Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-05-19

store corner of Eighth street. This added fuei
IN the flame Many of the rioters seized stones
in Broadway-where the pavements had been
torn I'D to make a sewer-and rushed through
! Astor Place, and presently another volley OF
musketry told of their reception. After ten OF
fifteen minutes, third volley was fred-and
the mob then mainly left the street. and gather
ed in separate crowds at different points in the
vicinity.
After the third discharge company of Light
! Artillery arrived, and were posted, portion IN
/ Eighth street and the rest in Astor Place, can
non sweeping every street. The infantry also
! took up position about the House, so that the
whole ground was held by the military.
! OF the casualties of this dreadful affair, we
! found it impossible, Of course, amid the coniu-
sion Of the night, TO procure any iuil ana reiia-
! bic account
! a Mr.. Maitland, formerly Policeman in the
Seventeenth Ward, was killed instantly IN the
/ first discharge, by musket ball through lhe
! head.
Another man, whose name we could not learn,
was shot directly through the heart We were
! told his name was Jones, and that he lived IN
1 Ninth street-but of this we are not sure.
/ Mr. Lincoln, mechanic, residing IN Walker
street, was shot through the groin and taken 10
his residence. lie will undoubtedly die.
! Mr. Mckinley, tailor in the Third Avenue,
was shot through the breast and taken into the
porter house, corner of Ninth street and Broad
way. His wound IS very severe, though there
is some chance ofhis recovery.
George Curtis, a nephew of Mr.. Winchester,
publisher in Ann street, was very severely
wounded and taken to the Hospital.
We understand that negro woman living in
a small shanty near the Bowery, was shot
An Irish woman passing through the Fourth
Avenue at the time Of the yolley, was wounded
in the knee.
Mr.. Putnam, a Policeman from the Seventh
/ Ward, being stationed in the rear Of the crowd,
near Mr. Langdon's house, was severely wound
cd in the first charge.
A man. whose name we could not learn, was
struck in the abdomen crosswise by musket
ball and very severely injured
Il MIR. McDonough, la5oTcr, residing in Mott
street, was severely wounded.
4 man known As Jack Smith, who formerly
kept on Oyster Saloon down town, was badly
wouaded.
Another person, whose name We did rot learn,
was shot directly through the neck, and can
/ scarcely recover
4 young man standing in the crowd was
struck on the right arm by musket ball, and
taken to his residence, Is Tenth street.
man was badly wounded he getting
into the cars az a considerable distance from the
scene.
Several Of the military were very seriously
injured by stones thrown by the rioters, aud
Mr. Barber, of the First Ward Police, had his
head very severely wounded in the same way.
We understand that, besides those mentioned
above, there were fourteen persons in the crowd,
wounded more or less severely by the firing Of the
military.
Three attempts were made to set fire 10 the
building by persons inside--mainly we believe
under the floor of the parquette. They were
all discovered, however, and al once eXtin-
guished. About thirty Of the ringleaders were
arrested, hand-cuiied, and confined in the Opera
House during the night that being deemed the
safest place, their presence being considered
partial security against the burning OF the
House.
After the firing had ceased and the military
had firmly occupied the ground the rioters were
scattered in squads through the streets, arming
themselves with stones, and striving 10 arouse
the indignation Of the thousands who assembled
spectators. They met, however, with but
slight success. We passed, at different times,
through every part of the crowd-which could
not have numbered less than - 600 persons :;
| and yet, among them ALL We do not believe that
there were more than five hundred, if there
| were many, who took an active part in the
riot; and Of these nearly or quite half were boys
The presence, however, of so vast crowd,
at once gave them audacity, and impeded the
action of the authorities. The appearance Of
the military undoubtedly created good deal oil
feeling, even among the spectators and their
firing among the crowd, and especially their
I killing so many who were merely spectators
aud some not even that, excited the minds OF
( thousands TO a great degree Of exasperaton
and profound regrets IN the mind Of every one
/ present.