New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-09-17

at when d little child: shrinking ana si'4.-s
there was dreadful thing TO think OF NO"
and clinging to apron a. he ioohsd =. ~
lDon the rround. and groyeling down a: ae "''D1
4; b;rs.If ~lace 10 hide IN covered his iece and
- I. -, 40 no-a hundred walls and roo!s OF
-. ,roId not shu: out that bell for II spoke tha
vo;ce Of God, and from that the whole
,,;5e universe could not afford 4 reihse
WbiIe he rushed up and down not knowing where
- ,,,,,. and while he lag crouclny there, the work
ven, brisklv on indeed. When they leti the NAY
pole. the rioters formed into SOLID body, and ad-
yanced a, a quick pace to the Warren. Humor Of
their approach having gone before, the found the
garden doors fast closed. the windows made secure,
and the house profoundly dark: light being visi
bic in any ror,on ofthe building. After some frtess
ringing the bells and beating the iron gates.
they drew OF few PAGES 70 reconnoitre. and con
fer upon the course II would he best 70 take.
Very little conference was needed when al
we're bent upon one desperate purpose. infuriated
with quor and flushed with successful riot The
word being given to surround the house, some
climbed the gates or dropped into the shallow trench
and sealed the garden wall, while others pulled
down the solid ron fence. and while they made
breach to enter by. made deadly weapons Of the
bars. The house being completely encircled.
small number Of men were despatched TO breaA
open a too-shed in the garden, and during their
absence on this GRAND, the remainder coHtented
themselves with knocking violently at the doors and
calling TO those within, to come down and open
them On peril OF their Ives
No answer being returned 10 this repeated sum
mons and the detachment who had been sent Away,
coming beck with an accession o: pickaXeS, spades.
and hoes, ;hey together with those who had such
arm, already, carried Gas many did axes, poles.
and crow-bars, struggled into the foremost rank.
ready TO bcset the do9rs and windows. They had
not u this time more than a dozen lighted torches
among them, but when these preparations were
completed flaming links were distributed and passed
from hand to hand with such rapidity. tina; Ia
minutes time at least two-;hirds OF the whole
ing mass, bore. each man in his hand, blazing
brand. Whirliug these abou, their heads they
raised loud shout and fell to work uron the doors
and windows.
Amidst the Gathering of heavy blows the raj
Ting Of broken glass, the cries and execraiions Of
thr mob, and all the din and turmoil OF the scene.
Hugh and his friends kept together at the turrct
door where Mr.. HaIedalc had last admitted him
and Old john Wiile', and spent their united force
on that. Il a strong old oake; door. guarded
by good bolts and heavy bar, but it soon went
crashing upon tie narrow stars hind.aud made.
as it were platform to facilitate their tearing up
into the rooms above Almcst at the same mo-
men. dozen other point, were forced, and at
cry the crowd poure! in like water.
a few armed scryant-men were posted in the
sail and when the rioters forced an entrance there,
they fired some halt-a-dozcn shots. But these tax
ing 40 elect, and the concourSe coming Ike
army Of devils. they only thought Of consulting
their own safety, and reiterated. echoing ;heir as
saiianis cries, and hoping in the confusion to be
taken for rioters themselves, in which sira'agen
-. iai of aid
who never heard Of again, and was said to
nave had his brains beaten cut with an iron bar
Zone OF his fellows reported tsat he had seen the
old man fall) and to have been aficrwari burnt in
the flames.
The besiegers being now in complete possession
OF the house. spread themselves over !; from garrett
to cellar. and piled their demon labors fercely.-
While some small parties kindIed boniireS under
meath the windows, others broke IN the furniture
and cast the fragments down 10 feed the flames be-
low; where the apcrtures in the wall (wiudows no
on@er) were large enough, they hurled out tables.
chests OF drawers. -edS, mirrors. pictures. and
iiuns them whole into the fire; while every fresh
addition to the blazing mass was received with
shouts, and bowls, and wells, which added new and
dismal terrors to the conlagra;ion. Those wh9
had axes, and had speBt their fury on the movca-
blcs, choppc and tore down the doors and win
dow frames. broke up the flooring, hewed away the
raiiors and buried men who fingered in the upper
rooms, in heaps of ruins. Some searched the
drawers the chests, the boxes, writing-desks and
closets. for Jewels plate, and money: while 9TH
ets less mindful of gain and more mad for destruc-
tion cast their whole contents into the courtyard
withou, examination. and called 10 those below 10
heap them on the blaze. Men who had been into
the cellars, and had STAYED the CASKS rushed 10 and
fro stark mad, setting fire to all thev saw-oitcn 10
the dresses of their frieRd>-and kiudling the
building in 50 many parts that some had no tine
for escape. and were with dropping hands and
bacNcned faces hanging sense!Gss on the window
,ill> To which they had crawled, until they were
sucked and drawn into the burning gulf. The
more the fire cracked aud ragged. the wilder and
more cruel the men grew; though moving IN
tina, element they became fiends, and changed their
earthly nature for the qualities that give delight iS
hell.
The burning pile revealing rooms and passages
red hot through gaps made in the crumbhng walls
the tributary fires that licked the outer bricks and
stones, with their long forkcd tongues and ran up
10 meet tn. glowing mass within; the shiAing OF
the flames Spon the villains who looked on aRs led
them; the roaring o. the angry blaze, bright AVID
high tina, i, seemed in its r4pacity have swal-
lowed w the very smoke; the living flakes the
wind bore rapidly away and hurried ~ with, like Il
storm OF ferv snow the noiseless breaking OF great
beams OF wood which fell like feathers the heap
o. a.hes. aud crumbed in the very act 10 sparks
and powder; the lurid tinge that oversPread the
sky; and the darkness, very deep by contrast.
which prevailed around the exposure to the coarse.
common gaze, Of every little neck which nsases OF
heule had made u sacred place, and the de>truc-
tion by rude hands of every little household iavore
which old associations made dear and prcciorS
thins--all this taking place not among pitying
looks and friendly murmurs Of compassion, -ut orl.-
tai shouts and cxultatioa>, which seemed 70 make
the very rats VINO stood by the OLD house too long.