Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-05-17
MAY II, 1849.
RIOT AND LOSS
OF LIFE IN NEW YORK.

For some months a sharp newspaper cohtro.
versy has been carried on between two tragedi-
ans-Macready an Englisbman, and Forrest the
American, the origin of which was severe
criticism upon Forests playing, which appear
ed in London paper and was written, as For
rest alledges, by friend of Macreudy. On this
matter the controversy started and during the
present winter Forests friends in Philadelphia,
Baltimore, New York, &c. have tndcavored to
pay of Mac ready by disturbing his performan-
ces On the night Of May 7tb, they succeeded
in driving Macready from the stage of the Astor
Place Opera House. Thereupon committee of
New York gentlemen invited him to try another
night, assuring him of protection. Accordingly
on Thursday evening, the 10th, he attempted to
play again. During the day, the opposing party
issued placards calling for mob, aud the city
authorities prepared ,6Snaintaiu order by strong
force of policemenafd military companies
Nevertheless some fifty of the Forrest party got
into the house, and attempted to stop the play !;
but about thirty of them we're arrested and in.
prisonod lin the theaue) by the police, and
the rest were slIenced. Upon that, the mob on
the outside, consisting of some 500 active riot.
ers aud twenty thousand spectators, attacked the
theatre, demolishng windows and throwing pa.
wing STOKES among the audience The authnri.
ties, civil and military, tried TO stop them but
were answered by vo|lies Of paving stones, and
one or two pistol shots. The riot act was then
read volley of blauk cartridges followed /:
but these means not suficing, two volles of
balls were sent into the mob, and dispersed
them. Twenty one persons were killed (among
them innocent persons,) and thirty three woun-
ded.
The following Is a corrected list of the killed
and wounded but there are doubtless several in
accuracies yet remaining In the list of killed
are included those who have thus far died at the
hospital Of their wounds.
Corrected List Of kitied.-Thomas Awkward,
East Broadway corner Clinton street; William
Butler No. % Thompson street Timothy Burns,
Az Pearl street George w. Browne, az Crosby
street; Owen Byrnes, 81 Charles street; George
A. Curtis; Matthew Carhart, corner of Avenue
| ana 18th street, Asa f. Collins, Essex street ;
George w. Gedney 50 Seventh street; John s.
Jones, 2l9 Sullivan street; Thomas Herman,
18th SIT eel Matthew kehan; - Kelley, lO4
Mass; Timothy Mcclure, I07 East 18Th street ;
Mel Gray Willis, Tor MIs) ll9 Grand street, ;
ii. Mnnsfied Andrew Mckinley, l47 Third
Avenue James Mcdonald, 1877 Walker street
Henry Ouen, corner of Christie and Delaney
streets; q. w. Taylor, lis Varick street. To.
tai, 81.
Corrected List Of Founded = Conrad Becker
% HUDSON street; James Boulton Harry Bluff
$40 Pearl street; Mrs. Brennan; - aBrasted
- Bogart, *lsaac Devoe, Ohm Dalzel, Wash
lng,on market; Joseph Eaton Bridget Pagan
Ith street; +. Gillespie; *W. II. Harrison
- Irwin, 243 10Th street Philip Livingston
IA ST. Marks Place; ~Mr. Leierls, IA Beaver
street; E. Mccormick, 1875 LIST Avenus Georg,
Mckay, I07 Chambers street ~John Mortimer
Sergeant Morton; Capt. Peck; #Mr. Ruckle
w. G. Russell Thomas B. Stone James Stew
art NJ. b. Sexlas *W Sellck; ~Mr Spatford
*Cap Shumwuy; *Mr. TuthilI 1T. w. Todd
'Capt Underhlll ~Serg't Weller.
Those marked with T. are members of tn,
military companies. --Tutal 33.
On the next night mob as again assembled
but strong police force was on the ground
backed by the military TO support them in cas-
OF necessity. The police succeeded in arrest
ing sixty persons and dispensing the mob -
Though assailcd by stones on this last occasion
there was not danger enough TO warrant sever
measures on the part of the military. AT tn,
last accounts no further trouble was uniclpa ed
Powder and ball are evidently too much for tn
mobocracy.