The daily gazette., 1874-09-21
NEU ORLEANS.
INCIDENTS or TIE UPRE
SING,

details OF the uprising OF the citizens
on Monday last, have come to hand !,
and we give below such incidents Of
interest as have not reached us nv telc-
graph:
AT 3.45 o'clock the police under com
mand of General Badger, James Long
street and stan arrived at the head of
Canal street, where, without delay,
they were placed in line of battle. One
company of police was stationed on the
levcc side of heiron building guarding
the rear. ON the upper side Of the
building another company was
assigned. y line of police then
cNtentcd across Canal street near
old Icvcc street. Two brass
twelve Founders and a mitraillrusc
were then placed facing the woods,
while detachment of men hlockadcd
the pavement on either side of the guns.
y siNpOun1cr was then placed in IA po-
siiion commanding the upper portion
OF Old Levcc street squads Of men pa
trolling the crossings of the streets,
and the mounted police out as skirmsh-
er4 describe the position of the GOO
Mctropolitans ~ they appeared before
The iight, being so arranged "a TO form
a square, in the centre OF which Were
he officers. At this time the White
L"I",.cis, about fifteen hundred strong
We're on Puydrt5 street awaiting the
signal 10 call them to the fray. At A
O'Clock about three hundred White
Lca"ucrs, under command of General
| Ogden, marched out on the lcvec and
down toward Canal street being in IA
| measure protected by the freight. In
the meanwhile the Metropolitan scouts
had reported the move, and in an al
most incredible time the guns and men
was shifted facing the lcvcc With un-
| lliuching courage the White Leagues
continued their march, notwithstand
ing the action of the police was plain
| ly visible. ON they went until direct
| N opposite the head of Canal street
where halt was ordered. Almost in
staNtlv the Metropulita0s opcrcd ii {
with the v inchC.trr rifles which wa,
inStlnc0uslv responded to bythcW hite
Lcagucrs. The deadly mitraillcuSe OF
the police was then brought to bear
and one round fired, echoed by the
twelve -pomders bclching forth theil
missiles of destruction, one of the ball.
striking y lot of hay, and setting it on
fire. which broke forth in sheet OF
lamc and volumes of smoke. increas
ing the danger of the White Lcaguers
| Nothing dllntcd by this new advcr
slry, the White Lcagucrs maintained q
steady fire telling with fearful effect in
the Metropolitan ranks After the frs
few rounds the police cast discipline II
the wind~, and some fled with fear
while others stood their ground. Sev
cral policemen. in particular place.
themselves on the lower side of the OF
flee in the Chattanooga Railroad sta
tion, where, screened from the bullet
and huckshot of the White Lcaguers
they kept up u running fire. The or
Idcr Ia charge the battery WAS then civ
IN 10 the White Lcag Iers, and with {
victorious shout they advanced upoI
the Zoe, who turned and He'd, pursuct
by their alvcSlricS, who ever ant
anon would deliver hall with tcllir.
effect At the rctrcating loe.
In the general charge General F. y
Ogdrn'S horse was shot and INSTANTLY
killed, hui npWisc deferred 10y this ac
cident that General led on his men OF
foot. The gums were then taken pos
session OF. and in short time the bat
tlc-ticld was deserted, all engaged il
following the defeated Mctrupolitans
The police sought refuge in the Gus
tom House, which was opened To thei
, approach ,whCrcthcy assumed position
| in the topmu~t portion and continue,
their fire nj the White Icagucrs, VIII
returned hall for ball. On the battle
ground lay about ten policemen, som
dead and others dying, killed an,
wounded at the first fire, and only on
White Lacquer, who WaS cvidcntl
killed in the charge, a- hc lay abou
midway between the leYcc and til
Iron Building In and around III
station were four more dead Mctrop,
! litans. while on the front streets 81
,, more had yielded up their lives.
appears that only about fifty Mctrup,
litans succeeded in getting into til
: Custom House, while the balance IA
, to the Third Precinct Station, whcr
they remained. Last evening, atte
: the iieht, as about fifty OF them wcr
hurrYing to the station they were m,
hv squad of White Ieaguers. In
mediatelv upon seeing them the Metre
politans at once said that they wnnte
To ro home and surrendered their gun
and pistols, some ot them even takln
of their coats to conCiliatr their cal
tors. At6 +. VI. the situation was i
81. statu quo an the upper side OF t'an'
. sucet All fighting had ceased, an
the League was engaged in crectin
/; harricades. In some instances the ba
ricudrs were made only of a rude jun
hle ot boxes and planks, while in oil
ers the granite WAS torn mp and place
in an upright position, making Yer
effective barricade The men Wei
resting on their arms or hurnlshln
them up luF after use Plckcts wei
placed on the sidewalks To prevel
people not belonging II the Leagl
= from congrcgating and blocking 1
the passage. Barricadcs were erect,
ON nearly all the street corners fro
Canal street to Julia. between ;
Charles and the lcvee.
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