Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-07-20

IN EEW Y RK.
OTING AND BLOoDSH ED.
ORANGEPROCESSION ATTACKED !,
oUTIN STRONG FORCE.
Ncw York, July 12.-The authorities
late last night consulted with Major Cen.
eral Mcdowell. commanding the Depart
ment of the East. and ne is understood to
have promised tho cooperation of the
troops under his command, stationed at
Governors Island, forts Huwil.on and
SCHUYLER and ether forts in this. vicinity.
A leading police official has obtained
copy o. "a printed circular distributed to
the commanders Of divisions and companies
of the Catholic attacking force. The
numbers from l to 80 represent the var
ious divisions aud the names Vinegar
Ill., 'Croppies.' Lie Down. etc.. are
supposed to indicate points where the
Orange procession was 10 have been at
tackled by the divisions designated.
1t is understood that cannon will be
planted at diEerent places along the rou e,
of the procession and will be guarded by
heavy detachments of artillery One
battery will be stationed corner Of Sth
aycnSe and 23d street, and is not to be
used except in the emergency Of an at
tack on the Orangemen.- The police will
be almost exclusively used in protecting
individuals and preserving order on the
streets before and after the parade. The
police force nun bers 80 Captains. &c
Sergeants. tbs sarae humble ofroundsmen
and between 1400 and 1900 patrolmen.
This force is formed in to three ba'ta
lions of ten companies each. The batta-
lions are commanded BY inspectors Dicks,
v ailipg and Jameson. Supreme ccmmad
is vested in Superintendent Kelso.
LATER.-TLe Irish Catholic laborers on
the boulevards have suspended work and
are marching down town in body In
spector Jameson with $50 police has teen
sent TO AZ St. and Sin avenue tointercep
them. The National guard is out in full
force. Each regiment is at its respective
armory arming for the emergency.
LA lERs
NEW York, July 12-noon The
much talked of and long looked for riot
has commenced.
About quarter before eleven O'Clock
| this a. m. reports commenced oming III
The first report was from the 23a pre-.
cinct, and was TO the effect that mob
had colleeted:.in the vicinity of SD street
and Sd Avenue, aud were driving peop lie
from the streets. aua 225 police we-c
Immediately picked out. and under the
command # Captain Hedden, of the 18Th
precinct, we're ordered to the above point
to disperse the moo.
The second dispatch was from the 32.l
precinct aud stated that the rioters were
marching through the Boulevard and had
attacked Italian and Swiss iaborers in
the vicinity of 142d street and 9th Ave-
ue. The Superintendent and Gen Sha-
leg Immediately held a consu ltation and
concluded to send regiment to thai
point.
| Gen. Shaler at once ordered seven
companies of the list regiment, Col
| Rockefeller, commanding, to proceed to
guard that point.
The last order had been barely giver
when another report was received tina
several Feniaus hal collected about the
Fenian headquarters Nos. 10 and 81
Avenue A where large quantity o
armsare stored and clamored to be given
i their arms. This was refused. and they
threatened to pull down the place. Abou
$50 officers were put in stages immed late
| ly and sent there.
| At the 9Th reg iment armory, in Hester
street. large crowd had collected and
signiied their tention of taking arms.
There were about 100 men of the reg
ment in the armory, to each of whom
were dealt out forty rounds OF cartridges
this a. m. Seeing that the regimen
was prepared for them, one brawny indi
vidual said :-"Come boys; let's 60 down
to the TIA ward and get the lads, and
Wen clear out the d-n Dutch !" The
majority of the mob then started oH,undel
the leadership of lis man to get the
"lads."
Prince street is alive With men speak
ing In whispers: who when they see any
stranger coming keep silent.
The procession started and was twice
attacked by the rioters, who were quick
ly rlt to fight by the police. A large
number of the rioters were clubbed and
taken prisoners. Inspector Walling, il
a despatch, states the police can whiy
them easily. All quiet along the line
! Later.-The mob became SO threaten
ing at the corner of Twenty-lhird stree
| and Eighth avenue that the Eighty-fourtl
, Regiment was
ORDERED TO FIRE ON THEM,
| which they did. The number of kille'
and wounded Is supposed to be about.
dozen. One man informs US he saw ST,
bodies. 1t is stated one policeman wa
shot dead.
4:lU T. M.-Colonel Fisk is anon.
the wounded. The Ninth Regiment los
one man killed SO far.
THE TROOPS eFIRED UPON.
4:45 P. MA dispatch from th
operator at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, say
that about 3 p. NJ, as troops were pass
ing down Filth avenue, when between
Twenty fifth and Twenty-sixth streets
the mob fired at them: The military re-
turned the fire, Killing eight. and wound
ing thirteen. Th 9, boys and lady We're
shot. Sixteen persons in all were killed
on the avenue. Three soldiers were
killed. Three hundred Orangemen pass.
ed here about half an hour ago. through
Twenty third street, down Broadway
under strong escort. They were cheered
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