The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-05-16
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Rheindolar The fire spread with great rapidly TO The
Hibenia Hose house adjoining, and in short time the
whole row of buildings were in flames. The lrishmen
still continued firing at intervals from their houser even
after they were on fire as fast they were driven Ou'Oone
house by the heat of the flames the falling raers they
ock refuge in another The fire continued burning un-
til eight o'clock without any attempt to check it. Then
tile military arrived upon the ground (orE ed Gordon
round the burning buildings and planting field pieces so
rs TO command thestreet protected the few FIRE comPa>
mics on the ground in their endeavor 10 save the adon
ing houses. The e was nearly subducd at l2 o'clock
and after the arrival ofhe military the discharge OF mus
kerry ceased. The Market House took FIRE about 10
and wus consumed.
At one o'clock all was silent. Gen CGdwaiader
eaped the fence ofthe Catholic chapel in the neghbor-
hood which il was reported was filled with armed peo
le. found Ilst the report incorrect and took pos
session ofthe building. He salioRed guards in differ
ent positions to form cordvnAround the district
in wh irh The riot had been ragiug and both the bege
rent paIties dispersed.
The during the ouaagra,ion is described in. the
report Of the U. S. Gazette awully grand. A grea'
sea of fire ragged, the roaring noise of which heard
at considerable distance, mns'e with the crash Of
alling tmbers or tumbing wallis People were hurry.
,ng hiher and thliher, anxiousy endeavong to save
their property; and on theopeh lots adjacent, piles Oi
furniture were heaped up promiscously. Women and
children, made hOuseless by the destruction of their
homes, were gathered in the vicinity, and the whole
scene had its appropriate climax r the glitter of the
arms and accouremeuts Of the soldiers the and
their guards and The tense and dark mass of ped BY
which the whole square was shsmmsd IN.
THIRD DAY.
This day like others opened with rumors of the most
exciting description Through the forenoon stories were
current that soldiers had been killed by the mob-and
that murders weie as frequent as ever Kensingon All
these rumors proved untrue, and were no doubt put in
calculation with an intent to increase the excitement or
10 revive the feeling against the rishmen. Though
marked by violence and sacrege, the day passed with
out any fntirder One or two accidents from firearms
occurred and may have given origin to the reports a.
bove alluded to.
Every thing was quite on the ground until seven o.
clock, A. M when some persons again nailed upa flag
at Second and Master Streets aud groups commenced
again to collect. Possess were formed and houses
rahsacked in search Of arms. The military who had
been on duty during the night assisted in the search in
order to prevent outrages and save property.
In the search several guns found secreted many
heavily charged About nine o'clock mass Of gold &
silver melted was found in the ashes of one of the hou
ses-the property of Mrs. Ann Harrison an inrm wild
ow. The crowd began to carry it of-the military in
terered, placed guard over the place, and protected
the owner in recovering her property. Probably she
saved some FIVE or six hundred dollars.
AT Ten o'clock quantity of powder was discovered
in grocery store and this infamed the searchers-
While these things were going on, the families in the
vicinity were moving away-mos Of them the pictures
Of wretchedness and destituton. The misery of the
scene, immaginaion cannot conceive To see only is
% realize.
AT II O'clock house in Cadwaader street was fired
BY the mob, but the military guarded fire company
who quickly extinguished it. Just at this time, the mob
went into house in Washington street 10 search for
arms and set fire to it, This house was totally DESTROY
ed. Immediately after this five small frame dwellings
and brick house in small court running into Cad
wdlader street above Jefferson were set on fire by the
mob, and burnt to the ground.
While the military were busy here, St. Michaels
Church was attacked The military were promptly on
the spot the church and dwelling of Rev. Lochrin the
Priest, were searched and no arms found, except an
old mtsket in the dwelling. The church was locked
The attention Of the military was drawn to the move
ments ofthe rioters two squares Off
Hardly had they left when the Church was entered in
the rear fired in the chance and in an instant it was in
flames! The house adjoining occupied by Rev. Loeb
rim, had been sacked and took fire from the church.
The occupant had some time before gone away under
the protection of military escort Attempts were made
by the wedsposed spectators TO save his furnure-but
to no effect
While the church was burning, two houses we're al
so on fire at the corner of Jefferson and Franklin streets
The work Of the mob was done in so many directions
and so many distractng rumors were flying thai moth
ing short of large army could have worked efectivelv
and one brigade, sufficient for any ordinary purposes
could do little
AT four o'clock the mob fired the Catholic Seminary
at the corner ofSecond and Phenix having first rddled
with stones, and beaten out the windows &C. Il was
fired in The basement and in the cupoa demoniac wells
and hisses accompanying their work.. It is worthy of
especial notice that during the burning Of the church and
at other times the Orange tune of the "Bae of Boyne
Water" was played on drum and life
There is among the heart-rending scenes mentioned
one OF most terrible interest spoken oby the reporter Of
the Ledger Il the burial of an infant in the church.
yard while the church and adjoining buildings were in
a blaze! The only funeral service which was perform
ed over the grave consisted Of the brief and bitter eacu