Richmond palladium., 1844-05-17

lungs and the heart.
Louis Greble, stone cutter, SouthWark-buiet
entered his right temple and passed out at the
crown Of his head, tearing off a portion of the
scalp.
Wesley ]. Rhindollar, lar,shocmaker-ball entered
his back at the right shoulder traversed his body
diagonallv, and passed out at the left breast
William +. H.lIman-the ball entered at his
right shoulder
joseph Rico-buet entered his head, and kill
ed him instantly.
[Mr. Rice was not engaged in the affray, bu,
had left his house for moment. and was looking
over the fence when the bullet struck HIM.
Mathew Hamitt, ship carpenter. ball entered at
ono of his cars. died instantly.
WOUNDED-Henry Hesselbauch. tavern
keeper, ball passed through the floshy part OF the
hand.
and spntercd the bone.
Charles Orte, shot with slug in the head, the
superior part of his shull is fractured.
George Young bullet entered his left breast
and passed out at his back. He is probably dead
the wound is fatal.
Augustus Poalo, bullet entered his left arm a
bove tho elbow, and badly fractured It. The ball
was distracted and was perfectly flat
| Wright J. Ardis. ship carpenter, shot through
! the hip. dangerously wounded.
/ John Lusher. bullet entered his left breast in
flicting mortal wound. He is probably dead
! John Tageart shot in the forehead and badly
beaten Wounds and injuries mortal. He is
probably dead.
-Tav vlor, butcher, Southwark, struck by
a spent ball in the cyo wound dangerous.
! james Brown, broken leg, occasioned by run
ming against an awning post.
/ a man whose namo IS unknown, had the patel
Ia or cap of his knee dlslocatcd.
Washington Heydergor, badly wounded
John Pagan, ball at his shoulder and passed out
at the back.
Two bows wero wounded in the abdomen
slightly, and we have heard Of five men whose
names VIC could not learn who whero wounded
moro or less dangerously.
-Maitland wasl dangerously wounicI by
a shot fired by John Taggart. \ negro sitting
in the market house, Immediately fired at Tag
CART, and several shot struck him III the forehead
Taggart then ran into house. but a number OF
the Native 4 moricans rushed in and made him a
prisoner. He was conducted down TO Alderman
Boilcau's office. who upon the oath OF one OF the
spectators committed him to Moyamcnslng Pris-
on. lie left the office in charge of two officers
and q number of citizcns, mot whcE near Beaver
ST. the crowd took him violently out OF the hands
of his conductors, tied rope around his neck, and
dragged him somo distance along the street.
His captors then passed tho ropo over the end
of an awning post. and pulled him up for the pur
pose of hanging him. but tho beam broke and he
fell to tho ground. he was then dragged to somC
distance and finally left lying in the street to al
appearance dead. He was however, alive Wher
taken up and romaincd 50 up to- ten O'Clock las'
night. lie cannot, however, survive.
S. Abbott Lawrence. young man. nephew
of Abbott Lawrence Of Boston, standing OF
the outskirts of the crowd, when bullet strucl
him and caused him much pain. 1t apPcareo
upon examination that tho ball had struck his
waistcoat. and lodged against cent which was il
the pocket, by which its course was stopped. Ih'
cent was completely bent up, and the escape o
, T bo
providontial.
Numerous instances of courage were shoW1
Yesterday, especially by those who carried off th'
bodies of tho fallen. One young man who wen
out to carry off the body of Mr.. I!ammit, had :
very narrow oscapc-soyeral shots having becl
fred at him. two balls passed through the skirts 0
his coat-onc each side Of his body.
Sheriff McMicIaal was uncoasing in his effort
to put an end to tho riots. The military wa
called out at four O'Clock in tho afternoon. an'
they were put III motion at seven O'Clock, l1a'
, they arrived on the ground at four O'Clock. thu
: terrible destruction life would have been pre-
vented. and the conhagration would not have ta
, ken place.
last evening, Cathedral of St John, for the pnrpos
men, A placard worded in the following manner, wa
posted about the streets in the early paF of the day
To Catholics of the City and County of Philadelphia
The melancholy riot of yesterday which resulted in til
Of several Of fellow beings, calls for deep sol
row, I'd it all who have had share in III
tragcal humble themselves before God. and TO
pathise deeply and sincerely with those whose eiavc
and len. earnestly conluFe all TO AVOID a
and shun all pubic places
!. ge, nothing that in any may exa
: perate.
: '.Follow peec. with all and have that CHART
without which no nor man can see Co., p.,p,,
a Philadelphia, May I, 1874.
The during yesterday afternoon and evenin
OF intense character In the vicinity of III
violence business appeared TO be stand
4 step ,,e gatherings Of persons anxos
probable and terrible OF Il
rating the laes, of violence out OF ii
many with which the honr teemed. Many were actua
u ffautic for
Il The during the continuance OF the eonagfato
awfuly grand. great OF fire ragged tue roartf
noise Of which heard considerable distance, mn
gled falling iimber= iumbns walls
People hther and hither enxiousiy ende