The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-09

and there through the dense crowd the fame tongues OF
living light may be seen licking with fire build
| seen congregations of excited men, shouting. talk
ing arguing clustering, and tossing their arms the
space, the pumed heads and gktering swords OF
the cavalry, are waving and glancing in the lurid
light while the heavy tread Of men, and the ringing cank
Of muskes betoken the near presence OF the infantry
The adjacent streets deserted The houses closed
and abandoned Since the approach o. the military all
sob Of woman, the deep oath OF man. break the So
Tenn stiffness
Dim figures suspciousy in the shade as il seeking
concealment while wretched Looking beings driven from
their abodes houseess and homeless are stealing oil WIN
beds pillows, chairs and tables upon the Vok
scream "a rush Of the soldiers land another vicm Is
horne away for surgical assistance solitary one horse
cart Leave is turning away and IN 1t are woman
two girls, boy and an infant all crying. II contains
furniture and by its side walks man, who turns
hand and with groan Of intense agony exc!aims the
toll OF tweny years ul gone in one moment. MY God
We walked h0mewarj, thinking can 1t be pos
sibe that this ia land Of eedom land Of Laws aiand
Of Christianity.
Ten ooLocx P M-We have just learned that an Irish
named Joseph Ricea dweler in OF the houses
assaulted in Cadwaader street but who is said to have
aiken no part the contest shot through the head
white looking the how the riot progress
ed We looked at the corpse as 1t lay manged on the
floor Of its late habtation with none save weeping WI
dow and two faheress children sitting IN agony beside
it, II was a shocking picture.
A man named john s. Pagan, an American, was shot
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young man, % years OF age, named John shreeves,
painter living in Front above Green street. was shot
through the head and instantly killed He was an Anne
rican and had only been married three months man
named Deal was shot in the arm. About o'clock r Nj
young returning from his work, and passing thu
scene of action. badly wounded. great many
others shot. and several killed. whose names VT
could not ascertain
The military arrived the ground about o'clok P. NJ
rhey consisted Of the companies of the first brigade
Ter Gen Cadwallader. The Sheriff was also on the
ground with a small civil posse AS the military ap
DyOn eel
ouse Washington street but nobody was hurt Those
who fired the guns seven or eight Irishmen-prn
cipaicy fed, and were not captured The presence Of
the military had the effect OF restoring an almost mme
diate quiet.
Of destruction They stationed along Master
Cadwallader, and Washington Streets and the German
ooint regular guard was set and patrong partie
kept in constant motion About 10 o'clock several OF thu
active of fire companies arrived the ground
and protected by the military went into service,
and in about hour succeeded in arresng the conha
grafton They went quietly to work. and did immense
execution They merit all praise
ELEVEN OCLocK.-A few guns being discharged
intervals in Master street Military in motion but No
rioters discovered It is said that from 20 to 80 houses
altogether have been consumed located on Cadwaader
Master and Washington strees--some large handsome
dwellings but generally poor buildings No'hingis lei'
Of the Market house but The brick pillars with which the
standing chmneys Of the dwellings, look like blackeneo
| monuments Of anarchy. It is thought tnat many dea
bodies OF Irish were consumed in the burning houses
MIDNIGHT All quiet The military on the ground
rhe fires all ex,ingushed and the fremen return
ing home We have just learned that about mir.
o'clock group Of men standing at the corner of Frank
| lin and Second street. was fired upon by party u
Tshmen who through Perry street, and under CO
the darkness discharged their guns at them
The lot woundng butcher in the Wharton Market
I'd ay or in the eye and several other seriously
One Of the Irish who fred on Monday night at thu
School House, at the time young Wright was killed los
his thumb by the bursting Of his musket The thum'
and fragments OF the gun picked up yesterday
ing He tracked by his blood but could not he found
The man Taggsrt who was dragged with rope and
hung until app irenty dead was, it seems STIMULATING
ieath When taken to the Northern Liberties police Of
fee, he quite recovered, and able to walk with the
| officers TO Moyamensing prison
| Mr.. Hillmal has just deceased.