Smyrna times., 1871-07-19
= x.w Work Riot.

vivid aud interes.rSn IN Wednesday, the Orange
bic riot in thatUr 'ry The list of the dead foot
men annlV,eiffaaan fDan forty-fve to titty-hve, and
up varloI'y ton t'o l0S to $50, of whom some
the wounded ~. believed were mortal,y hurt.
ten or 1fIee:; ;bIa however, to ascertain FULLY
1t is mposSlann were wounded, as many OF
how many "nt themselves away from the scene
the ln)u n)ulbIe TO their homes without the ald
OF the u'o,borities. The following comprise all
OF tIe tp'adnr facts of the riot :. ~.
tnT Tbe Orangemen tormeq IN nno H.. ~ Wy on
nth street Their NUMBER was auoI" th StoD ~ ua
nn'n nm orSons The colors carried were the otars
100 persOns' ns with the inscription, True Sons
and 1'rlpo'' Lodge %, A. i. A. J.; banner
OF LlGelH, H,rr;ad hearing the words, American
was also '1 E,II ToI' Gen. j. Nj. Varian and
FreeuleG; 'a;,od uuon the ground at this time, in
stan SrIE1 "E ,be regiments detailed for escort
advance T%o ", Oraugemen we're escorted in order
ouEj uors First came broad body OF police,
a. EoI"ed tI, closely together These we're nanEed
w the sidewalk BY police sklrmlSners ski on 1907.
Thev messed the croWu wen oaJA iloli 'He
curoS rS Ous U Then came the sodiers-the ,
the doJI"'S;t h Ninth, Sixth, Eighty-fOurth aud
SeVenln, n,onts The strength of the escort
other leS ,t 0OO soldiers aud 700 policemen,
was ". ao""S Sn soldiers and policemen to one
or aoous The police force, which per-
neJ UraasJIm; ;ts duty we'll was composed largely OF
Io!i 'TatboIcs The very air seemed oppress-
IlsE I,I sense of impending blOOdshed. The
Sr.ngemen we're pale, though determined
6a;ce1s of poll and OF militia hastenei to
and fro, regulating the movement OF the forces.
As the 0rangemen whetleu into INC avenue d
- hot was fired from the street. The
o"iSmn moved on, and was again fired at from
tSn corner of Twenty eighth st. Another shot
.ros sn 6red from near Twenty-sixth street, and
s,onoc we're thrown at the procession, and then
:. oosmsd that a general street fight was be-
nun When the Orangemen were opposite
Twontv.fourtk street the column halted for
noomest Immediately after the halt shot
was fred from an upper story OF brick bulld
inc Simultaneously shots were tired at the
S,6 regiment. The S4th regiment received the
Srst shot, and in the confusion ut the moment
nanv of the men aimed at the windows, as if
sxneeting orders to fire. In an instant one
(,np was discharged, and then followed an ir-
recular yoIIey along the line of the 9th 9th and
9th regiments. few men loading and firing
second time. So sudden was the OccurranCe Q
that the officers were taken by surprise, but as
soon as possible they rushed among their men
TO stop the firing AssoOn as the smoke clear
cd nine bodes one of them that OIL a woman,
we're seen lying extended and still upon the
nayement in front of the house. The firing
over there was pause of several minutes, i'll
which further attack of the Hibernians was
awaited. No regard was paid to the wounded
and diving for several minutes. The terrified
citizens we're afraid to venture out of theil
houses The situation at the crossing o
Twenty-fOurth street, where the writer stood
was terrible Before the eyes of all, there lay
eleven PROSTATE bodies. Two or three were
piled together as they had fallen A dead wo
man was stretched across a dead man. Gen
era Varian indignant al the action Of the 84tl
regiment in firing without ORDERS ordered it t
the rear. After the shooting however, tn
passion of the mob appeared to have great
subsided. The sidewalks were lined with pee
pie, the windows of many of the houses WEI
crowded The houses IN Twenty-third stree
beyond Booths Theatre, were all closed, an
the blinds drawn but at the Fifth Avenue HC
tel two or three thousand well-dressed peop
we're assembled, and cheered the troops, tn
policemen and the Orangemen. Persons VII
went over the scene of the conflict immediat
ly after the battle, report that every shop W.
found to be closed, and only few people vel
tured out to see if it were possible to recognii
the dead or to give the wounded assistanc
AS the news of the bloody battle sprea
through the city, carried rapidly from mout
to mouth, it made more than excitement. III
record OF the wounded dead and dying wou
fill book with chapters Of appalling horror
Language cannot adequately describe nor cou
pencil or brush we'll picture the thrilling seen
and Incidents Long rows of co.'s presented
series of mangled and bleeding bodies, son
shlVerlng in the agonies Of death. The seen
around Bellevue Hospital that night we
heartrending in the extreme. Crowds
fearful, anxious women and sobbing childr
thrOnged the streets in front of the main e
trance, and as the ambulance arrived and {
posted its CHASTITY burden, the waling and
mentatlOn of the suffering ones were piteol