The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-04
From the u. S. Gazette
RIOT AND RLOODSUED.


procession by the colored people attached to
citation called the Moyamensing Temperance So
| clety."
In Shipper, between fifth and sixth street, dis
turbance arose, how caused could not ascertain,
but understood that it was the result of inter
| Terence with the procession by boys or lads This
led to further violence, and disturbance caused
which called for the interference of the police. Seye-
raj arrests were made, and the yoators OF the peace
were conveyed to the mayors office. The mayor
proceeded at once To increase his establishment by
| swearing in large number of policemen, and send
ing them, with proper badges, to the place of disturb
| ance. Meantime the rioters were assaultng the
houses OF the blacks in the vicinity of Lombard ST.,
| between fifth and eighth, where are numerous small
alleys and courts, and III which vast number of CO.
lored persons reside. Their windows were beaten
in, doors knocked to pieces, and other injuries COM
| mtted.
About half past four O'clock, one or two blacks
| rushed from small house In place called Brad
tords alley, a court extending from seventh St.
parallel with and north of st. Narys street, and dis
charged gun at a crowd Of boys. One was Sc
| yerely injured, that it stated that he dead
| Another we saw with his leg considerably injured
| This act brought considerable number of persons
together, and rush was made upon the house into
which the blacks retreaed. One charged with being
concerned in the act seized and dragged out, and
violent blow given him which cut open his head
Colonel McCahen seized hold of the wretched man,
and with the aid OF one or two other persons, bore
| him OFT from his assailants
| Another of the uumuer was, we understand beaten
| so that his recovery is doubtful,
| The third fled into the upper room of the house,
| where he was beset by a number OF men, who broke
| open the windows, and split down two doors.
| The black attempted to escape by the roof, but
sooner did he show his head above the scutte than
he peted with brickbats. Meantime several
persons attempted to him from the vengeance of
| the persons who were pursuing him so hoty. Fortu-
| nately Mr.. Hartman lerkes one of the city police,
| arrived, and though informed that the man arm
| ed, proceeded into the chamber and took him. In
bringing him into the court, struck him with
| large piece of board, and others attempted
Yerkes held on to the man, and ordered that his
sailant should be arrested Another person took the
other side of the man, and they proceeded towards
seventh street Here the browd was perfectly Dense
| and seemed determined to take vengeance the
| black Yer>es pursued forward, though certainly
suffering very much, as he could scarcely fail of re-
ceivng portion of the blows intended for the prso-
ner and his able assistant must also have shared in
| the evils.
| They crossed Washington Square but the mob
headed them at the northeast gate, and beat the
| black most awfully. Thousands and thousands were
assembled How many were participant with crimes,
We could not tell Assistance was procured and the
man was taken into the police Office but so shock
ingly beaten, should think that he could scarcely
survive. The state of excitement is fearful in the
lower part of the city. But the ac of violence to
which we have referred, are all that we have heard
of at ) O'Clock, p. NJ
| The names Of those arrested and committed up to
six o'clock last evening, Jacob keyser, held to
81 600 bail for further hearing, and committed for
want of 1t. Edward kerrck, $4,000 bail, committed.
Samuel Montgomery, Samuel Liskey, and Joseph
Hamilton, each 81 900, committed. Francis 2. Hen
ry Edward Stewart, and Eliza Stewart committed
Henry Johnson, 81, 500 ball. and John Johnson, $4,000
bail both committed.
| About O'Clock, a coored boy and man, the first
named Henry Van BruncIe, and the latter Anthony
Harvey, were brought in. They thelnegroes
toned above, taken in Bradiords Alley. A brass
pistol witha barrel from six to eight inches long was
found IN the possession of the boy. 1t was heavily
| loaded and capped
One colored man. called George was brought TO
the police Office with terrible swelling on the fore
head, and his head fractured above the forehead so
much to endanger his life. He was likewise
severely beaten on the body
Another negro, named Fulman, was brought into
the police office with his eye horribly cut from blow
which he had received in the melee
Both this man and the named George received
their injuries while endeayoring to protect some of
their comrades.
AT quarter past six O'Clock attack was made
upon two houses on Lombard, between It'll and 9Th
streets In there were no inmates, but the win
dows and furniture were destroyed In the other
there were several persons old and young who were
driven out and numerically beaten by those in front
The active participators In both cases obtained en-
trance by the rear.
Great numbers of colored people crowded the fer
ry boats during the latter part of the day, seeking
safety on the other side of the Delaware
After the above was written the work of destruc-
ton was commenced. At q late hour last evening we
understand that upwards OF twenty rioters had been
arrested and brought before the Mayor
We know not how to EXPIRE our feeling at this
outrage, this destruction of ie this of property
| this outrage upon the cily's propIety.
We trust, that some of the rioters can be denti-
fed that the utmost severity of the law will be adml-
stored o them.
=. FIRES.
! Since The commencement of the riots in the morn
ing, there had been ge numbers of persons standing
IN iIont of new and handsome, though internally I'M
| finished building on Lombard below Seventh S rect
called Smiths Beneficial Hall"
Is understood that this building erected at the
cost of a wealthy colored man, residing Lombard
between b ghth and Ninth streets and in the lumber
business; but the impression was that it had been
erected for the purposes of Abolition Associations
aud therefore IT " as doomed to destruction
AT about quarter before nine o'clock an alarm of
| fire was given on the spot but fire was percep-
bic those around the buiding. The flames shortly
| however made Their appearance in the rear of the
building and IN short time the whole mass was con-
pletcly enwrapped in flames.
We have never seen-and experience reaches
| to many years back-so great destruction in so lit
tie time. Shortly after the falling of the roof the
eastern side all came down, cushing completely
two-storied brick dwelling at its side. Then the
front wall fcl into the the depth of two ST.
rics.
VINE lnls bulilug was butnlnE, an auack was
made upon the gates OF a meeting house in ST. Mary
below Seventh street The mob obtained entrance
hut in this case, in the other, nccndiarism was
perceptible. The flame al first family gmmered on
the peak OF the roof and the general impression was
that The fire had originated from flakes falling from the
building burning to the northward.
On neither ofthese buildings did the fremen throw
any water; but their efforts and success in saving the
surrounding enemenis were great is usually the
case.
HuF PAsT II ocF0CK We hay, inst left The scene
-a all is quiet