Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-05-31
No. 33.-WWOAE no. 5OI

bltn,ug material below.
The cupato burnt tor long time be-
fore any portion OF It lelL Pillar alter
pillar, sranchion after slanchion fell. and
sun the structure stood erect one mass
o flame At leng'h the cross Tell into
the street This elected another cheer.
A lev moments alter. The falling 10 o.
tho roof carried with il the burning but
sIll erect remains OF The cupalo.
Many Of the adjacent houses wore on
FIRE, but By the we'll directed efforts OF
the fremsn, who we're early on the
ground. we are happy 10 stating thar
none has suffered materially either from
fire or watsr. Not 60. however, With
1.-The houses on The east aide Of Crown si.s
north Of the Church. These were sui
tered to catch fire from the Church, and
none Of The engines threw water upon
n them, because they were the property
OF the Church One was occupied by
The Rev Dr.. Moriarlry. the other was
used asa sgminsry and as Ihs library
, OF no Church.
Asif the fire which bed devastated
3 the upper slouss Of these houses did moi
descend fast enough, fires we're klndled
, in ,he lower stories by means OF tho
4 books some Of which we're exceedingly
vaIuable-iound 10 The Library. A Gre
was also built on the pavement IN from,
q which was likewise fed BY numerous
. volumes Of books, and By The furniture
q which line houses had contained.
Between four and five O'clock, The mob
proceeded southward 10 ihs Roman
Catholic School House, OIL the corner OF
o Second and Phoenix streets, which alter
y, being stoned was set on fire al the top
n We understand that quantity ofCam-
phins Oil was thrown upon the cupalo.
d., and The IRE then applied. This beauIi
= ful building was also consumed without
"a an5 effort being made TO save 1t; the
, firemen throwing water only upon the
>, adjoining buildings, to guard them from
the flames Al six o'clock the bare
- blackensd and toIlering walls alone re-
a mained.
ID Mr.. J. Cor's Temperance Grocery
"a Store, on The opposite corner. north OF
- The School House. was attacked during
~ the afternoon and its contents complete
~ " destroyed. The windows were dash
n ed in-lhe bulk windows torn from the
wal,s-and The movable wood work IN
=, The interior shattered to pieces and
thrown into the street, From this house
- a destructive Volley was fired al the
time of the attack Oh the school house on
ok Tuesday night
he Oa the opposite corner 10 the school,
nd house westward, were Two old Two story
sd brick houses. From one of these tho
he sho, was fred which caused the death OF
oo nf. Wright. The fronts Of both were
" beaten in with stones.
D- Ten frame houses adjoining ST. Mi.
rs cbael's Church, soUlhward, took FIRE
Is, from that building and were totally con-
90 sumed with the exception o. one which
was torn down TO prevent The fames
re from catching to brick house further
ne 10 the south Several buildings in the
he vicinity OF the Church were somewhI
nd injured by the heat Of The flames and hi
bl fakes OF fire which fell 10 showers.
ug About this time, the people iV'habit.
I'm inc the houses on Second streFl and IN,
nd streets Tor some distance around III,
on market, hung out American flags from
all their windows TO show tIeir adhersncC
nh TO The Naive American principles.
sn 10 the course OF the afternoon ir
cn was applied TO Number OF frame hou
va sos on HARMONY Court "a small stree
running out Of CadwaIader above JefsT
d, son street,) and bsfors the flames wSr
- stayed, upward Of fifteen houses wsrD
nor consumed.
rlll About six o'clock, while the military
he were eUgsged in the DeighborhOOd o
i Second street, mob atacked.lhe gro
rds cerv stDre of Mr. Patrick Murray, q
el, the corner of Germantown Road ant
Ind Jefferson street, beat 10 the windows
'de threw the goods in the store into th'
'ed street, pitched the furniture out OF door
nj, and windows, and scarcely desiste
lie " hen detachment OF cavalry, foot an
ak artillery appeared upon the ground |
To- was generally said, that it wac from thi
cir store that the Irish had obtained thsi
ol ammunition.
In the evening, between eight al
,b- nine o'clock, frame house standin
no. back from the east side Of Cadwalade
IN street, was fred and totally consumed
yer A back building adjoining was also bu
bl' ned to the ground.
we Two brick buildings on Second stree
no and frame buildings 10 the rear, (aciI
on Master street, were set on fire abo
Ter. eight o'clock, and burned TO the ground
IN About nine o clock, the fences 10 frol
ih' of St. Michae's Church were gathsre
wn together and bonfire made Of them.
ZOE. The Military we're divided into 81