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vicinity of It Mchaels Church, and about O'Clock a
Can't Falramb demanded the keys Of The edfce from I
The Rev MIR Iochrin the pastor. who Immediately a
tn We them up, and with them, the KEYS OF hi own
res dencc adjoining the church. Capt Falrlanb in
s,tutcd rigid search through the premises and found
neither arms nor men concealed either in the church
Or in the house.
shortly after this three Young men walked through
the detachment Of military into the church, the front
door OF which had been left unlocked One of them
IN few minutes afterwards threw ont of a window
portion of the drlpcry of the altar They soon came
ont into the street aud walked of without obstru' ion.
The flames soon burst out and spread unchecked I'M
I'll Of the noble edlioc nothing renamed but the bare
walls. During the conflnGrauon, three distinct cx-
blossoms wee heard and this served greatly to cXus-
pcrnic the crowd.
= The dwell ing house Of the Pastor adjoining, was
broken iuto by tho. mob, the furniture thrown into
time it was reduced 10 RUNS.
Destruction at 81. Iueusiincs Church.-nminr |
tho latter part Of Yesterday afternoon crowds began |
to assemble in the vicinity of the Cab ,ic Church OF |
ST. Augustine on Fourth street, between Race aud /
Vine streets.
Mayor Scott took early precautionary measures, and
long before dark ha large posse OF citizens draugh-
ed with which he took position at the rear OF the
church, white the City Watch, having their badges
on, formed in a line upon the curbslone before the
front on Fourth street
Matters remaned quiet until about h1lfpnst nine
o'clock when every avenue lhereabouts was filled by
dense masses of people.
AbDut that solitary hrCk was fllg IN the
direction Of the City WaChuCn, and struck with
loud and distinct noise (tor all then was qulci) against
the IRON raingat their rear This was followed Iy
loud cheer from the crowd opposite the church IN
New street: and in an instant after, n tremendous
shower of bricks sonc, and missiles of every avala-
lie description was directed against the church, scat
tcrng the Watch and other bystandcrs in every d
iCctinn.
Aol the same time, similar attack was made
upon the rear. One of the stones in the first voey
struck and stunned Mayor Scott and this spread con-
scrnatipn among those having the protection of the
rear Best les, the missiles appeared to be thrown not
only from every conceivable but from uncomfortable
quarters. Though no persons were to be seen upon
the adjacent roofs. the missiles evidently dcSceHded
upon the Mayors forces
| As soon n the watch in front had been driven off,
the mob went to work quite coolly and svstcmatlcaI-
ly. One OF the iron gates first broken down, and
thus the platform (about five feet high) upon which
/ the building stands having been reached sort of
| bntterlng-ram was procured with which steady and
| determined blows inflicted upon the northern
most door. but it resisting all Efforts (Which it did I'M
I'll thclasD with clubs the assaiants begun to demol-
sh the sashcs of The front windows, which are low,
and in which by this time there was not probably a
/ single unhr0ken pane of glass
Will, the mob were thus engaged, there was an
alarm Of " the Troop -" the Troop and above all
the clamor were presently heard the not OF shrl.l
trumpet. sounding the charge. The First City Troop
robe by almost at gaop, causing the crowds TO ilv
towards Race street where the company wheeled and
returned at similar gan; and several passages of
followed the hprS"'n'n Whhersoevtr they went, ut-
teIng ons ana Ion1 dcfiSivc che; while me parry
Immediately engaged IN breaking INTO the Iihnrch ul'
not Tor moment drS'' ut seemed 10 Icd"uhe th,F
Efforts IN anticipation OF the arrival OF more OF the
m.lt'fy' -
IN IN mercury orle plroh' me obstruction %,.'rea
Nv Ie s'I' WI T US ',' ',,'a Wy "a
wm,o,y. Tb, r.e was nnj' ubtcdlv knrllcd by Incl.
f,rmachrs, as wcwcrc close spectators and certain
ly no fire was carr d openly within.
A. tho q s,,,a
noo Ts .e - Wv ,, ocs M
b,1rIt and oth,rl, smr Which were either thrown
upon the fire, or handed to those inside The lrmc-
appeared TO make slow progreSs for the ah' was moi
s'Gl III ,nP seconi STORY a, n.' Vnl5 was o"h1 we
nn en- lon ,hny hrr.t frtI rom thn ro"f md n
mos, Immediately enveopod the base of the cupola-
The sight was hailed by loud cheer.
1he bean,inl cnp?la oi me 'hurch di ho' pu''
with the rardNy W1rh mont nave Oeen supp 3s, ,i.,
US r ",'H Nc ~, .LlI ,ho cninnns hic san
por-r1 thed}me AMI cross.
n The fumes probably reached the roof as soon a
they did hy means OF the organ, Wmch stood 'hhe
uy or 'o , ,' @ ,;. or',c o,v ror,io