The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-10
From The Philadelphia Spirit Of the Timss-Erira.
PH.LApELPnA, Monday, July 8, 1914.
Three O'Clock Z. Nj
SECOND DAY on TuE RIOrs

SrstoND IA Of lie hlO
Last night was the most terrible oul city has yet
experienced in the annals of nit Both the mob and
the military under all night and every now
and then discharge Of musketry and cannon from
both sides, sent many a victim TO bis eternal rest
The rioters collected on the Southwark railroad
a, the Wharton Market, in Front street and Queen
third and Christian and a, Gu, ell aud Fifth sir,ets
while smaller parties in ambush in houses, at
various corners, up alleys and lanes, behind board
piles and fences, &c.
The great battle commenced about 9 o'clock last
nigh, by the Iioiers, who fired one of their Cannon
followed by voley of muske,ry up Queen street
from Front They raked Queen street both up and
down, bat the most CALLING discharges up Third
street from Christian. AT intervals through the
night The rioters would bring up a field piece to the
Of street occupied by the military, discharge
it with deadly effect then break and run To either
side of the street, when the return fire would pass
through them without doing injury The troops sell
dom moved from their petitions but stood the FIRE
with heroic courage and fortitude scarcely re-
cong an inch.
The cannon of the rioters were loaded with eyery
missile that can lie imsgined-spke., nails. broken
bottles, brickbais &c &c. and of course at every dis
charge, did terrible execution the battery of the Phh
adephla Grays were pointed down Queen street ami
their firing represented TO have been the most adj
mirable the coolest and most regular ever witnessed
though as the rioters escCnced themselves al cverv
fire close up beside the houses Comparatively lutle
mischief was done. The Wayne Artillery at Third
and Queen stood severe fire from the direction OF
Firth street, but the companies most exposed and
which suffered principally throughout this osesiled
contest, were the Germantown Blues, the Washing.
ton Artillery, of Germantown, Captain Mslloy Who
was brave as Lion,) OF Lieutenant Colonel Jone.
Command, and the FIRST State Fencibles the coura.
geous Colonel Page, who commanded The three.
These latIeg onn4Hier,5ters quietly brougb, ono
piece OF ordnance with mufled wheels to Third
street below Christian, and after ascer,ainiog b,
means OF spy, the position of the military. fired The
most destructive volley Of the night. Sefgean, CIV
er, oil the Germantown Blues, had the whole front
part of his head blown off, a portion of his no.e no
ing leit. tie died instantly, his brains being scatter
ed over the faces of his comrades and the pavement
adjacent Corporal Froutman, Of the same comm,
ny, was shot IN The groin and MORALLY wounded
lie died at the Hospital this morning Private Ash
was badly injured
Private Waterhouse was shot through his khan
sack, ana wounded IN the back of his necs
Lieut. Bockus was shot through the hat
vi the Washington Artillery, Private GRAVEYARD
was shot through the left shoelder
Private Williams, Of the Wayne Artillerv ,,,.
shot thr ough the shoulder also ~ vas
PRIVATE Ball was wounded in the calf of the ler
and Private Dougherty in the cheek 81
Captain FaIrlsmb had his sword scabbard H.,
away, and iree which he had covered was knocksd
all to pieces on both sides
ball entered the window OF the grocery store =,
the sou'hwes, corner Of Third md Queen w;,hin
lew feet OF where the Wayne Artillery were s,,,;o
ed with their field pieces, passed into a starch hov
and through partition wall into one Of the low,
rooms OF the house. The military were fred mon
from house at the opposite corner, the windaws
ooors' steps, and water-spouts of which btild,n,
were completely cut TO fragments.
Sergeant Merston, Of the State Fenc;hles -.
60 nesn wound, and private Woodbridge. one Of Tho
cannoniers, was shot IN the neck The ban .n,ornS
hexus OF nerves, and as he fell the poor man sbreL
I'd with agony. ''" '''''ok-
~. i t.n hummer OF others were wounded slightly.
me N'lleo and wounded on the par Of the rioers
IS Tar as can be ascersioed, is. a. eomo,rsd 'i,,
nat OF The military, quite small wv"