The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-08
OA1OS OhDEAL.
A Wave-Wasted, Tempest
Tossed, F'ire-Fed, Riot
Run City.
Dreadful Details of Death De-
struction and Disaster
Continue to Come From Gin
cinnati's Communistic
Cranks.
Wreckless Riot Resumes it's
Rampant and Ruinous
Sway.
Crowds Capturing Cannon
and Create Calamit-
GUS CONGREGATIONS.
Sunday Street Scenes Should
Shame q Sandwich
Savage.
Bullets and Bayonets Bring
the Bloody Belligerents
to Bay.

Saturday night squad of police captured
the four csnnons In possession OF the mob
and at 3 o'clock the firing had almost
ceased ard the outlook for the restoration
law and order was very encouraging. The
arrival OF reinfOrcementS OF MALTA during
the night from all parts of the state and
prompt action of the authorities In scatter
in the mob on the first outbreak last even
ing seemed to have completely broken the
backbone OF the commune, and no further
trouble is anticipated This mornings
bright sunlight revealed the
at court house square. Smoking ruins,
pools of blood, armed MALTA and yelling
excited crowds stood out in bold relief
The military were station behind barri
cades of barrels, planks and beer kegs
across Main street AT Ninth, across
Court street just east OF the
market space, across Main street at Central,
across Seymour street just north and south
OF the Jail, and across Court street at Canal.
The soldiers at all these points, except at
Court and Canal, belonged TO the Four
teenth regiment of Columbus. At the lat
ter point the Duffy guards, colored, were
stationed. All the soldies stood with their
muskets ready to fire, some distance from
the militia and further from the court
house. At each of these points were asurg-
ing mob numbering
TWO THOUSAND.
The individuals comprising these crowds
were of every description, men, women and
children. A large majority, however, were
men, and were very demonstrative. ANY
change of position of the MALTA was greet
ed with yells and hootings. There was a
constant pressure of the crowds towards the
barricades, but line of policemen imme-
diately in front of the various throngs
pressed them back after clubbing them over
the heads and srresting the most sggres-
aive.
THE TWO BRASS CANNoNs
captured from the mob last night occupied
a prominent position on Sycamore street.
Fire engines Nos. and were playing on
the ruins. What was yesterday a magnif-
iceut county building doomed up
AsAD MONUMENT
of the mob's violence. Its walls all re-
manned standing, but almost everything
combustible inside of it has been consumed
the iron work warped and twisted and the
disappeared and the sun shone unobstructed
into the criminal court room where Be-ner !
was tried. Much of the court house was
built of iron, brick and stone, and the |
shells of the various stories and rooms, as |
well as the iron stairways still remain solid. /
Outside the building the vacant door and |
window spaces revealed the ruin within. |
Some smoke and steam arose from the /
,L,l 4. II
side the shutters on the auditors office ,
windows were warped by the heat, while !
the entire front of the building showed !
many little light colored specks where bull /
lets had clipped off pieces of tide stone The !
surrounding buildings also showed marks I.
from rocks, brickbats and boulders. OF |
the immense quantity of
COUNTY RECORDS,
those only in the recorders Office. were
saved, and those partially in a damaged 1
condition. The FIRE reached the office the /
last of any part of the building, and the
fire engines, Immediately npon their ar
rival, played upon il. Much of the furni-
ture, the clock, desks, bookcases and their
contents were saved. The records in this
office, the evidence of title to real estate In
the county, were probably the most valu-
able in the building Some OF the books
were badly burned around the margins. de-
nuded and scattered, but the fragments
were collected, am. together with the I'M
harmed volumes, amounting to several
thousand, were hauled 10 the Gifts engine
house for safety. All the mortgage books
and indexes. and ali the dead books except
some OF the earlier ones were saved.
Everything in the county clerk Office,
except possibly some books, receipts and
a small amount OF money, which was in
the safe. was destroyed. The court dockets
and ali records of suits not pending in the
courts are ia ashes The part Ci the build
ing occupied by the county clerk is giving
way, and is the only part of the ruins In
danger os falling, The fire fend also made
a clean sweep in the probate court Offices.
All the records OF wills, marriages, de-
ceased persons estates, has been swept
from existence. Everything is also de-
stroyed In the auditors Office The Gupli-
cate for the June taxes went with the rest.
and tax collections will be In = terrible
snarl.
IN THE TREAsURERs OFFICE
all that could be consumed by the FIRE was
destroyed. The safe, which is one of Halls
patent, and cost the county $1,000, still