their side, but still stood at bay; until at last, seeing the dead and
wounded on every side, they could stand it no longer, but broke and fled
in every direction. In a few minutes the street was clear of all but the
dead and wounded, the groans of the latter loading the night air. The poor
wretches were carried away, and the troops remained on the spot all night.
The next day the city was in a fever of excitement. The number of killed
was greatly exaggerated, and the denunciations of the butchery, as it was
called, were fierce and loud. On almost every corner groups of excited men
were seen in angry discussion--multitudes gathered in front of the jail,
and gazed with horror on the blood-stained pavement.

The soldiers who had committed the slaughter were cursed and threatened by
turns, but they quietly rested on their arms, ready, it was evident, to
repeat the experiment at the first open act of violence. For awhile there
was danger of a general outbreak throughout the city; but the authorities
had become thoroughly aroused to the danger of the situation, and seeing
that the quicker they brought the conflict to a close, the better, made
such a display of force, that the riotous spirit was overawed. Still, it
was not entirely subdued, and it was evident that it was kept under by
fear alone. The physicians of the city came in for almost as large a share
of the hatred as the military. They were the original cause of the
disturbance, and threats against them became so open and general, that
they were in constant dread of personal violence, and many fled from the
city. They scattered in every direction, and there threatened to be a
general Hegira of physicians. All the medical students were secretly
stowed into carriages, and hurried off into the country, where they
remained till the excitement died away. It did not, however, subside
readily; indeed, the danger of open revolt was so great for several days,
that the military continued to keep guard at the jail.