The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-19
APANIC IN ERIEI

Tragic MS tho recent riot In New York
was in It's main aspects and In its results,
there was one humorous incident that
ought not to be lost by the faithful histo-
rian. We refer To the now celebrated
retreat OF Fisk JAMES Jr) the Prince Of
Erie-he Of the garments dyed in blood"
and the stunning bosom pin jim FISK
has said many good things, but his best
effort Is certainly the story of his adven.
lures last Wednesday, as told by himself
to II reporter of the New York Sun. 1t
is the seriousness Of the narrative that
makes ii so exQuisitcly funny. And then
the thrilling interest It. Here it Is:
~ was standing In front of my regi.
ment with MajOr llitchCOCk's sword in
my hand. The mob closed in upon me
in an instant, knocked mo down, and
trampled upon me. ..... g..
after the crowd passed me | tried TO
rise and found wins hurtod about the
foot. cannot say whether | was struck
by anything or received my injuries from
being tramplc,l upon. Some Of my men
seeing my condition carried me into II
bakery close by. was taken to tho
second story and the surgeons examined
my foot anl found tint my ankle was
ont Of Joint. They took hold Of II and
ierked itback into place. The surgeons
then LEFT me-, and rs | was looking out Of
the window with Captain Spencer saw
the crowd close around the two men Of
my regiment who had been LEFT In charge
III Pages body. | saw II man with u
sword cane make II thrust nj one Of them.
"The next thing remember was hear.
ing an lrishman, who stood In front OF
the bakery, cry out: "Thc - Is
here. Lets go IN and get him out aud
kill himr Others said Hang him 7
Crowds began to gather thick and last
about the door, md fearing that the house
was about To he Sucked, ! seized II heavy
cane which Ind been given me, and lett
by the back way. must have jumped
over five fences, when reached house,
through which Went and attempted To
pass out by the front door. Looking
down the street towards Eighth avenue
saw the mob still there. Coming down
from Ninth avenue was another crowd
n hard looking set. For II moment !
thought there WINS no possible chance OF
escape, but In CHANGING across tho street
| noticed door open. and ran toward
IL. This house Is in Twcnty.seVentll
street, between Eighth and Ninth ave
nues. / went through the hallway u
the yard Here met q high fence. |
found u barrel, mounted II, and climbed
over | climbed several moro fences
until | became exhausted ut last, and
started for house fronting on Twenty.
ninth street Some woman slammed tho
door in my face. Seeing basement win.
dow open, crawlcd into II, and WIS con.
lrOnted by MI lrlsllman, who wanted To
know what 1t all meant. leXplaincd my
case To him, and borrowed n pnir Of old
trOwsers, an old hat, and large coat.
When 1 lel the house tho crowds had
disappeared from Twenty.ninth street,
having followed tho procession down.
any first thought now was for car
rage Seeing none in sight, limpcd to
ward Ninth avenue, and looking down
the avenue espicd one coming up. | hail
ed the driver, and looking inside saw jay
Gould. The driver stopped; but Gould
not knowing me IN my disguise, ordered
him to 90 on again | explained who |
was, and was taken In. The driver took
us to the Hoffman House; but had moi
been there more than fifteen minutes be-
tore a mob collected around the nCighbor.
hood. Seeing that danger still followed
me, I ordered another COaClI ind was
driven to the PavOnia Ferry, where q
number Of our tugs are generally station
ed. | got on board Of one Of them ant
was taken TO Sandy Hook. From thert
came here in the cars. | did not TAKE
oirmy disguise until reached this hotel
The man who went through land over
all this-we mean through so many
houses and backyards and over so mani
fences, and lives to tell Of II, surely need
no certificate Of bravery. The dGtermin
ed "pluck," the straightforward, nnd villa
may be called hcadlong courage, will
which Colonel Fisk ran away, Is some
thing unequallel In real lie, scarcely eX
celled in story, and nowhere surpassed
in song.
What q subject Tor the pencil Of Mast
What AN opportunity to give the world I
graphic picture Of panic in Eric Tit
gorgeous j. F., Jr, with his moustacht
BACKED, clothed in long ovcrcoat ii
July, going over five fences Mt one vault
like a picture in a circus bill; or tn
aforesaid individual standing on n barre
and reaching for the top Of n Icncc; o
the aforesaid crawling in at n basemcn
window, and confronted by an Nslonishc,
Irishman, OF donning the Celtic ole
trousers, hat and great coat 1t Is
stupcndous subject for cartoons, ant
ought tn make the fortune Of TALL the conf,
papers in New York.