The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-13

As early rs eight this morning crowd
? OF Orangemen were collected arOunl
their headquarters, corner Goth Street anC
sth Avenue, where the procession was Il
start from. In the building on the cor
ner, where two lodges hold their meet
) ings, were gathered the members to tn
number Of about 200, together with q few
! women, Most OF the men wore Onng
scarls, and had revolvers and swords
Police to the number OF 400 arrived abou
halEpast 10 under tho lead Of Inspection
Jamison and Walling, and placed ON
squad on 18th Street and SLh Avenue
another ON 29th Street, and q small Corp'
on Goth Street, about half way down thu
block on both sides Of the Avenue, tC
prevent any not members OF the Orange
? fraternity from entering. Several peHor!
claiming to be 0rangemen passeC
through, but being rather suspicious look
ing,were searched by the police On abou
twenty were found reVolvers, pistols o.
all kinds and old rusty swords. From
one man was taken sevenshoOter load
cd, box Of cartridges and roll contain
ing the names Of nearly one hundred vol
unteers who had got ready 10 do duty
Every few minutes arrests were made
and in almost every case fire arms taken
from the prisoners, A fellow represent
Ing himself as reporter had furnished
himself witha four.shOoter and ammuni.
ton and q club. He gave his name as
McGlnnis and was taken in charge, to-
gethcr with u companion named Amer
icRn
Toward two o'clock the neighborhood
Of the Orange headquarters became in.
tensely crowded, and the police had much
difficulty In keeping the mob within
bounds. Abut $50 r. NJ, the OrangGmen
formed on Goth street, below Slh avenue,
and at the same time the 92d regiment,
under Col. Porter, marched past, and
formed u line on 9Th avenue, where they
loaded with ball and cartridges. Next
came the 9th regiment, which took up a
position to the north of the 2ed The
police were on the east side Of the street
and the military on the west, and it would
seem to be the intention to have the
Orangemen march between the two files.
They presented very small appearance,
numbering scarcely 200. They had two
bAnnGrs-OnO of the Stars and Stripes,
and another banner bearing the picture
ofWilliam, Of Orange, on horseback, and q
small one with the Inscription, american
Freemen Fall InW After waiting some
time for band Of music, II at last arrived
and the line formed. About this time tho
police, stationed on the other side Of the
street, made rush on the mob, and II
was feared general row would take
place, but II was quelled, and at 3 O'Clock
the signal for starting was given. The
procession started and were twice at.
tackled by tho rioters, who were quickly
put to flight by the police. A large nun.
ber OF the rioters were dubbed and taken
prisoners At Twenty.sixth street the
Ninth regiment charged on the mob
with fixed bayonets, and several persons
were killed and wounded. Among them
was one woman. Colonel Fisk was shot
through the ankle. Capt. Spencer, oftho
9th, was killed by his own men while firing
volley into the rioters. Lieut.. Page, Of
the 9th Regiment, an advertising agent
Of the Grand Opera House, was MORALLY
wounded Between 25th and Goth streets,
the mob fired three shots at the process.
sion, and the military returned the fro,
killing eight and woundlng thlrteen-two
boys and ono lady were shot. Sixteen
citizens and three soldiers were killed
while coming down the avenue at the cor.
ner of esd street. The S4th Regiment
fired upon the mob, killing and woundlng
twelve. One policeman was shot dead,
The fight at oath street and 9Th avenue
was more severe than 6rst reported.
Over 150 of the mob were certainly killed
and wounded. Among the troops known
to be killed, besides those already report.
cd, are the Capt Of the 94th, two privAtes
and sergeant Of tho 7th. Five regiments
are resting on their arms near Cooper
Institute. Just before tho Orange pro.
cessIon formed 800 Hibernians, all armed,
with loud cheers took possession Of Goth,
street, Immediately opposite tho police,
who stood waiting orders; when the order
came, the street was cleared In two min.
utes. One detachment marched quickly
down Goth street toward 9TH avenue, and
two others, ono UP and one down 9Th av.
enue, and the Hibernlans disappeared.
No shots were fired, but here and there
the dull crack OF a locust showed that
some unfortunate had found out tho thick.
ness OF his skull. In an instant the street
was empty, every shop had its shutters
up, and nothing but policemen In
sight, with tho exception Of an intrepid
photographer, who had adjusted his
apparatus 10 view the row with all i'm.
agInable coolness. Gen. Shaler at first
advised the 0rangemen not to bear ban.
ners, but finally told them to carry what
they pleased. The 0rangemen gave three
cheers for Gov. Randolph and three more
for the Stars and Stripes. Tho Master
then exhorted the brothers 70 keep the
peace, maintain their dignity, and on no
account TO retallate for blows or insults
while on the march; any brother becom.
ing dlsorderly would be expelled from the
order. The question then arose whether
ladies were 10 Join the procession In car.
riages. The ladies were not afraid,
but finally concluded TO go home and walt
the result One brother was pointed out
as we'll known TO the Irish Catholics, and
he was requested not 10 go out, for II he
did there would surely be riot. Thos.
Bennett offered prayer for Divine pro.
tec:ion on this great day.
Gov. Hoffman, accompanied by several
officers, drove up the avenue while the
procession was moving. Both avenues,
notwithstanding the dark appearance
around, never looked better than this al.
ternoon Soldiers two deep lined the
avenue for eight blocks. There were
also one thousand policemen present
The pavement, windows and every
inch Of room was occupied by the dense
crowd. As soon as the riot began the
stores in the upper portion OF the city
were closed ond In the jewlry and some
other stores, the valuables were removed
from the show windows. The post office
IL guarded by the Goth regiment, which
although irish stand ready TO put
down the Hlbernlans.