, 1877-07-27

Of riot, tlnco the corners Of Eleventh and
Twelfth, and lIaia.cf streets were hcstcEcf by
hundreds 0f desperate characters, anil ntnong
them the vIlcst thugs OF tic sluns Of tho city.
hut few Industrious wnrktpgmcn were in the
mohs. Notwithstanding tic threatening Rttl-
tt'tlc of tho mol, l'oth rs,lcc mil military wcrc
cool nnl collected, anu apparently eager for tfa
Rtrlfc. During tho most threatening Pc
riosl Tribune reporter walked up
and down tho line If the Second
Regiment, and found tl,at tho entire
command waa anxious to try issues with the
enemy. Just about The time thu NIB was most
antagonfstic m order was given tho police to
chnrEc, AMI they did 40 dctcrmtncdly. aud the
result was that tho Inob scattered, howlng like
cpyotes, In thu direction Of the vlalucts, During
tho brief fntcrtnission accorded them, thu Bee
ond Regiment was supplied with blankets from
hn exprcss wagon, litter which tho command
was Given to maEcl, toward the ffatstcd street
vladlist, where It WIS understood tlat
bluuly work was to t,c done. Tl'e buys
~ blue marched MS iiru'1y Is 4 they were on
drcss-paratle: Along the route the streets we're
lined on either side by scowlfnE cnunteHanccs.
Not MI encouraging word was uttered, but, 9n
tho contrary, expressions ttku these trotn the
lrl.tcs: :" hope they'll nit he sent to HE'LL"
"Datnn them, they hare tic asns. 10. nr ;, they
the determined expression of the sotlicrs Eave
evidence thai they were I'll 1ea1ly earnest, and
sssa s la,ss ,xss aa5'as a 0 srnsh
smst Of the "infcrtel district " was struck.
It was III this neglborlsool TUG night before
that the rtuters frat tasted the fcaden tlni! and
yIa4uct The lighting would begin. The side
walks, dUurstei,s, windows, and even housctnps
were founlt to be crowded with l,ard-louklng
characters, aud Col. Qurk found It necessary to
p1sPossEss TnEsE 1HnIv1DuAts
Of their eligible nnd lofty pcfcllcs. Consequent
II detail Of men cleared the thoronshiarc,
while other squads nutiiic,l tho inhabitants
to pull in their heads and leave
b. fired Mt them. The warning was icedcd, and
comparative quIct followed. A moment later
Maj. Finney received Information that n!il'.-
ing liousetup for thc ostcnstb!o pi!rpose of 0r-
inE Of, tue troops whcn ut1asun should present
itself. A detail soon relieved tho root, Of the
housc OF it, obnoxious occnpant:. Hardly had
ling report reached hcail4uartcrs that tho Conn
muusts were it, foTre ut the yiaaust,
and preparing to afSM ~afa he thc
rcst1ucnt at this time was at parnde rest, and
In an Instant tho orders, Attention "shonl.
der armsl" wcrc given III rapid tones. Tho
command wills tlltu divided, Companies E. F.
aud u, ,nder command q Nal E!nnsy, re.oalt,
llarehtng in tho direction Of tue yladntt. TIC
disposition Ut tho reserve was thought to bc
aln'iraele, rs + protected the rear aud Hunks OF
tho position, willie nt tue sa'nc tllae aseine az
departure Ut this latter, .pic9cts were thrown
ont anl established I'll ill of the rross streets
uutl alluys. aiui the rcscrye proceeded 10 blvou
AZ for. thu night. Thus far nothing Of start.
lutcr, out ul tho atiil air rang
voLl.gY or AusKETnT,
followed by a fuw patterlnG shots. and up In the
direction Ut the vladuct caulu tho sounds VI
u, the reserve. but VETERANS could not have
acted better. Tho men sprang to their urms
anil stood like Eras,!tc column. There was
everything l their bc.lt!ng entitled to praise,
Col. Qu1Ek detached Companies 4, B, c, @,
and | nttd marched them ahead towards thv
l{alated street yaduct At Sixteenth street. icay-
iltg Companies E, i, and IL III reserve. left rest
which Col. Qu!rk led ID pc:snn n,arctlcl
in fine style to the vadurt: Asthuy i.caEed It, and
tho cruwl d, atul abont tlcstruciurc discovered
steadily advancing Without tho slightest noise,
for the lrutnH weru stfcMt, they gave vent to
their ra9o in yel|s and shrteks which rent tho
MIR. Tho buys begun to fccl that there was real
this ranks btood tn i,!s rt'usket soltliy that
thu ''Stcmly, menln from tho co1.l,,auy com.
Dat'1crs was snrperiluu,ss. As the battalion
camu iearer, i broke from culilnn Of Tours
tn column by cOlnpanIes nlnsaedt AMI
thus alsnueel upon tho bridge. which by this
ttInc represented poiut to nt, taken At al ilu.
nstls. Tho mob Fcl!an firing pistols and throw
Ing Focks at the app.roaching troops, and Col.
tttu,io to 'ltspcrsc, ali h9 lust no titna In cu,
plEasEz[ng Ills determination to clean up s front
BY pouring yelley lronI hiA tlrst company Into
no great amount of !'a'nnge done BY tho voliey,
AZ the boys aimed hIgh, but II Is n,oru tlail
likely that they did nut all exercise tho
cuuttOnt a. the rioters wer# seen to pick lp aud
garry vi suveral WHO ie'l ut thu tlFc These,
however, may lave been rnostly, prostrutc.l BY
tllu tetrUr wil1cl. tho yolev producctl and the
ntpral object Ut II was excellent, for tot. Quirk
at unca moved on TO and occupied the position.
Lyss a. H. tG tho rSssfTe after qu!e.
pairing to take limited mp Ill thotr arms.
III tho nctghIMrhood Of l,aiipast 10 the mob
AuAJN CoMGnBGATKb
in Col. Qu(rks front, Ut tho coal llcnp near tho
Chicago, Burlington a. Quincy Railroad tracks,
ylaauet. The cnaI WIS lisc.. to furnish missiles,
and great Jumps of IL bcGsa to puur into the
sanks Ut tfie command. Tho Dricr was apecally
Eiven TO tIIe, aud the reserve WA called up.
This ti,uo the mob lid not show the same tlis-
position to retreat under tiru ~ previously, and
twg yol'sys wess sent in beforc they finally
crowd 50 huge ind wicked that tilspaicll ior
sclnlurcemcits waa sent fru1n &hu Twelfth
Street Station to Capt. Beavey u, Madison
street. 1t Is supposed that six or seven
unlul1!Ite1 numhrE Of wounded, a4 their fflenla
trlull clearly be- distinguished carrying theut
away. Fortunately, tlu regiment proved equal
ta tie task Ut lncetipg tho assault, al ths forre
Of seventy lucc infantry aclli to ita uil was not
need dcd. llaylug arrived at tue Twelfth street
sutton via several cars, aud lIntinR their
services not needed, they 1t oncu returned 10
/" a,lilti.,, r., lin t,lltarv n,d ,,o,t,, f,,o.