The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-07-21
The CATHOLIC Riot.

count of the riot:
When the Orangemen were opposite twenty
fourth street, the column halted for moment.
Immediately after the halt, a shot was fred
from the upper story of 4 brick building on
the north corner. At the same time shots
were fired at the sixth regiment from Twenty
fifth street. On the same side of the street the
Eghty-fourth regiment received the first shot,
and in the confusion great many men aimed
at the windows as II expecting orders to fire
In an instant one gun was discharged and
then followed an irregular volley, along the
line OF the Sixth, Ninth and Eighty-fourth re-
giments few men loading and firing second
time. So sudden was the occurrence that the |
officers were taken by surprise, but as sooA as
possible, they rushed among their men to stop
the firing. The firing Of the Eighty-fourth |
regiment was chiefly at the upper part of the
house whence the attack came, but the side |
walk was swept also. As soon as the smoke |
cleared, nine bodies one of them a woman, |
were seen lying still upon the pavement in |
front of the house. The right wing of the 4
regiment being advanced about twenty-five |
yards beyond Twenty fourth street, the men |
in that part of the hne fired across the side |
walk at the southeast corner Of the street and /
avenue. Here were group of about twenty |
policemen and a few citizens. All these dis |
covering that the troops aiming low, threw |
themselves, by common impulse, upon their |
bellies and scrambled away At the first fire, /
however, portly, well dressed man who was |
afterward ascertaIned to be r. c. Latimer, |
was killed, and after him policeman John |
O'Cornor fell, dangerously wounded
The firing over, there was pause of sever |
al minutes, in which further attack of the |
Hibernians was effected while the troops were |
brought to attention, after reloading their guns
No regard was paid to the wounded and dy- |
ing. The terrified citizens were afraid to ven |
ture out OF their houses and none of those |
escorting the Orangeman could advance be-
yond the lines to give relief, on account of the
danger that other shots might be fired by the
mob, and that the militia would renew their
wild volleys. The situation at the crossing
Of sTWenty-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 woman was stretched across man. A |
man, with fearful wound in his head, which |
covered his face with blood, writhed in agony |
for some time, and then slowly crept to door |
STEP and feeble strove to raise himself upon |
it. An aged man, evidently Irish, had receiv- |
ed a shot in his arm, and sat down upon the |
step and desperately faced the troops in the 1
midst of the firing, while holding his bleeding |
arm extended before him. He remained till re- /
lief came, fxedly glaring in silence at the Or |
angemen. A lad crouched against a cartwheel |
Just beyond the corner of twenty-fourth street. |
appeared to have received some hurt. The /
women appeared at the windows above, max /
ing signs Of anguish and bewilderment looking |
down at the bodies and then at the troops |
Presently, one and then another of the friends /
of the victims stole out and touched them to |
see it they were still alive, but soon hastened |
within.
One young Irishman however, remained and |
walked to and fro, making piteous cries of
grief. From time to time he clenched his fist |
and seemed to be making desperate resolves
of vengence and then would stop to look at
one and another Of the bodies, The surgeon
of one of the regiments came with commenda-
BILE prompitude to attend 10 the wounded at
last, when the mob had been driven far back
on the side streets. The work OF moving the
dead and wounded began, as the column re-
mained at a halt The riot was suppressed
by this single volley. The most drunken and
desperate Of tie mob could not be induced to
resume the fight General Varian, indignant
at the action of the Eighty-fourth regiment,
in firing without orders, ordered it to the rear
and brought up one-half OF the Ninth to take
the place at the left of the Orangemen.
The procession then moved On. The pas
sion Of the mob appeared to have greatly sub
sided. The sidewalks were lined with people,
the windows of many houses were crowded
and at many points, working men in large
numbers, suspended their labors to witness
the procession, but they were all silent. 1t is
doubtful if any case OF the day will compare
with that of Mr.. Latimer, member OF the
stationary firm on Nassau Street, near Liber-
ty. He was walking along Eighth Avenue,
near Twenty-eight Street, and when the first
volley was tired several balls entered his body.
One passed through his breast, another shat
tered his under jaw to sphnters, and two took
effect in his neck He at once fell on the
pavement, and although still living at Belle
vue hospital, last night no hopes are enter
tanned OF his recovery a sad sight was VII
messed at the Morgue An aged lady, dressed
IN deep mourning, sat by rude pine colin,
which was painted a si0kly red color, IN cruel
mockery Of rosewood, containing the body Of
her eldest son. He was vender Of kindling
wood, and in company with boy, had been 4
on his usual round. IN passing Cross Street,
his attention was attracted by the crowds on
Eighth Avenue, and he drove down Twenty
seventh Street from Seventh Avenue, to see
the procession. He had scarcely arrived at his
anticipated station of observation before the
firing began, and a stray bullet striking him in
the breast, he fell dead. The boy drove home
and informed the mother, who sought and
found the corpse of her dead son at the !
Morgue.
The following is a late report OF the casual I
ties: Total killed, reported at the Morgue,
thlrty-tve total numbers OF rioters arrested I
to midnight, two hundred. The city is now
perfectly quiet.
PROTESTANT LEAGUE 10 BE FORMED.
The following is said to be in circulation for !
signatures In view Of the recent, and proba- '
BILE future events, the immediate organization
of society, to be known as "The Protestant
League Of America" with its head quarters in
New York City, with affiliated societies
throughout the United States, is recommended. 4
For this purpose, and properly to consider the 5
immediate event that gives rise ts the sugges-
tion, let public meetings be called at once in g :
this city and elsewhere. The claims of Roman Il
Catholicism are incompatible with civil and i
religious liberty:
INDIGNATION MEETING.
st an adjourned meeting OF merchants held
It the Produce Exchange this afternoon the
following resolutions were adopted:
Resolped That we enter our solemn protest s.
against the arbitrary assumption of power on P
he part of the Mayor and Superintendent of p
Police in discriminating between the rights of -
me religious or political organization to the q,
,rei adice of another ~