The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-10-20
Dreadful Riot in Philadelphia.

| IL Is with sincere regret that we record
Plhc occurrence ofone olIlo most dreadful
mud sauguhhry riots that has taken place Tor
many yeHrs IN our city. So far MS we hHyc
been Hble 10 collect tho particulars, IL M
pears tia, gang nf men aud boys. amount
ing, IL Is said, to several hundreds, and most.
I " armed With guns, pistols, or knives. hoy
cred about 81. MHrys street, which IL chief
/ y luhahiicd hy colored people, nud those
not Of n decent md orderly clns- Al tho
same Iinr, there we're several knots or crowd
of colored men hanging about mud TWO or
three collisions occurred.
This MAS tho state of things sliurilt aCcT q
o'clock. Before loan attack WAS -nnde up.
on tavern at tho corner OF Six aud St.
Mary streets, called tie CulfuFuin HOUSE.
THIS place was kent by rolnrcd ann who
was reported. 30 ,Ge nnfficd, or at amy rate
living with a white woman. WhUtipr such
were really the case, or merely runor, cir
culnted to excite popular indignation, IL is
not ia our power TO state. Al my rate, The
house was soon IN flames, The iniiinlcs driv.
EN- out aud fired upon, with many other col
orcd persons, men, women and childfen,who
we're seen flying from their houses in cx-
Ircmc terror, chased lay gangs who relied
them with brickhals, aud fred nfirr them
with guns aud pistols. Several were said to
hG wounded, nud 1t wns stated tint more n on
one was Killed. EuI llis report we cOu
not verify. '...
The aSsulants are described M being COM
posed f;hc "killrrsn aud other aud similar
nssoclnlons of dislurbrrs al the public peace.
Meanwhile the fire nndo rapid progress-but
several engine Rnd hose couipapics were
soon on Tic ground. aud hire u trtIiy fright
lul scene occurred. Tie frrmcn who went
10 The couilngrnlion for iho purpose of euyiug
propcrty,werc fred upon. IN solitary cns-
rs-h,'t ACTUALLY ~ riiisiiiiig fire, md 10y vol
leys Of several guns aud pistols nj once--thu
rioters being out IN very strong iurce. They
were also nssnilrd with showcrs of brickbats
aud their hose cut in every direction. In n
r--rr, rr--r---r+---.
compelled, MS thu only mode of avoiding
wounds or denih, To leave tho nUighborhood.
Still tlo firing continued.
IL is Impossible to tell the number ofkilled
and wounded--hn We saw either five or AK
carried to druggists' shops or lO'tho hospital,
on chairs or scltees. We heard that two
were shot while standing on an cnrnc--and
one was reported to have becu Killed. Tho
most moderate statements that. were made ut
II o'clock, admitted TINT NJ least twenty wcro
wounded and uhoui tpur killed. Shortly he
fore midnight, body OF Irt,licr forced their
way TO the scene of action, fire, aud blood
shed, aud while standing in SIKH htreet, be-
How Lombard, we heard nj least dozen shots
fired between ST, Mury's anil South streets,
whiij hrirks were showered by the rioters
but MS the body of men, which We were told
were police, WINS not repuscd, il was fair to
presume That the rioters had given way.
Sill The dangerous missiles flew in show
crs, aud nj this time, one ar two engine and
hose comp0nies-lhe Moynnensiug nnr
Hope, M we are informed, were GXertinE
themselves to oxtinguish the fame. Tie
whole scene was fearful mud nnurnfl--a
source OF real sorrStS IT, every Philndrlphinn.
Al the corners of nll' the streets for many
squares. We're groups OF citizens nsSeu1irirtl,
anxious for the latest inielligence,n and moUrn-
ing over the insecurity Of life aud property
in that portion of our metropolis.
STILL LATER.
Tug MILITARY. CaLLEp OUr.--Bnrney
Hlimtuoiwright, n member oftho Good VIII
Hose, reported to have been shot through tho
heart. ---.-
Two Other frcmen dangerously wounded
one ia the head aud oue la The side. A
third wounded in the log.
The military. were called out Ut midnight,