Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-05-16

lIouse. A number Of shot were then
fired from houses in The vicinity toward
rhe meeting, and the Native Americans,
,Ger ds?,rsing for \ moment. rallied aud
attacked the Hose House, took out The
hose of the reel, aud then broke the ap'
paralus up. An old tender. the property
ot the Washington Hose Company, which
was also in the house, was brokea up
! likewise. The Native Americans then
(bciwecn four aud five o'clock.) took
20 session ol the Market House, aud for
ihe next three hours, the shots were
irequen, from the houses IN It's western
vicinity. Men were seen lying upon t.e
roofs ofa row of houses fronting the
Market and 10 every place of conce IT.
meat near The srme place, others were
occ lsiona|lv discovered.
About 5 o'clock, another attack was
made upon The hose house, aud larg"
new bell found in i, was brought in,o Ihr
ppen square, and shattered TO pieces.
shortly after this, a frame dwelling house
rrxr TO the hose house, was fired, and
from that imo up 10 o'clock III The
evening. the flames continued To spread
without s'av, until twenty nine house
we're consumed, the greater part Of them
being upon Cadwalader street, aud tou:
upon the street facing the market About
| fire, and at . o'clock hy in heap ol
/ RUNS.
i The melancholy result Of the few
hours during which the conies, between
the Irshmen aud Native Americans
ragged, is briefly told in the following list
Of killed and wounded.
Il Here follows list Of killed and Ii
wounded.
A man named Maitland. was danger
ously wounded by shot fired by John
Taggart. 4 negro, sitting IN the mar
kel house, Immediately fired II, TaggNr'
and several shot struck him N the tore
head. Taegart then ran into house
hut a number Of the Native Americans
rushed in aud made him prisoner. II,
was conducted down to Alderman Boi
lcaus oflice, who, upon the oath ot one
# the spectators. committed him t.
Moyamenslng Prison. lie letl the othc'
IN charge of two officers and numbc'
pf cllizous. bu, when ne ,r Beaver street
the crowd took him violently out of the
: hands of his conductors tied rop,
; lround his neck, aud dragged him som,
llstarce along The street.
H HIS cap,ors then passed The rope ove
} The end Of an awning post, aud pulled
lin up for the purpose Of hnpging him
but the be IN broke aud he fell TO tn,
'ar,h he was then dragged for somc
distance, and finally left |, ing in the
street. TO all appearance dead. lie was
however, alive when taken up. aud re-
manned so up to 10 o'clock last night
lie cannot, however. survive.
\ S. Abbott Lawrence, young man, a
nephew Of Abbott Lawrence Of Boston,
was standing on the out skirts OF the
crowd. when bullet struck him, and
caused him much pain. 1t appeared W
IN examination that the ball had struck
his wais,coat. and lodged agains, a cent
which was in the pocket, by which It's
course was stopped. The cen, was com
,Ietely bent up, and the escape of Nj
Lawrence may be certainly considered
| prov:deuiial.
| The excitement during yesterday af
lernoon and evening, was Of the mos
Intense character. In the vicinity of the
scenes of violence. business appeared Il
be at stand. and at every step one me,
little gatherings OF persons anxiousy dis
cussiug the probable and terrible conse
/ quences Of the outbreak, or narraling the
Attest act of violence, on, Of the many witt
which the hour teemed. Many were
actually frantic for revenge.
| From the A. Y, Evening Post, of Thursday