The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-14

captured guns Even when this WAS done the
citizens found themselves without ammuni
ttOn and unable In consequence to make ust
OF their captured cannon.
Company q pursued the retreating police
almost to the corner of Peters, but the fire
from that street, as we'll as q voley from the
Custon-House, compelled them to retreat with
the loss Of Major Wells. They retired behind
q deserted street, fron which position they
kept up their fire. Firing was also kept mp
from TchouDitoulas, where Hil's company,
Company II III Angels command, were. The
police replied br'skly. killing Mohrman.
Aliens company, and Bernes on Tchoupttou-
las, and Considine, Liucon's company, near
the corner Of Magazine. IL WIS at this time
that Gen. Ogden, while riding down Tchoupi-
touias, directing the operations Of his men
and accommodating the position Of the enemy,
had his horse shot from under him and was
himself slightly wounded.
The police fiuding the firing too warm again
retreated. processing UP CuStOmhOuse, still
pursued by Company u, which opened on
them from the head OF Crossman street. The
police proceeded thence up Old Levee, Capts.
Phillips and Tennyson's commands, together
with u number Of lrregulars, firing on them
from Bieuville aud Customhouse, which WAS
replied to by the retreatlng police as well as
by those at the station. BY this fire one po-
liceman, and two citizens, J. Graval, st. John
White League, and M Belts. Washington
White League, were killed
The police marched on the station, murder
ing j. X. Gourdain on their way. Here the
single gun left them was placed In position,
dressed in old United States uniforms, 10 de-
Jude the citizens into the belief that the Fed
eral government had interfered In behalf OF
the police, were thrown out at st. Ann. Jeffer-
son and st. Peter streets. OF Kellogg's army
OF that morning there remained only sixty or
seventy men, many OF them wounded and all
20 npletely demoraIized and broken In spirits
The police had lost In their fight on the
levee and retreat fifteen men killed, while
five or more os those carried of the battle
wounded. or those seriously or slightly
wounded there were fully sixty or seventy.
The fighting began about .2Op. m. Fifteen
minutes after the first gun was fired the citi-
zens were in possession Of the cannon OF the
enemy, and by half-past 5 the firing had
almost altogether ceased.
SUBSEQUENT MOVEMENTS.
When the firing at the levee was heard, the
companies stationed above Tchouptouas
street. expecting an immediate attack, com
meDced throwing up barrcades. These were
built OF horse cars, barrels, planks, etc. while
the iron street crossings being torn up left
quite effective bitches.
1t was some time after the fight before It's
result was known among the men not en-
gagged In 1t. The news, however, when it
spread though the streets, attracted large
number Of the people to the foot Of Canal
street, and these assisted In carrying off the
wounded, both citizens and police, and attend
ing to all their needs.
The men engaged In the fight we're with
drawn to POydraS street, where they rested
on their arms.
conference was held to determine wheth-
or the citizens should move forward and
take the State House while the police were
still demoraIized by their late defeat, but a
forward movement was Thought premature,
1t being the general opinion that II the police
were left alone they would be overcome by
terror during the night AID dispense. More
over, the supply Of ammunition WAS very
small and not sufficient to enable the citizens
to keep no the light, If such became neces-
sary, sufficiently long to make 1t complete.
The forces OF the citizens were therefore not
moved forward beyond Canal street.
From the hour of their defeat until midnight
parties OF police deserted, eagerly surrender
greatly to dread the popular vengeance. and
threw away their hats and took off their coats
TO escape recognition.
MIDNIGHT.
At midnight the city had become quiet, al
though armed sentinels were stationed on the
corners of all The streets up town. allowing
no one to pass the line OF the citizens, extend
ing from the levee out to Rampant, and from
Canal to Julia.
Gen. Ogden held his headquarters at the
store OF Kttrsheedt Il Bienvenu, on Camp
street, near Poydras, and thence directed all
military movements. Ammunition and pro-
visions We're also distributed among the vari-
JUS companies.
SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH.
Early on Tuesday morning Angelic brigade
crossed Canal street, moving down town, it
1eing reported by deserter that the militia
md police In the State-House were completely
and that u majority OF them had
eft. A detachment under Lieut.. Glenn. Walker
vas sent forward to report the situation. The
nen proceeded as far as st. Peter street, where
picket OF eleven MetropoIitans was captured
~ surprise and taken to the rear. Lieut..
Walker then proceeded to the station, where he
leld conference with Capt LaWler, In COM
nand, but badly wounded and unable to act,
ind Sergeant Bahnke who acted in his place.
Bahnke refused to surrender unless ordered
% do SO by Kellogg. He promised, however,
Q see Kellogg and get MS orders. AT day
handed him to hold the station, and declared
hat he intended to do SO.
Col. Angels command, supported by Cole
mans Battery, was at once ordered to move
Companies A, B. G and Z accordingly moved
Town Royal street, Company A, Capt. Bor-
and, in advance. At the news of the ap-
,roach OF the citizens the negro militia In the |
State House, probably three hundred strong, |
,roke and dispersed and when the citizens |
cached the building white flag was ex-
'osed from an upper story as signal OF sur
ender. Companies and G immediately oc- |
upied the building. The other two mpa-
lies, B and B. under Capt. McGloin, with |
Joleman's Battery to support them, pro- |
eeded down the street toward the arsenal |
It was soon evident that whatever was the |
disposition Of the police officers their men /
would no longer fight. When the citizens az
reared in sight the police refused to fight, Gsa
ersed their cannon, which had previously
'ointed up Charities street, threw down their |
TINS, and took flight down town, a few of
hem discharging their guns, accidentally, it |
) said, at the citizens, wounding one.
The arsenal, containing one cannon and
hree thousand stands Of arms, was at once
aiken possession of by Capt McGloin. Twelve
olicemen, one OF them dead, were found in
be building.
This ended the victory. Every point in the
ity was now in tbs possession of the citizens,
nd the only remnants of the Kellogg gov
were few dozen broken, hungry
nd mournful men, cooped up in the Custom
louise, under the protection of the United |
tates flag.