The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1871-07-16
rx1raRArH1c suHMARY
UNITED STATES.


THE ORANGE RIOT IN NEW YoRK.-It being q.
generally known that the Orangemen intend =.
ed to celebrate tho anniversary OF the battie =.
of the Boyne which was fought on the 18th OF ~
July $780, and remembering their outrageous ns
conduct on previous occasions and the insult DE-
ing emblems they displayed, several Irish as b,
sociations in New York held meetings ana ap- m
pealed to the Mayor to prevent the parade 1T s.
being tactly understood that should 1t take d,
place their would be riot. The excitement Fl
increassdxas the day approached, and finally T
supt. Kelso issued an order prohibiting all N
processions. Gov Hoffman, however, over 4,
ruled the order of Supt Kelso and issued the A
following proclamation: a
A PRocLAMA11oN.-Havin been only this d
tlay apprised, while at the capitol OF the act T
nal condition Of things here with reference 10 :
the proposed procession to morrow, ana having
paired hither imm ediately, do make this pro 9
clamation The order heretofore issued ey tne 6
police authorities, in reference to tne saia piU
Give notice that any and all bodies of men de- ,
String to assemble and march in peacea0ie
in this city Sa Tbey will be
protected to the fullest extent possioie ~ .ne
military and police authorities. A minta5y
Of men desiring it, on application to me at my
Headquarters, which wifi be at the police head.
quarters in this city, at any time ouilng 1ne
ference with any such assemblage or process
sion, except by authority from me, anu give
notice that all the powers aS my conn comu the
nublic peace and to put down, at all hazards, |
every attempt at disturbance; and cal pt upon
all citizens of every race ana n this deter
mination to preserve the peace anu n"u'' W
the city and State.
In accordance with the above proclamation
the ST xth, Seventh, Ninth and Twenty-second
Regiments were placed in readiness Tor any
emergency and the whole police force OF tne
city was concentrated at several OF the mos'
dangerous points. Batteries were placed on
level points where an attack on tho process
sion was apprehended. On the morning OF
the 18th the streets in the uptown districts
wore the appearance of q holiday. Groups OF
loungers were to be seen on nearly every cor
ner. Gangs of men, five and six in NUMBER
could be noticed going in the direction OF tne
western part of the city. The mon in the
marble and stone yards along the East hivet
had nearly all left work, and by ten o'clock
every thing tended to prove that tho biooos
work would soon commence. About quarter
bsfore eleven, reports commenced coming in
the first report was from the twenty third pro
c;nct. and was to the effect that the mob hae
collided in the vicinity of Eighty-third stree
and Third avenue, and were driving the peopi
from the streets. Twohundred and twenty-nv
policemen were picked out, and under CON
1nand of Captain Hedden, of the Fifteent
Precinct, ordered to the above point to Oil
perse the mob. The second dispatch was iro'
the thrity-secoud precinct, and reported tn
rioters marching through the Boulevard, an
that they had attacked the Italian and swi'
1aborers in the vicinity of 143d street and Vt
avenue. Superintendent Kelso and Gener
Smaller Immediately had q consultation IN
concluded to send giment to that pom
Gen, Spaler immediately ordered seven COZ
panies of the Seventy-frst Regiment. Col. hac
feller commanding, to proceed to and gua
that point. The last order had Dareiy oe'
given when another report was received th
Several Fenians had collected about T.
Fenian headquarters on 10Th avenue wnere
large quantity of arms are stored, and clam'
cd loudly to be given their arms. Ihts "
refused, and they threatened to pull down
n1ace. About two hundred and fifty ofhc
vare mt in stages Immediately and sent the
A++be Fifth Regiment armory, in Hester sire
largo crowd had collected, and signiheo ID
;ntention of taking arms. There were ap
one hundred men of the regiment In tne al
orv at the time to each of whom forty TO"
of cartridges were dealt out. see
that the regiment were prepared
them. one brawny individual said: y" 20
Id let's 60 down to the Seventh Ward
get the lads, and we'll clean out the a
Dutch" A majority of the mob then sta
off uuder the leadership of this man. TO
the lads. The mob attacked the Fenian al
ry for the purpose of obtaining arms but
driven off, They also attacked Harpers o'
inc. but were repulsed. In the fight two
diers were killed. At 2 o'clock the process
numbering $50 men, with two banners, ON
stars and stripes and the other Wiiha'
Orange on horseback, was formed between
regiments and 400 policemen. After wa
for some time for band and fer the soi
to load with ball, it started at ~ oe
shortly after the procession started, moo
were heard from the side streets: tne o.
,nent increased, and missiles were huhg
some windows into the procession. "
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