Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-22
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70 THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY
Our New York Dispatches.
Echoes of the RiOI-DrOwned-DishO
Post Once CIerk-CnnnI Travel by
SIenm-66, 900 Baskets of Peaches
FisIt-One of McCIeIInn's JObs, etc.

Stenm-OO,UOO basketH OF ReHchek-
FisIt-One of McCIeIInn's JObs, etc.
New YORK, July 21.-A conference was held
at police headquarters between Superintendent
KelsO and Coroner Young, for the purpose of
making arrangements to procure the necessary
witnesses for an inquest to be held on persons
killed in the riot of the 18th inst The coroner
intends, if possible, to begin an inquest on
Monday. The humber of witnesses will proba-
bly, not exceed forty, as no persons will be eX-
amined except eyewitness of shooting. The
inquiry is not expected to be of great length, as
no difficulty is anticipated in getting at the
facts of the case, and it is probable that the
jury will render verdict before the end of next
week.
| The reports of the commanders of the regi-
ments doing duty during the riot were for
warded to Gen. Shaler yesterday. Lieut.. Col
Braine, in command of the ninth regiment re-
ports as follows: 1.-THE regiment formed part of
the escort TO the Orange lodge. and were fired
| upon by the mob assembled between Twenty
seventh and Twenty-lourth streets, in Eighth
avenue. The fire was returned by companies
and X, and some few men of the other compa-
mics. The following is list of the casualties as
far us known: Killed-Sergeant Samuel Wyatt,
company +; private Henry G. Page, company
X. Wounded-Col. James Fisk, Jr., ankle, by
spent ball, slight; Capt Spencer, back, by
brick; Sergeant Charles Byrne, of company b,
kicked by mob. Privates McGowaa, of COM
pany G, leg, and d. Burns, of company L,
stabbed in back.
Lieutenant Colonel C. B. Mitchell, command
| ing the eighty-fourth regiment, says in his re-
port: "Brigadier General Varian assigned me
a position as part of the guard for the prOtec-
ton of the Orange procession. On reaching the
neighborhOod of Twenty-fourth street and
Eighth avenue several shots were fired from the
windows and hOusetops, niuring three members
Of this command. The fire was apparently re-
TUNED by the ninth, twenty. second and sixth
regiments, which latter regiment was posted in
our rear, and by the left wing of this command.
Several persons were either killed or wounded
by this discharge. The irewas so instantaneous
that it was an impossibility to prevent it.
being at the right of the command, used my
utmost eXertion to check the movement on the
part of the troops. This occurred during halt.
| have nothing further TO report, except that we
paraded as far as Cooper institute, the point at
which the procession halted. The following
members of This regiment were wounded while
on duty Captain Douglas, Jr., company X,
struck on the head and cut by some missile;
William Jennings, private, company |, shot in
head, seriously but not fatally wounded; VIM.
Archer, private, company X, wounded in the
wrist"
The following is the report of Colonel Clarke
of the seventh regiment: Five companies Of
my command were posted on the sidewalk, west
side of Eighth avenue. Gen. Varian's orders
We're: These companies should fire upon any
| persons who should make any hostile demon
| StratiOn from windows and hOusetops on the
| east side of the avenue The other five com
panies were placed at the head of the procession.
| A halt was made at Twenty-third street, and
soon after sharp firing was heard near Twenty
fourth TXVpOtNr.6ffb and HnOtv-siNtl
| but not q single shot was fired by five COM
panies at the head of the procession. Individual
| members OF the companies posted on the side
| walk fired shots at persons in upper windows,
who were in the act of throwing missiles, but no
regular volley was fired"
Major Gen. Shaler, in his official report, states
that the total number on duty was 5,3S2 rank
| and file. After detailing the positions of the
regiments during the day, and repeating the
| circumstances of the riot, which differ little
| from previous reports, the general sums up by
| praising the militia for the promptitude with
which they turned out, and the numbers that
appeared in the ranks, in some of the regi-
ments the increase being fifty per cent more
| than usual on parade.
