The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-14

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. National Guards did not go on the excnE
sion to-day as was intended, but remain
ed in the city ready to suppress disOrdG
when called upon. The flag on the gran
opera house flies half mast in rt
spect for the members of the Cd
regiment who were killed. Tn
bodies Of two unrecognized soldier
remained in the mOrgue this evening.
Newark lad while riding on top of an ON
nibus yesterday, displayed on Orang
handkerchief, when shot from a pisto
struck him and he fell from the stage dead
The following is correct account of tn
killing Of o woman and little girl, supposed
to have been Mrs. York and her daughter
as given by an eye witness: ~ was stand
Ing looking at the procession and the
crowd, and there was a great deal Of ex
element. I saw a woman waving
handkerchief to the Orangemen, and
thought she was very imprudent or had
more courage than most women have; jusl
then, while she was in the act Of waving
her handkerchief, a burly rufflan stepped
up TO her and, placing the mu4ale of his
pistol To her ear fired, and she fell dead
Ho then turned around, cooking his pistol
and fired bullet into the little girl, and
she fell, think the little girl must have
been twelve or thirteen years old" ..
The scene at Bellevue Hospital battles
all description. Some Of the cases are
very touching. Joseph Lane, young man
81 years old, who was out Of work, and
Strolling up sth avenue to sec the parade,
received q shot in his head. Only yestOr.
day his young wife and child left Ireland
TO join him here. II will be a sad tale 10
tell her on her arrival here. Perhaps the
saddest sight ol all was the body Of .
young girl ot about 16 years, who had
been shot through the heart. II Is proba-
BILE that the child never looked 80 pretty
in her lie az she did In death. The face
was in perfect repose, and halEsmlle
played around her lips, as ir when The
death.shOt struck her abe had been laugh.
ing At the scenes around her,
The Tribune on the Police.
The Tribune Of tomorrow will have
the following editoral;
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR II DuE'h I
"The arrangements of the Police Com
missioners for preventing the riot were
prepoaterous. The behavior of the men
in meeting twas heroic, They went to
their work with an admiral spirit and per
formed II in a manner deserving Of all
praise. Nothing could have been finer
than their charges Upon the mob. On
the avenue whenever the pressure Of The
rufains constantly Hooking toward the
Orange Headquarters began 10 he felt by
the forces concentrated there, n platoon
OF blue coats dashed from the ranks at a
quick run and fell upon the mob with up
lifted clubs. We witnessed seven or
eight Of these attacks and In no instance
did the rioters await the onset. They
fed in every direction, tnmbllng head.
long through cross streets and seeking
refuge in cellars and doorways and only
a few ofthe hindmOSt felt the blows ortlle
lOcusts. We have had to pass 80 many
criticisms latelyupon Tie signs ofdehoral-
izalion in the force, that we advert with
peculiar pleasure TO the admirable con
duct Of the police on Wednesday.
The 7rtbune tomorrow will contain the
following: l''The provOcAtion which the
S4th Regiment received at gath street, and
which led TO the firing, appears greater
than the first accounts indicated, while
The dangerous element of The mob, mask
ed to the eye of the general observer, are
by the police who are familiar
with such gatherings, as OF the most ter.
rifylng character. 1t Is clear from all the |
evidence thus fur collected, that If the
troops, in their momentary excitement
had not fired when they did, il would
shortly liaye been necessary to order a |
volley from the whole line, when, Of
course, the destruction bf life would have
been much greater than It was" l
The 7t1tuns viii publish Tomorrow,
Ihe account of an interview Of It's re.
porter with Mayor Hall, to-day, in which
Ihe latter assumes the whole responsible.
Iy OF the KelsO order, iorblddlng the pa
rade. He defends II, and argues that the
event has proved its wisdom, He refused
10 state whether Governor Holman had
previous knowledge Of II, and looks upon
The Governors proclamation as similar
reversal Of the Judgment Of the Inferior
Court by the Court Of Appeals. The
Mayor afflrms that the police Commits.
sioners, Democrats and Republicans, were
united in favor Of Kelso's order.
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