The sun., 1897-08-22

but tho Whlgs had carried tho Common Council.
,r In IN, the summer OF 1884 tho antabolltion feel
evenings mob wreck ed the house in Rose street
3%GbcTiPtGn Sy Lewis Tappan, as prominent an
Boston, and made bonfire OF his furniture, at.
tempted TO wreck the residence OF a physician
Church, of which the rector was the rev. Sam.
uei n. Cox. f9ther Of tho late Episcopal Bishop
Church, of which tho pastor was the Rev. DR..
Ludlow, both OF whom had preached Violently
There was another riot in August 1894.
caused cause ny the !Gmpoymont q conyicts to cut
ton square; for four days the Twenty.scvcnth
Regiment was encamped in tho square. In
c,i, ,qihS, aG3n the naive american and the Irish
out I, the H.n military being Sn. called ogt. .,-,.
had riscn abnormaily The political faction
known MS the Locofocos called mass meeting
| In the Park through handbills reading:
BREADi NEAT RENT FUEL
Tho voice OF the people shall be heard and will
| prevail.
| The people win meet In the Park rain or shinc at
OF the present uncIampod Distress and to de-
Wise suitable remedy. All friends of humanity dc.
termined 10 resist monopolsts and oxtortionsts
| invited to attend.
:, At the meeting speeches were made against
| y landlords and monOpOliStS who stored fuel and
| provisions TO make them scarce and costly"
| One speaker said:
"Citizcns, there is ono man in Washington
| street near Dcv who has nearly 10000 barrels
| OF flour stored in his warehouse awaiting higher
| prices: What Il We visit him and offer him tho
to doi'' "''' II '' '''0''' W. VIII A"'" "n"'
The mob started down broadway shouting:
was that of Eli Hart. Mr.. Hart had received
some menacinE anonymous notos. which had
and bog his projection. When. from tho City
Hall basement. Hays snw the crowd pushing in
some Mayors marshals and ward constables to
go with clubs to Mr. Harts protection, Tho
%Sen "pS ,So 'Sr %as Of 5 F rss s0" oS G
broke in and smashed the barrels and turned
co., 2uE wS shf as G
| heard coming down Cortlnndt street. With
them came Mayor Aaron Clark, recently elect.
Albany Assembly and from his neatness and
mmmnEy.paTm6Sy T S manners manners had after only two
Mayor" The rioters were soon on the run. only
to visit the flour warehouse OF Herrick & Co. in
There they were checked by yoGne John j. Her.
| rick. long afterward Governor OF the Aims
house and an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor
| who. addressing the rioters, said:
SgstToy the Snr Let one
wife and family with our T compliments. "' ~ '''
He was cheered; the crowd became good
military who Who had % hastemed @ & hither e"ea htSP fV
| the riot was over.
dozen ysoT' ster in Max lsts another
| were called upon to put down another riot at
the Astor Place Theatre. on the present site q
actor. was playing Macbeth at this theatre. and
Edwin Forrest The same role at the Broadway
rivalry had been engendered. Tho authorities
being forewarned had surrounded the theatre
with police and placed trained constabies inside
These had discovered a regular plot to storm the
| stage. seize Macrcady and carry him outside to
ping the performances. but actual violence there
| was prevented.
thsre We're placed beside them % %pseards df<idd IN bold
| type reading thus:
woRKINGMEN
| SHALL AMERICANS OR ENGLISH RULE THIS CrY7
crew Of the British steamer have threatened all
Americans no shall darc to ofeI opinions this night
TS Your Law
FrL RIGHrs
| Rioters to the number OF several thousand
| ette place. and amused Themselves by captur-
| Ing piles OF cobbestones unfortunately LETT at
ing the windows and the poce Mayor Woodhuli S
vas present for time. but retired. Leaving Recor-
read hs Riot ss sn rse %or
for the military to advance. The I'm in
yssded and took IS e.
side of the Opera House, while troop OF cavalry
Ssd e%
and as the cavalry advanced, their horses being
suddenly stoned reared and became IAN - upmansse @
The Recorder. Gen. Hall, Capt. William A. Pond
stones and severely wounded, and the stoning be-
coming incessant volley OF ball cartridge was
next fired and many OF the rioters were wounded:
the riot ended
| In mid-Juy. 1863. when the whole North was
| rejoicing over Gettysburg and call had been
maze maze Tor oras new any, army to be raised 6y
undertook to resist conscription. Their OPP
| position assumed the form early on the morn.
the headqmarters Of a district provost marshai
| at the corner OF Third avenue and Forty sixth
whee! and ballots. and thon set fire to the house;
cg n rsed pIsss
request for free drinks being refused the place
was, fired. and two private houses on nearby
The feeling was that the war had been waged
in order to free the Southern negroes, and ami
rioters in the afternoon to make a raid on the
Colored Orphan Asyl9m in Fifth m avenue avenue, l.
had now increased enormously. 1t started to go
downtown TO set on fire another Provost Mar
opposite where is now DAILY s Theatre The mob
thwsrted the tiremen. with the result that the
eighth and Twenty ninth Streets while many Of
the shops were pillaged.
plar patriotism, together with some, political
dislike Of Of h harsh measures, measures had IL MseeminEl} pos
| pOltan State organiZRtion) and due prclim-
turbance had been neglected but at this stage
1t was now scen at the close OF Monday that the
riotous spirit had exceeded ordinary police re-
sources. and that the military arm was needed.
| Particularly so, because riotous fcints had been
made upon the Seventh avenue and the Centre
street arsenals and upon the armory at the cor
ner Of Second avenue and Twenty first street.
The house OF Mayor Opdyke on Fifth avenue,
near Sixteenth street, had been invaded
and some OF his furniture destroyed; and
a riotous feint bad been also made against
the residence on Ninth street, near Fifth avenue,
| of Henry J. Raymond. editor Of the Times, which
had strongy supported the draft. Monday
| closed with a proclamation from the Mayor
commanding order and with tho calling out of
police reserves. SO that Superintendent Kennedy
| now had 5000 bluccoats at his command.
Tuesday, July u. came and before the day
closed z poor negro had been chased by mob
village, captured beaten. and then hanged.
Coy seymour r rasr Issued dsG"r
citizens TO enroll themselves as special aids.
| Meantime n large section OF the mob was threat
enng the Tribune office and also the house OF a
citizen. 10 Lamartine place. where Horace Gree
| ley was guest. Gov. Seymour and Mayor Op-
dyke proceeded to the City Hall. opposite the
Tribune office twhere the compostors and staff