The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-15
also wishes the excitement to cool down
somewhat, before he begins.

ney's office to investigate the atiai
and Recorder HaCkett will sit next wee
to try the cases of those who were arrest
y ed as rioters The Dock COMMISSIONS
directed Superintendent Westervilt I
furnish them with the names Of thOs
wOrkmen who, contrary 10 their order
4 absented themselves from work Wednes
day, with view to their discharge.
1t is said that l.. Carries, the well
known leader Of the Hibernian Society, /
, to be indicted for conspiracy to inciu
! riots. Carries speeches to the Irishmel
in Prince Street Hall, Monday night
were Of an inaammatOry character, ant
a the Grand Jury of the Court of Oyer AM
Terminer, which is now in session, Intend
TO found an indictment upon them. 1t Is
also said that Carries used his influence
with the Mayor to have the Orange pa.
rade stopped, and that to effect this he
circulated the report that thousands Of
IIibernians had armed themselves, and
would prevent the parade at any cost,
The Grand Jury also intend toindict the
rioters who were caught firing at the pro.
cesson, for murder. ..NiI'..t
The Times says: "When II was ascer-
tanned by the police and military authori.
ties that a large and determined mob had
gathered In 9Th avenue, near the Orange
headquarters, with the apparent purpose
of attacking the procession, Brig. Gen
Varian was sent there with the 9Th, 7th,
9th, 92d and Saith regiments, On his ar.
rival at the scene Of the threatened hos.
tilitles, there were indications that the
men on the roofs and in the windows OF
certain buildings, on the east side Of tho
avenue near 2Gth street, were preparing
10 fire upon the OrangGplen. General
Varlan detached the right wing oi the
1th regiment, under the lead u Capt
Moore's company, and sent II forward on
the west side Of the walk IN act as flank.
ers and u stationary guard, The orders Of
the General were that II suspected men
threw stones or other missiles, or fired on
the proCesSiOnists, the men Of the 7th regi.
menl were To al once fire upon them.
Gen. Varian especially cautioned the
thanking party that they were to avoid
IL possible, firing on the women or
children. "lr those men tise violence,
said the general use your pieces, and aim
well" Captain Smith moved his company
to the spot designated, and there remain.
ed as the procession moved In front Of the
right wing Of the It'll, Several stones
and other missiles were hurled from Op.
posite buildings where eight or ten of the
It'll were standing, elevated their musk
eta and fired, Al the same moment seye.
ral missiles were thrown from the side.
walk by the crowd and lew pistol shots
were fired at the 9th regiment then in
column by. companies, when in some in
eXpllcable manner the men opened fire to
the right and scarcely had the volley
been fired, when the ground held by
the ninth was deserted by them, and men
rushed for shelter To the sidewalks and
houses, thereby making II impossible for
the wing Of the 7th to maintain
It's formation. The 94th also opened
fire and became almost as much demOral.
lied as the 9th. That the men oftheOth and
S4th acted hastily and iladvisedly
in military sense IN using their new
shots without the word of command from
their officers there can he no question. II
still quito evident that the scattering vol.
leyS given by these regiments, proving so
deadly inItheir general effect, checked the
belligerent tendency Of the mob, and prob
ably saved many lives, as in q few min.
lltes more the melee would have become
general and desperate. The 9th Regiment
also fired on the crowd being melted
thereto by an assault on one of their off.
GERS. The 22d Regiment distinguished
itselfby.not firing shot as the men re-
celved no orders from their officers. This
conduct elected a few words Of earnest
praise from General Varian, that the
men of the 7th were distinctly authorized
10 fire on the occasion shows confidence
was reposed in them by their Brigadier
commanding" 81
New YoRK, July 14-Afternoon.
A large number Of people continue TO
c0ngregale nj the entrance Of Bellevue
Hospital, eager to gain intelligence az to
the number of additional dead, and The
condition Of the wounded victims of the
riot There were two additional deaths
last night. There now remain but six
dead bodies at Bellevue Hospital, the
bodies OF the others having been taken
away by friends for intermcnt. The
crowds inQuiring as To the condition of
the wounded arc very large, both at Mt
Sinai and Ceutre Street Hospitals. Eve.
rything in the city is very quiet to-day.
New York, July ll,-Evening.
There Ia little addition lo say in regard
10 the late riot, and were II moi lor the
in the hospitals, AMI the tlilapi.
lated condition Of the store windows at
he locality where tile disturbance occur.
ed, we should have little evidence of the
errible scenes through which the city has
)aised The funerals Of the late Sergeant
WYATT and Henry O Page. take place