New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-09
Philadelphia Riots

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MosDAY, O'Clock P. NJ.
We have heart.sickening news from PhlIadei-
mia ,e.dav. The riots have recommended WIN
ienfold feroc;y. Blood has been sP'lea-'he
People have been killed By the SoId'eFy-tiea'sh
srows where It is 10 end.
The following IS from the th7on'c!s OF yes
terday morning
=. tuo o-clacl,, the r-,il,aFy then in charge gave
m possession OF St Philip dc Nefl's church TO
Nr +. c. Levin. Mr. Titus. 'Ir. 7. D. Grover and
a large body of Native American Republicans
.t,b;s time there could rot have been less than ten
thousand nersons on the ground. The large mass
of reonls in front Of the cd;ice were ANXIOUS to
cain admission. and the American Republicans
rssa their utrnest endcavors TO keep them oa''
bu, the latter were finally overpoweFed' and inc
,eonls outside forced down brick wall and otoNe
~ ono of the doors, and entered the euilding'
Nes.rs. Levin and others then adtresSe"
,bem inside of the Church. while Judge Conrad
ard another Gentleman addressed them from the
outside. called upon them 70 protect the pfoqe'ty'
and after four hours hard labor, persuaded the
gfeat body to leave the building. \ Ooinlh''''
nj American Republicans, at the head OF whom
was Colonel Jack, was then appointed, who iooS
possession of the Church. and kept 1t until the
military arrived, a; between and 5 o'clock
The military having arrived, the Committee
vbo had charge and had afforded ample protec-
ton to the church during the afternoon gave II
mn to Gen. Cadwalladcr and the soldiers; came
ont of the building. and proceeded in files OF two
arrn.in arm, down Queen to Second street. ana
urned down Second street. The military toeK
40 line in front ofthc church. As The latter part
of the Native Committee were turning the cor
nc- Of Second street an intoxicated man nterirf-
Ell with the military, caught hold OF an officer
sword. and some eoyS threw stones
The officer N command then retired behind hls
.,sp, waved his sword over his head, and gave
nc word fire. The order was Immediately
ob,yed. and some twenty or thirty muskets were
discharged. killing SIX persons and wo"ndIng
several others.
The military at the time of the discharge OF
their muskets were in line. with the lett flank
partly wheeled into Second. street, facing about
South East They fired somewhat dlagona'y
across and down Second-street, or the discharge
would have dealt more death and Destruction
There were two vol!cys fired, one upon Second
street. the other down: they were fired by the
City Guards and Cadwalladsr Grays.
Among those killed and wounded, we were on
iv able. amidst the CONSERVATION and confusion
that followed, to ascertain the iollowiag
James Lawson, who lives IN Ninth street be.
low Shippen, shot in The heel.
Mrs. Llsie Front street, below Queen, shot in
the left arm.
a man with The appearance Of q seaman, with
8 f W" and an anchor on his linen-killet. ms
body lies in an alley back OF Southwark Hall
An old man, name unknown, lies in the same
pace-ked; the top OF his head entirely blown
off.
A man named Manning, while standing on
Queen street wharf was dangerously wounded.
Mr. Street, brother OF the Home Missionary,
was shot in both legs.
Sansen Berger, who lives in the drug store, cor
ner Of Sixth and Parish streets, was shot through
the hip.
A man was taken INTO Corndafler's in Second
street, below Christian, badly wounded.
\ man named Carter, shot in the abdomen, NOR
tally.
4 man named William Lansing, shot through
both legs.
Some OF the above persons were some distance
rom the soldiers some were fred al while in al
III, ,bo inf
in Queen street.
At quarter past O'Clock large groups OF peo
pie were standing at the different corners Of Sec
ond and Christian streets, talking in the most ex
cited manner of the firing of the military upon the
people, when several voices cried out, Native
Americans come to the meeting W" Rescue Ma.
tive Americans :" and u large body Of person;
rushed down Second street
4 great gathering wes soon assembled at The
market, but did not organize. They brought out
four pieces Of Cannon, and raked Second street
Tney were well armed with muskcs and suppIleo
with ammunition They are determined ior fight
TIE LATEST
u O'Clock, NiGHT.-Aiter the meeting at the
market, the Natives rallied, and kept up con
ilnued fire with muskets and field pieces, up to
O'Clock the soldiers returned the fire with great
spirit Some persons lodged from behind walls
.nd fired at the cavalry and soldiers; but as II
The number Of killed and wounded 1t Is mpossibl,
10 ascertain, for it is no, only dangerous to wa
the streets, but the officers refuse to furnish IN
diligence.
There were no doubt many killed and wound
ed, but could only ascertain the following:
John Shusser, wounded IN the arm and cheek
Henry Sanders, mortay wounded in the breast
j. " Barnes. wounded IN the shoulcer blade.
u All the above we're carried 10 the Hospital
a lad named Faianer, one OF tue Committee III
charge ol the church, was wounded IN the rgh
arm at the first IRE in the evening.
Henry Slack, bricklayer, wounded carried Il
his home
John Cook, wounded.
Lemue Paynter, wounded.
Several taken to their homes not heard Of.