The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-05

running with blood. Terrified people |
were kept awake In their beds by the |
deadly sound of fire arms. Surgeons |
were everywhere with bloody hands Dress |
ing the wounds of men shot down in the |
streets. Men were defending their prem |
Uses from the rapscity of the mob, and |
there were all the other scenes of an
archy. 1t was about $3.50 p. m. local |
time when the mob commenced its |
attack on the First Regiment of the
Ohio National Guards, which was
stationed in the jail aud Courthouse
and behind barricadss n the streets.
Attacks and repulses continued till the
Fourteenth Ohio Infantry arrived, and in
the meantime the Courthouse was fired
thoroughly so as to be untenable by the
soldiers, and the Fire department were
driven away by the mob. The Court
house had been burning an hour
and half, when the Fourteenth Regi-
ment, 300 men strong, arrived. This'Was
a little after eleven O'Clock, local time.
Ihis regiment came up Sycamore street
and entered the barricade on Sycamore
and East Court streets, facing the Jail on
the eastern side. Colonel Emmons at
once formed his men and proceeded to
CLEAR THE STREETS
adjacent to the jail and Courthouse. He
charged the crowd and fred into 1t, shoot
Ing 10 kill. The sound of the arms was
so continuous that people supposed the
Calling gun was used, Colonel Hunt of
the First Regiment said it was not used.
me most extravagant stories were circu-
| hted about 1t, such as that one turn of
| the crank laid thirteen men dead
In bloody heap. From that moment
and by that prompt action of the military,
] mnh 10 ,f,rb+
AT THE HOSPITAL.
SIT reminds me of bloody battles dur
ing the war;" said a veteran army sur
surgeon at the City Hospital last night.
Men were brought in constantly with the
MOST HORRIBLE 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 in on stretchers.
Others had only hours or min
utes to live, and many were certain to
lose arms or legs. In the 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 a head. Mayor Stephens had
been dangerously ill with pneumonia, and
Saturday left his bed at the risk of his
life to give directions. He spent the
whole night in his Office and at points
where he could do most Yesterday he
was in great danger of relapse,
but his plans took shape and vir.
tual control of both civil and
military is in the hands of eminent cti.
: zens, with General J. d. 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 ravages of the mob. A list
of one hundred names was selected, anC
a majority of them notified at once, the
e greater number of whom responded &c
c the call Immediately at the Mayors
office.
, About 8 80 o'clock a regiment from Co
, lumbus, guarding the Court street APP
proach, was fired into by one of the mos
from an alley between Main and Walnut
on Court. The troops answered thu
/ challenge by few shots, which was fol
lowed by volley and several shots from
the Calling gun stationed there. Th'
3 number of I'M ued could not be ascer
: tanned The firing then continued in al
: directions. 1t was the purpose Of thu
militia to clear the streets.
: The rioters had fallen off to about one
| l,1E Al ,1,ae Of thn aifg
i and their spirit seemed broken by the bit
4 ter arrangements for their reception, anC
L the prompt and energetic action of thu
militia.
: At three O'Clock this morning there
q were very few people on the streets. Tit
= police were distributed about the centra
@ part of the city, and where three or mor'
men were found together they wert
e ordered to move on. Quiet reigned
y There was great deal of powder burn
: during the night, but not great man.
It bullets fired to kill. The shooting before
u midnight was apparently heavie
d and more constant than Satur
# day night, and up to eleven o'clocl
e or even midnight, it was believed tn
g dead list would be greatly increased b.
e the nights work; this did not prove Il
be the case, as not more than three me
IL have been Killed and possibly twice tina
TT number wounded. The war is nov
l. thought to be over, and it is time t.
d count the cost and consider the cause an
effect of the terrible affair.
Ie Thieves are industriously plying thei
q trade in localities exposed by the with
drawal of the police.
Ie BY order of the Secretary of War,
N detachment of United States regulars
re held in readiness to protect United State
1t property here, If necessary.
Among the men in jail for participatin
in the riot is "Peggy" Warren, a membe
j., of the last Legislature Of Ohio. He
~ said to have been among the most actiy
n ~ -. -. a.o.