The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-15
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THE NEW YORK RIOT.
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Orangrmcu themselves. Al the rate III
which the procession set o'n, tncl were
NOT more than a minute or two passing any
niyen point. At their head rode Marshal
johnson. a fine specimen Of the Northern
Irishman, raW-honed, erect, lnartial-look-
ING man, we'll dressed, with proud but
ouiet hearir.; and he it WAS whn received
the yilest cXecraiious of the crowd OH the
sidewalks. All the other OranScnCn were
afoot, and most Of them wcre plainly
dressed, and some Shahhily dressed labor
ing looking men some cray and feeble,
who aDprarcd to have passed their three
scores. and none of them paid any atten-
ton whatever TO the olltcricS on the right
or the left, but walked straight on, keeping
time TO the music. There were several
boys aud some children among these peo-
pie, wearing the yellow sastcs and roscttcs
OF their order, and Most of them .raSped
hands as they passed along. -
Noticeable in this group was All old man
lettering along quite teebly, whuse left
band held the wrist cf = child not more
than twelve years of age, aud the child In
turn supported on the other side q second
old mau, whose left hand laid hold Of q
second youth. They looked very much
like procession of Sunday school chill
drcn, parents, and teachers, going to some
picnic of i summer day.
THE SPECTACLE ON THE ROUTE.
The windows and roofs of the houses in
the vicinity were occupied by people over
looking these preparations. The approach
of the troops had been greeted with faint
cheering from some quarters-heard Ioudest
when the 22d loaded their pieces with ball
and cartridge; but q sullen stiffness gen.
orally prevailed. The very air seemed op-
pressed with sense OF impending blood.
shed. The OrapSrmen were pale, though
determined. Officers OF police and of militia
haStened to and fro, regulating the nave
mcnt of the forces, showing as they did so
a consciousness that serious work was be-
fore them. '. &
We have already published one, but
here Is .o" ar.~., .s'. - -
ANOTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGHT.
Another reporter stationed TO watch the
procession) says the first stone was thrown
at the procession 10y frantic old woman.
He gives very vivid description OF the fire
from the ranks upon the mob, which hid
been provoked by several shots. The heal
of the procession had passed the Grand
Opera House, and turned Il little away into
23d street, where it met very different sort
Of reception-ladies and men from the
handsome dwellings on either side waving
their handkerchcts, and cheering the be-
lca"ucrrd bciugs who had just passed
through the valley and the shadow in quit
ting Ssh avenue for more respectable high
way. At the instant Of the halt yAllrys of
stones and the scattering sound of pistols
rcdoublcu. Nearly everybody of common
prudence had already sought safety by re-
firing. The tail horseman at the head of
the Orange procession turned about and
rode the whole length of the line. taking
of his hat and quietly Wiping his brow
meantime. lie was the subject Of admira-
tion for all who were not enYenomed, and
these looked upon him with deeper hate
than ever. He was struck with violence in
the shoulder by an old shoe but paying
no attention to this matter, be wheeled his
horse, and resumed his place ut the head of
his line.
Suddenly word of command unIntelli-
gible to all but the troops, started from
near 23d street, and was repeated from off
Ger to officer until it expired nearly up 9th
street. In al instant the troops dcployed !;
funk companies filed out to the left and the
right in the twinkling Of an eye three pa-
tuons of men emptied their brecch-loading
mlskcts in the direction Of the people on
the housetops, then, dropping their mus
kcts, fired i second vollcy straight into the
face of the crowd. A soldier Of the Eighty
fourth regiment picked out the man with
the musket on the top of the house and
dropped him in bis tracks. The other pla.
toons OF otmiltary, who had not been ordered
to fire, remained perfectly still, standing
quietly to their arms while their comrades
iilaugtlrated the business of defence. F.
In moment the scene Of the parade was
changed TO fearful battlefield. The mul-
Jitude, ringleaders and all, took to their
heels, white with tear, and rushed up the
cross streets, lcaping into cellars and llntin-
ished houses, croWding behind dOorsteps,
or falling flat on their faces IN the cutters.
The street and pavement were Uttered here
aud there with dead bodies OF men and
women, some of whom had fallen with out
stretched hands in the stiff performance of
immediate death; while others, uttcring
low moails, clcnrhed at the warm stones
and gaZcd in helpless agony for relief.
Blood trickled everywhere. A man was
seen leaning from second-story Window in
the act of vomiting blood. Purple streams
flowed from his nose aud forehead, and ran
in a rlll to the curDStone. Then, after q
little pause, the music struck up again
from the different bands, and the whole
precesson, leaving its dead still On the
street, marched in the direction of Madison
Square.
A Jew Of the mob had slipped away be-
fore the firing OF this volley, resolving to
head oil The procession at 7th avenue and
23d street and give it similar treatment.
But o portion Of the 7th and 23d regiments,
with mounted police, got around ahead Of
them, divining their intention, and before
the military could use their muskets the
police tumbled in and dubbed the mob on
their heads and faces. r$l 49,.
When all were gone and the right Of pro-
cession had been vindicated it was an awful
scene for al American city to see these
bleeding and shattered forms Of men and
women ittcring the ravementS and stones
of Sth avenue and The cross streets. Priests
now appeared upon the ground. seeking to
perform the last Office for some past.pray-
ing for, and little groups OF relatives, chill
drrn and brothers, with disordercd hair
aud dress, and tears and imprccations
blended, stopped over the bodies and add
ed TO the hileousness OF the result.
Alter q little while carts aud furniture
wagons were impressed by the police, and
one after another the warm but llfeless
bodies were laid in these yehicles-the
heads toward the tail Of the Garland they
moved over toward Broadway and passed
the line Of hotels, carrying melancholy and
panic wherever they appeared.
The procession kept straight on down Sth
avenue. cheered and applauded from the
houses, and teebly ho0ted rom Lhe stTeetS,
until ut 14th street, IL marched to Union
Square, where its reception was extraoi Ill
nary. Loud acclainls came from all hotel
guests, who represented every part of the
United States, while from Madison Square
and from safe distances the mob still hurled
occasional stones and bricks. and male
fiendish Outcrles. The Orangenen, girt hll
round with wall OF protection, flied
around the Worth monument, and marched
down to the Cooper Institute, where i, was