Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-07-20

t. join the procession in carriages.
The ladies' were not afraid, but finally
concluded to 20 home and await the
sit One brother was pointed out
as wtU enown TO the Irish Catholics.
and he was requested not t. go out,
for If he did there woull be riot
Thomas Bennett offered PRAYER for
the Divine protection on this great
day. Governor Hoffman, accompani-
ed by several officers, drove up and
down the avenue while the procession
was moveing.
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
The record of the wounded, dead
and dying would fill 4 book with
chapters of appalling horrors. Ian
guage can not adequately describe.
nor could pencil or brush well pic
ture the thrilling scenes and Incl
dents
AT the Sixteenth precinct station,
in West Twentieth street, was a
ehastly spectacle. A vast crowd fill
ed the street in front of the entrance.
The already exhausted police, stream
ing with perspiration, and weak with
thirst and hunger, could scarcely
make way for the arrival of the i'm
proviscd ambulances, which were OF
every stvle, pressed in {, The dreadful
duty Bakers, grocers' and market
wagons were used, aud came in rapid
succession. freightcd with the dead
and wounded victims. Confusion
naturally rcigned everywhere, and
the sal task of bearing the helpless
forms into tue station, If hurriedly,
was tenderly performed. Many of
the dead are yet unidentified, and the
names CT the wounded in scme cases
were given almost inarticulately, and
of course incorrectly.
The cells in the basement were
crowded with the arrested rioters
The intervening corridor was filed
with the dead, who lay in all sorts of
positions upon the cold, hard flag
stones.
The. body of Mary Ann York, ten
pears of age, was stretched upon the
center of the floor. An ugly bullet
wound was in the back of the head,
but did not mar the face. Her fear
lures were in repose, ard seemed
lighted with happy CLEANS. She had
| just come from her home ut No. pa
West Eighteenth street to see the
soldiers march by, little dreaming of
the awful result. While gazing with
delighted eyes upon the pageant. the
erase of the vollcy came, aud before
the horor of the tragedy could trans
| fix her counteHance, she sank down
in death. She seemed ASLEEP and
and dreaming sweetly. The agony
| Of her father, who came in and re-
cogn:zed the body as these lines were
written, was terrible to witness.
Next to her is the body of q wom-
an about thirty years Of age She
was of a short, plump figure, and
oval face, plain features, long dark
hair and blue eyes. Sac was dressed
in plain calico suit, with black gai
ters A musket shot had gone com
p ete.y through her head, from tenn
pie to temple, and through the bro
ken skull the brains oozel out and
mingled with the lake of gore upon
! the stones beneath. She was also
shot twice in the hands aud through
the abdomen. She must have died
with single gasp. for the head Was
thrown back and the lips scarcely
parted. No one has identified her.
An unknown young man, appar
emily laborcr, lay near by. He Was
about thirty five years of age, was
dressed in black pantaloons, dark
vest, lined coat, plaid undershirt and
cali boots. lie had b 'ach hair cut
closely. and q mustache. lie was
killed by shot in the back.
An unknown man, abont twenty five
years of age, lay next. He WAS dress
d in light pantaloons, dark coat, and
calf boots. His face was smooth and
his hair dard. Two bullet wounds in
the head had been the cause OF death
An unknown man, about twenty
eight years of age; had black hair,
with ut whiskers, and was dressed in
tlack cont, light vest, white shirt,
red under hirt ami black pantaloons
He had received three shots In the
back OF the head.
An unknown man. about forty five
years of age, with heavy black wills
kers around the chin and neck; was
shot in the nipple.
An unknown man, about thirty five
years of age, apparently laborer, was
dressed iE a black suit, had sandy sile
whiskers and hair. He had been shot
fonr times in the neck.
An unknown man, q bout thirty
years of age, very handsome, with
fair (almnst womantlyl complexion,
with rosy cheeks, lay with bis hands
upon his Jrcast as though in sleep.
lie was about six feet IN height, had
black hair neatly arranged with side
part and nicely waXed mustache.
He was dressed in pair oflight pan
falcons with stripes, miXel vest, and
Il black coat. He was shot in the
heart.
An unknown man. about forty
years OF age, with sandy lair and
heavy whiYkers under the jaw aad
cbi.I, was dressed in mixed pants and
black coat. lie was shot in the
back.
Another unknown man, about thir
t. years ofage, was dressed in q
black coat and plaid pantaloons, with
dark hair, mustache and imperial. He
had been shut in the head,
Another unkno u man, about TWEEN
ty eight years of age, with tark hair
and mustache. dressed in black pants
and coat, was shot twice in the bow.
els.
OF course all these bodies were very
much disiigured with dirt and blood,
and the descr. .ptions are necessarily
hurri ed and meager.
An unknown man, dressed in gray,