The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-14
New York.
THE CITYQUIET
TROOPS STILL UNDER ARMS.
ASPECTS OF THE CITY
A Couple Of Shots Fired We'd.
nesday Night.
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Scenes on gath and 2Sth Streets and
.u In the Hospitals.
The Number of Killed and
Wounded.
Scenes on gath and 2Sth Streets and
u In the Hospitals.
Good Behavior Of the Police.
statement Of Gov. Holman.
NOT AN ORANQRMAN INJURED.

.|HlH1s T st HI. IutA uHl'. 10 1903.
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Dtr NEW YoRK, July l3-7AM,
Everything Is quiet this morning. The
troops bIvlouacked all night and are still
under arms, some at their armories,
others il the streets. Mounted police still
patrol the streets. No disturbance Is Sp.
pretended to-day, The city last night
presented quite contrast 10 It's usual ap-
pearance--A stiffness was visible, and the
streets, TO q great extent, deserted, and
few were TO he found enjoying their usual
prOmenadeS Broadway looked as if
every one had gone out Of town, oil the
business houses which generally remain
open 10 nine or ten o'clock, having been
closed at an early hour. Stages on the
road are few and those comparatively
empty the BOWery did not present 4
much liviller appearance than Its rival,
Broadway 1ntheviclnity of the theatres
few knots Of people were observed, but
with this exception The sparse numbers
on the streets was remarkable. The I'd
avenue cars, which are Always oyer
crowded up 10 ten o'clock atnight, were
not more than half filled last evening.
This state OF affairs may be taken as ap.
plying generally, 10 the whole city.
Grave apprehenslons existed Of further
riots taking place during The night, and all
respectable and peaceRbly disposed Clti.
zens remained al home. The streets
in the vicinity Of the police headquarters,
Mulberry 3d., however, waS an exception
10 the other streets In the city. Knots Of
twos and threes were IN be seen here aud
there discussing The news NJ 1t arrived
from the various districts, and Mulberry
street was a complete scene OfbusLle aud
excitement. Hundreds Of police are ocCu.
pylng the blocks adjacent to the cen.
tral office, and are preventing ingress to
all except those having the right to enter.
A visit was paid to the 9th regiment ar
mory, about 1880 o'clock last evening.
The regiment were Supping and were
In readiness TO move at q moments
warning. At ll:lO o'clock two shots
were fred in quick succession from the
rear ol the houses on the south side Of
West 9th street, the balls passing through
one Of the open windows into the Atmofy,
and lodging in the ceiling. Both of them
passed in close proximity to the heads of
H. Col. Baine, Capt. Bacon, private
Knowles and our reporter Two shots had
been fired about an hour previous. These
shots reused the boys, who wanted TO
pour volley into the room, but Col.
Baine succeeded In dissuading them.
When our reporter leil at III o'clock, the
men were swearing that iG the firing was
repeatedthey would clean out the house.
In the early part Of the evening there
was large crowd stretched from Gath 10
2Sth streets on the east side Of 9Th ave.
nlle gazing at and into some houses which
had been str,ick by bullets and where
there were other evidences Of the days
sangulnary conflict In the cellarway
leading toa bathing establishment, south.
east corner Of 9Th avenue and 25th street
was pool Of blood. The building was
Chlpped In several places above the first
story. Found inone corner in au area way
connected with Tie same building was
another pool Of blood and blood spatter.
ed on some boards and other woOtl stored
in the area way. The Utah House, north.
east corner Of 9Th avenue and e5th street
Il 'among the buildings which show con
splcuous evidence, oThAVing been Chlpped
by mlsket balls On goth street blood
was spattered over the basement A1brofl
No. 200, II was sickeniug sight. IN the
gutter at the northeast corner of sth ave.
nue. and 24th street were pools Of blood
and pieces Of some part of the head ol
some one who had been mortally wound.
ed. A large crowd fingered, looking at
this until II was dark. ~
Soon alter the lighting began the news
Of the bloody massacre flew like wildGre
all over the city. Every home that had
sent forth representative defender of the
peace was racked with agitation, and
lhrongS Of distracted women hurried to
the police headquarters and hospitals at
large to know the names of the killed and
wounded. When recognitions took place
the exhibitions of sympathy and grief
we're heartrending to witness. II Is sim
ply Impossible to give any Iull and correct
idea Of the occasion AT the sixteenth