He continues "Their conduct during twenty
| four successive hours service, was, in the high
| est degree, commendable A very small portion
of the pnbic press and few persons with
| biased and preiudiced minds have endeavored
| to create an impression that some regiments
| acted hastily in firing on Eighth avenue, but,
BY careful perusal of the official reports OF all
| the commanding officers engaged and of cih
| zens residing in the neighborhood, into the cir
cumStances attending the melee, have failed to
discover sufficient cause tor the statements
made.
Testimony is abundant TO show that long
| before the troops retalated, firearms were dis
| charged and missiles of all kinds thrown at
| them from sidewalks, windows and hOuSetops,
| and it was not until an officer of the eighty
| fourth had been struck down by missile
| thrown from housetop, one of the men been
| shot in the head, and another had received
| flesh wound, two men of the ninth killed out
| right, a number wounded, and three Of the
| sixth wounded, that fire was opened on
the mob. 1t is the opinion of the most
/ experienced officers of the police force and of
/ the military present that the troops did not fire
i any too soon, but that in a few minutes more it
| would have heen difficult, if not impossible to
| Overpower the mob, and that the lives lost at
| Sth avenue and oath street saved the sacrifice of
/ a much greater number at some other point.
| The extremely delicate service of General
| Varian, commanding the escort to the process.
sion, was performed in highly creditable man.
| ner, and TO my satisfaction.
| "Regmental commanders of the escort acted
| with GOODNESS and discretion. The officers and
| men under them discharged their duty, under
| circumstances calculated to excite and aggra-
| vate the most experienced troops, and are enti-
| tied, therefore, to the commentator of their
| superior officers. Orders issued from time to
time were obeyed by all commands on duty,
| with aacrty rarely seem"
| He concludes by commencing the police for
their gallant conduct, their alacrity, courage
| and dash in attacking the mob, as well as pa
| thence and GOODNESS in bearing with its abuse
| and assaults.
Gen. Vanan, in his report, states that he gave
| his troops specific orders to fire, as soon as
| fired upon.
Branch No. 1, Father Mathew society, the
| largest in this city, has unanimously voted to
| withdraw its delegation from the Hibernia hall
convention, on account of its action in relation
| to the recent riot
VIM. H. Martin, of the firm of j. o. Davis &
| Co., brokers, this city, fell overheard and was
| drowned, Wednesday, while fishing near ROcka-
way beach.
John S. Kerwan, post office clerk at Station
| H, was held in $4,000 bail by Commissioner
| Shields, to-day, on charge of opening and en-
| bezzing letters containing a large amount of
| treasury bonds and national currency.
Steam propeller Cathcart, designed for canal
| navigation,.went on her trial trip to-day. She
was lately cut down to ninety-eight feet in
| length, and is about TO start up the Erie canal
| to contest Tor prize of $1,000 offered by the
state for the invention of canal boat propelled
| by steam, and carrying cargo, which can go
| through the canal, without injuring the banks
| by its wash.
|
| 16, thirteen hundred and sixty-three houses and
| lots, in this city, for unpaid assessments for
street openings.
1t is estimated that &c, 900 baskets Of peaches
arrived in this city to-day. Prices have de-
| clined considerably now ranging from 81 90 to
| 81. so per basket
| Col. James Fisk, Jr., returned to this cityHto-
| day, entirely recovered from the injuries re-
| ceved during the riot.
The earthquake shock, yesterday morning,
| was telt at Leedsville Duchess county.
The work of rebuilding the docks and piers,
according to the plans of General Mcclellan for
| improving the river front of this city, began
yesterday between Castle Garden and pier one,
North river. The chief feature of this plan is
the construction of river wall of solid mason
| nv, sufficiently broad to give river street two
hundred and fifty feet wide along North river,
and two hundred feet wide along East river, be-
tween the Battery and Thrty-first street, and
one hundred and seyenty-fve feet wide north of
that street
A recapitulation of the amounts required for
the Brooklyn city purposes this year foots
up SCOOP Sal against IS ,079 LOG last year.
AT meeting of the New York yacht club,
yesterday, the secretary, Mr.. Minton, read a let
ter from Commodore Heard of the eastern yacht
club, in which that gentleman referred to the
| contemplated visit of the club feet to Boston