Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-07-19

tachments Ct police made forays into the
side streets, driving back the angry mob.
and arresting numerous H ybernians car
rying pistols and other weapons. When
the Orangemen were opposite Twenty
fourth streei. the column halted for a
moment. .qsa esd al..yasQ 81 aau L
Immediately after the halt shot was
fired from an upper story of brick
building at the N. E. corner. Simulta-
neous shoots were fired at the Sixth Regi
ment from near Twenty fifth street On
the same side of the street the Eighty
fourth Regiment received the first shot
and in the confusion of the moment,
many of the men aimed at the wind ows, /,
as if expecting orders to fire.
In an instant one gun was discharged,
and other followed in an irregular volley
along :he line of the Sixth, Ninth anG
Eighty fourth Regiments, few men
loading and firing second time. So
sudden was the occurrence that the Of
fcers were taken by surprise, but as
soon as possible they rushed among their
men to stop the firing.
The firing Of the Eighty fourth Regi-
ment was chiefly directed at the upper
part of the house whence the attack had
come. but the sidewalk was swept also.
As soon as the smoke cleared, nine
bodies extended and still upon the pave
ment in front of the house. 'e''7
The right wing Of the regiment being
advanced about twenty five yards be-
yond Twenty fourth street, the men in
that part of the line fred across the side
walk at the southeast corner Of that
street and .he the avenue. Here was a
group of about twenty policemen and a
few citizens. All these, discovering that
the troops were aiming low, threw them
selves by common impulse upon their
bellies and scrambled away at the first
fire. However, a portly. well dressed
man, who was afterwards ascertainsd to
be r. CJ. Lattimore, was instantly killed
and after him Policeman John O'Connor
fell dangerously wounded. r4 ....
The firing over, there was a pause of
several minutes, in which fourth at
tack of the Hybernians was await ed
while the troops We're brough: to an at
tention after reloading their guns. .
No regard was paid to the wounded
and dying for several minutes. The ter
rifed citizens were afraid to venture out
Of their houses, and none of those escort
ing the Orangemen could advance be-
yond the lines to give relief on account
of the iminent danger that other sbots
would be fred by the treacherous and
infuriated mob, and tina. the militia
would renew their volleys.
The situation at the crossing Of Twen-
ty.fourth street, where the rioters stood,
was terrible. Before the eyes Of all
there lay eleven prostrate bodies. Two
or three were piled together as they had
fallen. A dead woman was stretched
across dead man man with fear
full wound in the head, which covered
his face with blood. writhed in agony for
some moments, and then slowly crept TO
the door step. and feebly strove to raise
himself upon it presenting, as he did a
full view of his ghastly injuries.
An aged-looking man, evidently an
Irishman, had received shot in the arm
and sat down on the step and desperately
faced the troops in the midst of the firing,
while holding his bleeding arm extended
before him. He remained until relief
came. fxedly glaring in silence at the
Oraugemen A lad crouched against
cartwheel, just beyond the corner in
Twenty-fourth street, appeared to have
received come hurt. The women appear
ed at the windows above making signs Of
anguish and be~ilderment, looking alter
nately down at the bodies and then at
the troops and policemen. '
Presently one and then another Of the
friends of the victims stole out ana
touched them to see if they were still
alive, but still hastened within. One
young Irishman. however, remained and
walked to and fro wringing his hands and
making piteous and incoherent cries of
grief. From time to time he clenched
bis fist and seemed to be making desper-
ate resolves of vengeance, ami then would
stop to look at one and another of the
bodies. ~-E-.9a
The surgeon of one of the regiments
came with commendable promptitude to
attend to the wounded. At last when
the mob had been driven far back on the
side streets, the work of removing the
dead and wounded began, and the col.
umn remained at halt. Gen. Varian,
indignant at the action of the Eighty
fourth Regiment in firing without ordere.
ordered it to the rear, and brought up one
half of the Ninth to take its place at the
left of the Oransemen. r .
The procession then moved on. The
passion of the mob appeared to have
greatly subsidized. The sidewalks we're
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