The New York herald., 1877-07-27

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Squads Of vigilantes are scattered throughout tns
northern and western parts OF tho city, and no
breaches OF peace reported in those iocalites
South OF Market street small bands OF ''hoodums
are ranging and breaking into Chinese houses
the vigilantes following them.
BEGUN.
Al the Mail steamship company's dock and vicinity
the excitement and disturbance increasing. The
fire Is still raging and appears to be under control IN
Tho direction OF the Mail dock, but 10 spreading 70 the
northward, along the city front, In the lumber yards
and westward along Front street. The mob is becom-
Ing more and moro demonstraiive and is with dim
Guilty held IN check. They are attacking the police
and viglantes with stones. One policeman was Grip
pied by stone and two vgilantes reported shot,
The force charged the crowd with clubs
and pistols, firing about fifty Shots and forced them
back General Cobb. In charge of tho vigantes, re-
ports tho riot increasing, and asks that tho military be
patched his assistance. but Chief OF Police Ellis
declines to have troops ordered out except last
sort. Rciniorcements OF vgilantes have been de-
spachcd the and now there arc between three
hundred and four hundred on duty thore besides the
police strong force of visilantes are held at the
City Hall be where required, and number re-
main at the headquarters, Horticultural Hail.
M-The city fire alarm has just sounded for
the corner OF Mission and Stewart, fcw blocks from
the present connagration and in the immediate vicinity
Of the lumber yards and manufacturing establishments
sroRMING A HILL
THURSDAY, A. M.-The latest reports from tho VI
cnity of the Pacific Mail dock that the crowd has
mostly dispersed The fire is undor control though
IL is still burning and tho police and citizens are
masters OF the situation there. Tho fire alarm from
the corncr OF Stewart Mission streets proved 70 be
unfounded As far at present be gathered the
nre near the Mail dock OF ncendiary origin, the
hoiu IN nuOlV h0 "
properly in spread On the arrival OF tho first de-
tachmcnt of citizens crowd numbering about 10 600
had gathered The wharves, lumber and coal yards In
which the nro was raging were surrounded ON the
land side by tence running near the bottom OF
steep hill leading up TO st. Mary's Hospital.
On the top Of this hill . crowd had assembled.
While portion OF them attempted to set fre to the
fence the police and citizens attempted TO drive them
off, and were met by shower Of stones from the bill
The hill was then stormed In tho faco OF hot fusad'
Of stones and The mob began firing pistols. The orc<
answered with volley, and getting to close quarters
used their clubs with telling effect.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
In the charge Herman Gudewi, the note teller IN
the London ana San Francisco Bank fell fatally
wounded. Another citizen is reported shot dead and
great many were wounded more or less seriously by
stones and pistol Shots 1t Is impossible to ascertain
the loss OF tho rioters Several are reported killed
and wounded, but nothing Is definitely KNOWN
At least one hundred shots were fired into the
mob About dozen are lying in the drug stores near
the scene of action moro or less severely in-
iured This charge broke the courage OF the mob
many of whom were captured, and long chain being
stretched in front OF the Mail dock thoy were
manaced to 1t for the present safe keeping. The
mob at no time obtained access 70 the Mail dock,
which was closed strongly guarded and several cannon
"A ino tha antra II
the fire had burned immense quantities Of lumber
mostly belonging to Simpson Brothers. McDonald
Mills & Co.. and Starbuck l. Godstein, also the wood
Yards of O'Connel and Higgins and Collins and great
deal OF similar property owned by various parties.
STILL ANOTHER ROW.
The ships at the wharves were hurriedly towed to
places of safety The aremen after the first outbreak
were well protected and worked with but slight
hlndranoe The driver Of hose cart No. Is reported
to have been dead by the mob but thero were no
other casualties among the membcrs OF the force.
Alter the police and citizens had dispersed the mob
portion of the latter, including some VINO had been
radipp on Howard and Folsom streets, gathered In
the vicinity of the Grand and Palace hotels on Market
street Somo of them penetrated into Kearney stroct
Here they we're met by force of citizens and driven
back to Market street, while another detachment OF
citizens and police marched along Montgomery street,
and taking the crowd between them punished them
severely and scattered item. At present the rioters
seem roaming In small gangs over that portion ot
the city lying south of Market street. closely watched
by the police and citizens and 1t Is expected they will
seize the first opportunity TO gather again.
A BITTER ANTI cooLIE GATHERING.
An anti -Coohe meeting which had been called met
early in the evening the City Hail. There was
not very large crowd perhaps from i've to eight hum
dred people. The speeches from tho stand and the
utterances the crowd OF tho most incendiary
nature Threats openly made TO clean out China
town attack the residents and railroad authorities,
and from what could be learned by circulating among
the crowd it would appear that Friday evening had ocen
fixed upon for the demonstration in that direction.
From some unaccountabe neither the police
vipilantes made their appearance at tho meeting,
which attor 1t had adjourned formed the nucleus for
the band which has bccn during the evening raidng In
the southern portion of the city During the evening
mon were detected distributing printed slips in en-.
vcopes marked IA Warning"
''rHousASD AND ONE"
Tho slips wero as follows:-
PRO PUBLIco.
The attention OF the Thousand and One will be drawn
IN any ana all premises where Chinese en- poycd
or allowed. Property owners insurance companies
and en- poyers may make q nole Of hts while there 10
time and before the avengers Of oppressed labor thun
dor at your doors THOUSAND AND ONE.
PLENTY OF ARMS
2I6 A. M-At this hour all Is quiet throughout the
city, with the exception OF two or threc attacks
Chinese wash lately reported but the parties
engaged are Insignificant in numbers strong
police force remains duty at the scene OF
tho hre and the whole city Is patrolled
by squads OF police and citizens Four thousand
stand of arms received from the United Statos
Arsenal at Benccia by tho boat also abuudans
supply of ammunition and 900 rcvovers These will
be distributed to the members Of the Committee Of
Safety as required The citizens and authorities fully
apprehend the situation OF affairs. and vigilance
will not be moment relaxed. Careful observations
OF those composing mob lead to the belief that the
workingmcn formed exceedingly small portion Of
It. great body being Of tho pronounced "hoodlum"
type.
STILL PREPARING RESIST THE MOB.
During the day there has been stream OF citizens
pouring into tho OF the Committee Of Safety,
rd thu available iorce at tho disposal of the commit