The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-12
RtOt In Nav York.

Riot In New York.
II gives us much pain to publish the account which
we have received OF the Iiot in New York. Macready
had consented appear again Thursday night, APP
pears from the following reply to the invitation which
noticed yesterday morning:
New YORK HOTEL, May g. 1919
DEAR have the honor of acknowledging your
obgng letter, delivered this day 1t is find
some Hiculty in yerng. Under the unprovoked in
dgnries offered me in the Astor Place Theatre il was Ger
tainy my and my fixed purpose to avail mysef OF
the legal right thus offered and withdraw at from
my engagement contracted there.
In leaving this coun,rywhich has endsared my
recollection by long and strong attachmentsI should
have done you The injustice of assocating The American
character with the ideeds of unhappy tre
quenty be found in every community and in the
spirit which would preserve from Il nasty aud
considerate judgment upon the late occurrences
request honorng and feeling grateful Tor the sen
w. C. MACREADY.
To WASHINGTON IRVING WILLIAM KENT, &C.. &c esqs
He has also put out statement, accompanied by let
from Mr. Fonblanque, editor of the London Exami-
ner Mr.. Mitchell lessee of the St James Theatre and
manager of the English Company in 1914, j. Gordon.
Royal in Edinburgh, f. L. Buwer. Mr.. Bass. Mr. Ry-
der and w. B. Reed, esq. of Philadelphia, distinctly de-
nyng the reports tina, had been circulated against him
of his having contributed to raise opposition Mr.
Forrest whilst he in London.
cHlCe TIC Oh Slouuay uSht' VII rolfcSl ldAtH
pains allay the excitement New York. so that
Mr.. Macready might appear on Thursday night with
out interruption. But the public mind had not Gained
down and various hand bills published during the
day. that were calculated to foment the excitement The
effects of this state of things is in the riot and the
bloody scenes Of Thursday night We publish the tee
graphic handful which issued from the Office of the
National Intelgencer yesterday morning.
New YORK, May II, 1919.
There terrible riot last night a, the Aston Opera
House The police in possession of the Opera House
in force early hour The mob gathered in large num-
bers side and twenty thousand spectators assem-
BLEED The mob attempted to break through the windows
and doors when the police elected water upon them The
rioters persevered company of horsemen arrived who
pced with and driven from the field com
pany of infantry arrived and received with stones
and other missiles by the mob portion of the regiment
under Colonel Duryea was present. and also portion OF
artillery The riot finally read by Recorder Tall
madge The mob however continued to pelt the soldiers
with stones several of whom were BADLY wounded aud
carried off The order then given the military
FIRE, when mostly blank cartridges, with some balls, were
discharged the rioters Two OF whom were killed
and several woanded The rioters not dispensing,
ond, third, and fourth round fired with balls by
which some ten fifteen !ell, either killed MORALLY
wounded, and some twenty or thirty others wounded
Several citizens who spectators were unfortunately
either killed woundedsome at considerable distance
from the scene of action Among killed
women some others said to be wounded one colored
person.
The military kept possession Of the field all night This
morning they throwing entertainments around the
theatre The city throu ghout greatly excited Rioters
still threaten the theatre several times fire last
night bat was put Many aHoa,; we for
repeat them. Among the rioters arrested Ned
Buntne.
Further Particulars,
The following came to hand last night from our Balti-
more correspondent
New YORK. May ll9
The excitement throughout the city yesterday in regard
10 the difficulty betwe Messrs Macready and Forrest
was of such character Indicate repetition OF the
disorderly proceedings of Monday night AT as early as
hafpas O'Clock in the evening persons began to assem-
BILE around the Asor Place Opera House, where was
that Maceady to appear in the character
Of Richeieu
theatre all parts of the city and at seven
thousands in the street fronting the theatre and
tremendous rush to gain admlttance was made Tickets
sufficient to fill the house were sold IN few minutes
and the building was packed IRON PIT TO deme com
prising all classes of our population
O'Clock the curtain and the appearance OF the
first performer the stage was greeted with an ouburs
of hisses groans and cheers similar to those which IN
terrupted the performance on Monday night
The first persons arrested were four young men, who
were locked up under the lower tier OF boxes
In this apartment there gas lights hung, and the
prisoners scrapng up shavngs pieces OF wood &C.
set fire to them hen the policemen opened the door
the place fnll OF SMOKE OniCciS
tingushed the fire Showers of stones assaulted the
windows of the theatre and came from the street
that Edward L. C. Judson alias Ned Buntlne, was head
ing the mob outside.
The chief of the police Immediately ordered his arrest
Voley after voey of paving stones continued to be dis
charged against the windows, and finally the glass
all smashed to pieces Great alarm al this uncture pre-
vailed among the audience, and the ladies' in num-
ber who had until this moment, preserved their equa-
nimity now became alarmed and shifted their seats to
parts of the house not in range with any OF the windows
troop of horse then turned from Roadway into Astor
Place. and rode through the crowd to the Bowery, re-
ceiyna showers of stones and missiles on their way.
Their horses became unmanageable, and the troop left
the ground few minutes afterwards
The National Guards then made their appearance on
the ground and attempted to force passage through the
to the theatre The mob Kissed and hsoted and
finally attacked them with stones The company was
thrown into disorder, and retired into Broadway when
they rallied made another attempt to reach the theatre,
where they Missed and pelted with stones as before
They however succeeded in reaching the desired point
and then endeavored to force line the sidewalk.
While doing so, five six of them were felled to the
ground BY paving stones and taken into the theatre IN
state OF insenslbity. Captain Pond of those
injured, and the next officer command said 10 the sher
ill., who was the ground, that he did not get orders
to hre himself and his would abandon the streets
Accordingly, that officer directed the company to fire
round over the heads OF the people. This. however,
was without effect the people continuing to pet them
with paving stones a. before.
| An order then given TO 80 the crowd which
lra adone fWo ms falling. one