The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-07
Terrible Riot at Jersey Cny-rhs Kelly
Guards and the J~rse actOry Men.


Yestsrday about half past 10 O'Clock, the Kelly
Guards so called in honor Of Alderman Kelly, passed
the Hvsd office accompanied by band, on their way
to New Jersey, for target practice. They numbered
s. and looked exceedingly well in their handsome but
unostsntstions uniform. They were accompanied by
Alderman Kelly and several citizens On their return
nom target firing they dined at Lynchs cottage about
o'clock. Outside the door two boys began to fight,
aud the Captain of the GuardsNr. John Peras hear
ing the row. out and proceeded to separate the
eombatants There some of the Jersey factory
present, Who interfered to prevent him and one
Of them struck him He returI Q 10 his any, and
dinner having been discussed aud suppose washed
down with drink, they prepared to leave for New
York about half past 4 o'clock, when there
some heoting the part Of the faetory men,
and some blows exchanged between them
and Ave six of the Guards who however forced
into the ranks again by their eomrade. On reaching
the gate they gave three cheers for the New York
and three groaus for the Jersey They again
attacked by the factory men ana stones were thrown
They charged their asailants. who fed they then
turned to the ferry and somehow other got into the
wrong gate, and the factory again hooted them.
when Of the Guards dashed out rail Of the gate
with his musket and struck out at the assaants who
seized the weapon This the signal for general
uflee and the riot nov became serious Heads and
noses broken, and blood flowed in torrents. The
Guards struck with their muskets and charged with
fxed bayonets broken bottles, stones bricks aud
~
popents Who numbered about 400 having been rein
forced by other Jersey citizens Five six 1T the fellows
who flung the broken bottles punished severely By
sortie from the military company during the fight the
captain was knocked down with stone, and wa being
carried off by the Jerseymen when a cry OF rescue
the captain brought his men around him who res
cued him. and they about to of in the boat that
was just starting when one OF the Jersey Judges Or
dered the boat to stop till they all arrested This
led to a renewal Of the combat. aud blood II )wei
They, however, got aboard the next boat when
shower Of bricks asssiled them Their blood being up,
Fix of them imprudently leaped shore including the
captain and the boat going of at the instant they
left behind; and being thus at the mercy OF the
Jerseyites, they kicked and beaten in dreadful
manner, and carried of in triumph to prison. The
Guards board in vain to induce the pilot
to bring back the boat One them sword through
his clothes, and another fired bullet through the
pilot house II has been stated that shots fred
by the Guards at the Jerseymen but we believe 1t Is
not true. After all over, MIR. John Tynda OF
the judges Of the target shooting coming away in
the next boat when Jersey Justice walked in and
brought him back prisoner. Considerable excitement
prevailed in jersey during the evening aud nigh'u
rumor having been circulated that the Kelly Guard;
would return reinforced with other military comps
MES and rescue their companions from durance vile
This would be easy matter, as there military
and scarcely any police in Jersey. Under this appre
hension, as desperate resource they brought their
old Fourth of July the only they have to
the gate Of the ferry to give reception to the New
Y rkers in of an invasion. The New Workers,
however, did not invade Jersey and the city was not
taken. Two OF the Aldermen were over here in the
evening the subject and it was difficult to persuade
them there no intention of the kind The crowd
remained about the ferry gate till late hour. and the
gate keepers this side got orders not to allow New
Workers to pass over.
Among the wounded at the other side of the river
arc Aldermen Bunsted, boss mason and Assistant
Engineer Coleman, of the craft. Both badly
hurt MIR Bupsted has his nose broken. Two OF the
Kelly Guards, whose names could not learn,
badly wounded
The seven prisoners were sent of to Newark jail
Alderman Kelly returned in the of the evening
to Jersey to effect their release but without