Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-02
TIE RIOT
Nav Be Considered a Thing
of the Past
an ou,et aud No Farther Demonssra.
ton anticipated.

-,,oS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
CINCINNATI, March 3l.-The commit
80 Of gentlemen appointed to assis
sra advise with the MAYOR, met Thu
sveniuc and resolved to advise the With
laval Of the troops and the appoint
,nn q. sufficient special police force
It being the sense of the meeting tha
-asence of the militia appeared t.
sct AZ menace. lhe moo Is Ia renlit,
90 fearful of a number Of resolute
mi organized police than of the IN
lined Young militia. SUoO a recon-
'andat;ou has been forwarded to Gov
.no, Hoadley and it IS almost certain
80, should no further outbreak occur
anv of the State troops will be home
.ard bound by tuesday evening.
RECORDS SAVED.
T. ;e now thought that the contents of
III the safes in the Court House are
"avsd Che firepIoof material answered
ali reouirements and stood tho terrible
&C., very we'll. The will safe" OF the
p,nbate Court. in which all the wills re
rent, is in excellent condition.
ABOUT THE WOUNDED.
The wounded with few exceptions are
aoino we'll at the hospital. Since the
,ss. report Henry Neimcyer, Philip
Roabe and Thomas Green (colored)
have died. The hospital physicians
nronoupce the patients from the riots
a. most exceptionally fine body of
man. With but few exceptions they
oyeamapnificently developed and sp en-
aidlv formed class of mechanics and
iahorers. Following are the ra,st seri
ons cases at the hospital and the death
~ any of them is motpentsrily expect
IA Lee Simmons, shot through the
Innos and Leo Voeel Crossings, top of
head of blown off by shot from a Rst-
lino oun Charles Meller, An old Ger
man. whose wife and daughter are with
him. is also IN a critical corditlOn with
a wound in the left temple from which
protrudes the brain.
AN ACCIDENT.
About s o'clock this evening fatal
accident happened In front OF the jail.
A number of soldiers of the Governors
Guard of Columbus were asleep, when
ane of the gus leaning against the wall
vas knocked down and discharged. The
bavonet in falling slightly wounded pri-
vate n. l.. Stockwell: tho ball struck
the wall and knocked off piece of the
stone which wounded Okey Armsted,
the drum corps sergeant, and the ball
then elancing struck Israel y. Gatz in
the eve and lodged in the brain. He
vas removed to the hospital. where at .
o, m. he was in diving condition. GatZ
vas clerk in the railway Office at Co
lumbus.
MUBAT HALSTEAD ON THE SITUATION.
NEW York, March 3l.-Murat Hal
atead, editor of the C0aot.y'ciai Gazette
of Cincinnati, reviews the not III that
city in the following dispatch: The
number of persons killed aud wounded
in the riot thus far is about 200. The
last fatal shot fired in anger up to this
time was fired between and O'Clock
this morning, though poor soldier boy
was killed this evening by the acct
dental discharge of gun. The Court
house il not the utter ruin it was at first
supposed. A large proportion Of the
valuable records are saved. The money
that was in the treasury is all safe, as
the vaults we're very hcivy, and are
mainly good. We have confidence that
there will not he repetition of the
three nights 80 memorable here. Only
the overwhelming force of State troops
prevents further disastrous demonstra-
y
gang of murderers in pris m and to re
lease the crowd who have been made
prisoners. is terrific, and secret meet
ipes we're held today that wOuld mean
mischief if there wore not thousands of
soldiers and several batteries ut hand.
The excit ed people had real grievances.
To begin with, the administration OF
criminal law has been damnat 10. and
the Influence of these criminals IN
public affairs alarming. That which
has happened may have an irresistible
influence that may lead to better ways.
SEVERAL ARRESTS.
CINc1NNATI, March 3l.-Tonight there
have been several arrests of drunken
men. and the police close the saloons
at midnight. The smoiderlng fire in
the Recorders office broke out tonieht,
but was soon extingulshed.
ADDITIONAL DEATHS.
Since the last report four additional
deaths have occurred At the hospital,
being those of Fred BicKerhorst, L'rov
Simmons, Charles Miller aud Andrew
Nichols.
NUMBER OF THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
The number of dead and wounded
will DTuDatiy UtNtT oe hSttIthihcd,
many of the wounded being carried
away hy friends: but the number killed
outright or diving at the hospital up TO
midnight is IL. as shown by the city IN
der,akers' and hospital records and
snch inform alton from those taken
home AZ could be had. The number of
wounded. taken from the same sanrce.
is 100. There are probably hall ~
many more wounded not reported.
FUNDS FORTHCOMING.
The Committee If Fifteen at sub
sequent meeting decided To raise by
subscription $780, 90. To be used 10 pay
1000 extra police. This sum will be a
loan 30 the city until the sum expended
may be raised. This will enable the
withdrawal Of the militia.
SOLDIERS HoMEwARD BOUND.
CINCINNATI. April IA portion Of the
soldiers are being ordered home. The
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Regiments,
from Hillsboro and Columbus respect
lively, including the independent oom-
panies, the Governors Guard and the
Duffy Rifles (coloredI. from Columbus.
started homeward this afternoon. These
regiments have been on continuous duty
Tor three DAYS and nights at the Court
House and jail. defending barricades III
the most dangerous points, which were
the objects of attack bv the mob. Be
Tore starting to the depot, the troops
were drawn up in line before the jail.
and commendatory dispatch from
Gov. Hoadly was read to them. The
Governor spoke Of the dangerous posi-
ton they had defended and of the bra
verv shown by officers and men. and
thanked them heartily for the soldierly
mariner in which they had responded
70 the call and discharged their perilous
duty.
GETTING sTARrED AGAIN.
The troops remaining in the CITY no:
on active duty are the First and Tween
With. The Twenty sixth and Seveu-
tenth. together with the batteries, will
lake the place Of those ordered home.
and will themselves gradually be re-
turned to their respective homes. The
courts have been re established in the
pabiic library buildings. The grand
lary will resume its session at once.
and arrangements will BE- made for the
speedy trial of criminal cases. The
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