The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-12
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from their bayonets. The soldiers endured Il IN
commendabe patience.-E1rsss.
The excitement of the crowd became intense-but
there more mob The orators that had rot mn
this work Of mischief and death, skunk away 70 sas
places and preached upon the atrocity Of killing
breaking boys saw it no longer {" fun" There
were cries Of " Let us have public meetingn That
like home~but nobody knew anybody to make =
chairman Of that anybody knew. There were cries
Of Let us burn down the damned building"-but
there were sneerng responses Of F." Go ahead with
the torch, yourself The sight of blood had restored
peace, and reenthroned reflection. All sorts Of sto
ries were aaoat-! hundred killed." in one
place poor innocent boy, twelve years old" was
reported wounded In another Cries Of Who did Il Z"
LET us murder the soldiers" Counter cries. 600
".These soldiers brothers." "Why, then, did
they fire on =" About this time, soldier in uni
form, with his musket, left the ranks, and walked
through the mob, on his way home The mob besst
him laughing and yelling, Lick him"-" Take his
one time they would tear him to pieces-but he was
protected by Others who said, He has but done his
ders to do" 1t was said he had boon badly hurt by
stones and was going home. 1t said again. he left
partially yse to get him through S pt the srordE
press
As to the performances in the theatre the rst and
second acts gone through with In dumb show the
police and deputy sheris being engaged in making ar
rests &c Part of the third, and the fourth and the
n acts Were a ne%r% distinctly Al the con-
and greeted, the former with mixture of cheers and
Misses about equally divided and the latter with cheers
prcdominating Cheers were then called and given for
Forrest, the American people, Tom Hyer, French
barber and everybody and everything that could be
out, 30 that when the firing commenced the theatrs
was nearly empty.-I'ue Sun.
In of the street small dark, middle aged
gentleman with spectaclcs, was most earnestly i'd
dressing three four friends who seemed amused st
his energetic action We can't live. sir,n said he,
downs XOut n n m
who overheard the former speaker, America rules
England night, by is" Conversations Of this
Place in knots and groups, in tones of great excite
ment Twas evident something serious was brewing
have numbered five six hundred At eight O'Clock,
it could not have been under as many thousands. The
! the signal for the first outbreak Of groaning,
shouting and cheering The door Of the amPhithcatrs
announcnr that all tickets for that Dart Of the house.
were sold. "-EIprcss.
In the greatest portion Of tho excitement at the
theatre, number Of the mob repaired to the New
York Hotel, where they supposed Mr.. Macready had
sought shelter, and commenced an attack Mr..
Monnat the proprietor summoned his waitors, and
defended the entrance with success having received
wound on the arm, which was Of trifng character.
The police were all Mt the theatre and had he not dc.
Tended himself and house he did the probability Is
that he would have suffered considerable loss Of pro-
perty.
THE coRoNER's INQUEST on THE DEAD BODIES
TO-DAY.
Dr. Walters our very efficient Coroner, will hold in
quests this day the bodies Of those unfortunate per
who lost their cvs during the disturbance at the
Aston Place Opera House Thursday evening. 1t ap
pears that the Coroner will hold the nquests in the
court Of the General Sessions at the Tombs The
following card has been issued -
CoRoHER's OFFICE, May II, ls49
Persons who witnessed the woundng death oindivduss
during the riot at the Opera House Theatre Place.
Thursday evening will please the Coroncrs
Office Halls Of Justice Saturday May 18th,
ut IL o'clock, A. N. WIN. A. WALTERS, Coroner
Very great anxiety is manifested by the public to know
the result ofthe Coroner's jury in these cases. and
trpm tod md In tn
modate them the Coroner has chosen the Court Of SEES
sions Room for that purpose. We understand that
jury will he sworn and carriages provided for them,
and then with the Coroner and DR.. Whitaker, the
will hold the examination tho bodies, after the
other they have been all conveyed to the residences
of their friends. They will thcn return after visiting
the bodies and tho nquiston will then be gone into
in order to ascertain the Of death: Bubponas
have been served his Honor Mayor woodruff the
Sheriff. Recorder Tallmadgc, Mr. Masell, Chief Of Po-
lice, Major General Sanford General g. r. Norris and
large number of Others who to be put the stand
and testify to the of DEATH aud by whom It
sanctioned. We expect to see a large number q
persons much excitement prevails on the part a
the friends Of the deceased parties.