About two o'clock
The news spread , no one knew how ; but men poured out from the churches and the houses on their route , and Willet 's force was soon nearly a thousand strong . The tumult , the tread , the _ animus _ of the gathering , was felt in that part of the city even where it could not be heard . Joris could hardly endure the suspense , and the service did him very little good . About two o'clock , as he was walking restlessly about the house , Bram and Hyde returned together . `` Well ? '' he asked . `` There were five hundred stand of arms in the City Hall , and I swear that we have taken them all .