Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-05-23

heen fired in one ot them man named John
Holmes, was found, and in the same room in
which he was, rifle heavily loaded. He
was brough, out and consigned TO the care Of
the military.
In The meantime, General Cadwalader made
brief address to The greal crowd assembled
below Masler-streel urging them TO preserve
peace, and 10 act IN co-opera:ion with the mill
Iary The whole affair rested in the hands Of
the law, aud he was bound to see that the set
,enent was lawfully made.
He made no Observation-Disclosures neither friend
nor foe IN ;he matter, aud was de,el mined al all
hazard TO see The maj jesty of tho law vndcaied.
This brief address, OF which we have hardly
given the substance. seemed 10 meet The gene
raj appreciation, and during The enIIre evening.
ahe crowd Of persons collected, seemed dis
posed to lei matters rest in the hands OF the
cI, and military force
Al half-pasi eight, The members of the Car
roll Hose commenced 10 throw water upon the
burning dwellings,, and succeeded in stopping
The progress Of the fire norrhward. Al nine
o'clock, the United States Engine arrived ON
The ground, under escon si a detachment Of The
Lafayette Light Guards, and immediately went
into service. The Assistance Engns shortly
afterwards wenI into service, also under an
cort Of military, and shortly afterwards nearly
the whuIe Fire Department were upon the
grnund. The fire was then stayed, but not un-
,iI vas, amount Of properly was destroyed.
The melancholy result 0i the few hours dur
any which the contest between the lrlshmen
aud Native Americans ragged, Is briefly told III
the following list OF killed and wounded.
kLLED--John Shreeres, painter, shot thro'
ahe head-died Instantly
Geo. Stievel, rope maker, Souihwark---bu.
Jet entered his neck and passed through one OF
IN, lungs aud the heart.
Louis Gerble, stone cutter, Sou,hwark---bul-
let entered his right temple and passed out al
the crown of ths head. tearing off portion Of
,he scalp.
Wesley ]. RhendoIar. shoemaker---ball en-
tered his back at the right shoulder, uaversed
his body dIsgonaIly, and passed out at the left
breast.
William HlIlman---5al entered a, his right
shoulder
Joseph Rice, bulle, entered his head, and
killed ham INSTANTLY.
Mathew Hamitt, ship carpenter, ball entered
al one of his ears, died Instantly.
WoUNDED-Henry Hesselbauch, inn keep
or, ball passed through the leshy part OF the
hand
James Whitaker, bail entered his righ, thigh
and spRsred the bone.
Chas. Oue, shot with slug in The head, the
superior part Of his skull is fractured.
Geo. Young bullet entered his left breast and
passed oui al his back. He is probably dead
= The wound is fatal
Augustus Peae, bullet entered his left arm
above The elbow, and badly fractured it. The
ball was abs,racied and was perfectly fiat.
Wright ]. Ards, ship carpenter, shot thro'
the hip, dangerously wounded.
john I.usher, bullet entered his left breast,
inflcring mortal wound. He is probably dead.
John Taggar., shot in the forehead and bad
ly beaten, wounds and injuries mortal. He is
probably dead.
- Taylor, butcher. Southwark, struck by
sspeni ball in The eye.wound dangerous.
Jas. Brown, broken leg, occasioned by run.
ming against an awning post.
A man whose name Is unknown, had The pa
iells or cap of his knee dislocated.
Washington Heyberger, badly wounded.
John Pagan, ball entered al his shoulder and
passed out al the back.
Two boys were wounded in the abdomen
slightly, aud we have heard of FIVE men whose
names we could not learn, who were wounded
InuIs or less dangerously.
- Maitland, was dangerously wounded
by sho, fired by John Taggar. A negro sit
tiny ia the market house. Immediately fired al
Taggar, aud several shot struck him in the
iorehead. Taggsn then ran into a house, hut
number Of the Native Americans rushed in
and made him prisoner. He was conducted
down 10 Alderman BoIleau's office, who upon
the oath Of one Of the spectators, committed hun
"a Moysmehsing Prison. He left The office III
charge of Two officers, and number Of cillzens,
bar when near Beaverslrees, the crowd look
him vioIea,Iy out of The hands Of his conduc-
tprs, ned rope around his neck, and dragged
hj,a ss,ne distaace along the street.
His esp,sss ,l,en passed The rope over the end
4< an awning post. and pulled him up for he
purpose "a hangiag ban, but the beam broke
aud be fell to The earth-he was then dragged
for some distance and sarily ieh lying in the
stEsel. 10 all appsarapce dead He was, how
Syer. alive whea laksu Mp. aud remained so up
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