The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-07-18

ss '7-rzs ~ rr
o'clock the ncighhcrhood Of the Orange
headquarters became intensely crowded,
and the police had much difficulty in
keeping the mob within bonds.
About half-paft two the Orangemen
formed on 29th street, below Eighth av-
enue, and at the same the 22d Regiment,
under Col Porter, marched past and
formed line on Eighth avenue, where
they loaded with ball and cartridges,
Next came the 9th regiment, which took
up position to the north of ODD street.
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 two files.
They presented very small appearance,
and did not number over two hundred.
They had two banners, one the Stars
and Stripes, and another banner bearing
a picture of William of Orange on horse.
back, and small one with the inscrip.
ton, american freeman, fall in" After
waiting sometime for band of music, it
at last arrived, and the line was formed.
About this time the police stationed on
the other side of the street made rush
on the mob, and it was feared that gen.
eral row would take place. 1t was quiet.
ed, and at O'Clock the signal for starting
was given. The procession started and
was twice attacked by rioters, who were
quickly put to flight by the police. A
large number of rioters were dubbed and
taken prisoners.
AT Twenty-sixth street the Ninth
Regiment charged the mob with fixed
bayonets. Several persons were killed
and wounded, There was terrible
struggle over pile of bricks at the corn.
er Of Broadway and Fourteenth street
The mob seized and held it, hoping tc
use the missiles as the procession passed
by, but the soldiers drove them out, and
at the point of the bayonet,
A man fired at the procession from 0
housetop near Twenty-fourth street, and
was shot by militiaman. When shot
he fell from the roof to the pavement
and was crushed into a perfect jelly,
At the corner Of 23d street the 84tt
regiment fired upon the mob, killing ant
wounding twelve. One policeman wa,
shot dead.
Captain Spencer of the Ninth wa
killed by his own men, while firing vol
, ley into the rioters, Lieut.. Page of tn,
9th regiment, and advertising agent o
the Grand Opera House, was mortal,
wounded.
Between Both and Seth streets thu
mob fired three shots at the procession
The military returned the fire, KILN,
eight and wounding thirteen. Two boy
and lady were shot. Sixteen citizen
and three soldiers were killed comm
! down the avenue
The mob did not wait to learn tn
business Of the Police, but fled at thei
approach.
While the parade was passing 27t
4, street shot was fred from frame hous
i on Eighth avenue afterward three shot
: were fired at the corner of Eighth avenu
Q and Twenty-fourth street by three lad
who aimed their revolvers at the Orane
: colors and then fled. At this provoci
ton company of the S4th regiment fire
e into the crowd, and some others of tn
military, thinking an attack had begu
on them, commenced an irregular fiji
:. into the midst of the crowd, At til
d hour the causualties as last reported al
|. 81 killed and 81 wounded. Among tt
y former was Mr.. Page, Treasurer Of IL
d Grand Opera House, who was killed
a piece Of the coping of roof which W,
thrown from house top. Colonel Els
was shot through the ankle.
- The Orange procession broke up {
;" Fourth avenue. opposite Cooper Institut
, Inc Orangemen put their badges ~
y regalias in their pockets and minglir
j. with the crowd, quietly dsIpsegrssedda nn II
- The most deliberate estimate gives I'll
= number of rioters killed during the dt
=, y. as in the vicinity of one hundred.
- Over 100 very severely wounded a
q in the hospitals. When it is taken in
~ consideration that only those hopeless
+ wounded and consequently taken to IL
- hospitals, are there, those slightly woun
- ed slipping away and hiding themselv
~ lest it should become known that thu
y, >. had taken part in the riot, some appro
n innate idea of the number wounded ms
~ be had. Certainly three hundred is n
~ too high an estimate.
,, Ofcourse many were killed and woun
a ed who were merely spectators and inn
-, - cent of any hand in the disturbances.