The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-05-15
PHILADELPHIA RIOT.

years past has signaized itself for the mos
riotous outrages, has acquired new laurels.
public meeting of the Native Americans
was called last week at the market house at
the corner Of Master andC adwellader streets.
When the third speaker arose,s knot Of Irish
men commenced noise, to prevent his be-
ing heard. They would not cease their clam
or until they were fogsed into silence. This
fight created an excitement, which was rails
ed to an intense degree in consequence Of
several shots being fired from the windows
Of the Hibernia Hose CO. house. A mob of
Irishmen gathered and commenced an attack
upon the native Americans. But the assail-
ants were overcome aud compelled to flee
! The native Americans pursued. Several Of
the fugiiiyes darted into houses, which were
attacked, and the doors and windows broken,
and riddled with stones. The lrishmen f.
nally rallied, and beat back the Americans,
and then the contest ended for the time. Sew
eral lives were lost, and eight or ten wound
ed, some dangerously.
MIDNIGHT.
FURTHER PARTIcULARs-ItcoM Killed.
During the evening, great crowds of peo-
pie were gathered in the neighborhood of the
scene of violence in the afternoon, and about
ten O'Clock an attack was made upon dwell
ing house in Second street Just above Frank
lin. The doors and windows were beaten in,
and the furniture in the lower story broken
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The cause of this attack it was said, was in
consequence of gun having been fired from
the building, during the afternoon. Another
house above this in the same row was also
injured in consequence Of stones having been
thrown at it.
A cry was then raised of Ego to the Nun
nery," and crowd proceeded up Second
street TO Master. at the corner of which is a
Roman Catholic School House. A bonfire
was kindled at one corner Of the street, and
ehe fence Of the school house set on fire; a
bout this time when the crowd had faltercd in
front of the School House, a volley of mus
kerry was fired from the house opposite, and
when the crowd had parted, it was discovered
that several were wounded; one young man
named J. A. Wright was taken up dead,
bullet having pierced his left breast Just above
his heart. Another young man named Ram
sey, living Ell Third street above Brown, was
shot in the upper part of the left lung with
bullet, and when we left was expiring
We were also told that two other men we're
seriously wounded.
The Native Americans then retreated and
up TO twelve o'clock (midnight) affairs re-
manned quiet.
Sheriff McNlchacl was upon the ground
during the evening, and shortly before night
fall made call upon the military for aid but
as they had sometime since resolved not to
perform duty in cases Of riots unless the Lee
gislaturs made an appropriation for their pay
during the time they were so engaged, which
has notyet been done. they were not willing
to enter upon their duty.
meeting however is called to day, to take
measures to ensure a full Turnout of the mi
litary force. The Sheriff, accompanied by
Gen Ca dwalader,restiained the mob, several
times during the night from making attacks
which were contemplated.
The excitement is greatly increased, and
1t is hardly possible to say where this terrible
outbreak will end.
The riots of Monday were renewed on
Tuesday with fearful increase of violence,
bloodshed and death.
The endeavors of the leaders Of the Amer
lean party to allay excitement we're unavail-
ing. meeting was held in the afternoon
Of Tuesday from an immense body, some
5000. adjourned TO the scene of Mondays
atrocities at kensington. Soon after the ar
rival Of the procession there, the signal of
mischief was given by the firing of a gun from
a house at the corner OF Master and Cadwal-
lader streets.
The North American saws:
The man who is said to have fired the first
musket from the house was namedJ ohm Tag
CART. According to the most credible testi-
mony he had fired twice, killing or MORALLY
wounding three persons, and came from the
house to fire third time, when he was seiz-
ed by the Americans. His musket was heav-
ily loaded. With difficulty he was taken to
Alderman Boileau's Office, the crowd seeming
resolved to kill him on the spot.
The action now became, almost o'clock,
general. The Americans were exposed in
the open lot between Cadwallader street and
the market. The Irish were under cover in
their houses. The Americans, however,
stood their ground, firing at the windows
whenever a man presented himself.
The Irish were advantageously posted in |
the houses on Cadwalader street, perfectly |
protected from the fire of the enemy by the !
walls. while the natives were unprotected, The |
only shelter they possessed were the pillars
OF the market house; but they fought mostly |
without cover.
The military were called out and took pos
session of the ground about o'clock There |
the firing ceased at once and was not resum-
ed. In other places it was maintained at in
tervals with fatal effect.
The houses on CadwaIader street, some of |
those on Master street, and the Washington |
Market, were set on fire early in the evening,
and when we left the ground at midnight, the
whole of the buildings were mass Of burn
ing ruins.
The melancholy result of the few hour,
during which the contest between the Irish
men and the Native Americans ragged, is brief
ly .old,-6 killed, and IA wounded.-Albany
Daily.
i. WEDyEsDAI.-Ther riots still continue but
MS further effusion Of blood. The city is in
complete possession of the mob, well armed
and organized, and determined to resist any
attack. Although no lives have been lost to-
day, muslivalued property has been sacrif-