Year: 1867

- MAJ. Drewned-Two Men Stabbed and q


large Number Severely Wounded.


AZ ovcer Robert Gunson Of tho Fifth precinct police
was Atrolng his post the vicinity Of pier No. IS North
nVsr at the foot OF Franklin street. Sunday at noon
>Ie noticed the steamer VIM. ntamar with two barges
leave the pier with about thousand excursoniss the
greater portion Of whom was composed Of men, and
large number OF women and children and old people Of
both sexes making up the balance The officer perceived
as the vessel left the wharf that motley gathering
roughs hailing from the Fourth ana Fifth wards had
managed 70 get on board and he suspected and the
sequel hau, showed, sS, for no good purpose.


About half past eight O'Clock in the evening the same
omcer the return OF the boats that there
had been serious light board vessels during the
day and heard several Of the excursonists a soda
water stand West state that there would be
bloody murder at the pier before hour should have
passed py Vn perceving the officer who made them
aersand tnat there was large force OF people close
hand who were watching their movements n readiness
TO pounce upon the first who should make any ef-
to the per and no doubt their companions of
impending daDser for shortly afterwards the whole
wharf 10 its own solitude.


1t appeared from the statements Of several Of those
persons who had taken passage board the boats which
were 70 nave had Crosse US Grove the Hudson. for
their destination that the great bulk Of the excursonss
were members oil an assoc alton which is called "Tnuber
ns-Carthies" and that shortly after their departure
IRON the CITY dispute arose betwvcn two .roughs {"
which ended by the disputan,s pitching each
true trough aud tumble style each making the
most OF his strength in endeavorng gouge out the
eyes OF his opponent or bring him 10 SUNG terms by
aondgng, d<'ttsg dcipiS, tho length Of his
gong the friends OF each contestant who we're
all intoxicated, began TO consider each than
Interested spectators and without ceremony


bloody row that proved terrific in its horr bic
The Fourth warders, with howl in body seized hold
OF every group of Fifth ~arders they could lay their
hands upon, and had everything pretty much their
own way untl the friends Of one Of the
men came TO the rescue, when the contest
bscame all the more exciting and devish. Not
content with using their fists in knocking each other
down and their boot heels to crush out the features of
those who prostraed they laid hold of chairs,
table legs decan tumbers and whatever they could
seze hod OF that seemed to be OF service as weapon
half hour after the fight had commenced il had be-
Yelling round the decks with teeth knocked out, eyes
half gouged into hollow space, short-
appendages, and their coats aud shirts in
tatters and besmeared with their own bad blood
anu that OF their assaiants, were as many as there
were participants in the ARRAY AT the height Of the
row Several OF the women and children, who from the
outset some screechng with and others too
hausted by tear to utter word of dsmay had crouched
behind Whatever article Of furniture had been lett
entire by the contestants struck by tumbiers aud
soda water botes and received injuries of very
character, aud two men, named respectively John
McDermott and Lawrence Kean, received several slabs
OF akne AS the boat neared the city the ardor of the
rioters seemed to COOL but their inactivity lasted but
few moments ere the tight ayan renewed with, if
possible more ferocity than before. 10 the midst Of
me crushing, biting, hammering and gougine that
was resorted TO in the second outbreak q
young man named John Berry, who resided in
Ohver street, near Oak, While taking active part
the hf, was set upon by several men. who managed TO
get him away from his party and he receiving
brutal punishment, when, TO himself he squeezed
his body through the ratings the upper deck OF
Of the barges TO lower himself to the deck but
missed his mold aud fell He caught by OF the
passengers, whe held to his until he forced
10 let 90 his hold when the unfortunate fell into
the water, striking his head violently against the bull
warks In mis- iail He swan for few minutes In the
wake OF the boat, and when it was stopped he
struggling with the two hundred yards in
the rear Of the vessel A young named
Sheridan sprang overheard and his assistance,
but Berry for the last time before the former
reached him. During the excitement occasoned by the
poor fellows misfortune loud cries made for life
but could be found in readiness
either the steamer or the barges This unfortunate
currence had the effect Of putting end to the fight,
and the arrival Of the the wharf in the
ing each excursionst seemed to have been pretty well
svbered either by the loss Of OF their mber the
amount OF blood drawn from each contribution TO
the general melee No arrests have yet been made
by the police but 1t In TO be desired that leading
spirits in the disgraceful scenes enacted the boats
should be brought to speedy justice. II said that
eighty persons less injured on the barges
by being struck with bottles and tumblers