The daily gazette., 1879-10-16
soon as the wagons got well down the
street., the crowd 1e. fly and brick bats

rect, the crowd le. fly and brick bats
fell around him and the leading wagon
like hail. lie made rush for them aud |
they took to their heels, but, seeing that |
1t was only one Than, halted at length and
attacked him. For little while he with
stood the rattling fire, but at last he
drew his pistol In self-defense and snap
ped five times at the mob, but ca ii time
the weapon failed to 60 of. If it had
done so IL is likely some of the offenders
would have got their just dues for the
Sergeant IL q good sh0.
Scenes like this were enacted all even
ing from $40 to 10 o'clock, and II Is sur
prising that more people were not hur.
The crowd was persistent aud stuck to
their eiio Is " do mischief until the last.
The final attack was made at lenh ald
Tatnall streets as the wagons were turn
Ing OIL the Avenue to 60 out OH Market
street. AS usual they took to their heels
when An effort was made 20 arrest them.
One OF the drivers was struck with a
large stone during NE Of the alta ks and
knocked & oM his sea to the cObble stones
below, and severely hurt. lie accom-
panied the wagon TO the freight depot
but another driver had 10 be procured.
THE FOURTH STREET row.
About 8 45 O'Clock, when the first Of
the wagons were passing down -Four b
street To the freight depot, another at
tack was mate by party Of young
roughs who threw missiles at the dri-
vers, One responded with a pistol shot,
| and great xcltement existed for a sea
son. IN the cpd Sergeant Jones arrested
one of the ring leaders at Fourth and
| Fredch streets, and locked him up. He
said his name was James Simpson.
THE ELEPHANTS ON A BENDER.
The elephants were much frightened
In coming down the Avenue, aud be-
came almost unmanageable. They were
hit with stones several tunes, and iumor
says one was hit ny pistol ball, Al
| Fifth and NJ afket streets they became
panla stricken, aud turning sudden y
ran in on the sidewalk IN front of G. s
Morgans furnishing goods store, anu
after much tiOpble were started down
TIE side walk, past the GAgETTE office ~
a great rate. The street was u scene VI
rXcitem- ut for few minutes, and pc
destrians took to their heels and gave
;::e,u all the street At FouHh street
the keepers keepers manag d to get
them in the middle of the street and the
animals ran with hcadlong sp ell down
10 Water street, and along Railroad
Avenue to The freight yard ut Third
s,reet, when they weie stopped and put
In The car.
RIOTERS WOUNDED.
On the whole, it seems that the moi
got the wort of the bargain. The mOsl
effective work they did was the throwing
Of stones at the wagons, apd no QUE
was seriously hurt, while the attacking
I.x lad ts,t D..
melee back of the large tent. The Out
most seriously hurt was young paper
hanger named Lewis i. List. He wa,
knocked down and badly bea en-, reoe,v
ing a deep scalp wound and seriou,
blows about the side and chest. DIR. Geo
Troup Maxwell was called in and rem
dered medical aid. VIM. Y igler, wh'
was In the brunt of the battle, was als'
clnbbed into meek submission, ant
into Jelly, was kicked severely. AM
had the CLIMAX of his injuries reached
by a badly cut head. Several other
were more or less hurt
BEFORE THE MAYOR.
James Simpson, who was arrested b.
Sergeant Jones on Fourth street, for I'd
king part In the riot, was gwen hear
ing before Mayor Ailmend this morning
and was discharged. He said he was
, sailor, Just out Of the hospital, and wa
, on his way to Baltimore, 1t couli no
be proved that he threw the stones, al
though the evidence showed that the.
came from where he was standing, an
. that he took to his heels suddenly.
, THE PUBLIC FEELING.
( The public feeling against those partie
| who took part in the riot, thus endangel
, ing many lives is very strong. Nearl
| every one express q regard that such
, feeling should crop cut In our oity.whicl
has usually been 30 free from distur
Dances of this kind, and all prominen
e citizeus unite In the desire that man
: may be brought to justice. When th
5 Mayor discharged the young sailor Jas
= Simpson this morning, and was thanke'
! by the prisoner, he remarked, "yo
:, need not thank me, the result woul
have been far different had the proc
+ been sufficient. ! only hope i can cate
. mere, and have conclusive evidence.
o Tbis hope il shared in by all our goo
d citizens.
# The police who aided In suppressin
g the riot deserve especial praise. The
a did nobly, and had they been absent :.
a lax in doing their duty the result migl
= have been Tar different.
HURT AT THE CIRCUS.
In addition to tue young man who WI
o hurt at the show grounds yesterday for
e noon by q horse, AS mentioned IN III
J. late edition of the GAZETTE an employs
l. of the circus WAS injured in the back
T. tripping backwards over a tent pin an
d striking Cd an obstacle lying Oh IL
G. ground.
10 A Large Porch,