The Portland daily press., 1873-03-07
The New Orleans Riot
Full Particulars of the
.la3 800 Conflict. ,~-.
Critical Condition of Affairs.

| tnat the success attending the demonstration or
| the previous evening would be followed up by
an attack on the different stations throughout
the city. A thousand different reports prevail
ed during the morning, but at noon the excite
ment gradually subsidized, there being nothing
further done to warrant the feeling.
Later in the day, however, and ABOUT nlgnt.
| fall, it became evident that movement OF
| some sort was on foot Bodies of men We're as
semblng at different places IN the central poi or-
tons of the city, and arms were 1reely als.riD
uted. 1t was said on the street that one OF the
| large political clubs had offered Gov, McEnery
| four thousand men.
Early in the afternoon anincreased number
| of bodies appearing, seemed to justify this as
| sertion. A company of about one huI3red as
| sembled at the lower part of Camp street,
| another on Poydras, and another gathering
was reported in the neighborhood of the sugar
shed. H -- At&G
About go a.. m. a sqaud of militia moved
down Royal street, and emerging into the plaza
in front of st. Louis Cathedral, fired into the
station house. The fire was returned from the
building, a ball grazing Gen. Ogden's shoulder.
The militia retreated; but in about twenty min
utes were reinforced by some three hundred
men. r,1 s,, d 5 M ~
Pickets were then stationed at the intersec-
ton of Royal with Toulouse street, and st re,
ter street, and at the corner of Charities, ana
st. Ann streets. There was also guard placed
at the corner of Charities and Toulouse streets.
| After the first brush the station house was
closed and bolted. The stores of p. Durand, ).
Gailfoux, and L. E. Lee, containing arms, were
broken open by the militia and their contents
| stolen. sSlusgs E@rsEtffE EEREz 81
About 9.45 Gen. Badger, with three compan,
| les of police, numbering eighty men each, anu
piece of artillery, formed at the corner OF 81.
Louis and Charities streets. The piece was
| soon after limbered up and taken down the
street, the police marching by tours. when
| menced, a raking fire being delivered from the
! corner Of jefferson street. The police returned
| the fire but in the confusion had some difficult
| ty in unlmbering the piece. There was con-
| tinuous musketry firing for about fifteen MN
utes when at last the gnn was gotten into .po-
| stion and discharged twice down Charities
| Street This created some indecision in the
ranks of the militia and they fell backward
momen1arily but quickly rallied. A final shot
was discharged from the gun, and the militia
retreated into jackson Square, the police re-
| naming on Charities street, between Toulouse
| and st. Peter streets. -aH iH.
At ten o'clock the militia were being rapidly
reinforced from all quarters of the city, the
squads moving in the direction OF jackson
Square.
So far as known one man was killed and
eight wounded of the militia. Only one casnai-
ty is reported among the police, man Slightly
wounded in the arm.
Lieut. King, of Gen. Emerys staff, arrived at
the corner of St. Peter and Levee Streets, at
$780, and asked for the commander of the
mob Some one informed the officer that this
was not q moo DuG ClIlZonS. fCOl. OgQen anu
Gen. Waggaman coming up, the United States
officer informed them that he came from Gen
Emery and had orders to request the militia to
disperse adding at the same time that Emery
had received instructions to that effect from
Washington. Col. Ogden responded that he
would order the men to retire and dsperse i'm
medately. He requested that Mr., Bond, who
held a position in the court building, be per-
mitted to pass through the lines with his men.
The officer said he could merely submit this re-
1 30 6 n-l
Ogden went down and endeavored to have
Bond released, but his efforts were Of no avail.
| We learn that about this time Gen. Wagga-
man, commanding the militia, was met by Gen.
Smith, of the United States army, in front of
the cathedral. Gen. Smith requested Wagea-
man, in the name of the United States to dis
perse, which the latter at once complied with
remarkng at the same time to Smith: 'Despte
your courtesy cannot say that | am glad to
meet you, since it appears that am destined
to have that pleasure only in the capacity of o
prisoner" 1t will be remembered that Wagga-
man surrendered the armory to this officer last
December.
Afterward the crowd gradually dispersed and
left the police in quiet possession of the build
ings ef fa2 ff.S.
