The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-14

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OF .Regtmeptal Commanders IT h {
turbances Suppressed-The Conclusion
OF the Orange Parade.
NEW YORK, Wednesday night, July IL.
The following is the text of the proclamation
of Governor Hoffman, dated yesterday and
published to-day, authorizing the Orange pa.
rade:
A. PROCLAMATION.
Having been only this day apprlsed, while at
the capital, of the actual condition of things
here with reference to the proposed procession
TOMORROW, and having the belief that my pre-
sence was needed. repaired hither immediate
| ly, do make this proclamation:
The order heretofore Issued BY the police
authorities in reference to the said procession
I,havlng'been duly revoked, hereby give no.
tice that any and all bodies Of men desiring to
IN this city tomorrow, the 18th instant, will
to the fullest. extent possible by the military
and police authorities A military and police
escort will be furnished to any body Of men
desiring it, on application to me at my head
| quarters, which Will be at the police headquar-
ters In this city, ct any time during tie day. I
warn all persons to abstain from interference
with any such assembly or procession, except
by authority from me; and / give notice that
all the powers at my command, civil and mill
tary, will be used to preserve the public peace
and put down, at all hazards, every attempt at
disturbance; and + call upon all ciLizens, Of
every race and religion, to unite with me and
the local auth critics in this determination to
preserve the peace and honor of the city and
State. JOHN 7. HOFFMAN.
The line of the Orange procession was guard
ed by part of the Ninth and, "a detachment Of
the Sixth Regiments. Shortly after the pro-
cesslon started, hootlngs were heard from the
side streets. The excitement increased, and
missiles were flung from some windows into
the procession. The officers OF the National
Guard ordered their men to fire. This they
did, and about fifteen persons were killed and
twenty Wounded This occurred In Eighth
avenue. Lieutenant Page, Of the Ninth (Fisks)
Regiment, is reported mortally wounded.
Captain Spencer, of the Ninth Regiment, was
killed BY his OWE men In Twenty-sixth street,
between Seventh and Eighth avenue: he had
giten.an order to lall back, and became mixed
in the crowd; and was killed. by volley fired
into the rioters. OF officers Of the Ninth Regi-
ment, one man killed and several wounded.
Thirty or fortyrioters were killed and. wound
ed.
sP. M.-The fight at Twenty.fourth street
and Eighth avenue was; severer than at first
reported. Over $50 Of the mob are believed
to be killed and wounded. Among the troops
known to be killed, besides those, already re!
ported, are the captain Of the Eighty. fourth and
two privates, and a sergeant of the Ninth.
Five reglments'are resting on their arms near
Cooper Institute.
10 P. M.-About forty persons were Killed
during the riot to-day. The total number OF
wounded is unknown, but fifteen are known
to BE- 9mortally hurt. At the sixteenth pre-
cinct there were sixteen bodies this evening.
They were removed to the Norge: At the.
twenty-ninth precinct there were -four dead
bodies. At the Norge there are at present
forty bodies. Among the recognized are
Henry C. Page, of the 9th regiment, adyertis.
ing agent of the Grand Opera-House: Charles.
Petit, Charles Rucklln and Mr. Archibald.
Among the killed at the sixteenth precinct are
O woman aud child: All the. other dead are
supposed 10 have been rioters. Colonel Fisk,
of the 9th regiment, was wounded in the
fight at Twenty-fourth street. His ankle was
broken. Captain Spencer, Of the 9th regi-
ment, was struck at the same. time and seri-
ously Injured.
NEW YORK, Thursday Morning, July ls.
Colonel Clark, OF the Seventh Regiment, re-
ports that, after the Orangemen had passed'a
certain point, the mob fred, killing Leuten.
ant Page, when the. Ninth Regiment COM
menced an tndIscrIminate fire without orders.
The Ninth fell back, crowding the Seventh on
the pavement. The firing was kept up for
some time, although an adjutant begged
Lieutenant Colonel Brain to hold hls men In.
When the Seventh reached the corner Of
TWenty-seventh street, shots were fired from
window. A single shot was fredat the win
dow by soldier acting under orders. Sew
eral more shots were fred from the same
spot, and several volleys. were then fred into
the window. This, Colonel Clark claims, was
oil the firing done by the Seventh. The Twen-
ty.second did not fire. Members Of the Ninth
say that they fred no shot till young Page was
killed.
Several futile attempts at riot during the
night were easily suppressed. at the close Of
the procession the orangemen, putting their
regalia in their pockets, and leaving their
banners with the police, mixed with the
crowd.
ALBANY, July IL.
The news OF the riot in New York caused
great sensation here. Orders were received
by the arsenal keeper to close the arsenal and
guard it, which was done, though. there was
no appearance ofdisorder here.
LONDON, July l3.
The Orange demonstrations throughout Ire.
land yesterday were attended with little or no
disorder
The Latest.
New YORK, Thursday Night, July 13.
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