Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-07-20

me ruSn and crush after the firing byl
,he military. It.is stated that four or
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die.
IRISH CATHOLIC INTOLERANCE. 4
The story that several Orangemen
were shot is incorrect. Not one of them
was touched, and onlyseventy, all told,
we're in the procession. There were to
be more than j, 600, but only a few had
the nerve to face the mob. The Cath
olic Irish have by their insults to and
attacks upon other foreigners. excited
much hostility toward them. The
Germans particularly feel that the
Irish Catholics believe that they alone
have the right to enjoy full freedom in
America. There is likely to be future
trouble from this cause unless the Irish
Catholics abstain from their insolenee
and aggression. iog II ie
A reporter relates this incident:
WHO SHOT MR.. ACKERMAN?
Was Mr.. Ackerman shot on the
streets or through window? The
question was heard by two young,
good looking and well dressed girls,
who just then came out of an apart
ment on the same floor. The taller of
the two came forward and said, HI'll
tell you all about it, sir" Mr.. Acker-
man and l went up on the roof togeth-
er when the soldiers came up first,
and remained there until the firing took
place. Everything looked to me to be
quiet enough until some one threw a
brick at a policeman, and Just then
heard shot fired as by somebody from
this block, but away farther down on
the avenue, and l saw soldier fall.
Then all the soldiers raised their mus
kets and fired. believed it was only
firing blank cartridges they were, and
/ thought it great fun, SO waved my
handkerchief down at the soldiers.
Soon, however, I saw the people rum
ming away in great CONSERVATION. Sew
eral of them fell as If shot; then / got
afraid and came down from the roof.
Mr.. Ackerman came down after me,
and when he got as far as where he now
lies he fell down, saying: sOh! Pm
shot, He never spoke any more.
Q.-Did you see any of the mob as
sault or fire at the military?
A.-No; I saw the whole affair; there
was no assault but the throwing of the
~
before the soldiers fred but the one
which 1 have since heard came from a
window on this block away down the
avenue. .i...5,s ,eaI
THE STORY OF THE FIRING AS TOLD
BY THE MILITIA. 5.Fe
g Many persons denounce the shooting
into the mob on the sidewalk in the
strongest terms, and assert that it was
wholly unnecessary. To ascertain the
truth, if possible, a reporter visited the
different armories Late last night, and
interviewed the commanding officers.
Col. Clark, of the 7th, gave the fol-
lowing version of the part taken by his
regiment: The 7th had the right of
the line, the left wing being in front
Gen. Varian had given orders to sta
tion the right wing on the west side of
Eighth avenue, between Twenty-fifth
and Twenty-sixth streets, while the
procession was passing. Their duty
was to watch suspected houses across
the way, and in case shots were fred
from them to return the fire. The
Orangemen had gone by in safety, and
the left wing on the 7th were marching
by fours on the street, past the 9Th for
the purpose of rejoining the other Dor
ton of the regiment. They had passed
the second company, when, suddenly.
Page was killed, and the 9Th began an
indiscriminate firing, without orders.
These fell back at the same time. and
crowded the 7th upoti the sidewalk,
The firing was kept up for some time,
although Adjutant Fitzgerald dashed
up to Lieutenant Colonel Braiue, and
begged him, for Gods sake, to hold his
men in. The left wing pushed on, and
when they reached the corner of
Twenty seventh street, someshots were
flred at them from the window of a
frame house, on the southeast corner.
Captain Van Oden turned to his men
and inquired if any one knew where
that came from. Twenty voices replied
in the affirmative, and the captain or
dered one Ofthe men to return the fire.
A single shot was then fired into the
window whence the bullet had come.
and the company were about to resume
their march when several more shots
were fired from the same spot. The
captain at this ordered halt, and COM
manded the soldiers to fire by squads
into the building. Two or three vol
leys were thrown into the window.
and the seventh marched away. This
the colonel claims is all the firing
which was done by his regiment during
the day. -
The 22d regiment did notfire asinele
shot in any direction at any time
the day.
A reporter visited the armory CT the
84th regiment, and aScertained from
members of the regiment that the onlv
orders they received to fire on the mob
were those issued by Gen. Varian he
fore starting. They say that the orders
of the General were that in case any
one should open fire on the military
from honset0ps or windows they should
wait for no further orders, but pour q
volley right into the mob.
Members of the 9Th regiment assert
that they received the same orders.
The 9th say that not a member of their
regiment fired a shot until young PAGE
was killed. Sergeant McCullOch. of
Captain Cafrey's command, was struck
on the leg by a missile thrown from a
housetop on Eighth avenue, and Sc
verely injured. lsi'.'a .i't
iasg masf New YORK, July Is.
Never during the last twenty years
has New York been more free from
disorder of all kinds than during the
past two days. The terrible events of
last Wednesday have taught the mob a
lesson that does not seem to be soon
forgotten. The circumstances and in
incidents oftheriot continuet to betheab-
sorbing subject Of conversation and
many additional details Of interest are
given below. - a -
A resol ution passed by Capt. Joseph
Petty and thirteen of the preciuct no