The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-18
Armed this con nyiction. So that those
Americans who entered the military ser
vice Of Egypt are not likely for the pre-
sent to hna activa employment. I
Hhe New York Riot.

crowded with TIA details! of ..thoagreat
riot of Wednesday. on the occasion OF
the Orange parade. from which we ex-
tract the following: h.
There seems to be good deal Of quar-
reling among tho militia'regiments as to
the behavior Of the men of the different
corps during the fight, which will be- tho
subject Of military investigation. The
New York Times, however, furnishes tile
following statement:
Gen. Vnrian detached the right wing
Of the Seventh regiment, under tho lead
or Captain Moore's company, aud sent
it forward on the West sidewalk, to act
rs hankers and stationary guards. The
orders Of the General were that If
the suspected men threw stones or other
missiles, or fired on the processionists,
the men Of the Seventh were ut once to
fire upon them. General Varian espe.
cially cautioned this fanking party that
they were to avoid, if possible. firing Oh
violence" said the General, ''use your
pieces, and aim well.' Captain Smith
moved his company to the spot desig-
mated, and there remained. AS the pro-
cession moved in front Of the right wing
Of the Seventh, several stones and other
missiles were hurled from the opposite
buildings, when eight or ten Of the
Seventh men elevated their muskets and
fred. At the same moment, several
missiles were thrown from the sidewalk
crowd, and few pistol shots were fred.
The Ninth regiment was then in column,
by companies, when, in some inexplica
BILE manner, the men opensd fire to the
right and left. Scarcely had the volley
been fred than the ground held by the
Ninth was deserted by them, and the
men rushed for shelter to- the sidewalk
and houses, thereby making it impossi-
BILE for the wing of the Seventh to main
tain its formation. The Eighty-fourth
also opened fire. and became almost as
much demoralized as the Ninth.
Numerous minor incidents of the day
illustrate tho desperate character Of the
mob. The New York Tribune gives the
following interesting details:
Although without organization or
leadership, the rioters were evidently
prepared for fight, most of those arrested
having concealed weapons. Had the
line of troops been broken or the police
been forced from their positions, the
most frightful butohery and pillage must
| have inevitably ensued. Only the notiyi-
ty of tho police early in the day, at
Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth streets,
| prevented the concentration of the mob
| before the appearance of the troops; and
the unfortunate blunder of the troops
who fred without orders unqueetionabiy
had the one happy effect of cowing and
crushing the rioters. It is probable that
this one hnity error saved the city from
greater bloodshed at later hour, when
night would have lent courage aud time
wo1ld have swelled the ranks of the mob.
| T, Soon after the procession had started.
ferocious-looking woman rushed out
from the sidewalk, seized the regalia of
one OF tho Orangemen, and attempted to
pull them from his shoulders. A soldier
warned her back with the butt OF his
musket, but the infuriated amazon spit
in his face, and with impreoations and
shrieks of rage, reproached her country
men for their cowardice. When the
| firing began. o dense mass of people
were struggling toward the centre of the
street, apparently desirous of breaking
mp the line of march. About the time
the firing occurred in Eighth avenue,
three ruffians in Sixth avenue, meeting
in front OF Fairchild's Bazaar, between
T Henty-thrd and Twenty fourth streets,
a lady who wore orange-colored ribbons
in her bonnet, at once attacked her, and
tore her head.dress to fragments. She
wHs frightened by this unexpected as.
sault, and fed into one of the neighbor-
ing stores, where she was protected.
Sergeant James NJ. Miller, Of the six
teenth precinct, resides in the house
from in front Of which the firing began,
aud says at the time it was occupied only
by three ladies, his wife, daughter and u
Mrs. Goodrich.
; For ton minutes before the column
was ready to move, Police Inspector
Walliug had noticed party of men on
the roof OF the house on the Southeast
corner of Eighth avenne and Twenty
eighth street The revolvers of tie
party were plainly seen. and from their
commanding position the inspector re-
allied how easy it would be for them to
pick off the leaders Of the procession.
He therefore called the attention of Col.
Clark to the rioters, aud squad Of the
Seventh Regiment was detailed to watch
their proceedings. Snspecting that the
rioters were about to fire. the soldiers
threw up their rifles. and in twinkling
the roof was cleared. On the top OF
hOuse n little further down fbo ovanuo