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

famous nders and a5c,tOrs, which led 10
such bloody aud fatal results on Sunday
LAST.
The Iawless spirit which has held almost
complete sway in Moyamensng. f'r The
last six weeks. aud which, on The. Sabbath,
has exhibi'cd itself n such degree as 10
make it necessary to close places Of public
,rorship, in order 10 save the members oi
the con erecariun ffbin insult aud outrage,
has kent that section Of Philadelphia in /;
constant stale Of alarm aud excitement
since Saturday evening; and on Sunday
the District witnessed Il terrible riot. als
tended with bloodshed. and the loss Of life.
Since The last irc!nen's parade, feud
has existed between the Moyamensng and
Franklin hose companies, two of The most
active associations Of firemen in that part
ofthe town. This fcud has grown from
had feeling TO 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 Muyamcnsing Hose
are the gang Of "Slingers," iha, so un-
bu.hiuSly and outraseousIy disgrace The
district. This gang are ever plotting mis-
CHEF of the worst character.
On Saturday evening about ten o'clock.
during an alarm Of fire, caused by the slight
burning Of the roof of an old frame house
in Spruce. Street, below Ninth. the Frank
lin Hose Company was assailed at Tenlh
aud Snippcn s,reels, where brickGats were
showered and pistols fired. Al the time of
This rotous affair, the wife Of the Rev. Mr..
Montgomery. Rector of All Saints Church,
aud The wife also Of the Rev. MIR. Ogilhy,
Of Ascension Church. both narrowly csca-
ped heing proslraled with missiles, just as
they were entering their own doors.
About : o'clock the carriage Of the
Franklin was taken our by The members,
on hearing an alarm Of fire up town.
Aboul daybreak, as ] Of The members
were returning home in charge Of the car
riasc, they found themselves waylaid. at
the corner of l2rh and South streets.
where they were Gre, on and assailetl with
missiles hy parry oI 80. Some of them
were injured, and, overpowered by num-
bers, they had to run for their lives. leaving
their carriage in the hands of their base
assaiIants.
- The carriage was taken by the captors.
who ran TO The immediate neishborhood
or The Moyamens;ne Hnso house. where
I The hose was stripped off, and one section
sof II cdt. The carriage was then run
down 10 the foot Of Washington street.
Southwark { and iombed into The Della
ware, previous inWhich it was shamefulIy
;defaced aud It's bellsG broken. 1t was
3 snbsequsnIl recovered iron the water by
\: some Of lbe Sousl yatk 6fe6ien. and with
! lose : srdayE under protection,
iasjiis ss ard anensing Hall,
i prssess III
larenoeaea printed notice, Of
whiie: flowing IS cory, was posted
aiil; over tie ssrsc, -
oTIcE The Miileiiiies OF Moya-
i Isef seats OLD aud Upwards,
h sirE III ii this eyening for bu.
zine IS. sDivisinii Wiii meet
ssin ss ma lei bonse, III I LIN street; the
asasiefn; Division vii meet tsthe S'h and
Fitzw waier streets Those having guns or
pistols VII bring Inein along. and those not
& having ihrses useful weapons are requested
10 bring as many brickbats and stones as
they can carry. The police and wa'eh-
Z men willhe on The ground to see fair play.
.tGoi,, Nloya! llurra. franklin"
~ ss Whether the notice was a serinus call.
emanating from the riolers themselves. or
wagsish hoax, designed as hit at The
Z diseracefu tluibgs in the District. and like
wise ot the conduct OF its authorities, does
not appear.
A few minutes after moon there was an
alarm of fire. prncecdine from some trivial
cause in the vicinity of Eighth and Fitz.
wafer streets. TIE franklin members
ran ont with their new carrase, !it was
their old apparatus that was captured) and
4, Ninth and FilZwaler streets they were
met by an armed party. Fi'zwater street, At
the Southern end of Ronaldsou's Cemele.
nv, was Instantly turned into battle
ground, ard the scene that ensued was
awful. Several hundred rioters, on both
sides, were engaged in the melee, and
there was mob of a thousand persnns.
Pavemcnts were Torn up. the air was black
with missiles, and fire arms. the reports of
which were followed by shrieks aud the
falling Of the wounded, were discharged
in quick succession. 1t was impossible to
tell how many were injured.
A young man, aged about 81 years. an
adherenl or The Franklin. named Alexan.
der GiIlis, who lived in Stewart street, and
worked in brick yaid. was sho, dead.
In Justice 10 the deceased, il should be
stated tha. there was no evidence whats
ever before The jury, under oath, that Gil
lis was leading on a mnh although num-
Der of persons, including several Of tn C
police Of Moyameusing, declare that he
was an active rioter, and that he fired a
pistol three or four times before he was
sho,.-rhe part Of the jnry's verdict that
refers 10 his leading on a moh is rather ex.
traordinary. under The circumstances.
The Sheriff had large posse in readi.
ness to act at'a moments warning, is tho
event CT any further demonstration OF ro-
tous nature. The Mayor. too, had the
whole Of the city police in reserve, to aid
the Sheriff, il required. The house of the
Moyamensing Hose was IN possession ol
the Sheriff, and lha, officer furnished a
posse for The protection Of the property OF
the Franklin.