The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-05-20

of all secs Join in the strongest manner IN cohoehh-
ing this unholy waste oproPery, and retaliation ior
opinions sake. u.u,,pM
The military have just arrived from Kensington and
have taken possession Of the Churches "fst Mnry's
and ST. JosePhs
FIRING THE CHURCH Tho scene is thus dos
cribed in the Spirit of the Times
About o'clock p. NJ. Mayor Scott arrived in
front of the church with large body of police lie
harangucd the Natives from the top Of cab for
nearly an hour. lie made Of the most touching,
most eloquent and most appropriate speeches that
can he imagined, and enthusiastically choered.-
But all was Of no avail. The excited mob deman-
ded Of him the keys orthe church-nsked who had
them-the Mayor exhibited them-said they had
been committed to his care and refused to surren.
der tbem.
Tho mob then insisted that he should dismiss every
Irishman from the City Police. lie said he had made
no appointments except Of nnturalzed citizens, sc.
according to law. If there any fault it in
the law. The First City Troop under Capt.
Butler then up, and after parading around,
tired towards Kensington. Quiet cnsued for mo-
ment-hen the mob rushed nj the police drove them
back-peted the church windows with stones then
lifted two boys over the iron ratings who climbed into
the building by window that had been b. Dixon, and
while one fire the curtains with n match anoth-
cut the gas pipe, thus putting the church into
blaze in few moments.
The police then rallied, and made several arrests.
The two boys were captured, bu, Immediately res.
cued by the Natives. So were the rest The police
were severely beaten in the attempt to retain the
prisoners
By ten o'clock the building was in flames, which
IN hurn nntln all tLa nod daa-
troyed. The fremen present, but did not play
upon the neiglboring property. Thousands of spec
tntors looking and body of Police, some Of
them mounted, were parading the streets in the i'm
mediate vicinity.
The four buildings on the opposite side ofthe street
were on fire. and were considerably njured-t
heat being intense in the immediate vicinity, that
the 6remen could not obtain goOd positions TO play |
upon them.
FoUa O'clock p. NJ.
The female seminary at the corner Of Second and
Phenx streets has been fired, and remains a heap Of
ruins. The excitement increases, and great conster-
nation prevails, and families at more distant points are
quitting their houses
We learn that previous to the firing orthe Church, !
Mr. Donahue, the priest, gave up the keys Captain
Fairlamb, who examined the premises hut found no
arms, except liz the dwelling, where there was an
old rusty musket. This abou, 10 o'clock.
The Captain then locked up the church, and after
paroling the district with his command the attention of
the military directed to nt,empt TO fire house
oc Washington and Jefferson streets and dur
ing their absence from the church it was fred.
The military then returned tho premises, but too
late 10 prevent the building from being Destroyed
While it was burning the lots back were crowd
ed with unfortunate people, who driven from
tire adjoining frame houses by the flames Some had
lost all they possessed in the world and were driven
from their homes aud deprived of all shelter.
During the burning Of the Church the mob contin-
ned to shout, and when the at the peak Of the
roof fell, they gave three cheers and drum and fife
played the Boyne water. Nothing remains of
the gothic structure but its backened walls.
o'cLocK.-Tho seminary has been completely |
destroyed. The temperance grocery store of Mr. |
Joseph Corr, of Phenix and Second streets |
opposite the seminary, and from which i, was said |
the voIley was fired Monday evening" which |
killed Mr. Wright, completely rddled and !
every thing in the house destroyed.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says ''such is the des-
irucon private property that in all the streets Of
West Kensington small American flngs, or in the ab.
sence of the stars and STRIPES bits of I'll color are
hung from the upper windowso houses to denote
that the inmates are under its protection.
Up to late hour in the night the fires were raging
in Kensington, and the utmost alarm and excitement
prevailed few guns had been fired, but probably
they were merely charged with powder The ex-
element and panic fearful.
O'clock. The Natives have every thing their
own way. The military drawn up before the !
burning church, but they perfectly powerIess. |
As they approached the church, the mob gave them |
three cheers, and heard dozen soldiers say sEow
can we fire on our citizens, who cheer us as we
approach?' The Natives have entered the Priests |
house. They are throwing from the windows the
books Of his library, forgotten in his buried retreat
Here comes carpet waving in the wind as it falls,
and now demjohns, crucix, some sacred images
are flying through the air, tossed by the infuriated
multitude, and carried away by tho spectators A
Catholic Bible produced contention, but it
was at length gotten by individual who ran off
with it. Tho Priests house is now on fire.
The flames have extended to n large frame refecto-
~ adjoining the Church the other side The oc. |
cupans of two frames next 10 it are removing their
things These frames now in blaze, and also
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