The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-15

July sun the CLEAN Of bsyonets wa.
seen through the windows. The peo
pie who were near the apertnres waved
their handkerchief languishly as they
teemed with Precipitation, and one man
said quietly, -
Well, I'm damned, if I'm not ssruf
tsring e good deal for King William. II
And now feeling very warm I walk.
ed down the dark and dismal stalrs and
saw humber Of women wearing Orange
badges who were more eager for a fight
than the men. The old Continental was
still at the door, and the street was full
of Captain Jim lrviug's detectives.
Around in the avenue regiment after
regiment was filling up the street, some
Of them in company front, others in
columns of four, with bayonets shining
and gun barrels blazing in the sun.
Altogether it was a strange sight, and
as the scattered Orangemen and Orange.
women cheered and waved their hand.
kerchiefs as the troops defled to protect
them it seemed q, if New York city was
in a stage Of siege.
In Twenty-ninth street, east Of Eighth
avenue, a large crowd had, assembled,
and their faces did not show friendly
aspect towards the Orangemen. There
were few members Of the Ancient Order
Of Hibernians in the streets, and those
who composed the crowds seemed to be
without any organization or purpose,
for during the entire day two men in
concert never made an attack at one
time on the Orangemen. The fact of
having their plans published in the
morning newspapers seemed to have
disconnected their system OF attack, and
all assaults made yesterday were made
by individuals on their own RESPONSE
bility.
There was liquor store at the south
east corner Of Twenty-ninth street and
Eighth avenue, which was overhung by
wooden awning. At the northwest
corner was an unfinished brick build
ing, and in front OF it was pile Of
loose bricks, gathered for building pur.
poses
Inspector Walling had command
here, and kept his men we'll in hand.
1t is now two o'clock, and | wish to be
particular in stating what took place at
the beginning OF this disgraceful butch
cry.
On the awning referred to were a
number Of halt-grown, impudent boys,
Of sixteen years OF age and under, who
in every New York row are certain TO
give provocation to their seniors One
of these boys held billet Of wood in
his hand, and by his manipulations
seemed to indicate that he would throw
it at the heads of the Orangemen, who
were just then forming in Twenty-ninth
street, with King Williams banner at
their head.
A brick had been thrown over the
heads of the police, who few minutes
before had suddenly attacked the crowd
and beaten many very roughly, and in
some cases unnecessarily, and driven
the crowd up Twenty-ninth street
Immediately after the brick whisky
bottle with six-inch label and gilded
letters was hurled at the head Of very
gorgeous looking Orangeman, who sat
on horse at the head OF his men, who
numbered about seventy.five in regalia,
while about a hundred Of the A. 2. A.
followed in civilian clothes. They all
proved to be laboring men Of an hum
bic class, and their numbers were not
sufficient, as was afterwards proved, to
make fight.
The glass bottle which was intended
for the jaunly Orange Captain, fell
short of his head and fell at the feet Of
a man in the Twenty-second regiment,
which was at that moment marching in
quick time down Eighth avenue in col
umn of tours. Billy McGrath sung out
to the men to keep cool, and they did
so.
Then somc very foolish man in a
militia regiment stepped out Of his
rank and fired his musket into the
awning where the rowdy boys were
congresated 4 small cloud of blue
smoke arose from the awning, but no
one was hurt vjsibly. This fellow had
received no order whichever, and was
simply endeavoring to commit murder.
The small boys scampered into the win
dows, crawling under sashes like rats.
and a laugh arose even from the crowd
on the walks, who were willing and
eager to kill the Orangemen. This was
the beginning of the fight, and it lasted
for three-quarters of an hour, during
the march from Twenty-ninth street to
Twenty-third street. The great mistake
which caused all the butchery OF women
and children was that the troops in an
ostentatious way loaded with ball cart
ridge, and gave no warning whatever
when they fired, as they fred without
understanding solely on the impulse OF
the moment. At Twenty-fourth street
regiment after regiment fired into each
other, and wounded and killed their
own members us well as the women and