The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-11
TERRIBLE RIOTS IN PHILADELPHIA.
Several Persons Killed, and Many
Wounded.
-Four Houses Burned by the Mob.
THE MILITARY CALLED OUT,
&c. &c. &c.

morning, the particulars of which, and their mean-
choly results, gwen below In the letter of
correspondent and extracts from the Philadel phIa
papers.
PHrLApELrHIA, Oct. 10-P. NJ
HOUSES Deshoyed-TRe Military Called Oat-Frti<r
Rofing .9ntieisated.
Tho clo ction yesterday will long he remembered %
the prelude merely to of tho bloodest riots that
ever dsgraced American city. The ruflans en-
Jagged in this terrible affair are, usual members Of
those awless gangs that have made the name Moy-
amsnsiSg by word of shame and reproach; but tho
Of the riot the edge Of the city proper
the pureus Of Sixth and St. Mary's strssts-princi-
9aly occupied by blacks and few abandoned whites
In order to understand the origin of this bloody ARRAY
1t will be necessary to go back little The Califer.
nis house, four story brick building the corner
Of Sixth and St. Mary streets had long
by the Knere" 1t s, rather was kept by a mulat-
20, who lives with white woman his wife A dis
turbsnoe took place In front OF this house weeks
ago, which resulted in tho loss of both life and limb
1t contest between whites and blacks war Of
Tacss-in which the "Kiers' got roughly handled for
The mulstto landlord of the California House,
aided by his black friends defended the premises
sutey-fring with effect severed shots from the upper
windows. The whole matter subsequently underwent
judicial investigation an the amalgemstionst land
lord escaped punishment threats OF speedy and terrible
flame, last week, Smithsrs acquitted OF killing q
s'Killern by the name Of Toner The explosion took
place last evening after cha polls closed just
to give the Mayor ard tho Sheriff idea Of
what they might durng their term OF Office At
time there more than three hundred "Kil-
sran Bounccrs"' Rats" sc engaged in the riot; bat
they acted much in concert aud with such reckless
audaeity and were wihsl so we'll armed that they set
Mt successful defiance unuauay large police force
that had been summoned to the spot The first object
sought to be attained va, the burning of the California
House. CCmbustibes soon introduced into the
building, and fired and. Notwithstanding the backs
fought with the utmost desperson and aided by
the police the Killers cut aud shot down all opposition
The blacks and the poic. nrd ard, IN few minutes
the flames we're wildly daFtins from every window in
the house.
The alarm Of Are was soon raised and several CON-
papies with their stus TO the spot They
were met with bullets brIcsbsts bat they pushed
heroieay. determnsa tn do tneir duty st the
risk 81 lie. The menbers OF the Good Will mpany,
in particular richly the thanks all capable
<fappreostpg The eXercs Of lb- lotest courage, for
the p,ireft purposes. They resoiutey played the
burning house Will at the same time they wore OK
posed the murderuus Ore Of their sailsns Several
of the members tel wounded at the brakes aud vhs
driven on thev noy aided the city So horities 10 di
pcrge the iioCrs But all would not do-ths engines
were oIsgged away aud amid the shout, OF the rioters
the SHIRE "a Of the wountrd he whtling Of bullets
the crash Of stones aud hrickbas the flames spread
and epr, hd. until the California House aud several Of
the adjoining buiidBss wore mass OF smoudsricg
ruips AZ tbis stage the 0rht appeared to ass
new compls xion; the killers being assisted b. tss
blacks OF Aoy smtn,ug aud Southwark. who seem 20
The rioters formed advanced AMI retreated vita tho
precisi"a and stoAdiuu,s Of r"guar troops frat
and pistols. and then wuut vuley % bricSbsts
like eatslry supporting iniart-y
At one 0 clock e. A. The Sheriff determined on CAL.
