The New York herald., 1870-03-01


warriors had 70 bend through blood, bow to brick
bats kiss the earth ana bne the dust The rebelnous
| spirits then having satisfied their camorous de-
nands upon the PHYSICAL treasures OF their rivals
| subsidized into that serene quiet which was not
disturbed until yesterday. The residents OF Wards
Island did not believe In authority In the idea that
men should work; they thought It essentially yul-
| gar.
So there was talk ON Wards Is!and-wild, inaam-
matory, eloquent, indignant talk. IL was oratory
second only to our fathers OF the Revolution, ana
but little inferior 70 the grand periods OF Sanders
speller or the sublime pcrorations OF Sixth ward
statesman. They were making history. IL WAS 10
be calm deliberation 1t was be appeal Tor jas
tice patriotic revolt, glorious victory, Sadowa
or An Austerltz, and then the peace OF Europe.
What, tnen, was
THE SALINE PILLY
Mr. Wells, the superintendent, said unto the pe0-
pie that they must work. Such was the order OF
his superors. Now, was this just or nnjustf
Wards Island Ia refuge Tor emigrants
who according to tho laws OF New York.
have right to It's privileges, which are
TO be quarrered there 70 be fcd, to be cared
for when sick, 70 be c!othed when naked; ana the
funds to support 1t derived from the So 80 per
capita upon all passengers who land at the docks OF
New YORK. and every man is entitled TO these benc-
fits, II he be an emigrant, for i've years. provided
always he obeys the regulations, does not suovert
Ine discipline impair the efficiency Of the fntcrnai
police. Mr.. Wells, the commandant Of the post as
ordered, set the thousands OF hands the island
the highway OF industry. He wished them TO haul
stone, to grade tue roads and variously exercise
MT Wells provoked % tns sos,liiy u W Of % Gr. william
Milton, ger. gen iemsn enjoying % the .u hospitality
be an opposer Of tyranny, TO ny from the
Paradise LosI'' TO secure the Paradise RECLAIMED"
sent MIN as severa. % planes above the ioissst nights
Of the human intellect. Milton, at any rate. was .
s ss He e. kss up me
HE ORGANIZED HIS ARMY, HE CONVENED HIS Poll
and reused them py hts nat pateut magnetism. The
despisers OF unpaid industry were not slow to har
ness their tongues, and. once IN the traces how
Indignation; another. lsshed to fever heat by the
scourge of madness, made rapid pace along
o in omna wrath oSer sSe ana vs
leys Of preudice and they Gil contrved in rushing
speed, TO reach the sweet harmony Of Babel. Milton
was In high glee. He GRATED his satellites into
comm0tion and IN moment Of supernatural CAM
ness resolutions denouncing the action OF ME- Wells
were adopted. They were az foilows:-
Ate public meeting OF tho British cmigants at Wards
Island held on the 2.t Of February 1870 presided over
posed BY Mr. William Aiton secoaded Mr. Alexander
hsrrisk and nd carried unsn,moasy s an,
.na % ssyss 1 70 70 70 be
without any remuneration, will longer submit
a H be- s s ss
ensae
Tins declaration OF independence. like unto that
OF the tnro.tea colonies was borne to the knx-Mr.
Wells lie was resolved on vigorous measures; Tor
this was declarauon OF war; lie tinked his bell.
The drawer vi the resolution, the 'mure, ingorous
Mlton." was sent for. The president OF the 1ters
Etats, Mr.. stepnen Meadows, was respectfully M
duced to call on the superintendent; the other OF
The tr1umvirate was caused 10 pay hts respects Mr.
Wells was quiet; IN his hydro caverns still waters
ran deep. The immortal three were placed in con-
Inn
Wells brow and rose skyward. AT nlne
O'Clock yesterday morning the glorious amy
Of freedom determined to move on The great
building Of the commandant. overlooking the East
river, just opposite ll0th street, They went there
$50 strong ana made the demand. But Six men, il
Guiding MIR. Wells, on hand to CONFRONT them.
