The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-15

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An An eye.witncss informed hereporter of
the World that the first shot fired 1T the
corner Of f.24h street was fired by an Irish
man standing by hisside. The briletstr''ek
one of The. soldiers A. German woman,
watching the approach Of the procession,
waved her handkerchief as the Seventh was
Passing. AN Irishman walked up to her
and blew her brains out with pistol. A
girl of twelve, was killed at this point, but
whether by the rioters or the military is not
known. -' .'.t = "a u 30. Wv u
- SCENES AT rr1E uosrIrA Al: :-'.,: ~ -.
The record ofatheliwo.inded, dead, and
dying. would fill book with chapters of
|appaliing horrors. Language cannot ade-
quatrly descrihe, nor could pencil or brush
well picture the thrilling scenes and ilfei-
dents. The. dead were taken al. once to the
morguc, and either placed in collins or laid
upon the marble slabs. Bellevue Hospital
was one continual scene Of surgical opera
tions during the afternoon and evening.
The miserable victims were held down
upon tables while the eXcruciating work
was performed. Long rows Of cots pre-
sentcd i series Of maugled and bleeding
bodies; some shivering in the agonies of
death. -H.t .-... . .as.t.- -.-..a.,zka
The scene at tho hospital and morgue
about sunset was one of peculiar sadness.
A large and clamoring crowd had collected
about the gate, all seeking admission-some
in imperative aud others i'll most piteous
tones. Mothers came to seek for sons
brought there wounded or dying; wives
hesouwht admission To their husbands, and
slrnnc.armcu men and weak children were
| ina state of frcnZicd excitement to learn
| tho fate OF their friends. :5sss
| NIGHT SCENES AT THE HosPITAL.
The scenes around Bellevue Hospital
late lust night were heartrending i'll tue eN-
treme. Crowds of fearful, anxious women
land sohbiug children tllrongcd the streets
in front OF the main entrance. and us tho
ambulance arrived and deposited its ghaSt-
" burden the wailng and lamcntation of
the suffering ones were piteous. The dead
were in unfit condition TO expose to the
gaze of friends. They lay in pIne collins,
as picked up in the streets, with blood
stained faces and dust bcgfimcd garments.
and the sight was sickcning. Thirty-tWo
lay side by side in tho Starlight, In the rear
of the morgue.
AT THE SIXTEENTH PRECINCT.
At the sixteenth precinct station, In west
Doth street, was ghastly spectacle. Arast
crowd filled the street in front Of the en-
trance. The already exhausted police,
strcuming with perspiration, and weak with
thirst and hunger, could scarcely make
way for the arrival Of improvscd ambu-
Imnccs. which were of every style, pressed
in for the dreadful duty. Bakers, groccrs' :,
and market wagons were used, and cnmee
in rapid succession, freiShted with the dead
and wounded victims. Confusion natu-
rally reigned everywhere, and the sad task
lof bearing the helpless forms into the STA
tion if hurriedly, was tendcrly performed.
The cells in the basement were crowded
with the arI eSted rioters. The intervening
corridor was filled with the dead, who lay
in all sorts of positions upon the cold, hard
| II tSstoncs. &.E,' = j. Il. E'E.tf :
'' AN INrLAMMATo RY PLAcARD. =
A letter from New York says .. ass
" It is melancholy TO witness the industry
of the mischief-makers TO infame the pas
sions Of the populace. One of their devices
is TO placapd the dead walls with hand bills,
and another Is to spread false reports rs to
what this or that faction is going to do. A
bogus telegram from the Pope is one of
these fircbrands, and inflammatory posters,
! as if signed by Catholics, are another. ii
The Catholic clergy throughout the day
have been unwearyinc IN their cxertions to
maintain the peace. The Archbishop does
not conceal his convictions that it would
have been better had no attempt been made
by the authorities to stop the procession !;
aud he refers to his sermon lat Sunday TO
show that he could foresee the evil effects of
the opposite course. at the same time, he
|says lie has no doubt the action Of the
Mayor and Chief Of Police was actlnted by
an honest desire to preserve order" s.a
l. GOVERNOR HOFFMAN's POSITION. r.,,
In reply to gentlemen communicating
with the Governor on the day Of the riot,
he spoke as follows in reference to his pro-
clamation and its purpose taSt I 7
81 became thoroughly satisfied that it
was necessary, not only for the present but
for the future, that whatever lawlesS ele-
ment there was in the city of New York
should be made to understand, at once and
finally, that there was force enough in the
| city, military and civil, TO assert the power
| of the authorities and Of the laws, and to
preserve peace and order and protect the
lives and property of the people, and de-
termined, therefore,, to issue proclama-
tion at once that professions and assem-
blages for any lawful purpose should be
permitted, and would be protected to the
| full extent Of the law as far us the civil and
military power at my command would be
sufficient. *. 81. ~ s4ass.. -.
"Therc is no safety for the citizen,
whether Jich or poor, foreign or native
| born, Protestant or Catholic, n or for his wife
/
/ order under the authority Of the law at all
tines; and the people, whatever may be
their nationality or religion or sympathies,
/ will be sure to see it Is their common in
terest to sustain the authorities in preSery-
/ ius order at all shaz;lrds. This is not d
/ question of days procession, but it ,is Il
| question which applies to all future gath
| crinss. Men who choose to assemble
for any purpose, ipersonal, rclSio'lS,
or. ii. political, who threaten = no inter-
| ference with, the rights, persons, or
property Of others, have right TO do so.
and they must not be interfered with, and
under all circumstances and at all hazards
they must aud shall be protected by the
civil and military, authority. 4 ,i5fi45f 81 !.
'fIn the assertion and maintenance OF
this principle, memo of all parties and Of all
creeds have equal interest The attempt
to make the issue to-day -One of religion Or
politics is wicked, malicious, and mis-
chievous, and every good citizen, what
ever his creed or politics, Is bound to sus-
| tain the authorities in their determination
to preserve order and vindicate the law"
COMMENTS gorzTHE PREss.1T 2 I4is
| From the New York Journal Of Cpmmerce.l
! The graduation Of Orangemen over
the fact that they, had their parade in spite
of the threats and violence of their oppo-
nents must be greatly impaired by the re-
membrance that instead of the 5000 celc-
| brants who Were to march proudly anu
freely through our streets, paltry 20O,
concealed from view by more than as many
| thousand of soldiers and police, were all
that came forth. And we give the Orange
men credit for that humanity. which will
force upon them the wish that rather
| Than this slaughter Of, tLIrty-one Of their
fellow. citizens, and WOundlng of many