Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . en innumber, who were present, and who, witha heroism creditable to their sex, had tillthis moment preserved their equanimity,now became alarmed, and shifted theirseats to the least exposed
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . en innumber, who were present, and who, witha heroism creditable to their sex, had tillthis moment preserved their equanimity,now became alarmed, and shifted theirseats to the least exposed positions. And now, the scene being wasmost exciting. In front and rear, the fierceassaults of the mob, as they thundered atthe doors, resounded all over the theater,whilst the shouts and yells of the assail- utes afterwards, two troops of cavahy, ofthe first division of the state militia, anda battalion of the national guards, wereseen approaching the place of the riot. A troop of horse now turned fromBroadway into Astor Place, and rodethrough the crowd to the Bowerj, receiv-ing showers of stones and other missiles,on their way. The horses became unman-ageable, and the troop did not again makeits appearance on the ground. In a fewminutes afterwards, the national guard,one of the independent volunteer compa-nies of the city, made their appearance onthe ground, and attempted to force a pas-. ASTOR PLACE OfEKA-HOUSE KlUlS. ants were terrific. Inside, however, allwas comparatively quiet. The policearrested summarily the leading rioters inthe house, and, making sorties among thecrowd outside, secured many of the ring-leaders of the mob. As the mob increased in magnitudeand in the ferocity with which they assailedthe building, the cry arose, Where arethe military? Can notJihig he done todisperse the rioters? Wheres themayor? Several dispatches were sentto the City hall, where the military werestationed. At length, about nine oclock,the sound of a troop of cavalry coming up
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