New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01
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CNCrSNAu, March 31.-The portions Of Cncn-
psti in which trouble has occurred and where any
IS anticipated. are now in state of seige. The
,Iaces which are still threatened the Court
House the CITY Hall. the powder magazine in Avon
dale and the Music Hall. The fact that all these
places are threatened emphasizes the statement
that the mob of last hight composed exclusively
of the rufanly elements of the city. The observa-
tion Of those who have wide acquaintance among
the inhabitants of the city, is that from the first
the rioters have been of the dangerous classes.
The respecta people thought that they
went far enough III condemning, at the meeting in
Music Hall On Friday night the court, the jury and
the lawyer who defended the criminal. That the
newspapers of the city have not pointed moro dis
tiuctly the real character of the mob is due to a
natural dread of augerng the leaders and subject
ing their own property 10 the lncendlarles. The
numbers of the disorderly persons have been
largely increased in the last few days by thieves
from other cities, who hoped to profit by the
ararchy which prevailed here. While the
incidents of the riot have been the main
subject of conversation, business N all parts of the
city has gone on as usual.
HOW THE STREETS ARE BAERICADED.
The quiet at the baTricades to-day was Onlinous.
leading toward the ruins of the court house and
the iai At Ninth and Main sts the barricade,
bnllt of heavy planks is made with an angle in the
middle so that each of the approaches can easily
be covered by the sOldIery. The baricade in
West Court-st. is placed halfway between
Mains-t and tie wide space in which the
market house stands. This barricade looked this
morning as if all the counters had been taken from
the neighboring liquor stores to build it. In place
of this, the militia raised in the afternoon slant
tnq solid fence of thick planks. In the centre Of
this portfolio was cut, through which frOwned an
Ames machine gun, commanding the open street east
of the market house and the Walnut-st. crossing.
The brick building at the northwest corner Of Wal
nut and Court sts showed plainly the marks of the
bullets OF the Gatlng gun, which, placed as the
Ames gun is now, was used so effectively last
piQht The barricade in Man-st. facing north
ward is made of pork barrels standing on end. and
Is built in three sides of square, so as to cover the
bridge over the canal and the berne bank in each
direction. Between SycamOre-st. and Broadway
the canal makes a sharp turn from the east to the
southwark. II is crossed at East Broadway by q
bridge. Disgonally across this street, from the
bridge to the buildings facing the berme bank of
the canal, is a barrlcade of heavy carts turned
on their Sides Barricades Syca-
mOre-st complete the circle, which is
ssrrisoned at all points by lines of militia. The
district enclosed comprises part of seven blocks.
sULLES CROWDS AND soCIAIIsIIC TALK.
Throughout the day the building and strengthen
ing of these baTricades was watched all sides by
sullen crowds of mon and boys. The guardsmen
kept their muskets pointed ready for instant use.
Ia these crowds there was much socialism talked,
and occasionally expression indicated that the
riot had some relation 10 local politics. knot OF
rougb-looking men declared that this had been
Campbell-McLean County" long enough The
expression has been common one since
tho night when the Court House was
harmed. On Sunday night it feared that the