The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-15
TEE SOBER SECOND THOUGHT.

TEE SOBER SECOND THOUGHT.
Interview with Storekccpers and Residents
GU tho West side Of Eighth Avcnue-Whut
They Saw mud What They Think.
Determined, as far possible, TO get at the root
OF tine matter and to learn the true origin Of the
firing botn by the military and the mob on Wednes-
day, the HERALD reporter yesterday went along the
west side OF Eighth avenue, from Twenty eighth
to Twcnty-fourrh streets, questioning and convers-
Ing with the residents ana soreneepers IN regard to
what they saw and heard about the bloody ARRAY.
Many OF them, however closed up their shops before
the procession moved at all and retired to their pr
vate rooms and hence saw little or nothing OF 1t.
The first person the reporter found who had seen
any considerable part of the firing was MIR. ShottlcK
clother, at 1893 Eighth avenue, corner OF Twenty
sixth street. He saw the lrlshwoman heretofore
referred TOY who gathered up hanasiul OF garbage
from box on the sidewalk on the east side OF the
street and threw the 9th the faces or the soldiers
and the policemen. He also saw the smoke and
heard the report Of shot which had been fired from
the roof Of house the northeast corner Of Twen-
ty-sIx.h street, and which was promptly returned
by member OF the Ninth regiment. After this q
shower OF bricks and stones were thrown into the
ranks. when the Ninth fired of a volley and then
sought refuge on the 81 ewalk where they re-
that
THE NINTH WERE sKEDADDIING.
rush OF the crowd was made at the same time
to overpower the regiment, VINO had empted their
rifles before they could LOAD again. but the sixth,
taking up position ana opening fire just then, defeat
ed this purpose. Meantime few OF the most daring
OF the mob had forced their way the street,
two of whom shot dead In rwenty-siXtn street,
a few rods from the western corners OF the avenue
and two Others were wounded. One bullet entered
Mr.. Shottick's show window passing through his
shutter-a half.inch board and breaking a pane
OF glass and lodging in the wooden casing OF
the store beyond MI. ShOttick had his window re-
paired later IN the day, but the bullet marx III the
wood remains. This gentleman and others VINO
were In this store saw nothing like the demoraZa-
ton reported CT the Ninth. A gentleman present
during the conversation with Mr.. ShOtilck vouched
for the story OF member OF the Seventh
going into clothing store near Twenty seventh
street. where he left his military and hat and
musket, and borrowing q straw hat and buster,
hired q carriage and drove home.
In the candy and ice-cream saloon, 3l7 Eighth
avenue a young man who was on the roof, and
Witnessed the firing along the block between
Twenty fifth and twenty sixth streets, states that
THE FIRST FOCl SHOTS
which he saw or heard freq came from the roor or
the top moor OF the tin and copper store dwclllng
three doors from the corner OF Twenty -lth street
81.
PAINTED dingy cream color on the outside ana
being the only like 1t on the block. THIS Is le
SAM place where also other Witnesses on thursday
declared that two young Irisawomen firing
pstols from the WINDOWS OF the top moor az last as
persons within evidently could load them. From
TINS witness standpoint he believes the gtyIoarth
regiment the first to fire on me crowd.
Ayoung man IN the tea store OF Mars 4 Co., south.
west corner OF twenty 1itn street aud Eighth ave
nue. was a witness from window ~ stars of the
shooting. and he saw two men lying iat on the roof
o, the drab- coiored house JUST mentioned taking
them. lie also saw the firing Iron the windows OF
the top floor OF the same house where Tue young
men were noticed by other witnesses. His belief
was that the Eghty.iourtn were tue nrst Of .he nR
tary 10 fire.
northwest corner OF Eighth avenue and Twenty
fourth street, from the stofe window heard The
military operations near his store. hc was pretty
certain that the right wing vi the Seventh, which
first to fire, ana their shots were directed toward
a hght-coored house just above the northeast
corner OF Twenty fourth street. whence
STONES, BRICKS AND PISTOL SHOTS
seemed 10 come in rapid succession. other eye
witnesses corrobOrated the above Facts, and also
stated lnat after the Twenty second regiment
twhch was the nrst to come on the groundl had
arrived. and while the police were. as 1t might be
supposed, unrrepared. gang or about two hundred
H.bernians were seen coming up The avenue from
tne direction or Twenty third street, carrying mus
keis and swords, AMI budgeons and such other
things as a mob bent mischief would be likely
to PICK up promiscuously. They were led by a man
dressed In bulsllblack lrock coat, black pants
u
few steps he turned around TO say something en-
couraglng to his followers. They marched on very
bravery until they came within sight OF tue gleaIu-
ing bayonets of the twenty second regiment, when
they came 10 a dead halt They mad evidently IN
tended TO gel me start or the militia aud 10 over
power the police, sack the arrangements head.
quarters and carry general devastation all over the
neighborhood. But all the eaersy Of their leader,
and all MS 'sCome on, boys come on, - could not
get them STIR after tney had once got sight OF the
cleaning biyonets OF the Iwenty-second regiment.
Ihey took TO the side streets and got into the houses
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much mischief as their limited opportunities would
permit.
on the east side OF the avenue 10y balls which, from
their size and character and the weight Of some oil
them iouUd, could hardly have been nrad by the
military II IS thought ny some OF the residents Oh at
when the rush was made ~ me MOP across the ave-
fired back ut the soldiers aud one OF those shots may
have Killed MI. Page. oi the Ninth. Ana this nring
would give the Impression, which seems 10 have
been made ou tue sixth @nd Eghtyfourth regi-
THE NINTH HAD FIRED on THEN.
The Shots hred after tue fioiers DOWN West Ts anty
SIKH street one OF when entered MI. Sh0ttck's
window. near wncre the hint1 were then standing,
would give the latter ire Impression ais that those
regiments were firing into them Whereas the iacJs
by tnc ilynt or these impartial Witnesses appear 10
be perfectly reconciable. II war the confusion
which the men created by rushing across tue street
an bring as thsy ran which c0Dpeled the soldiers
TO fire IN every direction because that now they had
side OF them. inc citizens along those four blocks
on thc west side CT b,ghtn avenue seemed 10 be
unanimous IN applauding the military VINO they
believed, acted brayey and right and dd the best
tEey coule under the circumstances
AL day yesterday crowd, larger or smaller az
different periods OF the day stood faithfully by Gel
lar entrance where, on Wednesday, a voman, neatly
but plainly dressed had been shot down. she had
evidently been out though curiosity 70 the pro
cessiOo, and wnen the bring commenced at the
houses she 42n. H. VIII be remembered hat after
the nrst volley had beea dred there was pause Of
minute 0i two during winch This woyaan. as our
reporter learned, turned around 10 IL IL all
over, wnen olliet TOOK leI Ia the te4pe, aug she
fell headOpg into the basement and was AiIied.
Every otller corner along the street was cOyDp1ra-
lively tree from crowds yesterday.