Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-07-13

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up TO them. They did not fire. however, but
several got pieces of scantng and burst in the
panel of the door west of the principal entrance.
Upon this being done Mr. Naylor was released
and getting upon the steps, he made short ad.
dress, in which he begged them as they loved
him, TO do he intended to do, to retire to their
homes. They cheered him in reply and, mount.
ing him on their shoulders, marched off towards
his house, large number of the crowd following
him, and great many also left the spot thinking
that the people would now disperse
In the mean time they had hauled off their gun,
and posted it in an open space Christian street
commanding the back of the building. 1t was
then pointed at one of two circular windows in
the wall about ten feet from the grouud. The
gun was then fired, but missing the window it
broke brick or two along side of it, The gun
was not charged with proper ball, it is said,
small pieces OF old iron being used again
The gun was taken down to the wharf for the
purpose of reloadng, and about o'clock it was
brought back again. and with it, another piece,
regularly mounted on wheels, was posted in the
ofthe church One of them, loaded with
large pieces of iron. discharged, but with
little effect on the wall, the missiles with which
it was charged, reboundng to distance ofa hun.
dred yards, to the greatest fright ofthe neghbors
At this time, Thomas W Grover and Lewis
{. Levin arrived, and the latter, mounting one Of
the pieces, made an address to the crowd That
portion of the crowd which generally gather in
case Of riots to look on, assembled around him,
and listened TO his speech, during which he was
repeatedly chcered But at the same time stones
were flying against the walls and the window Oh
the left side of the alter
Mr. Levin was followed by NIr Grover and
others, who succeeded in pacifying the crowd
so far that they promised TO spare the church if
the lli5ernia Greens were taken out of the build
ing. This was at last done, and the Markle Ri
tlcs came ont guarding the lIbernia Greens. They
proceeded together up Second street as far as Ger
man, crowd following and cheering the rifle
company, but pclting the Greens as often as they
could get chance At German street the
Greens rapidly rctreatcd some Of them firing
their muskets as they fled.
One of the Hiberna Greens named Robert
Gallaher, was caught in Pine alley near Shippen
I street and most terribly beaten about the head
and face. He. however, does not appear to have
| received any mortal injury, and may recover
with care and attention.
/ The terms upon which the military had given
up the church, were, that they would guaranty
the safety of the building. The fact that the Hi.
hernia Greens should fire upon their pursners, and
! the rumors that soon began to float about that
several persons had been wounded by their fire,
! caused new excitement to spring up, which
/ soor bid fair to set at defiance all the efforts OF
! the volunteer guardians of the edifcc.
/ The throng in front OF the church again be-
cam" druse, and although Mr.. Levin pleaded
most eloquently that they should unite i'll keep.
ing sacred the word of those who had vowed to
preserve the edifce, there were some present
who appeared bent on the destruction oft In
the breach made in the door in the morning,
Messrs. Grover, johnson and Wright, Aids man
fully stood their ground, and with every argument
they could devise appealed to those who stood a
round TO second their endeavors.
\ large log of wood was hoistedup for the Pur
pose of bursting the door but those nearest the
About io'clock, Col Jack rode up, and getting
into the second story Of the house above the
church addressed the crowd to the same effect
those who hal preceded him. While he was
speaking, however stones We're flying al the win
dows towards Third street The active rioters
Were at this tim, engaged in making breach in
the brick wall recently erected above the church
and it did not take long 10 make il large enough
to admit one person at a time.
Whenth was accomplished, the mob throng.
ed in pell NELL and Immediately bursting in d
side door leading into the basement room dis
persed themselves throughout the building. The
protectors of the church still united their endea
vors to persuade the people from any violence
la this they were aided by great many persons
who lockcd in for no other purpose. An Irish.
man was arrested in the church about this time
and taken TO the Hall, for what reason we Were
unable 10 discover
After they had possession for about an hour d
smoke was seen issuing from the cellar. A few
persons went down and extinguished il in a shor,
time The throug then gradually left the build.
ing and al last II was taken possession OF by .
committee of twenty, who guarded the doors
and allowed no one 10 enter, bat all 10 go out
that desired to go.
A meeting was called about o'clock on the
opposite side OF the street, and Mr. Spencer was