The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-18
BLOODY WEDNESDAY.

BLOODY WEDNESDAY. :.
4 CONNECTED DACC0UNToF TIE GREA7
NEW YORK RIOT
Graphic Description OF the Procession
The Attack OF the Mob-How the Po-
lice and Military Behaved-The Scene
of the strugsle-The Fight at Grace
Church-Prompt and Bloody Work.
The New York papers continue to be crowd
ed with the details of the great riot OF Wed
nesday, on the occasion Of the Orange parade.
The lists of the dead foot up rarlously from
torty-hye to sixty, and the wounded from one
hundred and eight to one hundred and fifty,
of whom some ten or fifteen it is believed
were mortally hurt. 1t is impossible, however,
to ascertain fully how many persons were
wounded, as many of the injured got them
selves away from the scene of the trouble to
their homes without the aid of.the authorities.
The following is the most complete and con-
nected account that we have seen of the facts
of the riot:
The ProcessionofO fOrangemen
The Oranpemen formed in line In Twenty:
ninth street, next Eighth avenue, otettWo
o'clock. Their number was about 90 OF loo
persons. At theit head was their marshal,
John Johnson, mounted; next stood Twyfords
band twelve pieces; next the master OF the Sne
other officers; the colors, carried by Patterson
These. were the Stars and Stripes, With the
inscriptiori ssTrue Sons of Liberty. Lodge
22. A. P. A." 8 banner was also carried bear.
ing the word, "American Freemen, Fall In!
The Orangetneu were escorted IN order as
follows: First came broad body OF police:
: wedged closely together, so that the arms OF
many of the men impinged upon the sides Of
many of those next to-. them. These were
fianEed on the sidewalk BY Police sktrmlshers
on foot, each man carrying his locust. billy In
his hand, slung to his wrist by cord. Tney
pressed the crowd well back from the CurDs,
but did not modest those who stood indne,
doorways. No sooner had the line OF police
passed when the throDgs at the corners moved
up from their refugees and took post at the an
giles Of the streets again.
After the police came :platoons of infantry,
their bayonets at the "carry arms then 1ol-
lowed the Seventh regiment. I'M good shape,
wearing loose gray uniform, with nIaek esits l
came second body of police, also sweeping
the street and forming the van of the
Orange procession The Orangemen were
flanke on one side by the Ninth regiment and
on the other by the TWenty-second, the troops
greatly outnumberiDg the small BODY OF men
whom they encompassed., Then followed IN
strong order the Eighty. y.fDnrth regiment; then
police, troops, &C., closing the parade. The
strength of The escortwas about 1000 soldiers
and 700 policemen, or about 20 soldiers and
policemen to one Orangeman. The police
force, which performed itsS duty well, was
composed largely Irish Catholics. -;
attraction for all the multitude we're the Or
angemen themselves. At the rate in which
the procession set out, they were not more
than minute or two passing any given point.
Attheir head rode Marshal Johnson. hne
.specimen OF the Northern Irlshman, a raw
boned, erect, marshal-l l-looking man, well
dressed, with proud but quies pep fing; ana ana
of the crowd on the sidewalks. All the other
.Orangemen were afoot, and most of them
were plainly dressed and some shabbily dress
ed; laboriug looking men; some gray and fee
BILE, who appea!ed to have passed their three
scores, and none OF them paid any attention
whatever 10 the outcries on the right or the
left, but walked straight on, keeping flme to
the music. -. L..
The Spectacle ON the Route. ,:
The windows and roofs OF the houses in the
vicinity were occupied by people oyerfoo king
these preparations. The approach OF the
troops had been greeted with faint cheering
from some quarters-heard loudest when the
22d loaded their pieces with ball and cart
ridge; but sulen stiffness generally prevail
ed. The very air seemed oppressed with
sense ofimpendlng bloodshed. Fhe Orange
men were pale, though de'ermined. Officers
of police and Of militia fastened to and fro,
regulating the movement OF the forces, show
ing, az they did 80, q consciousness that seri-.
.ous worK was before them. As the Orange
men wheeled into the avenue single shot
was fired from the southeast corner ofTwen-
ty-niuth street. Ittook no one by surprise;
more we're expected. TIE column moved on,
and WAS again fired at from the corner OF
Twenty eighth street. -
! Another shot was fred from near Twenty
sixth street, and stones were thrown at the
procession, and then 1t seemed that,a general
with the excitement of battle. The police
hustled all hystanders off the sidewalk with
merciless chl1aing in many cases, and all along
the line orders were shouted to the people
looking out from their homes to close their
windows. There was q sudden samming Of
/. blinds from the first To the fifth stories of the
houses In Two OF three blocks. Detachments
driving back the angry mob and arresting
numerous Hlbernians carrying pistols and
othersweapons. When the 0rangemen were
opposite Twenty fourth street the colpm halted
for moment. ->s-:.ss~s
The Bloody Conflict.
Immediately afterthe halt shot was fred
from an upper story of o brick building at the
northeast corner. simultaneously shots were
fired at the 9Th regiment from near Twenty
fifth street, on the same side of the street. The
S84th regiment received the first shot, antl In
the confusion of. the moment many of the men
aimed at the windows, as1t expecting orders
to fire. In an instant one gun was discharged,
and then followed an irregular ;VoNeys along
the line Of the 9Th, 9th and 84th regiments, q
few men loading and firing q second lime. So
sudden was the occurrence taat the oficerr
were taken BY surprise, but as scoIs as posi-
BILE they rushed among their men to stop the
firing. The Gring of the 84th regiment was
chiefly directed at the upper part Of the house;
whence the attack had come. But the side
walk was swept also.s AS soon as the
smoke cleared, nine bodies. one of them that
of q woman, were seen lying extended and
still upon the pavement In front of the-house.
The right wing OF the regiment being advanc.
ed about twenty-five yards beyond Twenty
Fourth street, the men In that part of the
line fired across the sidewalk at the southeast
corner of that street and the avenue. Here
were group OF about twenty policemen and
few citizens. All these. discovering that the
troops were aiming low, threw themselves by
common Impulse, PROSTATE upon their bellies,
and scrambled away. AT the first fire, how