The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-05-17
From the Pennsylvania
TERRIBLE Rl0Tm
Loss OF LIFE IN NEW YORK.

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filled with the details of deplorable riot,
which took place in that city on the proce-
ding evening. The comments Of the Jour
mails are various,-but simple statement
Of facts will be sufficient at this time. The
first extract we giveis from the New York
San, which appears to have gone to press
before the most serious events of the night
took place:
The announcement that Mr.. Macready
was to play last night a, the Astor Place
Opera House, induced many persons to
anticipate a repetition of the disgraceful
disturbance of Monday night, and to be
prepared for it, strong body of police
was detailed to keep order.
Before dark, the National Guards were
called out to aid the police. When the
time for commencing the performances
arrived, vast crowd was assembled in
the street in front of the theatre, to see
what was going on.
Soon after the audience assembled, the
curtain rose and the performance commen-
ced in quiet orderly manner. Mr.. Ma
cready was received with applause from
the boxes.
As soon as the applause began to SUBJ
olQC3 tilClC WClC VI uISdpPioodtiOi
from a small circle of persons in the front
of the parquette, and others in the upper
tier, who seemed determined that Mr..
Macready should not proceed. One of
the rioters made speech to Mr.. NJ ,
which the latter replied to, but such was
the confusion and disorder, that it was i'm
possible to hear what either said. A rush
was now made by the Police upon the
rioters in the pit-a scuffle ensued-the
house in an uproar-crles of ''turn them
out" and great confusion. At last the
Police bore off the principal rioters.
The leading rioters having been taken
out, mob outside-about five thousand
persons having gathered around the house
commenced throwing stones at the win
dows. Some of these missiles, weighing
from one to three pounds, passed into the
building, and fell among the audience,
knocking off hats and inhictng slight IN
juries. Nobody was seriously hurt.
During these proceedings a number o
Policemen, headed by their Chief, remain
ed inside picking out the rioters from the
various parts of the building, while outside
a troop of cavalry and body of the Po
lice were kept at bay by the mob.
The cavalry, from some cause or other
did not arrive on the ground until near
o'clock, when the police conquered the ri
oters inside.
All the doors were guarded by police
and strongly barred inside, which preven
ted the mob from breaking in, although
some uneasiness prevailed, lest an attemp
would be made to fire the building.
The n. Y. Globe continues the fright
full narrative:
Between eight and nine o'clock the mol
outside was increasing each moment il
numbers and ferocity. Several of the Po
licemen had been brought in severely
wounded, one or two of the entrances wer
forced, and as imminent danger was ap
pretended, Mayor Woodruff, who wa
present, gave orders to Gen. Sandford t.
bring the military into the melee. Th
order was promptly obeyed, and in a few
minutes several companies of the Nation
al Guard were placed in position aroun
the theatre.
They were at first greeted with hisse
and groans, but in short time, Just afte
the curtain fell on Macbeth" the paving
stones began to be hulled at them, an
many of them were very severely, if nc
fatally injured. They stood this peltine
however, like veterans, nearly half a
hour, only removing their comrades insid
the theatre, as fast as they were struc
down. At the solicitation O. the Chic
Police, Mr.. Recorder Tallmadge, amid
shower of missiles, ventured his life
warn them off. The caution was unhe,
ded, and the Mayor and Sheriff Weste
welt being called to the scene, the orde
was finally given to .fre!.
A platoon Of the National Guard il
stantly answered the summons! numbt
of the mob fell, and among them note
convict from the State Prison. The rio
ers then retreated in confusion, but 500
rallying, they came on more determine
than ever, and it was only until three MOI
vollies had been discharged into the exc
ted crowd, that they were induced to r.
tire. Probably two hundred balls wei
fired, of which twenty took effect. A
near as we could learn, twelve or thirtee
are killed outright, and eight or ten woul
ded
The Tribune states the number of xii
ed to be 5 and the wounded 25. Seve
al persons killed or wounded took no pa
in the riot, but were drawn to the spot L
imprudent curiosity, or happened to
passing within range Of the musket-shc
Two pieces of artillery, charged wi
grape, were brought on the spot
The Herald mentions the following i
cidents:
In the midst of the firing, one of IL
T. Al.