Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-05-31

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number Of Irish families hsd aiken ref.
Uge. 10 4 Uumtor Of d~e;iiDgs These
were fred sud byfned to he ground,
the lnmSles scattered aud the contents
destroyed
Meantime. an immense crowd had
gathered 10 the vicinity Of ST. Mchaefs
Church, and s5ou, Two o'clock, Captain
FnlrIamb demanded The keys Of The
edi6ce rtm Dns Rev Mr.. Rochrn, the
paso' who Immediately gave them up,
and with them. The keys Of nis own res
idence, adjoining the church. Captain
Far,Ismb Instituted a rigid search
through the premises, and found neither
arms nor men concealed, either 10 the
church or 10 lhe hnuse,
Shortly uher this lhree young men
walked through the detachment OF mil
lary inio the church, .he from door o'
: which had been leh uniocGed, Oao Of
6 them in lew minutes afterwards threw
, out Of window portion Of The draps
I ry Of the altar. They soon came out
into the street and walked of without
J obstruction The flames soon burst out
! and spread unchecked Until Of the noble
d edlGce nothing remained but the wall
Duriug the conhsgralron, three distinct
D explosions were heard, and this served
. greatly 10 eXaspe crate the crowd.
+. The dwelling house ofrhe pastor, ed
j joining, was broken mo by the mob, the
lurDilure lhfown into the street, and he
= building itself fred In Il short llmf
n II was reduced to ruins.
b. Destruction $751; AuguStjne's Church
= During The latter part Of yesterday ai-
g lernoon, crowds began 10 gather in the
= vicinity Of the Catholic church Of Sain
E Augustine. on Fourth street, between
8 Rice and Vine.
d Mayor Scott took early precautionary
,l measures, and long before dark had I
IS posse Of citizens draughled, with thr
g City Watch, having their badges on
, formed 10 line upon the curbslone be
9 lore The front on Fourth street.
e About half past nine o'clock, solitar,
d brick was flung in the direction Of thc
i Cuy Wslchmen, and struck with q lou
# aud distinct noise for all then was quiet
,e against The iron railing al lhs rear =
T. This was followed by loud cheer fror
The crowd opposite The Church in Ne
er street, and 10 an instant after, tremeG
dous shower Of bricks. stones and mis-
J. siIes, Of every available description, We
e directed against the church, seattle rim
a tho Watch and other byslaqt9 in ey,
n ry direction.
on About the same time, similar aiIac
At, was made upon the rear. One OF Ih
in stones Of the first yolley, struck an
1p stunned Mayor Scott, and this sprea
lP CONSERVATION among those having tn
be protection Of The rear. BOs,Iss, III
missiles appeared 10 be lhfo"O not onI
in from every conceivable but from incon
- ceivabe quarters Though no person
J. were to be seen upon the adjacenl root
ID the missiles evidently descended upo
NJ the Mayors forces.
% As soon as the watch in front wei
en driven off, the mob went 10 work qu
cooiIy and systematically One OF II
nd iron gOles was first broken down, al
al thus the platform (aboul five leeI hig
" upon which the building stands, hsviu
he been reached, a sort OF IA baIlerng ra
was procured, with which steady al
Og determined blows we're inflicted upC
IN the norIbermOsl door, but il resisting {
efforts, (Which il did until the last, wi
lty clubs the assalanIs begun 10 demoi'
the sashes OF The front windows, whit
", by this time there was not probably
raj single un broken pane OF glass.
ep While the mob were thus engaged
ad there was an alarm OF "ths Troop
m "the Troop"-and above all the clam
m was presently heard the notes OF a shr
'se trumpet, sounding the charge. T
70 First City Troop rode by almost al
"a gallop, causing the crowd 10 fly lowar
hdCU ebVotg "ntIO NHS COHDpauJ "HO'
Ih' ed and returned at a similar gait
several passages Of this kind were ma
we but with no effect, fer the mob follow
AN the horsemen, wheresoeVer they wen
ullerBg loud and derisive cries; viii
the parry Immediately engaged in bret
IA. ing into The Church did not for M
men, dssisl, but seemed 10 redoubIe the
ar efforts in anticipation Of the arrival
ost the military.
he 10 an incredibly brief period, the o
10 strucIion offered by the sash was rem
net yed-the gas light near by extingus
dis ed, and fire conveyed inlo the low
IN centre window The fire was undout
edly kindIed by lucifer matches, as
nd were close spectators, and certainly
FIRE was carried openly within.
As soon as the light was seen. mum
Gus persons employed themselves
RS bringing small pieces Of boards and OF
. or llghtsluff, which were either lhrov
ay, upon the FIRE, or handed 10 those insi,