Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-05-17


every place ofconccaIment near the same place, 9th
crs occasionally discovered We give below
the list of the killed and wounded, 50 far as we could
ascertain
About five clock another attack was made upon
the hose house, aud large new hell found IN It was
brought ont into the open square and shattered 20
pieces. Shortly after this frame dwelling house
next 10 the hose house was irrd ana rom lhal lhc
up To nine u'cllcl in the evening the fumes contnu'
ed to sprell without staN until hrcDiy mae houses
were consumed the gr,atei part them beng uILn
Cadwalalcr street, and low upon The street lacnghr
market house lts't caught Ere, ana al mne c'"cN
| lay in n heap Of ruins
At O'Clock the Fr.t Brigade md two companies
Of third lri,adr came On The ground under the com
mand Of General CalWaladcr, and formed o. Master
street flcng north. Cannon were stationed So as 10
range the street fronting the market ana on Mas
ter street westward. \ detachment of tive compa-
mics under command Of Colonel Murray marched to |
the north cad of the market ,and formed Gordon
across the street The military had previously been
formed in hike manner on Mister street.
The Sheriff heu detached number of lhs Cons'n-
bulary force (Which had preceded the military on
their march up) and proceeded to examine all 'ne
houses from which shots had been fired; III one OF
them man named John Holiness was found ana IN
the same room in which he was, was rife heavily
loaded. lie was brought out and consigned TO the
care Of the military.
In the meaniime General Cadwalladcr made n brief
address to the great crowd assembled below Masief
street. urging them toproservc peace ana ~ ac' III co.
operation with the military. he whole affair rested
m the hands ol the law and he vas bound to see ula
the settlement was lawfully made. .
lie made no distin tion--,ucw neither friend nor
foe in the matter, aud determined ut all haAnrnS
to see the majesty of the law vlndlcalcd. This hri
address of which we have hardly given the eu stance,
seemed to meet the general npprshn'iln, and during
the entire evening the crowd Of prisons collected
seemed disposed to let the matter rest IN the has oi
the civil aud military force. ,
Al hall. past eight. members Of the Carol Hose Co.
! commenced tn throw water upon the burning dwell
: ngs and succeeded in stopping the PROGRESS OF the
fire northward. At nine O'Clock the United States
Ergnr arrived on the ground, under escort OF ur-
u tachmcnt Of the I.afavatr Lj,h Guards and nn"di-
, anew went into service The Assistance Engine
shortly arrward went into service also under mn c'-
! cnr OF military, and shortly afterwards nearly the
u whole Fire Department, were upon the giound Inc
fire ,hrn stayed but not until vast amount ul
o property destroyed
r The melancholy result of the few hours during
!, which the contest between the lrshmen and N','e
Americans ragged is briefly told in the following list OF
killed and wounded
e hn Shreovcs, painter, sho, through the head
r. died instantly.
George Sticvel rope maker, Souihwark-b1ll en-
tered his neck, and passed through one OF his lungs
and the heart
]. Ions Grcblc, stone cutter, Southwark bullet en-.
tered his rah temc and passed ont nj the crown OF
@ the head tearing Ola portion of the scalp. -,
10 Wesley !. Rheindollar sh,enaker-,-hall entered
- his bncb at the right sh ndGr 'rnyG's ms body da-
Z gonal,v and passed out at the left breast
g William T.. lImanbalI entered al his rlght shout
; Joseph Rice uet entered his head and Lilcd him
Ia Instantly.
10 TNr Rice vast not engarcd in the anrav, but had
v r his house for MON at. and was boxing over the
N fence when the bail struck him.
IL Matthew Haut ehp carpenter, ball entered at ono
- olhs cars died INSTANTLY
~ WOUNDED
- Henry Hess bauch, wycrnkccpcr ball passed
;" til ou.h the fcshy par Of the hand.
James Whralcr ball entered his night thigh and
VI Charles Orte sho, with sing in the head, the su
- perior part of his skull is fractured