The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-07-26
The New York Riot.

the grr;,, riot OF edncSday, oil
the occasion of the Oruug- pa.
rade. from which we extract the
following:
There seems 10 he 4 good dr:!
Of Q urrrling aiming the militia
regiments IA to the behavior ns
the men of the different corps dn'
ring he fight. which will he the
Sul.jrct Of military investigation,
Til. New York Times, however,
furnishes the following statement:
Gen. fariun detarhed the ri ght
wing Of the Seventh regiment,
under the lead of Captain Moore' 5
company, and scnt it forward on
the west sidewalk, to act as flank
crs and stationary guards. The
orders Of the General were that
if the suspected men threw stones
or other missiles. or fired on the
pro,:tS>ioni-tS. the uIcn OF the
Seventh We're III once to fire upon
them. General Furian especially
cau,i"ncd this f;,nking party that
they were To avoid. ii possible,
frily Oh women or children. III
those men use Violence" said the
General. "uSe your pieces, and aim
WE'LL" Captain Snith moved his
company To the spot de>i ynated,
and there remained. AS the pro-
cessinn moved in front ct the right
wing Of the Seventh, several
Stoues and other missiles were
hurled from Tie opposite build.
ings, when eight "r ten OF the
Seventh men elevated their mus
krt> and fired. At the same M
mcnt, several missiles were brown
from the sidewalk crowd. aud :,
few pistol shots were fired. The
Ninth regiment WAS then i'll col
umn. hy companies, when. in some
ilcxpiica'!e MANNER, the i"en
npeneI fire to he right and lett.
Scarcely had the volley been fired
than the ground held hy the Ninth
WAS deserted hy them, aud the
men rushed for shelter to the
sidewalk and houses, thereby
making i, Impossible for the wig
Of the Seventh to maintain It's
formation. The Ell .hty.iourlh also
opened fire, and became almost :s
much dcnnralizrd Us the Ninth.
Numerous mine" incidents ot
the day illustrate the desperate
t. character Of the mob. The New
York Tribune gives the blowing
interesting details:
Although without organization
or leadership, the rioters were
cvid' atty prepared for fight, most
OF those arrested having concealed
weapons. Had the line "f troops
been broken or the police been
I"Ece" rom 'he!r POSITIONS, 'he
most triyhlIul hulchcry and pill
lagc lnuSl haze inevitably enSurd.
Oniy the activity OF 4, Z police
early in the day. at Twenty
righ h and Twenty ninth streets,
prevented The concentration 0l
lhr mob before the appearance OF
the troops and the unfortunate
bIundrr OF the troops VIII" hrrd
without "rderS "nq"es''"'a"ly
had The one harpy erect "l COW
ing amt crushing the rioters. II
Is pr"hahIe that ihls one haS'y
error saved The city from greater
i'i"oashe" IL Il laleF h"ur' "he''
night w"'''d have lent courage
an1 tim" would have s"c!leu Tue
ranks "l lhe m""'
Soon after the procession mao
started. MISUNDERSTANDING w"'
man rushed out from the sl'!r'
walk. seized the re-alla OF one OF
the OranSrsnrn. and attempted t"
phil them from his shoulders. A
soldier warned her back with the
hutt of his nuskct, but The 'nfu;
rated amaz"n spit III his face. ana
with imrrecalI"n> aud shrlckS "f
rage, represented her c"nnlrymen
;or their c"wardire. When the
firing began. Il dense mass Of po j.
ple were struggling toward the
centre of the street. apparently
de~lr"us OF nrraN'n5 mp tue !hc
"f march. Ah"nt the time the
firing occurred III Eighth avenue
three rutlianS III Sixth avenue,
meeting III front OF FaIrrhlIi :
Bazaar, between Twenty thIrd