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PM.uectedtion.med forrk is the10 Third the fore-L papers, yy them.for to-the pro-c shiied, follows:ro, of men required, iso257:rn3695513731,050 523m1694,052call Of ;re arc In with the will in-rnent, in tHu riv-i issued, its. Theor tkuin-IIall, )$68. flo duty in ier ordersi AM,t. Vf. D.;s.nail arms trmories, f. Someposed of.is about $300,000. Tlie number of lives lost is not yet known.The Police seemed to be powerless with the mob up town, and the military force, what there was ofit, seeins to have confined itself to the protection of the 7th Regiment Arsenal.The following additional particulars we have from an eyewitness;— -THEOm* of the serious disturbances of yesterday occurred in ♦JiuiKV slip, a negro woman coming down the street was chased by a number of men boys and women, two or three persons near by at the time interfered; ini mediately tour or live hundred men came down Chambers street, one of the gentlemen who interfered ran iuto Mr. James Valentine's No. 15 James Slip for safety. The crowd then set upon the building, a perfect rain of stones broke through the windows, and the crowd followed in. Mr. Valentine sought safety in the roof where he lay until 11 P. M. Two others in the room made an escape by the back window. Patrickthe l»ar tender was brutally beuten and finally rescued by two women. A number of shots were tired. An Irishman was shot through the neck, killing him; another was shot in the cheek and u third in the leg. The barroom was complete*}’ gutted, even to the counter, deeaa-ters and gas fixtures.* the water pipes also were cut. Captain Freeman at pier No. 82 East Uiver at the same time seeing a negro and a woman fighting peaceably separated them. The crowd seeing it made a rush upon the Captain who took refuge in the sloop Diligent. Unpt. Brown, lie was there caught and greatly mangled. His face receiving two cuts one upon the lip and the other running from the eye down the cheek. He also received a severe blow in the breast from a missile. He was finally rescued by some friends. Three policemen endeavored to bmy the mob. one of whom was beaten almost to death, another received a severe cut in the temple, and the third escaped by (light. After a quiet of a few minutes the crowd made a rush for the negro sailor boarding houses, near the corner of Iioo.sevelt and Chambers street. The Liverpool House, 6*2 Roosevelt, kept by Jolm MeK.ean, the houses, 63 Chambers, 74, 76, 73 and sO Roosevelt street, and the whole block in Batavia street, from Chambers to Roosevelt, were completely gutted. There aro numerous reports of negroes brutally mangled, but the greater number found safety in thefriw» Al}\ itH wtmlnvv*\Istation houses. The 4th precinct house had its windows smashed. When your reporter left the scene at ten this morning, there was an immense and excited mob, who, •with axes, crowbars, and shovels, were finishing the demolition of the. buildings, h was utterly impossible under the circumstances, to gain authentic particulars.iRumors of a Riot at Jamaica*TVe have heard a report that riots had taken place at Jamaica and Flushing, but we have been unable up to this time to obtain information as to the truth of these rumors.What is a Riot!The word riot is derived from a Latin word riotOy signifying a brawl. In law it is a tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three or more persons, who have assembled together of their own authority for the purpose of assisting oneThe I chair.Of E.USSCSMIlOf El To Fire Of lit Dcparti Of tin iu createOf Hi paved s com.In tblt; the n* fu fir mat itTo thePetit!Co. No. coin., M Of In wagon !y andor th-zer mmspecialor ciatreel £ Of J. ventila Of E. in Sceo power.Of Jlt; gradedFront ing he* Point i Adoj Frontfrom tl; street, Fionsew era tioms rlt; Com mi Contro Fron Depart proofs; a safe, he cosTillFron the pet for aid liis reg petit io Aid. him by were •that ih
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York, US
Tue, Jul 14, 1863
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