Pictorial history of the war for the Union, volume 2 (of 2) : $b A complete and reliable history of the war from its commencement to its close ... together with a complete chronological analysis of the warStephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
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Pictorial history of the war for the Union, volume 2 (of 2) : $b A complete and reliable history of the war from its commencement to its close ... together with a complete chronological analysis of the war
Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Many of the rioters fell, and some were killed; two children were killed
also, and a woman wounded. At this point no further hostile
demonstrations occurred on the part of the mob; and the police and
military force marched to the Central office. About noon, however, the
riot was resumed on Second avenue. About five hundred of the mob entered
the Union Steam works at the corner of Twenty-second street and Second
avenue, and commenced carrying away the muskets which had been deposited
there the day previous, the arms having been taken from Mr. Opdyke’s
armory in Second avenue before the building was fired by the mob.
During the morning all the factories and shops in the neighborhood were
visited, and threats made to burn each establishment to the ground
unless it was closed. As a consequence, every factory for a mile around
the Union Steam Works was shut up, and the streets swarmed with
infuriated men.
The mob had taken possession of the latter building for the purpose of
using it as a fortification from which to resist the police.
About two o’clock, a force of two hundred police, under command of
Inspector Dilks, arrived on the ground. Some of the rioters, becoming
alarmed at being thus caged, endeavored to escape, but were too late,
for upon the moment Inspector Dilks gave the order to charge. In an
instant four of the rioters were stretched upon the pavement. The men,
with all the pluck of veterans, rushed into the building upon the mob,
and after a desperate fight of a few moments, during which some of the
policemen as well as the rioters, were injured, succeeded in conquering
the crowd, causing them to leap from the windows, and rush to every
other avenue of escape.
A large number of women at this moment attacked the police, cursing them
in a fearful manner, and in some instances stoning them.
Having cleared the building of the rioters, the police came into the
street again, each man holding a musket, and charged upon the mob, which
scattered in every direction.
At this same place the mob subsequently augmented so greatly that they
stormed the place and notwithstanding the resistance of the small force
of police left for protection, took possession of it. Reinforcements
speedily arrived, and again the building was emptied of the mob; the
police then marched through the district, the military bringing up in
the rear; and again the crowd rallied, following them, and sent into
their ranks a shower of every sort of missile they could lay hands upon.
Quick as thought Captain Franklin gave the order “’bout face,” which
brought the soldiers face to face with the crowd. In an instant
thereafter the order to “fire” was given, and a volley was poured into
the mob. Fifteen were reported killed and wounded. A charge was made
with fixed bayonets, when the mob broke and scattered like sheep. The
force then returned to their rendezvous with about two hundred carbines
which they had captured.
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