The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-03
GRAND TORClILICHT PROCESSION
OF THE
CASS AND BUTLER DEMOCRACY.
Four Thousand Persons in the Line.


About SIX o'clock, an elderly gentleman, from
Weschester county, Mr. Ward b. Howard, who
was standing in the street. in front Of the hall wa,
knocked down and the wheels of an omnibu. passed
over him, Djuring him very severely
At half.past seven o'clock, the line was formea
consisting of only part of the delegations and
moved up Chatham street, in several placss n,
which fireworks set of, and continued until the
whole line passed. At the upper end OF Chatham
SQUARE several other delegations posted to await
the arrival Of the main body Reaching that point the
line formed in the following order of
Procession.
r GAME twelve persons as VIC understand
~ 1,pmmod Lights; though of this last fact are only a.
Ure % sH a. General pn
democratic Young Mems Conmittee
Tanmauy Society with their Big Banner
The Of ss New York
TIE Empire Club Of New York.
Tho New York Volunteer Democratic Association
Grocn Young Hickory Association on horseback,
Sons of S G hSTsSactesoO to the Grand
Consisted Of the Third Congressional district
Then sST pon ss s' @S tor S s,dsr
Band Of Music.
q RnSIsr S S% mSIsslsef co0t,, ro,o,
Trs, Ward Cas- and nd g sna Asso"aGns
Third Ward Cas- s. and nd Butter Butte. Associations
r'Gh Ward Cass and Butler Associations
Young Tammany Association
THIRD Hsp1 Div f.sS
Consisting Of the Fourth {, Congressional DISTRICT
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s"th Ward and
win% sT Fou p sTG Dfvi As cations
Was made up Of the Associations Brookyn. wamstursh
" Richmond County and New Jersey.
The Cass and Butler Union of Kings County.
Newark Ca.saUd Butler ,,t r! ASS 5, citation
Richmond County Cas- a. Butler s.cciotion.
F ssssnd wi%s "s'rsh Butler hsssoaton
grOslyn Second ward ossr and sgsr sssoPa0n
bs5Sys Butte
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Brooklyn Third FIFTH TrT DIVISION '' A''' 'ia0'n'
Being Txa as s Fsussr with District
Band OF Music.
White Eagle Club Of New York Ih club had large white
h's'S R Rits Eagle Sp &pdll IrtAs''
,,, E Ws1S ward a.. ET Ppss1 Club
Ninth waTS sn s1% military and 'h'
Fourteenth wsrd Cas- &C. anS iH Association
Twelve Pioneers with torches, &c.
Butchers Mounted
Cartnsn Mounted.
Eleventh Ward Cats and Butler Association.
by eight containing the nremene O; the
trade OF the Engineers in full blast
fifteenth Tp.a Cas- and md R Rusr AssSsSoa
Seventeenth ard Cas- and Butler Association Ts assOe
had very handsome tation of the temp'e)
Eighteenth Ward Csss and Butler Association
The Sixth Division formed in the LIST avenue-right
on Houston street in the order of the wards named
and marched to East Broadway, the head OF the
colump halted near Chatham street.
Leaving the Park at the entrance opposite Tamma-
nv Hall the procession moved up Chatham street to
Rowery. up Bowery to Grand street, through Grand
street to Lewis street through Lewis to Houston street.
through Eighth street sixth avenue down sixth ave-
to Carmine street, down Carmine to Hudson,
through Hudson to Canal up canal to grosdx way
around to Tammany Hail.
After sing through the various streets designated
by their programme the head of up
While division was marching up broadway, from
below the Park, another might be seen coming down
Broadway, with ba ners flying, and with fireworks
giving out occasion al brilliant displays of political py
rotechny The associations then dismissed filed
of for home ana thus ended the grand torehlsht
DREADFUL ACCIDENT, AND Possibly FArAL.-Last
night, about eleven o'clock as the torchlght process
sion was M wing along Chambers street. slight stop
osge occurred at the Of Centre street the
large truck that carried the stupe ndous backsmlths
apparatus with forge in full blast, aud just the
procetsion was moving again piece of red hot iron
was pulled from the fire and placed the anvil for
beating This created pushing back Of those on the
platform. which accidentally Knocked of q young
man by the name Of James Rooney, eghtee years Of
age residing at No 22 Elizabeth street aud before he
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passed up his lett leg commencing at the centre of his
foot smashing both bones in the leg severing the flesh
in pieces, cutting of the thigh bone just above the
! knee dragging the flesh and muscles from the bone
leaving it bare sticking up twelve inches, exhi
bitir Of the most ming sights that the
reader could pcssbly imagine he right foot Of this
unfortunate boy likewise smashed with the wheel
dividing the toes and foot up as high the ANGLE.
Officers Nees and Garland Of the Sixth ward police,
prompy procured a litter aud conveyed the poor suf
f,rer to the city hospital where every aid will be
dered that possibly done in order to relieve his
suGerings and save his life which at present. from the
severity Of the wounds, appears to be doubtful
During all this time the poor fellow was perfectly
sble and Legged for glass of weter when lying in
the smputation ROOM awaiting the decision Of the
surgeons.