Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-06-27
RIOT IN PHILADELPHIA.

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Hke the following connected account of the
terrible and deadly feuds between certain
Of The 6remen in that city. and their viii
famous aiders and abcttors, which led 10
such bloody and fatal results OIL Sunday
last.
The law!ess spiri, which has held almos,
complete sway in Moyamensing. f'r The
last six weeks, aud which; on The. Sabbath,
has exhibited itself t5 such degree as TO
make it necessity to close places Of public
trorship, in order 10 save the members of
the con grecalion ffoin insult and outrage,
has kept that section Of Philadelphia in "A
constant stale Of alarm and excitement
since Saturday evening and on Sunday
the District witnessed a terrible riot. al.
tended with bloot!shed. and the loss Of life.
Since The last fircmen's parade, feud
has existed between the Moyamensing and
Franklin hose companies, TWO of The most
active associations uf firemen in that part
ofthe town. This (cud has grown from
had feeling 10 open and bitter hostility. and
there have recently been frequent bellige-
rent collisions between the members and
adheren,s Of the Two companies. Among
the adherenls Of the Moyamensing Hose
are the gang Of "Slingers," tha, so IN.
bushiusIy and outraseousy disgrace The
district. This gang are ever plotting mis-
chief Of the worst character.
On Saturday evening about ten o'clock.
during an alam Of fire, caused by The slight
burning of the roof of au old frame house
in Spruce. Street, below Ninth the Frank
lin Hose Company was assoiled at Tenlh
aud Snippcn s'reets, where brickbats were
showered and pistols fired. Al the time of
This riotous affair, the wife OF the Rev. Mr..
Montgomery, Rector of All Saints Church,
aud The wife also of the Rev. Mr.. Ogilby,
Of Ascension Church. both narrowly csca-
ped heing proslraied with missiles, just as
they were entering their own doors.
About 2 o'clock the carriage Of the
Franklin was taken ouI by The members,
on hearing an alarm nf fire up town.
About daybreak, as II of The members
were returning home in charge Of the car
riasc, they found themselves waylaid. at
The corner of l2'h and South streets.
where they were fred on and assailetl with
missiles hy parry o 50. Some of them
s,were injured, and, overpowered by num-
bers, they had to run for their lives. leaving
! their carriage in the hands Of their base
sassailants.
The carriage was taken by the captors.
4 who ian 10 The immediate neishborhood
z0l Ihes Aioyamens;ns Hoso house. where
ssihes hose was stripped of, and one section
sS0fs II ciit. The carriage was then run
x.oS.n tile fontsof Washington street,
! Suit and 56ntbled into The Della
wafess spfsviop is sio sylsiehs il was shamefuIIy
id e ~ IL hraken. II was
( & ssubse qusns sly cm.ihe wafer by
sofa Itie and with
1; Protection,
Isspsing Hall.
tInisd notice. of
4 saF posted
q IIIIIsriiiss OF Moya-
4 md npwa ards,
ening for bu-
! 3isiai Mil meet
stie S,h and
g!laging guns or
Z bis iols III 81 aasitl Is anng and those no,
!, ,bavi8e s1scfsi vcapnns are requested
snsbIing as Hiaa srickbats aud stones as
ihey can carry The police and watch
i mrn will he on ihe ground to see fair play.
il, Elloya! Hurra. FrankIin!"
s Whether the notice was serinus call.
emanaiing from the rioters themselves, OF
I d waggish hoax, designed as hit at The
stisgraceful doiugs in The District. and like.
wise at the conduct OF its authorities, does
3 not appear.
A few minutes after moon there was an
alarm of fire, proceeding from some trivial
cause in the vicinity of Eighth and Filz.
water streets. TIE franklin members
ran out with their new carriage, Qt was
their old apparatus that was capturedD and
a, Ninth and FitZwater streets they were
me, by an armed party. Fiizwa,er street, at
the Southern end of Ronaldson's Cemele.
ry, was Instantly turned into battle
ground, and the scene that ensued was
awful. Several hundred rioters, on both
sides, were engaged in the melee, and
there was mob of thousand persons.
Pavements were torn up. the air was black
with missiles, and fire arms the reports of
which were followed by shrieks and the
falling Of the wounded, were discharged
in quick succession. II was impossible to
tell how many were injured.
A young man, aged abou, 81 years. an
adherenl Of the Franklin. named AIexaa
der Gillis, who lived in Stewart slreet. and
worked in brick yard. was shot dead.
In justice 10 the deceased, il should be
stated that there was no evidence whats
ever before The jury. under oath, that Gil
lis was leading on mob although num-
Der of persons, including several Of the
police of Moyameusins, declare that he
was an active rioter, and that he fired
pistol three or four times before he was
sho,.-'rhe part Of the jury's verdict that
refers 10 his leading on mob is rather ex-
traordinary, under The circumstances.
The Sheriff had large posse in readl.
pess TO act alta moments warning. is the
event Ct any further demonstration OF a rIo-
tous nature. The Mayor, too. had the
whole Of the city police in reserve. to aid
the Sheriff. IL required The house of tho