Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-05-17

''o VIC COMING Out OeunO The rob,
arm lie had been deputized as special polioa
man for the evening.
,. r. Cornell, shot through the neck, severnr
the jugular vein; died in the drug store corner Of
Fourth street and Brodway
Henry Often, grocer, corner of Hestor and
Orchard street, was shot through the stomach. ana
died in the 18th Ward Station House while ~
were there. His aged mother was present, and
her lamentations were truly heart rendno.
AT the same Station House we saw fren.,
(name not known,) who had just died from sho,
through the brain.
Frederick Gillespie, boy, shot through tho
foot, was taken home.
There was another man lying dead from han
through the head.
Another dead man was brought into the Station.
House by order of the Coroner He had tboo
wounds in the neck and breast.
AT DIR. Chilton's drug store, corner of Broad
way and Eighth Street, we learned Of good an
thority, that seven men, one boy and one laiv
had been treated, several of whom are menlonai
above in the Hospital report.
In the Opera House one man lay dead 4,
Jones's, corner of Ninth street and Broadway. wo
saw Mr.. Mckinley, about 26 years old. book.
binder in Third Avenue, near Fifteenth street wbo
while passing down the Bowery, was struck on
the left breast just below the collar bone the ball
going out through the left shoulder blade H.,
wound was dangerous, but not hopeless.
At No. l9 Third Avenue, corner St. Marks
Place, eight of the military were brought injured
by missiles thrown by the mob. None of thess
were seriously hurt. Eleven other PERSONS we,s
brought to this store, four of whom We were as.
sured by the Doctor were dead We saw two
corpses ourselves. A man with shot in hi,
leg was taken from here TO the Hospital. Several
balls were said to hayd struck the walls of lbi
store.
Al the Seventeenth Ward Station House. We
saw two dead persons.
Owen Burns, shot through the head and VII.
liam Butler, apparently sailor shot in the right
breast.
We were assured that one wounded man died
in, or was taken deed to VauxhalI Garden.
John Smith, 90 Perry street, was shot in the
thigh. His wound is very severe, but not dan
gerous.
MIR. Romaine, young man, butcher of 55 First
street, lay mortally wounded at the druggists COZ.
ner of Third Avenue and Eighth street. Another
dead body had been removed. Three had died
there. They knew Of IL persons shot--eight NOR,
tally.
We heard of colored woman shot at the cor.
ner of Lafayette Place.
J. Irwin, of 243 Tenth street, said his son had
just been brought in with ball through his leg
b. NJ. Seixas, Jr., a private citizen, was
wounded.
Capt. Pond, 7th regt., had a'severe flesh wound
on his cheek.
Capt. Peck, militia officer, had been hit inthe
stomach with a large paving stone, before there
was any firing. He seemed quite sick
MIR. Ruckle, Fourth Company, was hit hlrI
with brickbat.
Phe first soldier struck was Theodore w Todd
I'd Lieutenant, and Lieutenant w. Ii. Harrison
was injured.
d., 1t n-l-
ton, Capt Underhil, Private Isaac Devoe, lst Com
pany, and - Bogart 4lh Company were wounl.
ed-none dangerously.
We were told that woman was shot while
getting out OF the cars and another on a sooP ia
Ninth street.
Two dead, one dying, four wounded, were Ia
ken from DR.. Chitons.
We have heard that John Curran was wounded.
and saw two dead bodies in the Seventeenth War
Station House.
Mr.. Brown was carried to 40 Mercer street.
dead as we were told.
We found Mr.. Ma.sell Chief of Police, in the
Opera House. He said that the mob fired with
guns or pistols--that great number of the police
were hurt--some of them shot through and through
--one mortally, as he had heard.
One of Mr.. Matsell's officers told US that of 70
or so under arrest in kind of pen down stairs
one Tappen had been arrested within three months
on charge of burglary. Some had been iroDed
but their irons had been taken off. Bill Spark,
a notorious character, Tom Burns E. L. C.. Jud. |
son, editor of Bunhtn's O,oR were among them
The National Grays and Police had possession
of the House, and would remain all night
The Mayor, Gen. Sandford and the Sheriff
were on the ground at the moment of the creates,
difficulty.
Some artillerymen were there when we left
There were, of course, thousand rumorS more
or less exaggerated in circulation, which are not
worthy of particular mention.
1t Is impossible to ascertain to night the number
of dead and wounded but we think we have pos.
tive evidence that at least t,celUe and perhaps four
teen were either killed outright or died before o.
clock this morning. The number of wounded viii
vary from tCenty to thirty, although many are not
dangerously hurt. We should also mention tho ]
alacrty and promptness with which the druggists
and Physicians in the vicinity proffered theif SCI;
vices to the wounded.
The military were severely pelted with stones 5
but none of them were seriously injured, as We
learned from several officers
We left the Opera House about one ococh
this morning; all was quiet in the streets, wIa
no apparent excitement on the part of the people
Little knots of men were standing here and theTs
talking over the affair; but with one or two e. k
cePtions, in calm and reasonable manner
Strong cordons of policemen barricaded El2aA
street and Astor place, preventing all approach +
tne scene OF the riot; while body OF The Nii'f
Grays had possession of the building and rs az
proaches. Every precaution had been taxed
prevent repetition of the sad and bloody oE
currence. so disgraceful and unusual in our cI|
Sixty-lhree persons were taken into cusO4
on Friday evening by the poliee for riOlOG