Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-16
THE PHILADELPHIA RIOTS.

LUDWIG.
THE PHILADELPHIA RIOTS.
The following from h. Philadelphia Ledger
gives an account OF the continuation Of the riols
from The point where our report left IF yes.er.
day:
We resume the details Of the riots from The
point al which our account ol yesterday broke
III, fist correcting an error, watch was The resul,
OF supposing that tie authorities having control
of The military, after going TO The trouble OF rou.
sing them al m'daight, would al leas', lake ellis
cenl measures 10 prevent recurrence Of The riot.
From their marching down Six street, The sup.
position was natural that they would be posted so
| as 10 be most efecliye but il seems that, instead
| IF This, the force was marched as tar as Shipper
street, when they returned BY way OF Fifth street
TO Che>nut, and oul 10 the Museum building and
soon after were dismissed.
The consequence was, thai the rioels ascer.
tanning that The military force had retired, re.
commenced their lawieSs acis, and by daylight
the disturbance was raging iutiously. Some OF
| the rioters jumped the isnce bovc The California
| House, and Set fire 10 The frame building in the
| rear OF The open space between il and the dwell
| lnss above. The colored population residing
| in the vicinity commenced moving, when even
the females were pelted with stones by the rot>
ers while carrying Uf articles Of iurniIure.-
The flames spreading in The meanwhile, brought
| the iremen again TO The spot. They sailed down
the street, and The rioters rstreatiog before Them,
| the Phoenix was put IN service. In shor!
time, however, the rioters relurnfd, and lei fya
vollry OF bricks with discharges oil gro arms
and the members OF the Phoenix we're forced 10
| by from their carriage. TIL: fremen, however,
were reinforced by cIliz ms. and returning again
/ s.. ~ II
into service, and prevened III. further spread Of
The fire, which, al this time, had communicated
| 10 a row OF court houses running west from SIKH
street, the roots OF which were all d mayed.
The Rob rl Morris Hose Company had laid
their hose for the purpose Of assisting in eItin-
| gushing the fire, when the mcmJers were bea.
ten of The carriage and taken possession Of BY
tho rioters, who ran oil the hose, (Which was
GU! by lhem,) aud then carried of the appara>
| tus into NJ 1yamensing. Ii was afterwards 70.
stored TO The company by John kaeas and some
other watchmen Of that district. The hose Of
the DiIigent Fire Company was hacked with
knives SO as to DO useless. The State House
bell again gave the signal for the assembling
Of the military, butup % eight O'Clock suiil.
cient force bad not mustered in the Sale House
| yard 10 warrant their going down 10 the scene
OF riot. At Ibis time Sixth street, from wei
| nut TO Lombard streets, was thronged WIN
people curious 10 Sc. what was going on, and
from Lombard TO South the battle Of bricks AID
bucksbot was going IN, with occasional iner'
missions. BY half past 8 O'Clock the tumut
had ceased, the rioters having nearly all DIS
persed, and those remaining could not be dis
lingushed from the spectators with whom they
were mingled Several persons were wountsd
in the ARRAY. Of whom the following were &C.
mi ed into the hospital:
james Beasely, member o. the Perseverance
Hose Company, received bail in his breast
de was conyey'd TO the hospital. where he re-
mains in crnIcdl contition. He lived 10 NE
vicinity OF Broad and Arch streets.
La france McShane, while looking out oil the
window OF hous. in winch his sister lived, was
struck ih the temple with chance shot, and re-
ceived severe wound, which will probibly prove
fatal.
young medical student received ball 10 MS
high, while locking on the afay.
Inc following colored men we're also taken 10
the hospitals r. Randall, badly hut, .aoi in ne
back OF his head. Charles Anderson. stabbed 10
the thigh, and George Tielson, stabbed 10 Inc
breast.
A colored boy, in The employ oil 5neriff Lelaf,
had three Shots extracted from his leg, ~hen
were received while passing Six. h and Lombard
Streets.
A young MN, the son OF Captain Walker, The
keeper OF tavern in Seventh below South vas
wounded during Tuesday night. A m,rbls hfea
from a muskel struck rib and CHANGING, Inn'c>
ed severe flesh wound. The marble was e1-
traced b. Mr. Rizer.
Al about 9 o'clock The military, in command Of
General Patterson and Colonel BohleD, took up
III line OF march. On reaching Ihe scene OF
rot the companies were posted so as 10 con'-
Inand all The approath's 10 il. The line OIL SEN
tinels we're extended aloee Sixth, from Pioe ~
Shipper, and along Lombard and South sifess,
from Fifth to Seventh. Two field pieces wee
posed 10 SiYih s reef, pointing North aud Sou'n'
and company Of cavalry was in readiness 70
acr, if nece SHY required il. The companies were
provided with ball cartridges, and iuny au'ho'
riZ,d 10 fire on the rioters:
Cornelius Spee one u me ELECTION lucse' W
the Si1t1 Ward, Southwark, was Struck Oh ''e
forehead with spent ball. The injury was mol
serious
The colored church in Lombard street, below
Sixth ami the old church edii e al Filth ard u.s'
| Tor The use oil The military.
With The exception Of several discharges .,
| fire arms in MoyamersIng, apparently inlendea
ur signals by the rioters, no disturbance occutl'e
last evening. 10 visiting the scene OIL me 'as
disturbance, we founi the strects 10 The ;ie'anl
co Iplcely deserted The "a 10 having had Inc eue'
OF driving the rioters as well as The spectators"
their homes.
McShspe died al the hospital last evenns
abou, dark This makes the third fatal caI. ..
lie had arrived in thi. country but lew @ees'
since, and was making preparations 10 ie'O'''
intending 10 s'aIt the les, OF This week.
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Capt Joel w McDonad, arrived al ln'' a ~"
Yesterday morning from Rio de Jaoei19, ,. Az 4
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Virginia. The Merchants IS. I E1oSaos: N
Rooms furnishes US with the ioiiosDe Wright,
"She brings as passengers, Jo1n 9 E,Q,
Esq, OF Rio. and Thomas M ,asa !, bearer OF
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