The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-11

him home in an almost lifeless condition.
At this time one Of the mob approached the
reporter md told him that he knew him,
and that it would be best for him TO go
home; but before any answer could be
made, the crowd yelled out, There's
another white - -, so for him." at
which they made charge. The reporter
was hit in the head with slung-shot, While
twenty more Of them stood around with
clubs urging the others to kill him. A po-
liceman came up at this iuncture, kept of
the crowd with his club until assistance ar
rived and the reporter was then escorted to
the station-housc.
In about thirty minutes another reporter
from the NeacS and Courier arrived on the
scene. Like the first he, too, was surrounded
and threatened. But by this time the
streets had been thoroughly cleared OF white
men, and the reporter had only to run
gauntlet of curses both loud and deep.
numbers were too few to warrant them in
arresting the
MOB OF BLACK sAvAGEs.
On his way down, however, the reporter
met different reception. At almost every
corner in King street was assembled black
mob, and the appearance OF white face
was signal for general fusilade OF curses,
rocks, and pistol balls. AS the night pro-
crossed the crowds at the corners gradually
thinned out, and by daylight a white man
could walk up King or Meeting streets
with tolerabe degree OF safety.
About fifteen minutes after the COM
mencement of the riot the news reached the
lower wards. The negroes were evidently
prepared for it; for they Immediately COM
tA ot
corners. At the corner OF Meeting and
Queen, streets fully three hundred had as
sembied in less than thirty minutes. They
pulled off the palings OF the fences in that
nei"hborhood and armed themselves. Every
white man who passed was halted and i'll
suited. At the corner OF King and Clifford
streets another crowd OF about one hundred
had assembled, and no white man was al
lowed to pass them. One of the editors Of
the Ne,cs and Courier, who was on his way
TO the scene Of the riot ON horseback, was
met near the corner of Clifford street by q
mob. who seized the bride of his horse, and
would have mobbed him had not some one
in the crowd proposed compromise, which
was agreed to, and he was forced to turn his
horses head and seek the scene OF the riot
by another and leSs-frequented route.
About midnight, rs three white men were
coming down King street, they were assault
cd and severely beaten. One OF the party,
who was armed, drew his pistol and fired
into the crowd, but without hitting any OF
the rioters. The mob speedily overlook
him, knocked him down, and took his pis-
tol from him. After beating him severely
thcy went off. From the time the riot
started until its close il was impossible for
a white man to walk down King street with
out running the gauntlet Of dozen pistol
shots at every corner. The negroes not
only stationed themselves at the corners and
assaulted every white man that passed, but
they paradcd the streets in mobs, lnqulrlng
at every step for the rifle clubs. Once they
fancicd themselves masters OF the situation,
their inSolcnce knew no bounds, and a
white man dared not show himself on the
streets without risking his life.
1t is more than probable that quite num-
Der OF men, both white and black, received
wounds and bruises OF every description,
but rs these were taken off to their homes a
full list OF the casualties could not be OBJ
tained The list of the wounded, as far as
could be obtained at the late hour at which
the riot terminated, is rs follows:
LIST OF CASUALTIES.
Inside OF the upper station-house was
presented a Sickening sight, men lying
drenched in blood over the yard and III the
hospital. and two especially-Mr. j. NJ.
Buckner, q young hook-bindcr, who had
been one OF the escort to the colored Demo-
Gratis, and Policeman Charles Green. These
two were both shot in the stomach, and
were lying on stretchers groaning and sut-
fering terribly, while Drs. Yates and AL
drich were doing all they could for them.
Green, the policeman, was shot through
II, I'D, I,11ff ft,a ON
tertained some hopes OF his life; while MI
Buckncr was shot Just in the pit of the alb
domen. and little or no hopes OF his recovery
were entertained.
Policeman Lloyd (colored) was lying
serseless with huge cash in the back OF his
head, caused by some stray brlckbat or the
sharp edge OF 4 paling.
Mr.. John Holmes, son OF Professor
Francis Holmes, was beaten very badly in
the head and body, and spit up quantities
Of blood.
W. s. White (white) was shot in the back
with a pistol-ball, but not seriously.
Mr.. E. M. Reeder, white lad OF about
eighteen years OF age, was beaten terribly,
his head and forehead being covered with
contusions and his clothing being saturated
with blood. He tainted twice in the sta
tion-house. This young man was rescued
and his life saved by Private Lee, of the po-
lice force.
A German by the name OF Charles Behl, a
clerk in the store OF Henry Graver & Co.,
while going peaceably home, was assaulted
by the mob, and beaten almost to a Jelly.
When brought into the Station-house by a
squad OF policemen, who had saved his life,
he was covered with blood and could
scarcely speak.
A gentleman, name unknown, was carried
in an insensible condition into the Ann
Street depot of the South Carolina railroad,
where he was guarded by squad Of police
men until the arrival of the ambulance, when
he was carried to his home.
Lieutenant Shrewsbury, OF the detective
force, was badly beaten in the head ana
over the arms and body.
Officers Miller and Hord, Of the detective
force, were also badly beaten with slaves,
but received no serious injury.
Several other policemen sustained sllght
injuries.
THE ARRESTS.
About ten or fifteen white men were ar
rested during the evening on charge OF
firing pistols; but only two colored men,
G. IS. Dantzler and Scipio Duncan, were
taken in. The negroes were SO largely ID the
ascendancy in point Of numbers that the
police could not arrest them. =,
So far as could be learned 1t IS belleVed
that the riot was commenced by negro
named Vanderhorst, one of the black bullies
of the Eighth Ward.
tt was reDorted that woman was shot,