The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-11


theatre They hissed and pelted as before, with
stones, but they succeeded In reaching the desired
point They then endeavored to form in line on the
sidewalk and while doing so, Eve six of them
flled TO the ground by paving stones and taken into
the theatre in state of inscnsbility Captain Pond
the Captain of the company, OF those thus
injured.
The next officer in command then said to the Sheriff.
who the ground that if he did get orders to
fire he and his would abandon the streets. Ac
cordipgly that officer directed the company to fire
round the heads of the people, which was
accordingly done but without effect. The people
continued to pelt them with paving stone before.
An order then given to the company to fire
ut the crowd, end it done, two mon falling
shot in the arm, and the other through tho right
check Tho first sent to tho hespit Il, but the
other was found to be dead. After the volley, the
mob retreated short distance, but rallied and
newed the attack with greater vigor than before.
Paving stones and other missiles discharged ut
them in great quantities. and while the mob was
going on, another volley fred by the military,
killing and wounding several more, some Of whom
were 10y their friends to tho drug store the
corner of Ninth street ahd Broadway One young
man, named John Mckinley of No. lat Third avenue,
was shot through the body, and taken to public
house in tho ncighborhood.
military and tho police took advantage of 1t to form
line the street at both ends of Place
as to prevent any connection between Broadway and
the Bowery. Major General Sandford then issued an
for troops and two brass pieces loaded with
grape TO be brought to the Immediately, as 1t
rumercd that the crowd intended to arm them
selves and the attack 1t was at this time half
past o'clock and the additional troops consist
ing of several companies and the artillery reached the
scene of disorder. The loaded with grape
placed in front Of the theatre ready in of re-
newal Of the attack.
SCENES IN BROADWAY.
At the of Broadway and Fourth street. large
concourse of people uphoding comrade
who evidently severely wounded He was taken to
the door of u physician in Broadway, near Blocker
street, but admittance refused for him, and his
friends bore him onward bleeding but not profusely
physician seeing that he could not gain admittance
to the place above mentioned came forward and
proercd his services, which thankfully accepted
The young man was taken into the drug store at the
corner of Broadway and Blocker street, where the
volunteer surgeon examined his wound and found
that he had received a musket ball In the left leg
just under the knee joint The ball had entered
the inside, gone through the feshy part Of
the leg and its position was discoverabe the out
ward side of the limb, the surface The surgeon
the wound but could not obtain them; tho sufferer
Greene street He apprentice about 20 years Of
age and his name, understand, Stephen
Morris. The surgeon helped to convey him to his
ployer's house, where his wound was temporarily at
tended to- and the family physician sent for.
Passing up Broadway We met solemn procession
coming down. preceding, accompanying, and following
covered wagon which contained the bodies of five per-
sons, some Of whom senseless, (whether dead
not could not learn) and others seriously wounded,
but retaining their selfpossession. The wagon
drawn along upon the walk by number Of men. This
whole scene solemn in the extreme but few words
spoken by the persons who accompanied the
vehicle and what was said, uttered in low tones.
A little farther up Broadway, met a crowd of men
and boys bearing dead body bier This had hardly
passed, when another crowd came through Fourth
street from the Bowery, bearing rude litter
man, who had been wounded by shot while she
passing through Of the streets the scene of
the disturbance Close upon the tracks Of those who
carrying the unfortunate woman, came man
without coat vest jumping along through the crowd
half frantic, tossing his hands, and swearing ven
geance.
Large assemblages were held at the Of the
streets and after another Of the odes passed.
various ordinations Of regret and reproach used
expression OF their "On, horrible! nor
rible J" shame shame ~ great responsibility rest
ing somewhere" where will it all end 20 and other
like expressions heard throughout Broadway and
the adjacent streets Every public house, segar shop
and oyster saloon filed with curious persons
who sought these various places to obtain information
concerning the fearful tragedy which then being
enacted in Aston Place.
Passing down Broadway, the excitement seemed to
increase rather than subsdc. Around the Hospital
gate was congregated large multitude, and at the
Of Barclay street and Park Place distinct
assemblagcs listening to harangucs from volunteer
orators.
In the midst Of the firing of the Harlem Railroad
stepped in the vicinity for the purpose Of allowing
an elderly gentleman to get out. As he had
put his foot the step, in the act of descending, he
was pierced by musket ball, and fell dead 1t was
found that he shot through the heart He was re-
moved to the drug store at the Of Eighth street
At one o'clock A. NJ, quiet prevailed at the of
tumult. In the vicinity, however-on the of
the Bowery and Tenth street, and in other adjacent
places there knots of people, numbering twenty
thirty and forty respectively speaking aloud in refer
to the catastrophe. Some Of those meetings
organized and speeches being made the tenor of
which, from the atencss of the hour had not time
to ascertain The military drawn up in the
position they previously, Gordon being
maintained across Aston Place, at Its junction with
Broadway and at hesoher end at its with the
Bowery. The two pieces OF ordnance which had been
ordered on the ground directly in front Of the
theatre.
From this point VIC proceeded to the drug store,
the corner of Broadway and Eighth street there
ascertaincd that two Of the unfortunate wounded,
who carried there, had died in the Of the
night Learning that several bodies had been removed
to the Fifteenth ward station house went thither
and there We behed frighful and CHASTITY spectacle
Six fine looking young men laid there in death-one
with his brains protruding from wound in the skull
another shot through the hip another through the
heart snd the remainder pierced in different parts by
musket balls
TIE SCENE AT TIE FIT TENTH WARD STATION HOUSE
Thi, scene was tragical in the extreme On bench
at the end Of the room lay the dead body of TALL gen.
teel looking man, whose name ascertained to be
George w. Gedney brother to broker In Wall street