The action of the United States was taken in
obedience to the following telegram:
| ray .a aiaI WASHINGTON, March 8.
Gen, Emery, Commanding the Department Of
the Galf, Neao Orleans. La: - u fea i.s 49,
| luo uITeCtS YOU 10 prevent any VlO-
lent interference with the State government of
Louisiana. Acknowledge the receipt.
(Signed,) w. S. SHERMAN, General
The 9TH precinct station was recaptured by
the metropolitans at half past two this morn
ing. Gen. Badger with fifty men and one piece
OF artillery reached the station, and making
detour to the rear of the building advanced to-
wards it, and sent officer Murphy to demand its
surrender. Before the officer reached the sta
ton the attacking party We're received by vol
ley from the shot guns of perhaps seventy-five
men, anC Immediately returned the fire, The
men retreated and the police captured the sta
ton and seven prisoners. 1t was then ascer-
tanned that NJ. K. Chandler had been MORALLY
wounded, the ball having penetrated the abdo-
men. Another man named Earnest Livenda,
was struck in the arm with buck-shot. Chand-
Ter was conveyed to drug store. There is no
hope entertained of his recovery.
AT half past three o'clock all was quiet The
police at chat hour retired to the upper portion
of the market house, leaving strong guard on
duty.
Lnter-An Quiet.
The city is perfectly quiet this morning. No
trouble is apprehended to-day 1t is stated
that McEnery did not authorize the movement
last night. The police are in quiet possession
support ing distance. The militia are dispersed.
| The citizens generally seem to regard the at
tack of last night premature. The object of
the fusionists in making it does not clearly APP
| pear.
6 P. M Large numbers of people this morn
ing visited the scene of the affray last night
| The effect of the fire of canister is visible in
two or three places. Several iron columns of
the balcony of the building corner of St. Peter
and Charles streets are perforated and one was
! knocked down and broken into splinters. The
| railway of jackson Square is also broken in
several places and here and there buildings near
| it are clipped. The trees in the square are rid
died with bullets and tie ground is strewn with
broken branches This gives faint idea of the
severity and briskness of the fire of the pc
| lice who hold the street Immediately in front
of the station. They are armed with Winches-
ter rifles. The station itself is occupied by
| United States soldiers who have guns stacked
in the court yard, several men guarding them.
About fifty citizens militia who participat-
ed in last nights ARRAY, charged with violating
the act of Congress passed April 20, 1871, and
the 14th amendment to the Constitution of the
United States. They were taken before the
United States Commissioner and released or
| $1,000 bail.
believed no further demonstration will be made
while the. United States troops remain in
| charge.
| The following correspondence shows that the
| mastery of the situation rests with the federal
| force:
Erecutiue office, Neao Orleans, March 9Th, 1873:
| To Mai. Gen. Emory, Commanding the De-
! partment of the Gulf: eI F0-7tratt
GEN. have the honor to submit to you
| the enquiry whether or not the action
of the Metropolitan police force of
this city, in the seizure of Odd Fellows Hall this
morning and the armed prevention by said
force of the Assembly of the Legislature of this
State in the State Hall, meets with your coun-
tenance and approval, and whether or not the
United States forces under your command will
support this occupation of that building.
have the honor, General, to remain your obedi-
ent servant.
(Signed) JOHN McENERY,
u ,.o-.. Governor of Louisiana.
Head Quarters Of the Department Of the Gull,
Me.o Orleans, March 6.
| To Hon. John McEnery:-I have the honor
| to acknowledge the receipt of your communica-
ton Of this date in which you ask (here follows
the contents of McEnery's letter.: 'sIn reply,
have to state that the seizure of said buildings
| by the metropolitan police was without my
knowledge and made Without conference with
me in regard to any expression of opinion as to
the act. Having no authority in the premises
| l must respectfully decline TO make any reply
| in answer to that part of your letter which asks
! whether my command will support this armed
occupation of the building have the honor
to enclose to you the copy of telegram receiv-
ed last night, from which you will see that it is
my duty to prevent any violent interference in
| the State Government of Louisiana. Previous
instructions have directed me to recognize the
| government of the State of Louisiana to be
that represented by Hon. VIM. P. Kellogg. If