determination of
Colonel BroOme and Captain Neeker, the
second in command, and the gallant bravery
OF the marines, won the place against a
fierce and desperate resistance, and the vic
tory was but sullenly accorded. AS soon as
the last of the whisky scOllndrels had re-
tired, Colonel BroOme posted men with load
ed weapons and fixed bayOnets upon the
sheds and prominent points in the neighbor
hood. There was not point in the vicinity
that was OF covered by their muskets.
The Colonel then notified the citizens in
this vicinity that the first man who endeav-
ored to repeat the attack upon his command
should be killed There was accordingly no
further outbreak, though sulleu crowd
hung loweringly around the troops.
At an early hour this morning riotous
crowd Is collecting at various points around
the navy yard. and steam tugs are now
waiting to convey assistant assessors,
marines and troops to such points as are
signaled. Much excitement exists.
LATER.
New YORK, November 3-2:15 P. NJ
The raid on illicit whisky stills in the Fifth
Ward, Brooklyn, was continued to-day.
Along Hudson avenue from Sand river, a
strong force of marines are stationed with
fixed bayonets to keep off the crowd, which
threaten to interfere. A dozen cart loads
of valuable material were taken to the
navy yard, and the illicit whisky was
emptied into the street. No disturbance
Yet