The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-09

I [Frcm the Spirit of the Times, Maysl
The Kensingt ton Rl0ts-Reuewed Iiostilities
ana Awful Destruction Of Life and Pro-
| perty-The Native Americans and Irish
| Catholics.
Our city is general scene OF alarm and confu,
sior-- Krnsngton is the theatre Of an unprecedented
riot, of condagraiion and hloodshed-the fruits OF
| the quarrel between the Native Americans and
| lrish Catholics. We have only room TO continue
the account of death and devastation commenced
yesterday, conflning ourselves to the facts as we
| can gather them, without comment.
| During the forenoon Of yesterday the scene OF
Mondays disturbance was Systematically quiet tor the
| time and circumstances, most OF the poor IRISH
| were leaving their houses, and moving what they
could of their property. At the corners and IN the
squares around the battle ground were collected
crowds of Native Americans, conversing with
much excitement upon the dolngs OF Monday, and
ready, at a moment, to JOIN In general not
About ten O'Clock large party OF Native Amer,
| leans assembed at Second and Master streets, and
marched in procession through the district OF Ken
sngton, passing the Market House where the hshi
| took place Monday evening and last night In
the PROCESSION carried the large flag which had
been raised on Monday, and which was consider
| ably torn. Preceding this was banner borne by
one man, and having upon It's front this inscription
THu TINS FLAG THAT MAS REEs
| TRAMPLED UPON
BY THE IRISH PAPISTs.
The procession moved down Third street to the
heart of the city, and cheered at some OF the news
paper offices-groanlng 1T others.
| In the afternoon the Natives assembled in indie.
pendence Square, numbering from two 10 three
| thousand. A meeting was organized, and the cr0wo
was addressed by Mr.. G. ]. Jack. From thence
they proceeded in procession TO Kensington, head
ed by Mr. Jack, and marched TO Second and Mas
ter streets, then TO the Washington street marker,
| where the fights had occurred on Monday. Here
| they again organized a meeting, ana MI JACK
| again mounted the stage to address them. II was
| then about 5 O'Clock Z. M
| Immediately after the organization OF the meet
ing, a scene of extraordinary riot comtnenced and
which, it is alleged, by the parties was commenced
some say, by the lrsh-others say by the Natives
We give the account as accurately as possible,
without any wish to side with either party. Some
bows who were in the crowd al the market, COM
menced throwing stones at the Hibernia hose house
| opposite on Cadwallader street. Some exhibitions
| of general outbreak were apparent, and IN few
moments volley of stones and brckbats We're
thrown by both parties. There were several small
wood houses adjoining the hose house, occupied
| by Irish people, and at and into the windows these
stones and other missiles were thrown. The riot
| now increased with fearful violence, and one or
two guns were fired 1t is said that the first sho,
| was from the house at the corner OF Master and
CadwalIader streets. A rush was made at the HI
hernia hose house, and the Hiberna hose carriage,
and an old carriage belonging TO the Washington
hose company, were taken out and carried OIL
| both afterwards broken up.
About this time volley was fired by the Irish
| from the corner house named above, and one a.
TWO men were shot The rotng then broke up IL
extraordinary confusion. During the first OF the
riot an Irishman rushed out of a house half square
| ,bove the scene of destruction, ran down TO within
some five to rods Of the mob and fired, killing
| one man dead. At this time the mob had 1t is be-
eved, no arms, and all fled preclpalely, leaving !,
| boy with the flag, which was borne of by him and
| A man, who came to his assistance.
| The mob then placed the flag up before house
| at the N f. corner of Second and Master, and
after getting number of muskets, again repaired
| to the market house, headed by Peter Albright
| who had been shot in the hand. They then pa
raded on the space west and south Of the market
house. exposed to the shots of the Irish in the
houses opposite. A general and bloody sklrmlsf
now took place. The natives numbered from
thirty to sixty armed men, and they were all who
came into the bloody arena The rest-number
| ing from five to eight thousand blocked up every
avenue and street leading to the market
| As soon as the armed men appeared IN front
the Irish houses, volley after voey was fired into
them, and the fire was returned, but with hul,
effect, as the assaed were in great measure sh'
tered This lasted nearly an hour, urlng VIII CT
upwards of twenty men OF the Ma were shot-
probably near half that number killed Several o
| the Irish were wounded but it Is not Known how
many, or whether any of them Were Eilled SIEVE
raj times they sailed out in small nbers, ant
fired upon the Natives, retreatlng lmme diately lnt'
the houses.
One daring fellow named John Taggart, rushed
out of house, and fired several times upon III
| Natvss-it is said, killed two orr three men. A
|
though fighting like tt madnan, and just in the
of shoe ing fourth gun. The weapon wa
wrested from him bya citizen named Bartholomew
Baker, and the Infatuated mob shed upon him
knocking him down, and stamping his face almos
| to shapeessness. Some OF the more humane go
possession of Taggart, and took hun to the Office
of Aid Boileau, in Second street above Beaver =
Several times on the way, and even at the once
the Infatuated Americans rushed on the lrlshman
and beat and stamped him most numerically. Aid
B. made out commitment for Taggart, on charg'
Of murder, and he was given into the hands OF cii
zens to be sent TO the Mayors Office OF the N. Lib
| critics. They had not proceeded far, however
| when another rush was made-those who hal
charge Of him were beaten off, and most revol
| ing scene followed The prisoner was kicked an'
| stamped until hardly feature was observable
then dragged, by a rope tied round his neck, dowi
The street the Second street market above Blown
Here the mob attempted TO hang him up. but Cit
| zens nerfered and after some delay he was borne
| off to the office of Mayor Cannon still breathing
While this going on, the Native had been fearful
y industrious the of terror About o'clock al
most every attempt at opposition ceased and they had
| all their way The frame house at the corner o
Master and Cadwaade streets broken open and Sc
Are to, and the flames soon spread TO the Hose House OF
Cadw street. and several fame houses on Masts
street. The armed Natives poiroled the streets in front
to prevent any attempt extinguh the flames. and
| and the fire returned trebly by the crowd.
We left the of destruction at half past o'clock
p NJ At that time six eight buildings in Air1es
and the fire rapidly spreading The scene was an n
ly terrible and there dreadful silence in that va
mob of thousands only by the of the flame
the discharges of muskery and and then hoars
hurrah at success Of the Nstises-that wa
more alarming than the tumult OF battle he fire bell
had been toling for hour and several companies ha
repaired towards the confsgration but all soppe
three or four squares of.
We hasten towards the close Of this soul-sickenng IL
tahardy half relating the events Of the last ten hours
The following the of the killed and wounded
which rep ,rters have gathered up to This time The
yet the OF carnage and their return may swe
the list.
Charles Rinedollar ship carpenter lived in Front st
near Green Shot in the back of the left shOulder-ba
came out Of right breast Died almost instantly
George Young Of southwark-shot through the lie
; brcastOsupposed to be mortally wounded
Augustus Peale dentist lives ut l76 Locust street. lie
arm broken by ball.
Mathew Hamme., ship carpenter lived in Crown stree
Kensngton 50 OF shot through the heat
and died instantly. He fighting desperately at tn
time
C. Salisbury residence not known shot in the
Charles Stvel, aged about %, rope maker, lived
CARPENTER street above Fifth, Southwark shot in th