ing the military Thr great ssll OF the STATE House
sent forth its sEmmons. and some sixty men with
steir ohlcers obeydd he ct1 when thsy reached the
scene a. connaSfstion. MURDER. sad oiforter tnty
found Ftiiocs resistance offered, the rioters
peared 60 be literally worn OCT vi fighting, sud di'
posod &c aba ndon the ground Which they ultimately
did, In snsli squads Cgiet heirR partially Restored
about daylight the sheriff di.ela7eed tue military;
which sooner 0vu- Than the rioters resumed
operations again. 4 second cali was made on the mi
Hilary, aud et about n'ns o'clock thts morning, hce
companies and two hra pieces uuder tue eomnaud OF
Col. Bablcu, gallant CfCcr 81 the Nsn..an war,
marched do~n sixth street tsom thr state iioasc sad
Fears aru entertained that tho riot will be- resumed
this eynirs hut ~ long rs thu military show dispo
sition o. their ~rapons there really for
apprehension II know thnt two per,ona have been
Killed and fifteen wounded ana three Of The latter are IN
aging condition ~ h quiLD likely mat tbs number
OF wounded 10 much larger
IProra the Philsdcp his Inquirer, Oct IO.l
II IL with sincere regret that record the Occur
Of one q tie moot dreadful and ssnguinaty riots
that has taken place tpr many in our city so
TAR have been Cd 20 collect the particulars IL
appears that gstg OF uea aud boys amounting II is
ssid several hundred nad lily armed With guns
pistols or kpivea lowered about 50 Msry's street,
which vs. chiefly Inhabited by coored people, aud those
not Of . decent aud orderly cas generally speaking
At the time Tiers ,srsral knots or ccswds
Of coiorea rpsn hanging about aud two or three COLI
This vas tie state Of things hortly after nine o'clock
before ten sttscs made upon a tsvgru az the
corner a. SiAh aud ST. Msfys streets called the Cs-
fornis Houie Ibis place VAS Kept by colorsd man,
who VA reported 20 be married or az Goy rate Ting
with white whether such we're really tbs
merely ruinuT, c cGiatsa 10 excite popular
indignation. u 10 net IN or p5"er to rtets AZ any
rate the house 60 nAmes. ths iomates driven
out and tiso upon VITA many uther cOlorrd persous-
men, women as1 cbf rsn- sno were seen III Ting from
their borscs In extreme terroI-chastd b gang who
pelted them with brcAbafs AMI cred alter tn N
With Cuus and pistpls SEVERAL we're said 10 be
wound,d-aBd 10 $50 stated that more than one
rify The a. atlantis sctibei rs being
pos,d Of Che Enirrs." aud "ttrr and similar assccit
Gre made rtr1 progr.ss bat tyesl eusiae AID hoe
sompaniss we're soon upon tho ground And here
truly r'a tfUl scene occurred Fac arcmen Who went
TO the cotnsgtation Ia tbc purpose OF savisg pro.
pcrty. hrtd upon NOS ia e'litsry eases brt
sctusily In running fire, aud by votys Of several
guns aud pistof a. otce the rioters being oat Ia
very stIcrg force they wste as" esssled wtth
showers a brick RATS. sui thrir hcte cut Ia every
direction. In q VOID, tue art companies that 81.
rivCd wete compelled ~ the Cn,y mode ~ svuidiTg
wounds CO death, TO lssre the n.igbbothood Sah
the hrine euhiuucd IL possible t' tell ths num-
Der Of tiits sud wounded boz saT either dve OF
sir carried to dragssts sbops or 90 the hosgal on
chairs fettees. btagu that two we're shot while
rtsnG,nR on sxgirr aud reported 10 be
killed. The most moderate statements tina. were
made at twelve O'Clock admitted that at least twenty
were wounded aud about tour kiIrd shortly before
midnight, body of police forced their way TO the
seems Of SETON IRE and blO0dsntd and while stsud-
Jog In Sixth street, below Lombard heard Of eat
doscn shots fred between 1T Mays and South
streets, While bricks we're thossred by tue rioters
but a. the body Of men, which We we're told
we're police, tss rot rspulsed. IL fair 20 pre-
dangerous nstiles fsu In fh,wers. end at THIS
time, two engines aud hose com paniss,
abe hioysmeBsng ana Hope, Ne we we're Informed,
we're extf;iug themselves 20 extirguish the flames.
The whole VAS fearful and mournful soures Of
real TO every Phisdtlphiau AZ the Of
all the streets for many groups of citizens
assembled anxious foe the latest intelligence, aud
nourning the insecurity Of life and property in
that portion % our metropolis
Barney Himmei~rght. member Of the Good win
aiose reported have been shot through the heart
Two other hremen dangerously wounded one In the
head and In the eide third wounded In the leg.
The military were called out at midnight aud seve.
raj abise made their spparaucs 90 the ground at
o'clock this morning As ste a. o'clock thts mora
ing there st an immen.e crowd Of people. The
military remained on the grouBd.