The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-12
Further Partic ulars of the Philadelphia
KIOl-Che C0rOner's Lnqucst.

RI rom the Pbilade hia Ledger, Oct. H.
We the details of the riots from the point ~
which Of yesterday broke off, first correct
ing error which the resut supposins that the
authorities having control Of the military, after going
to the troub. OF rousiug them midnight would at
least take efficient To prevent recurrence OF
the riot From their marching down Sixth street. the
supposition that they would be posted so
be most effective. but IL seems that instead OF
this the force VAS as lar Shipper street,
when they returned by II Fifth street to Chesnut
and out to the Museum building and soon after were
die missed
that the military had retired recommended their
lawless acts, add by daylight the disturbance Vas
raging furiously Some Of the rioters jumped the
fence above The California nouse, and set fire to
the building In the of the open space De-
tween II and the dw.iiinss above ne coio,ea pJpS
when even the females were peltsd with stones ~
the rioters, while carrying oil articles OF iurntae.
The flames spreading in the mean While brought the
fremen again to the tpot. they saied down the
street the rioters retrrating before them the
Pbonix put in service In short time however,
the rioters returned and let ny vo-y OF bricks with
discharges Of and the m~mbers Of the Phe-
nix forced to fly from their carriage The fre-
m. however were reinforced by citizens, and return
ing again to the fire the Good WIN aud Phoenix were
PRt @ s la nc nnTsnsn %
Of court houses, running ssst from sixth street,
the roofs OF which were all damaged
The Robert Morris Hose com pany had laid their hose
for the purpose of assisting In -xtusu,shing the fire.
WHEN the members beats IA oil and the carriage
taken possession Of by the iiot.rs VINO ran of the
hose (which was cut by them aud then carried on
the apparatus into Moy smensiDg Il Afterwards
restored to the by John Nnsas and some other
watehDen Of that c-Irct The hose Of the Dissnt fire
Company was hacked With knives 50 a, 10 be useless
The stale ouse bell the signal for the ASSEM-
bling oi The military but up tot cocSs sufficient force
had In The state hous. faed to warrant
their going down to the scene OF riot. Al this time
Sixth street. from Walnut To Lombard streets, vas
tLIonged with people cuiious To zee what wAs going
amt from Lombard 10 South the battle OF brick
| aud buckshot was going on with occasional inter,
missions. by half-psbt b o'clock the tumult had
ceased the tiottrs having n,atJ all disp.rsed, and
those remaining could MT be distinguished from the
| spectators win whom they mingled Several
persons were wounded IN tnv aa~y. VI whom the fol-
lowing we're admitted iLto the uOs pitHl -:
| James B.ssiey member OF the Perseverance, Hose
Company, received ball IN his breast lie vas con-
ycy.d To the tpltsl where rrmains in critical
CONDITION lie hy,d In the vicinity Ut Broad and Arch
streets.
Lawrence Mcshape while looking out Of the window
Of boufe IN which his tter h,-d struck In the
TEN pie with chance hot aud ieceyed severe wound
which will probably prove fatal
yOuDg medical student received ball in the thvh
while LOOKING ON the aIiay
The following colored men also taken to the
Hospital -k kaDds badly hurt, shot In the back Of
his head Charles Anderson STABBED Ia the thgn and
George lilietson, ,tsoord ia IA. or,a,t
three tbots exhausted from IN leg received
while passing sixth aud Lou bsrd rtrv-ts
a young mao, the sou OF captain walker the keeper
CT tavern IN SEVENTH brlos south Was wounded
during Iuesdsy night a marble hired from . muskst
.truckA rib snd sancng Inflated flesh wound
The marble GAS extracted 81 Ki1sr
Al sben. O'Clock, ih. niltsty command of Gene
raj Patterson and colonel BOh,.n tJOk up the line Of
march Gu reaching tns scsn. of RIOT the companies
were posted 60 ~ 10 command all tue to H.
he line Of ,.btiD.ls ,x,sDd,d along SIXTH from
Pine TO shppen, aud along LOu.b.d south streets
sixth street pointing north aud % company
Of cavalry Was Ia readiness to act necessity repaired
II he comps we're provided attn bail cartridges,
and fully sut horized to IRE ON toe rioters.
The foliowibs ~ the evidence adduc-d before the
Coronsrs Inquest upon the ooay 81 marie. Himmsl.
wright held a. the bOu,e 81 Mr. Weaver, Scnuyikil
seventh beio~ Vine, where the Diseased lived With
his mother.
H,sn l.. C.nsrrE sworn-l vas stsedins on the
pavement, the east eide. b-t@e-u Lombard ana
south, In sixth street, felt spmethius striks my
shoulder, and turned rOuod sud saw Charles Himmei-
wright isil be Vas taken BY the psrVns there ana
carried a~ay, ~ happened between hours OF and
IL r. Nj was standing ou tn. psv.m. ut, the Good
VIII engine ~ss tb,Ie bat not service, he fell
against my shoulder. bot sud uotnios, think ne
dead when he fsi his cha scter for peace and quiet
ness VAS good
va MCtLN sworn-Aftsr the attack Was made up
on US, at 10 ociock. vent upon the pavement; they
taid ar himm.~risht was sbOt, h upon HE knees
lifted him up looked la his lace, r.cos Missed him
Mr. H. Ne carried ham ss lar - seventh aud lombard
where lett hun.
C,o,r,1smn,d - think be brestb.d after took hold
Of HIM; IL TOOK pace o.t-een Lombard aud south In
sixth when We 50, there With the sOoi WA engine,
the other engines made attempt to 60 Into servss
We did, but attscsea by the csi-d niiisrs ana
stingers MIR hoick s.ot oosp 20 ioiorm them Who
they were attacking sDa tee, hem stop ~.rsmsined
there about hour aud ana not play any property
IRON the above cause. We -sDtsd 10 play upon the
hre; think they would have sttscsed us N vs had
plsy ed upon the other property iim tight came
To ASKED what should Do put the engine In
service or tms, her home tod bim " &c oould get
would put service, he Piled he thought
II would be beet. sss DO more u niu uutu ~ him
In q dy ing condition, sm - memoir VI tue Good Will
tire Company the general wstcnsord vas khers and
StDgers among tbs TOters none OF our o-rs had
firearms HiDmeiwiIhts character Tor peace aud quiet
excellent. lie tod the usmOers not to leave
the engine
ws ksss, sworn-I went dosn with the Good Will
engine u vas hrst stopped 81 sixth aud Lombard
Streets some Of the memoers ssii tske tt around 10
the front " the fire put sh. ~ss taken
within fifteen the building az the corner
OF 9th aud mary Streets sbe paliud there and I'M
med&tely vOey u bricks IRON the corner
the members were psrty driven $50 hon the engine
Mr. himmelwrght toe decreased tried 90 oscs hef ouss
but the street being blocked ny by Otssr cOmpsnss
was prevented In dong So, 80 the time tnsrs
vas firing from the cro~d nj seuth street, thins
there vas Q bsf dozen dschsrges b,fVre the oc-
ceased fell; l TOOK notice 81 msa nuns before tne
deceased fell; SAT- the same msu NE ~ ths SANE
time the deceased fell the seces~ed sss standing ~
the curb stone there hcsg after lac tell; the man
that fired Vas standing on the pavement near the
house between the door jsmbs Quiz not say that
should kpo~ him should see hin, the deces>ed vas
not atps an, thing the nvt In service tie