The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-14
THE NEW YORK RIOT.
A DAY OF EXCITEMENT AND
BLOODSHED.
Forty Men Killed In The street.


and MORALLY wounding lifteen 9TH
ers. The cause of the disturbance was
the celebrating by Orangcmen, the
| anniversary of the battle of the
Boyne, which was fought near that
river, in Ireland, in 1890, between
William the Third of England Called
William Of Orange,) at the heal of
combined force of English, Ger
man and allied detachments of al
most every Protestant Kingdom of
Europe, and the ex-King James the
Second, with an invading army of
Frenchmen and Irishmen. The bat
tie was a decisive one, ending in the
complete overthrow of James and his
Catholic supporters.
| From the dispatch OF yesterday
We learn that about forty persons
were killed during the riot. The
total number of wounded was I'M
known, but fifteen were known TO be
mortally wounded. At the Sixteenth
Precinct there were sixteen dead
bodies. Wednesday evening they
were removed to the Morgue, at
Twenty-ninth Precinct There are
at present 40 bodies there. The
only oneNso for identified are Henry
@. Page, Of the Ninth Regiment; the
advertising agent of the Grand OPP
era House, Charles Petit; Charles
Bucklin and Mr.. Archibald. Among
the killed at the Sixteenth Precinct
was one woman and child. The re-
mainder were Supposed to be rioters.
Colonel Fisk Eas at the head of his
Fifteenth Regiment, and was wound
cd early in the affray, under the fol-
lowing circumstances The Colonel
was with hi regiment during the
morning. About O'Clock he went
to see Governor Hoffman about the
running of he Pavonia ferry boat.
He returned about 9 80 o'clock and
took command of his regiment.
When the collision at Twcnty-fourth
Street took place, and while he was
in the act OF giving an order, be was
struck with o club, and one of his
ankles broken. He was at once re-
moved to a private residence in
Twenty-fifth Street. His wound,
though it disables him, is not dan
gerous. Captain Spencer of the
Ninth Regiment, il is reported, wts
struck at the same time, and serious
ly, though not fatally injured.
The firing over, there was pause
OF several minutes, in which fur
Their attack OF the IIibernians was
awaited, while troops were brought
to an attention. After reloading
their guns, no regard was paid to
wounded and dying for several min
utes. The terrified citizens were
afraid to venture out of their houses,
and none of those escorting the
Orangnmen could advance beyond
the lines 10 give relief OH account
of the imminent danger that other
shots would be tired by the treacher-
Gus and infuriatal mob, and that the
militia would reIew their wild vol
leys. The situation at the crossing
of Twenty-ninth Street, where the
writer stood, was terrible. Before
the eyes of all, there lay eleven pros
trate bodies. Two or three were
piled together as they had fallen. A
dad woman across "a I~-I -.,-,--- a
man with fearful wound in tuC
head which covered his face with
blood, writhed in agony for some
moments and then slowly crept to q
doorstep and feebly strove to raj SC
himself presenting as he did full
view of his CHASTITY injuries. An
aged working man, evidently an
Irishman, had received a shot in the
arm and sat down upon the steps
and desperately facing the troops in
the midst of the firing, whilst hold
ing his bleeding arm extended before
him, remained until relief came, fix
edly glaTing in silence ut the Orange
men. A lad crouched against n cart
Wheel, Just beyond the corner OF
Twenty.fourth Street, appearing to
have received some hurt The wo-
men appeared az the windows above,
making signs fof anguish and bewil-
ilderment, looking alternately down
at the bodies and then ut the troops
and policemen. Presently one and
then another stole ont and touched
the hands to see if they were still
alive, but soon fastened within.
One young Irishman, however, re-
manned and walked to and fro, wiring
ing his hands and making pitcous
and incoherent cries of grief. From
time TO time he clenched his fist and
seemed TO be making desperate re-
solves of vengeance and then he
would stop to look at one and anoth-
or of the bodies. The surgeon of the
regiments came with commcndable
| promptitude TO attend to the wound
ed. At last, when the mob had been
driven far back on the side streets,
the work of removing the dead and
wounded began. As the column re-
manned at halt, the riot was suppress
sed by this single volley. The most
drunken and desperate of the mob
could not be induced to resume the
fight General Varian, indignant at
the action of the Eighty fourth Regi-
| ment, inIfring without orders, order
ed 1t to the rear and brought up one
half of the Ninth TO take its place at
the left of the Orangemen. The pro-
cession thea moved on. The pas
sions of the mob appeared to have
greatly subsidized. The sidewalks
were lined with people. The WIN
dows Of many houses were crowded,
and at many points workingmen in
large numbers suspended their labors
to witness the procession, but they
were all silent.
IL is doubtful il any loss of the day
will compare with that of Mr.. Latti-
mer, member of a Stationery firm on
Nassau Street, near Liberty. He was
walking along Eighth Avenue, near
Twenty=eighth Street, when the first
vollcy was fired. Several balls en-
tered his body. One passed through
his breast, another shattered his jaw
to splinters, and two took effect in
his neck. lie at once fell on the
pavement, and although still liv-
ing at Belleview Hospital last night.
no hopes arc entertained of his r.
eovery. g s E,.
A sad sight was witnessed at the
Morgue. An ageh lady dressed in
deep mourning, satby a ri, pine
coffin, which was painted sickly
red color, in craei mockery of rose
wood. Ii contained the body of her
eldest son. lie was vendcr of kind
ling wood, and WAS going his usual
rounds when killed as he was pass