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Identifier: historyofnewyork00loss_0 (find matches)
Title: History of New York City : embracing an outline sketch of events from 1609 to 1830, and a full account of its development from 1830 to 1884
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891 Perine, George E
Subjects: New York (N.Y.) History New York (N.Y.) Biography
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : A.S. Barnes & Co.
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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r and alarm in thecity. An enormous mob assembled in the City Hall Park, threateningvengeance upon everybody, especially the mayor and common councilthen in session. It was soon reported to that body that at the SixthWard poll, near the City Hall, the Irish had erected a very large cross,which bore a banner, and on it was inscribed, in large letters, Downwith the Courier and Enquirer building ; and after the fashion inIreland in such cases the people were marched by it, when each onetouched the cross, and by so doing was sworn to do what the banner
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FIRST DECADE, 1830-1840. 317 proclaimed. In adroit speeches to the mob in the Park, demagoguesurged the rioters to proceed to Wall Street and destroy the obnoxiousbuilding and its contents. The danger was imminent. The common council became alarmed,and appointed James G. King (of the firm of Prime, Ward & King,bankers) and his brother, Charles King * (afterward president of Co-lumbia CoUege), a deputation to go to the office of the Courier andEnquirer and warn Colonel Webb of his peril. Tbey performed themission, and as the city government coidd afford Webb no protection,these gentlemen requested that he would close the office and leave it toits fate, as resistance and bloodshed would only increase the generaldanger. The office of the Courier and Enquirer was on the first floor of No.58 Wall Street. These gentlemen found it all lighted up as usual, thedoors wide open, for the evening was warm, and piles of printing paperin bundles were arranged in each of the two large windows, si

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  • bookauthor:Perine__George_E
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  • bookcontributor:Columbia_University_Libraries
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