The New York herald., 1877-07-27


was kept up at short intervals, in reply to
stones that being continually pcltod down
from all sides With every moment OF delay,
during which tie rioters wero unharmed
the belief grew their minds that tho police were not
nrng bullets, and they began surgins a central
focus Several times did few OF the more daring at
tempt to break in upon the police, and each ime they
successfully repulsed-
RETREAT OF ruE EoLcE
At last tho police received in,imaton that rein
they determined to meet them The situa
ton became more precarous each moment They
hastily formed into line and started back across
tho vaduct with yell such a would ireezo
the blood OF who heard 1t In tho
night The monstrous crowd ot irenzed roughs
oegan 10 pursue the police, throwing voley
alter volcy of stones, which fortunately
failed to do any damage. The police attempted to
guard their retreat at first, but found II absolutely
impossible, and they turned and fed. Tho cnase for
life and death OF tho widest excitement The
vast throng hung closely upon heels police and
did not cease to pursue till tho latter arrived at
Fifteenth street, whero relief had
just arrived. This consisted OF q squad OF
nity policemen from tho Madison street sta
ton anG company Of armed hOrscmen
When the riocrs these they turned
TO retreat Then began tho most destructive of
OF the morning As they the police began lrng
one Of the mob shot through the
brain and instantly killed; another was
killed by proJectile hurled by ono of his
own party. The police used their clubs effectively,
sparing O,e fellow hit u telling
hat ghcd I'm hack nf clull
When he fell he borno away by his
comrades. The police mado attempt
to cross the vaduct second time,
but stepped little north, uniollowod. Tue mob spent
us force In the total annihilaton OF coal oice kept
BY Bohemian at the OF Sixteenth and Halstcd
streets They left not trace OF anything Ike
building ana armed themselves with the fragments.
Tho hall-past ten passenger train OF the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy road Just then coming in
The engineer, suspectng deviltry slowed up, and
very fortunately for The train of track just
after had passed the The police inter.
erred to prevent the destruction OF the cars which
projected. The storekeepers all along closed their
shops and put up the shutters. At this timo, far
south tho cye could along Hasted street, there
was surging mob lining both sides of the street,
shouting mprccatons and trying summon courage
tor another sore.
AT about eleven o'clock orders were received for tho
oeconu regiment, Whcn was quarterod al tho Lock
Island Depot to proceed at once TO the fight They
left on the double-q attended by twopeces of
artillery.
PIGHr
This forenoon platoon Of about twcnty policemen
was proceeding TO tho sceno OF trouble on Halsted
street, and when the corner Of Twelfth
street they met largo crowd OF
rioters, who greeted them with yels and
threats. The police paid attention TO the mob
officers, naIcng bruises but serious wounds The
police then jumped from their wagons and started for
tho crowd who retreatcd bcloro the police kept
up the throwing of stones
sanguinary ARRAY occurred about quarter past
! ten this morning at Turner Hall, on West Twelfth
street, corner OF Halsted. At nine O'Clock a meet
ing OF Communists and malcon tents insti-
tuted by so-called work kingman's Associ-
alton, held In tho building
and the crowd became large that It COM
] pletely filled the hall and extended out into tho
street and packed tho sidewalks and the centre
of the thoroughiarc Tho mob the street IN front
OF tho building became brawhng, surging mass
The man who vcntured into their midst took
ms lie in his hands large number Of police who
were sent TO dIspersc the crowd met them near tho
hall, and being set upon used their clubs freely Tho
light became pitched battle but the rlocrs having
arms began to wavcr. and at length made u break for
the entry OF the hall The police followed thcm In and
finally drove them out, many OF the roughs Jumping
from the windows The meeting which attracted this
mob was ono Of cabinetmakers, who making a
move demand raise In their wages OF twenty cents
a day, and decrease working time from ten to
eight hours.
After the Turner Hall riot, tho mob dispersed
in oil directions, but many remained around In
the vicinity, while others went TO the Hal
stead street vladuct, TO join In the ARRAY
there The Second regiment National Guard
formed In line OF baltic tho corner of
Fourteenth and Halstead streets; the flags were
unfurlod and Colonel Qurk addressed his men
briefly and then ordered charge. Tho mon
/ marched to tho viaduct ana then attncke ID
the mob in dead earnest with tho bayonet
The latter fell backbefore them, and after running
block tho soldiers ordered to halt Not "a shot
was hrcd The mob quickly collected again, and a
portion Of them went west Blue Island avenue,
whcro they put all OF the the barn.
| THE PROTECTIVE t0RcE.
The city Is now guarded by SIX companies OF the
Twenty second regular infantry. the full Ninth
regular infantry. which reached here this
afternoon; two regiments of State militia q
battery OF artillery, under command Of Captain
Bolton, several companies of cavalry. 5000 spe.
cIal police, nearly five hundred veteran sol.
diers, tho Ellsworth Zouaves ard other or.
ganizations, besides tho regular police force
II surely seems though the Mayor might
stop the insurrec,ipn Governor Cuilom appeale to
the President this morning for aid, and was
answered by an order General Serum to place
the government troops In his command
the disposal OF the city authorities Tho
Secretary of War has ordered six companies from
Fort Randall TO Sioux City, there TO hold
themselves in readiness to be called upon at mo
mcnts notice. Dispatches have bcsn sent
to Generals Sherman and Sheridan informing tbem m
OF the present state of affairs ana 1t Is probable as
soon they can bc reached by courier otherwise,
that they will be ordered to this city. At O'Clock
this afternoon about eighty regular troops marched
from the Exposition building the Harrison street
armory where they will bo quarered awaiting orders
| number OF large manufacturing establish ment
whose forced from work by the OBJ dur