New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-09
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.le eL r"t,,oe in another They fought with desPe
rntion becoming mucheh' 49,, from, ,bc
m. Carroll Hose carriage was tHen 'Io'h ''l
iou.e in Fourth street above haS'II' nnu -saj
uD.idc down through the district ne n,,.o ~
vi tho cnrriage made wreck oil. j ne hous' ~,
I d"D u;Le,ri. Hose Company was also attacncd aha
Ir-or,.d carriage taken OFT, but no, Ip)ufeu-
rj,s firing during this was coniinueh rom u,o
bousos. and number were woundcd "''"e s"'''..,
inr near ard i'll the :narket-houSc' po"n ~ hN :,
o'clock the following were me klleo anu "V''''N''
as iarns could be a>ccrtuned. >.
! Wesley Rhinedoilnr. who was standing near
the n1arcei shot dead.
C;.orr. Young. resident OF Southwark, received
y ball IN his breast, which passed out OF i'is que
Scrr rir shoulder blade. He was carried 10 Doc''
Griffth>, on second ST, iroin ~i'e''o "' -
wards removed, with but slight hopes o' his feco-
very. ~oo;,,oi =
.ii =; h;s Icfi arm. which was shattered severely.
iow;s GreibIe. a resident OF Southwark, WAS sho'
through the head, and died instantly
| Wright Ards was shot IN the KIP said 10 NC Il
Wrl;om + IIImnn. resident OF kensingion, re-
c;yoJ shot in his Iish; shoulder Thought 10 be Sc
rious. .t,.t 81
bone spliniercd. ,..:-
was wounded.
Henry Hesselbaugh residing THE corner of Pop
M Ire md Third street. received shot IN the tes.y
part OF the hand.
John LusEer. resident Of keusington shot in the
breast. taken home and not expected to survive
4 boy, name not known, was shotih Inc asoo'ae"
and killed.
Another boy was shot in the groln-supposed TO
EarIv in the fight, Peter Albright, exConstahle
of the Northern Liberties, was wounded IN the iand'
He left the spot, holding up his bleeding hand ana
calling on his friends 10 rally with hm, returned 20
The ,rounJ with twenty or thirty, armed with mus
kc,s md rifles These he organized and posted Near
the Market where they fought with the most deter
mined bravery FOR than an hour, until after
o'clock.
During the conflict, Charles Stvel, rope-nlaher,
residing in Carpenter above thth street. % ye"'1
old was shot in the ncch, and through the lungs and
heart. ~
A bov was sho, in the es-anotllcr through the
Wills II. Blanev late High Constable, was shot
in the heel-,badly wounded.
A merchant store in Second near Pine, name not
known. was shot in the leg.
large man, name not asceriaincd, sho' ana cur
ried of, supposed TO he dead.
:. Abbot Lawrence, of Boston, spectator, was
struck by bail over the breast. but twas intercept
ed bv piece OF money in his pocke', which was
doubled up by the concussion.
! A boy was slightly wounded III the side.
An Irishman named Johnson was seen killed III a
John Shrieves, painter Front above Green, shot
! in the head.
james Rice, in one of the Irish houses shot in the
heart. His body was seen by the reporter al twelve
o,clock tended by his wife and two little children
John :. Pagan, an Irish Protestant shot III the
shoulder
A young man passing from his work, was badly
wounded.
In The first of the fight, it should have been men
sh ~.
wright 30 Years old. residing nj the coFncr 0i crown
st. was sh0t in the head and killed.
Many o;hcr were slightly or seriously wounded,
whose namas it wus impossible to ascertain The
Ledger continues:
About dark, Gen CadwaIader, with lis brigade,
proceeded to the spot and took position near the
scene of the contiagrgton. The appearance OF the
military had the effect to produce quiet und from
the lime they arrived the firing almost entirely
ceased.
O'Conner and Bailey, two of,hc ring leaders among
the Catholic lrish had been ares, and held TO bail
Tie Native American o;yeslerjay morning says
ELEVEN O'clock p. M.-Our reporter has just ar
rived from the of battle, aud reports the follow
ing additional intelligence The lilberna Hose
house WIS the first place where the fire was discov
cred That building was burned 10 the earth, and
The conlisous houses caught, and the flames spread
with fearful and alarming rapiIty. About J HlR-
/ TY HOUSES, North of The ftlbernia Hose house,
have already been consumed, and the fire is sl fiI-
.ing. Whit became of The inmates no one can tell.
Probably number have been cons unedin the flames.
The excitement is intense The military, To tie
number OF several hundred, are upon The ground,
looking pa>svels on, endeavorng 10 keep the peo-
pie from rushing forward.
The Carol Hose, with one or two other compa-
MES were throwing water on the fire.
Charles Stillwell of southwark, has died from his
wounds.
A man residing in Shackamaxon street. was NOR
tally wounded IN his breast.
a number Of persons were in jurcd in consequence
OF the falling in ot the walls, &c, of the burning
buildings.
A rumor was prevalent upon the ground, that Gen.
Cadwulluder seriously injured, but we doubt the
story.
An Ir;shnan name unknown, had one OF his eyes
Knocked ont BY blow from club about O'Clock,
while looking from his window.
The Catholic Church was strongly fortified, but
no disposition was manifested 10 attack the same
Guns heard firing in every direction.
TWELVE O'CLoCK.-All Is quiet. The fire il
nearly out. The military are still upon The ground
Two irishmcn are reporteda as having been burned
to death.
The Spirit OF the Times relates the following
revolving incident in this terrible scene:
One during fellow named John 1aggart, rushed
out OF n house and fred several times upon the Ma
tives-it is said killed two or three men. rush
was made upon him, and he was captured though
fighting like nadman, and just in The act To shoot
fourth gun The weapon was wrested from him
by n citizen named Bartholomew Baker, and the
infuriated mob rushed upon him, knocking him
down and stamping his face almost TO shapelessness.
Some Of the mora humane got possession OF Ing
gart and took him to the office OF Aid. BoIeau, III
Second street, above Beaver. Several times on the
way, and the office, The inturuled Ameri-
cans rushed on the Irishman and beat and stamped
him most numerically. Aid. b. made out com
mitment Tor Taggart charge OF murder, and he
given into the hands ociIzens to be sent TO the
Mayors Office OF the Northern Liberties. They
had not proceeded for, however, when another rush
was made those who had charge Of him were
beaten of, and most reyolting scene followed
The prisoner was kicked and stamped until hard
iy feature was discernbc; then dragged, by u
rope tied round his neck, down the street to the Sc
cond street market above Brown. Here the mob
attempted 10 hang him up, but citizens interlered,
and after delay he was borne off TO the Office OF
May or Cannon, still breathing
. D. 20. ,,oJ