The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-04
More OF the Riots In PhfladeIubt.
In relation to these dsgraceful scenes. the "sn;r

In relation to these disgracefu scenes the "spr;t
oil the lines" of yesterday says
dsordery and riotous spirit that pervaded the lou,
CT Pat OF me city and northern part of Mo, %
anut street wharf on the SchuylkiIl and hsoa, =,
snow hseii yesterday morning about siA o'c loci sma
men at the corners OF the ST. Gets many Of ,h "
win shiiieahs and clubs Two black men ba,nsnir -
h mnh this the signal an as.
ana peat them horribly, and would have killed ,hm b,
n e n, oil MI Dewey who ceedcd in get
crowd now assembled and increased RAPIDLY and =; ~
pace OF lew hours numbei ed least coo able bsrd
looking men, all with scarcely exception Irisbmen
Dreadful results being feai ed messengar N oa n. 4.
me sner'h iorai About half past eleven oclock o,ic
saunders with posse of sixty men arrived eac oSsr
tingulshed BY piece of green ribbon tied n ,h US
s coat Inc posse passed along Walnut street 70 The n;
ba ,ne wharf to Pine street the belgerent all
ana had not gone two squares further ere they ~
ght ana compelled to scatter run in all directions
em hotly and threatening them with vengeance ., ,h
sae .me pronouncing horrid curses and imprecs,ons
rioters as far as Sixth and Pine streets Herr ,be .ne
uoh was diverted by seeing negro whom tbev ran nt
ycasd .n 10 murder but did not succeed in their
out Of the house. se' "e' 'ieum
these men, about three hundred strong returned
through the south western part of the cy sopg Tenth
and Washington and Shipper str ets-etiacL;nss VEN
oack ths came in their way and committing other ont
corner Of Thirteenth and shippen Streets az inc
and beat and frightened him almost 10 death '
ana p.aceT IN safety by Alderman Campbell and
some cluzehs The same party-every one Irish-csmo
down Fitzwaer street to Eighth and from thence as ap
- naneI street wsntoniy assaung severely nju ing
Peaceaoe ciuzens. They Knocked down Mr.. John Hon,
man No. IS Ftzwater street, few doors above SLe,ma
Campbells once and inflicted such serious iocy in
RES upon MIN thai his situation considered critical
shopkeeper at the corner of Lille and streets
ceved tremendous blow upon the hand from q blud
The na to protect Alderman
The Moy amensng police, assisted by the citizens
tho a"n"o 'ne y. scene OF ,he rot on the schuy kill in
From the Ledgerl
Yesterday morning ed me scene of the ou,raosu
of Monday, and the marks of destructve v;o,.n, %
seen every part Of the neghborhood from sh to 81
street. and from Pine Shipper street street
alley lane or where the coored population iv
but bears testimony of popular excitement and the fury
oil the mob Doors and window shutters broken "a hoc
windows demolished and missiles of every descrp,;on
engines OF destruction lay srewed in every direction
o. were on the ground passing through
were many colored people, great majority of them wo
men ana children These were gathering up their per-
sonar property with the view Of removing from the dan.
gerous neghborhood to where there was less
ment and more safety They be seen scattering
bandboxes and their full of clothing and property
There appeared to be disposition the part Of the a.
present being those drawn to the spot BY CURIOSITY 70
ced. -'. P"'N
ON walking around into st. Mary street, there was
nothing to be seen of the Pesby terrain church which
hred about ten O'Clock Monday night but the bare
walls which still stand though hat to the da
OF limo and life the sls from the
TO the top and hard blow would probably send them into
me street among tho crowd. We man, respect be
looking white women among the others walking among
the runs and mpelled by curiosity tbruspg their besos
through the window places to look mass Of ruins in
she cellar single brick from the top have ds ned
out their brains. noise at the corner produced rush
oil persons while we stood there. In a moment men, wo.
men, and children were fy ing in oil dir ectons some
umbing boards stones and running agsins, each
other Some trhing had caused the disturbance
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