New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-13
There in the middle of the street stood Col Fisk in his

shirt sleeves with his staff around him.
Soon there was shot the houses at about Twenty
fourth-st quickly followed by another and another '
10 his amazement, the reporter found himself IN inc
very center Of continuous fusilade with crowd OF
rushing up the street screaming with terror ana
carving him with them. The squad OF men Win Whoh
he became entangled pressed furousy against 'no
double doors OF a restaurant the west side' midway
between Twenty-ffth and Twenty-sixtb-sts Whhe
damned In here with gratifying sense OF having men
hacked around him for several feet, ne was
horrihed-as he glanced sideways into the mid
die Of the street-to the 9th Regiment
soldiers staggering and dropping. The teulole
fact was now before him that he was In the
midst of bloody battle. For few moments the roar OF
guns was ncessant, and swept past him the street
like a tidal wave On all sides shouting and the
sound of breaking Rlass-party from bullets, partly
from the frantic efforts OF the people TO break into the
stores Finally those in front of him dashed through
the plate-ga OF the restaurant tearing their hands
horribly. The door was speedily torn open, and the
whole mass pushed in, and rushed toward the
back OF the saloon where there was sD'all
side kitchen. One badly demoralzed young man
seeing scutle open this, and anxious to get lit
further II possible from the of claubered
up vigorously the kitchen shelves, scattering the
dishes in all directions with great clash, and disap
peared through the hole. The restaurant keeper
that his unlimited guests should all stay in the rear OF
the place for fear that If they showed shemseyes az the
broken doors the soldiers would consider them ds0rdery
characters and either shoot bayonet them The re-.
porter, however demonstrated that ne had Iesi1i"o
business outside, and was suffered TO depart , ,s
All now quiet. Passing up the street ne Ioun1 no
two 9th Regiment soldiers yihS Wouluo,l Nv " S
Eighth-ave. One of them, belonging to Company ~ was
shot in the leg. The 9th men eIt IN Snargo VI ,b n
wounded said their were shot by the 6th ana 'nsy
were very bitter against that regiment Passing 10 tne
of Twenty the reporter tounu tnee
men lying on the wak-two ON each side-ohe az
y quite dead They lay with tner heads pr0pped up on
boxes and all strangers to those VINO Te[S b e
dead man; but just then stampede was caused py b nS
burden on the sidewalk and ed treating the reporter to
some slight bruises as they rushed along. 49,, .,,. -
In MANY wears residence In this city never mas ts re-
porter seen humanity held so cheap a. mas w that
quarter of the town yesterday afternoon nc sw aV
one corpse lying around IN various poslUns o s ron
walk, in grOcers wagon, and on the walk again i e
minutes When the sampedng party nau hitIS
recovered one of their number upbralded theI DteIy
never saw such set OF towards, TO drop dead com
rade in that way because some one cried soIdeIs' As
low awayi" SO they picked up the corpse again,
to take it TO the StatOnHouse An atteinpe Hau pcen
GERS wagon that stood there without horse Inc man
put in and party were about starting away T tb
shafts forsook their helpless charge and he'd TO return
again when their fright was oyer Then couple Oh
the would be properly cared Ior, 49, TOM, tho s+oros
generally shut Many OF those which had no shutters
had glass left in their windows Ihls was countess
break into place of safety Before he left Twenty
Sc another drove rapidly through 1t containing
dead man. covered by horse-banket. He heard of an
other soldier lying in of the houses; and an open
wagon that had been collecting the wounded from the
drug on the corner OF Twentyfthst., was just
starting away with three lying in IT, great num-
Of the shots must have taken effect IN the upper $40
ries Of the buildings on Eighth'aye. above twenty,
fourth-st as the troops fired up at the windows and
housetops, from which their assaants had attacked
them. .,
The following memorandum appears verbatim on the
reports of Col Cheeseborough Adutant of Gen. shalers
staff:
Captain Mcdonald Police reports that the command
Of A %
Police Hid Quarts. 1t his Co that fired on the mob
AT BELLEVUE HOSPITAL
The greatest excitement prevailed at Bellevue Hosp
tai during the entire afternoon. The four ambulances IN
the possession of the Hospital together with four COM
issary wagons were placed in readiness early in the
dav and upon the first intmation Of trouble these
were at once sent to the scene OF conflict as
patch from Police Headquarters was received az
O'Clock and the eure corps of doctors and assistants
was at once called into reduisition. The ambulances
soon began TO arrive laden with victims OF the riot The
dead were taken 20 the MOrge and either placed
In collins laid upon the marble slabs Inc I0spil Ws
one continual scene OF sarge .Sse Victims we're held
down upon tables while the excruciang work was per
formed LOngr0ws Of cots presenteda series OF mangea
and bleeding bodies some shiyering in the agones OF
death The at the hospital and morgue, about sun
set one Of peculiar sadness large ana cam9rlng
crowd had collected about the gate-an seeking adms-
sion, in imperative, ana others IN most pteous
wounded dying; wives besought admission TO tnelr
husbands and strongarmed men and weak children
the fate of their friends within the walls A SAD
sight was witnessed at the mOrgue. An aged
lady dressed in deep mourning sat by rude pine cOn
which painted a scky red color, in cruel mOckery OF
rosewood contained the body of her eldest ep lie was
vender of kndling wood, and, In company with boy,
had been his usual rouue. In passing
cross street his attention was attracted
by the crowds on Eighthave, and he drove
down from Seyenthave., 10 see the
procession. had scarcely arrived at his anticipated
station OF observation before the firing began, and
stray bullet striking the breast he fell oil the seat
dead. The boy at once drove home and informed the
mother who sought and found the corpse Of her dead
son at the Morgue.
AT MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL.
The turbulent crowd collected around the door OF
the Mount Sinai Hospital presented many features smi
lar 10 the scene at Bellevue. There gathered in
one seething mass, men, women and children, who,
crowdng up the steps with almost irresistible force
clamOring and disappearing, silent and weeping, de-
manded or entreaed admission The doors were reso-
utey kept shut and permitted 10 enter who
could not show proper credentials A large number OF
rOughs were cOnTegaed around the building, cufsng
at once the City government, the Orangcmen and the
soldiers.
AT THE POLICE sTATIoS-HoUsEs.
CHASTITY spectacle presented at the staonhouses
in the neghborhood At the Sixteenth Precinct Station,
No l5G West Twenteth-st dead bodies found in
the hall. Among the number the body of little
girl about 70 Her arms were folded her breast
and her face grish smile. The story OF her death
was very touching. She had heard tine noise Of the
drums and the gay huttering Of the banners had at
traced her the thrOngcd avenue. While there graft
fying her youthful curiosity the dreadful vOey came,
nd "a ball struck her In head ending her