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

precinct station house, in West-twentietll
street, there was a CHASTITY spectacle, and
a vast crowd filled the street in front oI
the entrance. The already exhausted pO-
lice, streaming with perspiration and
weak with thirst and hunger, could
scarcely make way for the arrival Of the
improVised ambulances, which were oi
every style, pressed in for the dreadful
duty, Bakers, grocers, Omnibusses and
market wagons were used, and came
in rapid succession freighted with the dead
and wounded victims. Confusion natur-
ally reigned everywhere, and the sad task
ofbearing the helpless lorms into the sta.
tion, II hurriedly, was tenderly performed.
Many dead are yet unidentified, and the
names Of the wounded, in some cases,
were given almost inarticulAtGly and, of
course, incorrectly, The cells in the base
ment were crowded with the arrested
rioters, The intervening corridors were
filled with the dead, who lay in all sorts
of positions upon the cold, hard flag.
stones.
The most reliable statement gives the
number ofrioters killed during the day rs
in the vicinity Of 100 Over 100 Sc.
verely wounded are in the hospitals.
When 1t Is taken into consideration that
only those helplessly wounded, and con-
sequeptly taken 10 the hospitals, are
there, those slightly wounded slipping
away and hiding themselves lest 1t should
become known that they had taken part
inthe riot, some approximate idea Of the
number Of wounded may be had. Ger.
taInly, 800 Is not too high an estimate.
OF course, many were killed and wounded
who were merely spectators, and innocent
of any hand in the disturbance.
In the narrow, open space between tho
Morgue, On Goth Street, and Just inside
thclOwer Bellevue Hospital gate, on Goth
Street, there were ~ collins, side by side,
at 12 o'clock last night Each coffin
contained victim of the riot Another
coffin, with corpse in II, was on the
floor inside the Morgue, and two more
bodies were yet un.cOfllned, lying on
slabs. The Morgue was purposely kept
dark, because even atthat late hour there
was a large crowd outside the Hospital
walls demanding admlttance, to search
for their missing friends or relations. No
one was admitted. Early this morning
the lower gate Of Bellevue, on 28tll Street,
will be opened, 10 permit the public gen.
orally 10 view thecorpses. The number
of wounded IN Bellevue at midnight was
81. Most of tlle wounds were severe.
There are 30 wounded at Mount Sinai
Hospital. All the hospitals contain a
number Of wounded.
After the riot In 2Stll street, and dis.
miSsal Of the procession, comparative
quiet relgned. The Superintendent said
all was over for the present, hut yet il was
not deemed prudent to dispense with q
single safeguard, and not man was re.
lleved from duty. The police certainly
behaved nobly throughout the day. Su.
perintendent KelsO has earned the thanks
of all good citizens by his eager, faithful
and intelligent discharge ofhls duty; ever
alert, clear headed, greeting tho Ribbon.
men as numbering wretches. In going
himselrtO the front In Prince street, he
fully redeemed himself long before the
terrible day was done, and no chief was
ever more nobly and Zealously served
than he. .i. n ~
The police headquarters at 2 O'Clock
This morning, looked like an extensive
bivouac. In the Superintendents office
lay the Chief, asleep; in the outer office,
were several captains asleep; on the floor
in the Inspectors office, were Inspector
Dllko and Number of National Guard
officers, in various attitudes soundly sleep.
Ing. Elsewhere through the building
were the same scenes. All concerned
~. = u H. -. T.. = II
were Completely tired opt'with the days
work. 4|ttaf BiiN St'Ft
Gov. Hoffman yesterday made the fol-
owing statement to a reporter ~ be-
came thoroughly satisfied that II was nee
essary not only for the present but for the
'ature, that whatever lawless element
here was in the city Of New York, they
Ihould be made to understand al once
md finally that there was force enough
IN tile city, military and civil, to assert
Ihe power ot the authorities Of The. .law 70
nteaereepeAce and order and 10 protect
The lives and property of the people. /
determined, therefore, 10 issue procIa-
nation at once that PROFESSIONS and as.
semblages for any lawful purpose should
be permitted and would be protected to I
Ihe i6ll extent Of law, as far "a the civil
and military power az my command
would he sufficient There is no safety
or citizen, whether he he poor or rich,
oroign or native born, Protestant or
Catholic, for his wife or children, except
IN the maintenance Of order undor au-
.Aotity Of the law, AZ all times, and the
people, whatever may be Their nationality