Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-13
OF H E r M A TT ERS

W JIG opy
OF H E r M AFTER S.
New YORK, July 12,-The day opened cloudy
and sultry. dense fog overhung the city. At
seven O'Clock the streets present novel appear
ance, not unlike the days of the draft riots of
'63. Soldiers in fatigue uniform were hasten
ing in every direction to report for duty at the
armores of their respective regiments. Mounted
policemen patroled the streets. Heavy squads
| of policemen were moving to designated points
| in the city. Extraordinary precautions were
| being taken to preserve the peace, and the au-
thorities appeared to be working with harmony
| and energy All the regulars at Governors Is
| land, Forts Hamilton, Schuyler and other forts
in this vicinity had been placed under arms,
and ordered to hold themselves in readiness.
General Mcdowell promised hearty co-opera-
ton with the state authorities. The first, fifth,
| sixth, seventh, ninth, eleventh, twcnty-second,
Seventy-frSt and eighty-fourth regiments of
the National Guard assembled at their ar
mories.
The revocation of the order of Superintendent
Keso by Governor Hoffman and the governors
| proclamation were received by citizens of all
classes with expressions of the liveiest satisac-
ton A battery of United States artillery was
brought over from Governors Island and land
ed in the park, near Castle Garden. Several
batteries Of mountain howitzers from the navy
yard were placed upon the tugs of the harbor
| police, and were lying opposite Twenty-seventh
| street in the East river. One hundred and
thirty thousand rounds of ammunition for
| small arms had been issued, and 100 rounds of
canister for twelve pound field pieces. Large
| quantities were issued from other arsenals.
The police captains were ordered to report at
| the police headquarters at six O'Clock this
| morning. with two sergeants, a rOundsman
and three-fourths of the patrolmen under his
| command. This force was formed into three
battalions of ten companies, TO be commanded
| by Inspectors Dilks, Walling and Jameson.
Beside the instructions in the general order,
which have been given to the public, the police
received from Superintendent Kelso secret in
structions in regard to the force to-day, and
the utmost secresy has been preserved in re-
itA'iSA tASiStO' Inv oPphouNSo VI pOlICC
electric telegraph bring the whole city breadth
within reach of the one ruling arm at the police
headquarters, and all were at the governors
| bidding.
In the vicinity of Hibernian hall very few per-
sons had made their appearance this morning.
In front of IA Spring street an efigy of man
trimmed with orange colors was suspended to a
telegraph pole, and was cut down by order of
Capt. Walsh of the 14th precinct The Irish
Catholic laborers on the Iboulevards suspended
work and marched down town in a body. In
spector James, with $50 men, was sent to Forty
second street and Eighth avenue to intercept
them The National Guard was out in full force,
each regiment being stationed at its respective
armory ready for any developments that may
arise. AT II 80 A. M. the streets in the uptown
districts had the appearance of holiday. Groups
of loungers were to be seen on nearly every cor
ner
About quarter before eleven reports com
menced to come in. The first report was from
the Twenty-third precinct, and was to the effect
that a mob had collected in the vicinity of
Eighty-third street and Third avenue, and were
driving the people from the streets. Two hum
bred and twenty-five men were Immediately
picked out and placed under the command of
Captain MADDEN, of the Fifteenth precinct, who
was ordered TO proceed to the above point and
disperse the mob. The second dispatch was
from the Twenty-third precinct, and stated that
the rioters were marching through the boule-
Yards, and had attacked Italian and Swiss labor
ers in the vicinity of One Hundred and Forty
third street and Ninth avenue. The superin-
tendent and General Shaler Immediately held
consultation and concluded to send regiment
to that point. General Shaler Immediately or
dered seven companies of the first regiment,
Col Rockefeller commanding, to proceed and
guard that point.
The last order had barely been given, when
another report was received that several FenianS
had collected about the Fenian headquarters,
Nos 10 and q Avenue A, where a large quanti-
ty of arms are stored, and clamored loudly to
be given their arms. This was refused, and they
thereupon threatened to pull down the place.
About $50 officers were Immediately put on the
road and sent there. Att the fifth regiment ar
mory, in Hester street, large crowd collected
and signifed their intention of taking the arms.
There were about one hundred men of the regi-
ment in the armory, to each of whom were
dealt out forty rounds of cartridges this morn
ing. Seeing that the regiment was prepared
for them, one brawny individual said-"Come,
byes lets go down to the seventh ward and get
the lads, and wen clean out the id Dutch"
The majority of the mob then started off under
the leadership of this man to get the lads
As early as eight o'clock this morning,
crowds of Orangemen were collected around
their headquarters, corner of Goth street and
Eighth avenue, where the procession was to
start from. In the building on the corner, where
two lodges hold their meetings, were gathered
one hundred and fifty or two hundred members,
together with few women. Most of the men
wore Orange scarfs and had revolvers and
swords about them Four hundred policemen
arrived about halfpast ten, under the lead of In
spectors Jameson and Walling, and were
placed one squad on Both street and
9Th avenue, another on 2Sth street
and small corps on Twenty-ninth street, about
half way down the block, on both sides of the
avenue, to prevent any not members of the
Orange fraternity from entering the lines. Sew
eral persons, representing themselves to be Or
angemen, were allowed to pass through, but,
being rather suspicious looking, were searched
by the police, and on about twenty men were
found revolvers, pistols Of all kinds, clubs and
old rusty swords. From one man was taken
scven-shooter, loaded, box of cartridges and
roll containing the names Of nearly one hundred
volunteers, who had got ready to do duty.
Every few minutes arrests were made, and in
almost every case fire arms were tax en- from the