The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-03
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attended, and for while tranquility re,torrd.
grea, number of persons arrested Of both coos
examination, aud Notwithstanding the mobs that still hung
about the scenes of the late melee and threatened de-
mosh and burn down the negro church, the Hall in Bed
lord street and 'ther houses thought that all ap.
| Piehehslon ol danger was over.
IL was iumored that IN the fight colored child was
kuel IN St Mary street man attacked by party
blacks in seventh between south and ST. Mary streets
knocked down and beaten nearly death with brio
AFTER nc was eiled 10 the sidewak-h head being batter
cd almost ajey by the desperate and nbuman Negro
wetches, with the bats which had been hurled at and
were scattered around the fallen man.
white sailor was taken into house and most cruellv
beaten and manned by a number OF blacks
We saw poor little iellow-apparently Jersevuan
chased in Sixth street from South the curhsone opo-
SITE Mary alley, whtfe he fell gutter CIV
cred by stones and other missiles. stopped 10 raise
the man, and spied boy the claiming blow
at our head with stone The young villain " as imme
| datey secured by the by ISLANDERS.
| One OF the white men, stabbed, it was rumored att
o'clock, would not survive his injuries Several
taken into custody also shockingy cut and bI1ed
twas currently rumored that the colored proc sson
independent of the temperance festival celebrating
the anniversary the liberation slaves in the Island ~
jamaica. 1t is alleged, too that they had one or two
banners that gave oienceone 1t is said had something
about suffrage on il.
A number of the ringeadcrs arrested and put in
confinement Officer Whsner, of Moy smensing arrested
desperate Character who, is believed, stabbed enc
OF the white men. He deal and dumb negro He was
in seventh street, shppen fourishng remendou.
club. and exhibiting formidable and dangerous looking
knife.
Wewere told that negro man in the procession showed
dirk which he threatened TO put the heart oil some
d--ned white son oil b-h."
Both whites and blacks arrested by the police
but Of those made prisoners the blacks were by
The riot ragged without the slightest intermssion the
whole afternoon. About o'clock, house occupied by
coored people, al the OF Hurst and South streets
was attacked by the mob. Between three and four
O'clock there TIN outbreaks among blacks
as far up in the city as Middle alley Alderman Redman
knocked dow and OF his oie ers got a severe
blow upon the back OF the neck. About O'Clock three
lads were fired at with pistol loaded with bird shot in
the neighho rhood of South and Eighth streets negro
fellow. The boys were instantly taken the Hospital
hut their injuries iortunatel, very serousey
were only little peppered two OF them IN the legs, and
the other in the side. The scounrel who shot them
pursued into house and taken from chimney in hch
he had hid himeliIhe ropulace hearing that the
boys dead became eAasperated that the officers
had the greatest difficulty in keeping the negro from
The pol ce continued 10 bring in prisoners the May
| ors Office throughout the afternoon and evening AIS
o'clock. negro who had committed out
rege broug hi MP Sixth street through ndep
| square, follow ed by ON immense and highly innamod
hrong The prisoner had been beaten and stamped o
che earth ill he was exhausted and insensibe from
wounds internal injuries aud loss OF blood.
negro man was carried into house in Saint Mary
street below Eighth few minutes before clock who
said to be ing We subsequently told before
leaving the ground that he was dead He had been dread
Al six O'Clock three negroes were dragged out of
House in Lombard street. and left for the police with
| barely life in them.
| At o'clock five negroes-some fthem stout fellows
were lying the floor of the lookup under the Mayors
Office, covered with wounds and deluged gorenei,heT
| otthem expected TO live.
The Mayor his seat from O'Clock till in tho
iiic
WHILE and surrounded out of doors by dense crowds in
every direction:
In the of the afternoon prison wagon after prison
wagon load of rioters went from the pece Office to the
county prison. The Mayor disposed OF the with
patch, binding over or committing the prisoners all for
further hearing Jacob keyser Edwad Herrick, Samu-
ell Montgomery, Samuel Lusky and John Hamilton,
whites, ordered to give ball. thetwo former in $4,000
each and the latter in $1,000 each. keyser and Hamilton
got bail. The others below. Henry Johnson color.
cd required 10 give bail in sa5Co John johnson,
negro, ordered to give bail in $4,000 This prisoner
arrested in the riot " it'll knife in his hand.
Quarter Of 8 r. M.Elevsn wounded-three white and
| eight eoored-at the Hospital.
sPM-six prisoners have just been brought in at tie
police office. Mr. f. D. Woodruii-citizcn uoliceman
badly cut in the head We left him getting his wounds
| dressed.
Mt h,d been ,antici pated every moment since
o'clock that fire would be set some of the public build
ngs private dwellings, belonging TO Of Ia, blacks.
Sure enough just the clock struok nine the fire bells
pealed out the note OF ALARM and uid glare in the hea
| vens told that conhagration was going We
down towards South street, and discovered that the
Smiths Hall (negro in Lombard street. just below
| venth, in blaze. This Hall quite finished
1t was being built by the rich negro lumber merchant
and the place which the Grand Coorod Convention
was have been held on the last Tuesday of this Month
In about hall an hour, the building was of ruins
The remen with their hose and engines were present in
great numbers, but contented Themselves with playing
UPON the adjacent houses leaving the burning Han 10 is
ate The east wall crushed brick dwelling in its fall
The west wall fell on carpenters shop The front wall
ll body outw ards with tremendous crash into Lon
bard street. The whole though painful megnf-
sight and with the red heavens the brilliant light
playing upon the spires OF the churches and tho culoas
If the Exchange and the State House. and dancing amid
the green leaves Of the trees Of the public squares formed
apcture grand as sublime, and as beautiful
| terrific.
lOt ?. NJ The bells tolling for another fire
The light is intense. The colored Presbyterian Church
in ST. Mary between Sixth Seventh has been
! fired, aud is now mass OF flames. The surrounding
buildings and the contents of the church. the remen
| saving.
II r. NJ. The Church is burned down. The walls
standing, bare naked and desoae. Not negro is TO
be in any drectios all have fed OF hidden. The
has entirely subsidized The Mayor has just visited
the OF disorder and the first Regiment OF City Vo
uneers patroling about in squads TO preserve the
peace having been ordered out by Major General Pat
| terson.
Fifteen OF the rioters confined In the Moyamensing
| Hall