Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-07-18


peared. No shots were fired. but
here and there the dull thud of a To-
Gust showed that some unfortunate
had found out the thickness of his
skull.
INCIDENTS OF THE RIOT.
The Tribune tomorrow will have
the following: "When the Grange
men were opposite Twenty-fourth
street, the column halted for mo-
ment. Immediately after the halt
shot was fired from the upper story
Of the brick building, at the north
east corner simultaneously, shots
were fired at the Fifth Regiment
from near Twenty-ffth street, on
the same side of the street. The
Eighty-tourth received the first shot,
and, in the confusion of the moment,
guns were aimed at the windows, as
if expecting orders to fire. In an in-
slant one gun was discharged, and
then followed an irregular volley
along the line of the Sixth and Eighth
regiments, few men loading and
firing second time. So sudden was
the occurrence that the officers were
taken by surprise, but as soon as
possible they rushed among their men
ordering them to stop firing. The
firing of the Eighty-fourth Regiment
was chiefly directed at the upper
part of the house, whore the attack
had come from, but the sidewalk was
swept also. As soon as the smoke
cleared, nine bodies, ono of them a
woman, We're seen lying extended
and still upon the pavement, in front
of the house.
The right wing being advanced
| about twenty-fit yards TO the Tween
ty-fourth street, tho men in that part
of the line fired across the sidewalk
at the southeast corner of that street.
and the avenue. Here were groups
OF about twenty policemen and few
citizens. Ali these, discovering that
the troops were aiming low, threw
themselves by Il common impulse
PROSTATE upon their bellies, and
scrambled away at the first fire !;
however, q portly, well-dressed man,
who was afterwards ascertained TO
be G. j. Latimer, was instantly kill
ed and after him, policeman John
O'Connor fell, dang rously wounded.
The firing over, there was a pause of
several minutes, in which a further
attack of the Hibernians was await
ed; while the troops were brought
to an attention" after reloading
their guns. No regard waa paid to
the wounded and dying, For sever
al minutes the terrified citizens were
afraid to venture out of their houses,
and none of those escortng the
Orangemen could advance beyond
the lines to give relief on account of
the imminent danger that other shots
would be fired by the treacherous
and Infatuated mob, and that the
militia would renew their wild vol
ley.
The situation at the crossing of
Twenty-fourth street, where the wri-
ter stood, was terrible. Before the
eyes there lay eleven PROSTATE bod
les Two or three had been piled
together as they had fallen. A dead
woman was stretched across man
with a fearful wound in the head,
which covered his face with blood.
lie wrlthed in agony for some mo
ments. and then slowly crept to a
doorstep, and family strove to raise
himself upon it, presenting, as he did
so, full view of his CHASTITY injuries.
An aged workingman, had received a
shot 10 the arm, and sat down upon
a stoop, and desperately faced the
troops in the midst of the firing,
while holding his bleeding arm ex-
tended bafore him. He remained
until relief came, fixedly glaring in
silence at the Orangemen. A lad
crouched against cart-wheel, Just
beyond the corner of Twenty fourth
street, appeared to have received
some hurt. The women appeared at
the windows above, making signs of
anguish and bewilderment, looking
alternately down at the bodies, then
at the policemen. Presently one and
then another Of the friends of the
victims stole out, and touched them
to see if they were still alive, but
soon FASTENED within. One young
lrishman, however, remained, walked
to and fro, wrInging his hands, and
making piteous and incoherent cries
Of grief. From time to time he
clanchad HIS fate and e,o,>ol a. L =
making desperate resolves, and then
would stop to look at one and an.
other Of the bodies. The surgeon of
one of the regiments came with com.
mendable promptness to attend to
the wounded. At last, when the
mob had been driven far back on the
side streets, the work of moving the
J dead and wounded began The riot
was suppressed by this single volley.
The most drunken and desperate OF
the mob could not be induced to re-
sumo the fight. General Varan,
indignant at the action of the Eighty
fourth Regiment in firing without
orders, ordered it to the rear. and
brought up half of the Ninth to take
It's place at the left of the Orangemen.
The procession then moved on. The
passion of the mob appeared to have
greatly subsidized. The sidewalks
were lined with people. The win
doWs OF the main houses were crowd
ed, and at many points workingmen
IN large numbers suspended their la
bors 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 ola stationary firm
on Nassau street, near Liberty. He
was walking along Eighth Avenue,
near Twenty eighthIstreet, and when
the first volley was fired several
balls entered his body. One passe d
through his breast, another shattered
his under jaw TO splinters. and an.
other took effect in his neck. He at
once fell on the pavement, and al