Mr. Wells and his suDordlnates armed with rcv0i-
yes ANA cI dne patriot army began to moe
police for aid. procrastinauon enraged Inc patriots
They marched for The Office door. General wclis
met them with clubs and revovers. He determined
TO fight at all hazards. rne patriots were provided
with clubs fence rails and andlrons While the pa
trtot army deliberated the
POLICE CAME IN SIGHT,
under the command OF Field Sergeant Barrett The
patriot army became the panie-stricken army.
field OF Bull run did the veteran warriors ny.
Genera Wells went around his building ana cut or
their rear The valiant siX--nOt Blk hundred
swept them toward the river; the police joined
forces; the police dubbed little injured often.
into an Old scow ana sent adrft on the river.
Drs. Dwyer and Remer were General Wells Iien-
telauS ana were DOu WarrlorS. Inc summary
is-nostiiiies began at nine, closed at twelve; two
bruised, nobody killed; everybody mad; Wards
Island lost ESQ OF s cream The patrlot army dls-
tie had reached the HERALD. The reporter got into
the
BOWELS or A THIRD AVENUE sNAIL.
reached 10th street, snot the stream and stood in
the brick tent OF General Wells, from whom he OBJ
tanned an otficial account Of the battle. He then
renavigated the waters. man on the dock said,
"Me'li have some devilfsh dig news III the HERALD
tomorrow The reporter braced his left foot, saw
fnnf n,nn nj
II there any personal danger In going 70 wards
Island, and then slid over the snow INTO q Second
avenue carriage, distant only two blocks ana this
ROW, BOYS, ROW.
Tue rebels" on iinding themselves on the New
York side of the river, held an informal meeting,
when IT was resolved that they should proceed In
body 10 the CITY Han and lay their grievances be-
tore the Mayor. They then proceeded to the Third
avenue, but many Of them ascertained after scrap
g their pockets pretty vigorously Jaat they could
nos scale up enough pennies for car fare; SO geu
era dtyde' was agreed upon, and those who nau
more cents than Others gave OF their nickel abund-
aDce TO their less fortunate brethren.
Marshal Tooker from his window caught sight or
the cmgrants .'marching along" ana as he reads
the papers early in the morning he knew per-
iectly well that The Mayors Office was III for 1t, n he
didn't head OF the enlgrant army before they had
beseged the entrance TO the Mayors oiice. lie at
once sent out few scouts, and ascertained that
most OF the eInlgtans spoke German and no Eng
iish so the Interpreter was sezea upon and told 10
go out and barley win the German 'rebels" ia the
vestlbule before they would have Time to In
vade the sancum OF SIR. Han. The interpreter went
ana parleyed Ine em;grants wanted redress and
wanted the Mayor 10 get II them. The lnterpre-
ter remembered his instructions and told them the
Mayor had no power III the matter and that they
should 20 the Commissioners OF Emigration.
A SPEECH IN A Snow STORM.
After good deai OF desnltOry talk among the
emlgrants meeting was organized and MIR. Mills
was chosen spokesman for the occasion. He got
upon the highest step OF the CITY Hall south en-
trance and all his companions crowded apout on
the otner steps, Notwithstanding the snow, which
was falling thicky. Alter stating in general terms
now ne and his Fellows had peen put on the island,
be said:--
We have been treated worse than dogs, and don't
think there IS pace In the world where sucn an
outrage could be perpetrated but New York. IL
stands to her disgrace, and ! 1eei sure that such
thing could never have happened tn Great Britain.
We are without a home or any place to go 10 Tor
shelter. and dare say tonight we'll all have to 90
The stallion honse for lodgings. IL IS rather hard
ana 1 think tpat any American present VIII agree
wrtiIme In saying that the Commissioners OF Emi-
graiion or whoever Is responsible tor this outrage
snail not go unpHnished. J1st look at IL. Here We
are almost 200 OF us put or the island by force by
your police. Ana we don't cost the State or
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