New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-07
VISITING THE GROUNDS
PARTICULARS

Verv few people knew Wednesday night
that body Of men was receiving severe
punishment at jackson square and at the
old Jefferson City marke thOuse, and only
became aware of that bit OF New Orleans
history when reading the morning papers.
From an early hsur yesterday morning
until late last night e continuous string Of
people visited jackson square and the po-
lice stationhouse, critically viewing the bat
tie ground. Chartres, near St. Peter street,
was the moss prominent place, where the
brass field piece belohed forth smoke and
fire. The cigar stere on the corner seemB
to have been target, as the windows are
nearly all broken, signs OF bullets in hun
dreds OF places, and Q shutter On tho Char
tres etreetside disclosing the fact that eoune
hasty missile had sped toward jackson
square with more speed than discretion
a large hollow :rcn pillar on tho same
stree. lies in a gutter, IN several pieces.
evidently having been IN the route Of
canister shot OF something similar. The
IRON post at She corner, lower side, a few
feet below where the Metropolitan militia
Mei; stood, btsrs numerous marks of bal
let's, which were sent from the square. and
every one Of them would have caused death
10 the man OK beast they struck. 1t Is
plain that the opponents handled effective
weapons, but were eitheE too frightened or
too poor marksnen to make their work
tell. The signs are plainly written that the
Of Vnpan& bus
one doubts this state ment, let him visit the
police station and vicinity. Books on the
Office desk received bullets, the ratings are
perforated. the walls blotcbsd and windows
demolished. It is wonderful! bow the men
inside escaped vithon: many wounds.
When the twelve FOUNDER Was die
charged i was standing aear the centre OF
Chartres street, about twenty feet from St.
Peter street. Genera! Badger by the mus-
gle, giving hls men cheerful words and c"ol
commands. Tho number Of his i0rce did
not exceed eighty ncn, and during tie
hottest fro there was 20 mere retreat Ia
tIem than III the square blocks of granite
beneath their teot. They knew that th.ir
opponents mustered fully ten to their oae,
yet tia. vas not considered o siogia mo
me2:.
When the gun was discharged the second
time !s had "a load Of canister. and as the
creates: amount Of firing came from the
square the piece WAS pointed toward that
locality. A portion Of ths shot struck the
iroR rsiiin: on Chartres street. just below
tho Of g. parar sbn
rails almost as ii they Sere straws. The
missiles Few through the trees, cutting
lin bs and scattering over the square disgo-
naily. How it happened that no more were
killed will never be known. After the Can
lister passed over the square m.n left tha.
locality without stopping to say good night.
most OF ;he1S dropping their arms. ManE
weapons were picked up by the patroltnen
after the trouble was finished.
The Ouly person killed during the ray was
c. s Hartmann. Jr.. "a German, twenty-five |
years Did. Hs was on his way home at the |
time. having been at Wedding. He had |
stopped to crafty his curiosity on hearing J
tho firing. craps shot struck his face. |
tearing away portion of his lower jaw. |
He was buried last evening from bis late ,
home on Toulouse. near Prieur ~treet.
During the night large number OF
stragglera. with arms in their hands. wero
captured in various parts of the precinct
aud locked up in the third precinct station.
The following arrests were reported:
August Pedro, George Williams, +.
MAJ chal, w. A Hurh, Martin Cas>c. ).
Audry.J NhapIette. w. K. Suuthlaud. D
hagsn, G Davis. J. Connelly,J J. WiIi!ms,
u. BIanque. =. ; Breaux. Il. r. D,rning.
irorge Parsons. ". P. Fisher. L. Brock
nburg, Giles w. Beairie, + Hasner. b.
KING, j. T. Rondeau, G. r. Surcan II, Il.
,chotir III. L. 3. Brand, Oc,ave LeGrande,
!. ". kneurs, Thomas Fanoett, 4. Berry,
". Shuh"reu, Strauss, A Vogel, j.
:, lii. ). tlnney, <. Bir>inorGnt, Charles
wilson, Z. ID. Ghn-, J Falk. J Il. Leonard
:. II. Fowler. a. Bond,rr, L Campbell. Z.
s.rVin. Il. Cr.ney, v Wa'ergant, P: Z.
y auNard. NJ. Bucket. Z Liax. l.. Kline.
B. Long, 4. fnCngeretre, J. Desp0-
icy, r. l.. NIinhuR. b Lewis, l.. Pail a.
}. Br'en. ). Paul, q ?. .Jacquet, {. Devei,
1. BromeYal. II. Bauuu ur. Adam Navarro,
J. A. Plan hard, z /, Dasuin. ". WI.
Jams.
In she nornins they were afraigneS
'sfors Unte& s<ates Commissioaer Shan
- charged sith salawfxly snd ssleat- |