New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-11
REPUBLICANS MOBBED.


NEARLY A RIOT IN HARRISON N. j.
A PROCESSION OF BEPUBIIcANs ATTACKED WITH
sroNFs AID P1sToIs-sEvERAL WOUNDED.
SOME POSSIBLY Fatally.
An attack was made last night by Democratic
mob in Harrison. opposite Newark, y. j., upon
Republican procession IN which several persons I'D
the procession were wounded one or two probably
fatally.
The Republicans Of Harrison held absnner-raising
and mass-meeting at the Odd Fellows
Hall. ard a number Of Newark clubs were
invited to be present. Mr.. Freiinghuysen
Engineer Corps the Second Ward Bows in Blue
the Second Ward Bucktails colorrd, and the
East Orange Artillery Company paraded
across the river from Newark. Owing to a
dispute the Frellnghuys Corps paraded by itself.
Upon reaching Harrison it was noticed that gangs
of scowling rulians followed the paraders but
nothing was attempted until the freling-
huysen Corps reached odd Fellows Hall
when one of the sergeants was attacked and his
lantern was kicked from his hand and ne
was struck violent blow IN the eve
The battalion was inst antly faced about, and CON
fronted the crowd of several hundred rufiians,
and no further outrage attempted
there The Frelinghuysens countermarched
in Harrson-ave and approaching the
bridge across the Passais the way back
to Newark, when the colored club came up
from the rear on a doublequick followed by
a mob on the sidewalks They asked the
protection of the Frelinghuysen Corps. Most OF
their torches were gone, and many oI
the men were bleeding from wounds In
the head. The Frelinghuysen Corps placed
two companies in front of the coored club and two
companies behind. Meanwhile men on the side
walk called to the Frelinghuysen Club that
they would catch IL" when they reached the
bridge When the process on reached this point men
were observed standing on the timber in McCave's
lumber yard on the left of the bridge. and
probably hundred were in ambush in and around
the yard. The men IN the hoard piles Immediately
opened fire with pistols, and pistol
firing began from the sidewalks while
stones and clubs were hurled from every direction
The vndictiyeness of the asaauting rulfans seemed
to be principally directed against the negroes, who
became seized with wild panic, and made
a rush across the bridge in the direction OF Newark
carrying with them the two companies of the Ere
linghuysen Corps The two last companies helped
their injured mates acoss the bridge aud were not
further mOested.
The Boys N Blue come MP soon alterward and
were allowed to reach Newark unmoested.
Among those injured were Neil Burgess, insurance
broker. a member Of the Frelinrhuysen Corps.
who was stabbed in the face; his wound
was probably a fatal Charles Park,
member OF the Freiinghuysen Corps. was
shot in the head and seriously injured. Another
member of the Frelinghuysen Corps was shot in
the leg and another was shot in the shoulder.
Ma of the coIored men were cut and
bruised by clubs and missiles, but 1t could not he as
certained if any were fatally hurt. Several were
seer with the blood streaming from their heads.
News Of the uot having been received al
Newark Police Headquarters, officers and an
ambulance were sont 10 the vicinity The
Newark clubs upon reaching the other
side Of the river reformed and marched
TO their headquarters. Several hours after
the riot took place several members Of
the Coored Club reached Newark. They had
ESCAPED from their assaIlants across the
field near Harrison. and they reached a
lower bridge crossing 90 Newark. One of them stated
that a col ored man had been thrown from the bridge
into the river. 0uf had been helped our ~
some boatmen. Burgess vas taken 10 GTugg.STs
ia Harrison and afterward removed to hrs mouse m
Newark De had been engaged by the hepuDhcan
State Committee make speeches III the state dur
| ING the campaign.