Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-26
SAN FRANCISCO.
r.r.cr.I TO TEE ooLp NIL DAILY s.vs.l
The Ausi.Csiness Riot Last Might
Property Destroyed By the Mob
A Raid on Chiaatown Arranged
for To.merrow Night.

San FRAScrsco. July 25.-The fire at the
corner Of Stockton and Broadway streets
was e1tinguished and order restored.
A man was run over and killed by a hose
cart on the way to tho fire.
Squads Of vigilantes are scattered over
the northern and western portions Of the
city. and no breaches Of the peace arc re-
ported In those localities. South Of Mar
kst street small bands Of hoodlums are
ranging round and breaking into Chinese
houses. the v~igilantes following them.
Al the Mail dock and vicinity the excite
ment and DISTURBANCE Is Increasing. The
fire is still raging. It appears to be under
control In the direction Of the Mail dock.
but Ia spreading northward along the city
front In tho lumber yards. and westward
toward Fremont street. The mob Is he
coming more demonstrative. and il with
| difficulty held In check. They arc attack
ing the police and vigilantes with stones.
Ono policeman has been crippled by Q
stone, and two vi~gilantes are reported
shot. Tho force charged on the crowd
yith clubs and pistols. firing about fifty
shots, and forced them back.
General Cobb. In charge Of the vigi.
lantes, reports the riot increasing aud asks
that the military be dispatched TO his as
distance, but Chief Of Police Ellis declines
10 have tho troops ordered out except ~ q
Last resort. Reinforcsments OF vigilantes
have been dispatched 70 the scene. now
between 200 n 4oo are on duty There, be-
sides the police. a strong iorco OF Vigi.
lantes are held at the CITY Hal 70 DO SEM
where required anda numper remain ~
headquarters o. HortcuiturA NAL.
An OAKLAND dispatch reports all quiet
there. Tho citizens are guarding the
town.
LArER.-A hrs alarm has lust been
turned In from the corner Of Mission and
Stewart streets. . few blocks from tho
present c~onfagrAtion and In tho immedi.
ste vicinity OF extensive lumber yards and
manufacturing establishments.
The latsst reports from the vicinity OF
the Pacific Mall dock are that the crowd Ia
mostly dispersed and tho fire under con.
! troll. though still burning. and tho police
and citizens still masters Of tho situation.
| The fire alarm from the corner Of Stewart
and Mission proved unfounded. A far a.
can at present be gathered the fro near the
| Nail dock was OF i~nccndiAry origin. the
evident intention being 10 involve the
company's property. On the arrival
Of the first detachment OF citizens
q crowd Of about 10000 had gath
cred on tho wharves. The lumber
and coal yards In which tho Are
was raging were surrounded on the
land side by . fence running near the bot
tom Of asteep hill leading up TO ~. Mary's
Hospital. On the top OF this hill q crowd
had assembled. while q portion OF them
attempted to set ire To tho fence. TIT po.
lico and citizens attempted 70 drive them
on and wore met by Q shower OF stones
from the hill. Tho hill was then storrncd
In the face OF q hot fusilade OF stones AMI
the mol began firing pistols. The force
answered with q volley' and getting 70
close quarters used Their ciubs win WILL
ing effect. In the charge q young man. =
note eilor In tue LONDON anu Ssn fran'
cisco ank feli' probably iaaiiy una
Another citizen 10 reported shot dead and
u great many are u more or less
seriously. by stones and pistol shots. It's
impossible to ASCERTAIN the loss OF tho riot.
out mounting Is ucnniteiy known.
AZ least iVo SHOTS were nren mo we MOI.
Aoou, : aoNcn Aie 'yins = uIng s,orc
near ,ne seeno OF Acuoh more OF irss
ssvsIeiy sn!uIe in. ."a,so p.oAs ur
courage OF tne men, many OF whom werr
cspsorsa snu : ,ons cmAin 1s'ns .,re'cheu
soross 10 iront o. tue Aaaii uock, uney were
manaeieu " ~ ior he present Tor
SAFE Keeping Inc MOI ~ no ume oo'
tained access 70 the NAH dock, whici,
was closed and very strongly guarded
and several cannon planted commanding
Its entrance. Meantime the IRE hal burnt
an Immense Iuanuty OF lumber. mostly
oso.s."s "s,ons In.,n' anu
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~ nrn,srtv nwnsJ he ysrior. n.r,i"s
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" ~ 80 Sn ."naa,s;
y 1r'ye, ", n"so mi. w. IepoIueu
sho' ueau Wy .ne ,aop, W. no o,ner 'Asuai.
ues A,v hnown sn,ons 'ne ,orcc. ai.er
tue poiice anu ci'lzshs naa disperseu tne
mob . lew o. .neni, inclnuIng some VINO
hau pecn Isialns ON n,o"AIu nnu r1''om
Streets g,'ner9u IN tno 'ieinity Si me
urand anu rance noIeis anu on nArke'
/ street. Anu tOule Ot tncnl pcuetfhtcu mo