that he was compelled to take shelter in the house of a parishioner.

The crowd around the house continued to increase all the morning, but a
hundred policemen arriving at one o'clock, no disturbance of the peace was
attempted. In the afternoon, Mayor Lawrence issued a proclamation,
denouncing the rioters, and calling on all good citizens to aid in
maintaining the peace, and assuring them that he had taken ample measures
to repress all attempts at violence. At the Arsenal, City Hall, and
Bazaar, large bodies of troops were assembled, ready to march at a
moment's notice; and it was evident that the coming night was to witness a
trial of strength between the rioters and the city authorities.

As soon as it was fairly dark, large crowds gathered in front of Arthur
Tappan's store, and began to stone the building. Some fifteen or twenty
watchmen were stationed here, and endeavored to arrest the ringleaders,
when the mob turned on them, and handled them so roughly that they were
compelled to take refuge in flight. Alderman Lalagh was severely wounded;
but he refused to leave, and standing fiercely at bay, denounced and
threatened the maddened wretches, who in turn swore they would take his
life. He told them to force open the doors if they dare; that the inside
was full of armed men, who were ready to blow their brains out the moment
the door gave way. This frightened them, and they had to content
themselves with stoning the windows, and cursing the Abolitionist who
owned the building. In the meantime, Justice Lowndes came up with a strong
police force, when they fled.

While this was going on here, similar scenes were passing in other parts
of the city. At dark, some three or four hundred gathered around Dr. Cox's
church, in Laight Street, discussing the conduct of the Abolitionists, but
making no outward demonstrations calling for the interference of the