The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-05-18

aud for many other things whlch we dlu
not hear in the general tumult.
Towards the close, violent attack was
made by the mob on one Of the doors.
which was partly forced. A body of
policemen. armed with their short clubs.
sailed from it and secured number OF
the leaders. who we're brought in and
placed in large room under the par
ouette, with those who had been previ.
ously arrested. The rioters. TO the mum.
her Of thirty or forty. battered down the
Partition of the room with their feet. and
attempted to crawl out at the bottom by
the holes SO made. A strong guard
was therefore placed to watch them. and
no one, we believe, succeeded in making
his escape. From the confusion occa.
stoned by the continued attack on the
house, we were unable 10 learn the
names of any of them.
After the play was over, the noise being
apparently diminished somewhat, the
audience were allowed to go out quietly
by the door nearest Broadway. The
crowd was not dense in the middle of the
street, body oftroops having just pas
sed long. but the sidewalks, fences. and
all lotheravailable positions were thronged
and shower 0f stones was kept up a.
painst the windows. AS we reached
Broadway company of the Greys came
round from Eighth street and took their
posirion in front Of the Opera House.
Two cordons of Police in Eighth street,
kent the street vacant before the building,
but the shattered doors aud windows
showed how furious had been the attack
ON that side. We learned from those in
the crowd that troops of fnot and one of
horse had arrived about half an hour pre-
vious and passed entirely around the
building. partially dispensing the nab
They had been assailed with stones, il
was stated, one ofthe dragons knocked
from his horse aud another carried off
with broken leg from the fall of his
horse.
Up to this time we did not learn that
any proclamation had been made to the
rioters. After passing the Greys at the
corner of Broad way, we went into Eighth
street, and we're on the return in not more
than three minutes afterward. when a
volly was fired by the troops. the quick,
scattering flashes throwing a sudden
CLEAN over the crowd, the gas.lighls in
the streets having all been extinguished.
-Hastening into Astnr.place, we found
the troons drawn up before the house.
and tho crowd beginning to disperse in
front ofthem. 1t was generally believed
that they fred blank cartridges. and a
large number Of persons who were mere
lockers on. did not pay much attention to
it. We passed into Lafayette place, and
there saw the bodies Of two or three per-
sons. dead or wounded. borne uway.
The crowd seemed taken by surprise.
as on account of the incessant noises, very
few could have heard the reading oflhe
Riot Act. Many assert that it was not
read, but we have positive testimony Ia
the contrary. We we've returning and
had nearly reached Astor.place again,
when second volley was fred, followed
almost without pause by three or four 9TH
ers. A part of the crowd came rushing
dawn Lafayette place. but there was no
shout nor noise, except the deadly report
of tho muskets.
After this horrid sound had ceased
groups Of pe6pie came along, hearing a.
, way the bndies Of ,lsN dead and dying
The excitement of the crowd was terri
BILE. We heard nothing but one univer
= sal expression of vengeance aud abhor'
renee. What adds to this tragic occur
] renee is, that most of those who were
y killed, were innocent of all participation
n in the riot. An old man. who was wait
y ing for the cars in the Bowery, was in
t stantly shot dead A little boy eigh
'. years old, was killed by a ball. at the cor
: ner of Lafayette. place, and woman sit
IS ting in her own room at the corner Of tn
q Bowery. was shot in the side. Some G
6 the bodies we're carried into Vauxhal
T. others into Jones Hotel, and others
n the City Hospital and the Ward Static
10 House.-In the former place we saw
r dead man stretched on the table, and al
other with ball in his hip, writhing
D. great agony.
in Groups of people collected in the stree
e and in front of Vauxhall. some of whic
T. were addressed by speakers, calling the
d. to revenge the death of The slain. Til
10 troops for time anticipated another a
9 tack. in consequence ofthis. but up to Il
e. hour of going to press, all has been qnie
;" On the next day, meetings were he
n by the citizens, the Mayor took eve
I'd precaution to preserve the peace of Il
As city and the military promenaded Il
OF streets and guarded the theatre. II
y, y, effect has been to keep down the mt
ce but apprehensions are still entertained
a. another outbreak. Macready has left /
g. city.
b. There we're twenty.one persons kill
Q, and thirty.three wounded Many
80 these were mere spectators. Yet tn
were in the wrong place and their pr
he ence had tendency to countenance t
DIS mob. ,p
N. Lancaster Female AcadcMl
So WILL p spen MI the e Summer I,,n Term on Nom
as - J. w.ELY, Principal
"e Lancaster, May lS. 1849.