Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-05-21

james Whitaker, ball entered his right
thigh and splin,ered The bone.
| Charles Orte, shot with slug in the
head; the superior part of his scull is frac-
tured.
George Young, bule, entered his LEFT
breast and passed oul at his back. lie is
lprobably dead-the wound is fatal.
Augustus Peale, bullet entered his !e!,
arm above the elbow and badly fractured
it. The ball was distracted and was per
(ectly fiat.
Wright j. Ards, ship carpenter. shot
through The hip. dangerously wounded.
John Iusher, bullet entered his left
breast initiating mortal wound. He is
probably dead.
John Tdggart, shot in the forehead and
badly beaten, wounds and injuries, mortal.
He is probably dead.
Taylor, butcher, struck by q
spent ball in the eye wound dangerous.
A man whose name is unknown, had
the putela or cap Of his knee dislocated.
Washington Heybergcr, badly wound
ed.
John Pagan, ball entered at his shoulder
and passed out at the back.
Two boys were wounded in the abdomen
slightly, and we have heard of five men,
whose names we could not learn, who
were wounded more or less dangerously.
Maitland was dangerously wound
ed by shot fired by John Taggert A
negro sitting in the market house. immedi-
a,ely fired at Taggert, and several shot
struck him in the forehead.
S. Abbot Lawrence, u nephew Of Abbot
Lawrence Of Boston, was standing ON the
outskirts of the crowd, when ballet struck
him and caused him much pain. 1t APP
peared upon examination that the ball had
struck his waislco It, and lodged against a
cent, which was in his pocket, by which
its course was stopped. The cent was
comp le,ely bent up, and the escape of Mr.
Lawrence may be certainly considered
provdcntial.
Numerou Instances Of courage we're
shown yesterday, especially by those who
carried off the bodies Of the fallen. One
young man who went out 10 carry off the
body Of Mr.. Hammit, had very narrow
escapc-several shots having been fired at
him, two balls passed through the skirts of
his coat-one on each side of his body.
Sheriff McMichael was unceasing in his
eff'lrts to put an end to the riots. The
military were called out at four O'Clock in
motion at seven o'clock. Had they arrived
on the ground at four o'clock, The terrible
destruction OF life would have been proven
ted, and the connagration would not have
taken place.
A meeting Of Catholics, we understand
was held last evening, at the Cathedral of
st. John, for the purpose Of considering
and adopting measurs TO allay the excite
ment.
A placard, worded in the following man
ner, was posted about the street in the early
part of the day,-To the Catholics of the
city and county of Philadelphia
The melancholy riot of yesterday, which
resulted IN the death of several Of our
fellow beings, calls 9for our deep orrows,
and it becomes all who have had any share
in this tragical scene to humble themselves
before God, and to sympalhise deeply and
sincerely with those whose relatives and
friends have fallen.
earnestly con.;urc all to avoid all occa-
sion of excitement, and to shun all public
places of assemblage, and to do nothing
that may exasperate.
Follow peace with all men, and have
that CHARITY without which no man see
Godo