The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-04-10

ing to kill. The round of She arms vas
so continuous thR, people supposed she
Gatling gun was used, Colonel Hunt of
the First Regiment said il was not used.
The most eXtravagant stories were circu-
lated about it, such as that one turn OF
the crank laid thirteen men dead
in a bloody heap. From that moment
and by that prompt action of the military,
the mob was suppressed for the night.
AT THE HOSPITAL.
at reminGs me of bloody battles dur
ing the war. said a veteran army sur
surgeon at lhe City Hospital last night.
Men were brt Pgbt in constantly with the
MOST HORRIBLY LOOKING WOUNDS.
with very few exceptions all were made
with large balls that tore fearful
looking gashes. Some were gasping their
last as they were carried i'm on stretchers.
Others had only hours or min
uteS to live, and many were certain TO
lose arms or legs. Inthe small operating
rooms with the corps of surgeons and
nurses busy at work, the night men were
assisted by the full day watch. The scene
was indeSCribably sickening TO the no.
vice, and even experienced physicians
were appalled, at the magnitude of the
bloody business.
The Majesty of the Law Again Asserted.
CINCINNATI, O., March 81.
Plans for the protection of life and prop
erty have been matured. There had been
great need of head. Mayor Stephens had
been dangerously i'll with pneumonia, and
Saturday left his bed at the risk of his
life TO give directions. lie spent the
whole night in his Office and at points
where he could do most. Yesterday he
was in great danger of a relapse,
but his plans took shape and vir-
tual control of both civil and
military is in the hands of eminent citi-
zens, with General J. ID. Cox as leading
adviser. Yesterday morning the Mayor
issued formal call for a meeting of citi-
zens to devise means for protecting the
city from the ravagcs of the mob. list
of one hundred names was selected, and
q majority of them notified at once, the
greater number of whom responded Co
the call Immediately at the Mayors
office
About 8 80 o'clock a regiment from Co
lumbus, guarding the Court street a.
prOach, was fired into by one of the mob
from an alley between Main and Walnut,
on Court. The troops answered the
challenge by a few shots, which was fol-
lowed by a vOlley and several shots from
number of injured could not be ascer'
tanned. The firing then continued In all
directions. 1t was the purpose of the
militia to clear the streets.
The rioters had fallen off to about one
half the number of the preceding nigro
and their spirit seemed broken by the BIZ
ter arrangements for their reception, and
the prompt and energetic action of t@s
militia.
At three O'Clock this morning there
were very few people on the streets Tho
police were distributed about the central
part of the city, and where three or more
men were found together they were
ordered to move on. Quiet rcigned.
There was a great deal of powder burnt
during the night but not great many
bullets fired to kill The shooting before
midnight was apparently heavier
and more constant than Satur-
day night, and up to eleven o'clock
or even midnight, it was believed the
dead list would be greatly increased by
the nights work; this did not prove to
be the case as not more than three men
have been killed and possibly twice that
number wounded. The war Is now
thought to be over, and it is time to
count the cost and consider the cause and
effecj of the terrible affair.
Thieves are industriOusly plying their
trade in localities exposed by the with
drawal of the police.
detachment of United States regulars ia
held in readiness TO protect United States
property here, il necessary.
Among the men in jail for participating
in the riot is peggy Warren, a member
of the last Legislature of Ohio. He is
said to have been among the most active
in counselling robblng Of gun stores.