Connecticut western news., 1871-07-21
THE NEW YORK RIOT.
FULL DETAILS OF THE BLOODY AFFAIR OVER ONE HUNDRED PERSONS KILLED OR INJURED t& 4r ssr,

HE NEW YORK RIOT.
 OVER ONE HUNDRED PERSONS KILLED
 OR INJURED. - III tsI55
 The parade of the Oraugemen on the
 l2 of July, as was anticipated, resulted
 in riot, by which over ninety persons
 were killed or wounded. Commencing at an early hour in the morning the rioters made disturbances in various parts of the city, but it was not until o'clock p. m. that the most serious dis , turbances commenced.
 | Soon after the Orangemen made their appearance in the street, preparatory to taking their places in the line of march,
 the mob in Twenty-ninth street began
 hootlng, and the Police at once put them
 to flight. Subsequently,, Twenty-eighth
 street was cleared in the same way by
 the Police. But the rioters soon re-
 turned to the places from which they
 had been driven, and prepared to renew
 either their hooting, or to indulge in
 more violent demonstrations. A few
 sh )ts were fired from houses in the ave-
 nue, before the procession moved, the
 Police 1n one single instance returning
 their fire by single shot, but nothing really serious occurred until the head of
 the line had reached Twenty-third street, and the Orangemen were opposite Twen- | ty-fourth street.
 The Orangemen in the procession numbered 90 and this body of men was completely surrounded by six regi-
 msnts of infantry and large bodies of police, on foot, mounted and m stages
 At the point referred to, the ploces- sion was fired upon from 8 tenement house on the corner of Twenty-fourth street But not more than half dozen shots were discharged in all, and none of them apparently took effect on troops or policemen. The 84th Regiment, how ever, immediately and excitedly dis charged the1r weapons at the house and at the crowd in the avenue and along the street. They had previously loaded with ball cartridge in the open street, as if to intimidate the rioters, and the effect of their fire was murderous.
 At the same time the 9th and 9th Regi- ments in the rear of the Orangemen also began firing indiscriminately, sweeping Twenty-ffth, sTwenty-sixth, Twenty seventh, and Twenty sts., the ex- treme rear of the 9th firing a few shots up Eighth ave-, into the platoon of po- llcemen who were stationed at Twenty ninth st. The troops of the 9th, 9th, and S4th Regiments were for moment com pletely demoralized and broken their firing was wild and wholly without order. They soon recovered from their momen- tary panic. however, and reforming, marched on again, leaving hundred or more dead and wounded men, women, and children behind them. The side streets from Twenty-tifth to Twenty eight sts., were instantly cleared of all but those unable to fly, the rioters aband- Tonlng their friends without compunc- hon.
 No further attempt was made to ob- struct the march of the Orangemen and their escort. The not was suppressed by this single volley, and the most des- perate and drunken of the mob could not be induced to resume the fight. It was terrible remedy to apply, for 10 innocent persons (if indeed idlers on such occasion can be called wholly guilt less) suffered for every rioter shot. The mob sought safety in Seventh and Ninth avenues.
 A woman was waving an orange-colored handkerchief on the corner of Twenty fourth st., and Eight ave-, when a man Cfhl1C up DGQluu u0T duOs WlLl u p1SUU1s blew out her brains. , It was 8 subject of general remark among those who witnessed the riot that the most violent of the mob were nearly all women. It is said to have been 8 woman who fired the first shot near the Grand Opera House. A woman was the police at Twenty-eighth st. On the c16 axuo1l,c ok 1,o c11 o%f tho dowc, women were heard shrieking curses against the bloody Orangemen, and stim- ulating the courage of their husbands and brothers. P -.s.s .11Eas-e
 There is no scene so heartrending and distressing as the ground strewn with the | bodies of men, who lived and laughed few moments before the fatal bullet laid them low. But the sight of women and at their own door-steps, is still more dis Eighth avenue, between =Twenty-third | and Twenty fourth streets, after the | struggle described above. Some lay in the gutter, face downward, some. on the railroad tracks and others stretched on the sidewalks and in door-ways Many imped off moaning, while few stagger- ed or were borne away by their friends and kindly bystanders. There were six teen persons stone dead in the street, and l many others were ip d,'ticulo nsoa'tis. One poor fe )w named Reed, who had been shot through the lungs and was slowly | bleeding to death, strove hard to remem- Der prayer, and repeat it with lips th; | had but a few moments before given vent to terrible blasphemy. {" Jesus, Mary and Joseph, '" said he, " forgive me, al poor sinner" Then he would vainly | strive to clasp his hands, and raise them to heaven in suppication, while he said | the " Lords Prayer."s It was very sad dening, this unfortunate's death upon his stony bed. On the northeast cor Ter of Twenty-fourth street laid the bodies | of two men and women, beyond them three others, and below them two men, one of whom was attired elegantly. He was evidently man in good circumstance es, but could not tell anything about | himself. His jaw was shattered and his tongue tor, out by rife-ball. Poor man ! All that could be learned of his probable indentity was obtained from al card in his pocket, on which was engrav- en the name Wm. J. Lattimer.
 After the smoke and terrible clamor of | the street firing had subsided the bodies of Henry G. Page and Sergeant Samuel Wyatt, members of the Ninth Regiment, who were shot dead in Eighth avenue, were taken to the drug store, corner of Twenty-sixth street and Eighsh avenue. | There they were left under guard of four of their comrades. But the terrible mob, learning that the dead soldiers lay in the drug store, gathered outside it | and threatened to tear the bodies of the soldiers to pieces. The four soldiers not being sufficient to guard the remains of their fel]ow-comrades message wss sent to Police Headquarters, and Super intendant Kelso ordered Inspector Wall ing, with force of $50 men, to proceed