New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-20
The Fire and Riot ut Allegheny city.


Yesterday afternoon. O-tS cen ) and clock,
the Ice bells II Pittsburgh began o. ring an alarm and
On leaving the 6a-fus Office ~ ascertain where 10
~s- learned that hre had broken out IN rgheny.
We immediately proceeded o. cross the - Clair u.
bridge and when nearly over. the sound 81 martial
IL met our ear. Coming into Federslst We Oh.
served a brass band preceding engine, decorated
with covers and .eeng long train 81 en- gines follow
inz n. OF course concluded though perceived
leayy cloud Of smoke In the neighoorhood Of Rev Mr.
-siits church that the IRE had been xtingshed In
short ume however We were informed that a Ore
~ss raging furousiy near the market house and pro
ceeding . that place ~ found our Information TOO
true.
On inquiry We learned that while q procession Of
the hremen was passing the market house, FIRE had
broken 0ut In the trunk factory VI Mr. Gilman, where
Ere mad been used for some months, and a. the Al
legneny companies refused 70 render any assistance
toward eKtingg!shlng 10 i spread With inghtiul
rapidly
Inc Pittsburgh en- Hnes we're taken across but were
met the Mayors Office ~ mob Of men some 81
whom wore iremens hats. AIMED With clubs and
bricks who threatened ~ break their apparatus and
murder the members, u they advanced. Upon this
they Immediately drew their apparatus home and The
fames were permitted. unchecked, y consume The
property u our fellow citizens.
For some time the bystander. seemed % be pafsyzei
By the enomty u the bremen proceedings, who stood
around exulng ike bends In lhe progress u the rre
while al around heard tns rear Of the r4rnes, a.
they iespsd from dwelling 20 another mingled with
the .hreks Of the women snd children whom their d.
srrucrve progress drove from their nouse.
Several men who assisting a. hi. time 70 draw
Al engine % the ground were wounded, some beinl
stabo and cut with knives and others struck VIII
stones. For a long rme nothing Mas done. The W ssn
ngton Engine taken y thls rghtul scene BY som
private ciuzens but tne hose cue, and some mel
/ interfering drew 10 away again. BY great e1eruon
| TIE foundry II Messrs Eichbsgm. Hchendry Co. va
saved oui the IRE communicated y the l0ty .tsepl
( u Rev hr. -sltIs church, and thence spread IN q
| directions With frzhtfs rspidity-
soon after tie church caught the Mayor Of Alegh'
ny and soe others broke open the door Of the Pres
dent engine house with axes and took the engine
| the fire Though manned only BY boys, with con
Two or three directing them. they rendered yer
| Efficient aid N preventing the IRE from spresdn
| across the Diamond 70 Fecersls a.
Mr. Joseph Elchoaum and Mr. z. 7. &. Morgan d
| serve much praise for the aanDer Ia which they q
rected the stream Of water gndlsmsyed By tue Unreal
| made against them.
The bremen not giving the sast assistance wei
shouting Let the houses burn, three cheers for a
citizen bremen" mingled with Kisses and execratiol
which family threatened 70 break out into sctu
violence. We have not, however, room - detail u
many atrocities by which the conduct u those WHO,
leasI claimed 10 Be tremen, wa sgnalized We nor
we may never again sec 90 terrible a display Of
nonisc JOY a. many Of ne oystsaders sssIGsd in u