The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-31

We have received several communications from Pho
relative to the riot in tho Bcwery Sunday last,
correcting many statements that have been published
Our reporter did not observe the engine Of company No.
20 upon the ground during the ARRAY Is It stated
in account Of the transaction We are assured by
the Foreman Of that company that Of the men
longing to that body there. There persons
gagged in the melee who had fire caps with
b.rs in front apparently belonging the Department.
and our reporter supposed that but ular
bers were allowed to such caps In regard
account Of the riot Captain Hartt Of the Seventeenth
wnrd police in his report to the Chief in speaking the
arrest Of eight persons, says -
The above arrests were all connected With tbs dreadl
sd Alng riot vhch occurred at tho
Of 1Lhd and Fourth most OF made
az % YOU'D % h s s'iis al nns % &
Tie whole which sruly bssssrs ds. nip. %
1n ns to Uy in .1y s,sa mall .As doplsss
s.%na.d ,o ssisa ugSn n 'aslr ssssl
nps tS sE occasion Tor The ssu .'ar los, oa. s
ot h d'srac,ui nghs ront say tba. The ~hole sI.ns
As such The n should lie at eir doOr and tdeS be hsa
But here are the communications sent to us =
NEw YohK, August 3o 1852
siR-In your paper of this morning see IL stated
that Engine Company No. 70 engaged in the riot
tween Nos ana Al, yesci day. Now as was witness
Of the whole riot, positively aser that the members oe
20 had nothing to do with IT, The only companies that
engaged we're g. Al, 8 Is, 10 and A-,he members
and OF 10 and 10 engines being very oonspou
our. ] eaw man member Of Engine 10 throw a stone
at the besd Of the OF Orchard Grand
reets strtipg him on the forehesd and knocking hi
stnfeess altogether L do positively assert that tho
members Of engine companies the first to mako the
sssaait, and the last TO ttop fighting. Nov know
ssveAi that were engaged In the riot and possiy
fwssr to the parties should like you publish th -
count; and II am wanting can be found At any
nsnt, at No 2ss BoweIy. whore substsntiste al
STEPHEN LANE
New YoRs, August 30, 1854
article heao,d Riot among ,hs Firomen-PsvDg stoess
and Politics 5" in relsaan 10 nght between Engias
that No ran into No Al and carried OF her fos
wheels away thereby causipg q riot
The facts sim ply these
On retuI ming home the members OF No IL crowdeA
our members into the gutter and tho side wsAks.
poitivsy deny that our members were driven from our
rot any assistance from any other company
for bavipg possession of the brick pile in sixth strsst
Ia the case; that pilo OF bricks In possesso
ai.O positively deny that politics were the csuss oe
some time back. prove that the members OF -
company acted In self defence for the protection OF osD
JOHN RRILLY,
Secretary Of Engine No. g.
Mr. EpiroRs-
Dear sir-Yon win much obngc the members Of
Niagara Engine Company No A, II you viii contrsdpt
tho sateDe Mt In relation to OF their caps
b1s berg concerned in the riot on sunday ausw
put 10 Nenr our caps, pe1AssvS
tlst pcne Of the members anywhere nsse
the riot so there must be mistake In the report asd
not having contradctsd. would have tendency 20 N
jnre the good name Of the compsny SO wouid 49,
lore most respectfully ask you 20 contra1cs,
respectfully. JAMES 6".nn -, rva y, A
| Mr. EprroR- -, x...o.....
In ,our pspcr Of tho Goth inst there Is ssatement
vbtrS ~ a.ssd,aI, fae Instead OF assisting the Young
man Cr~f,,s rcltwe, was taken myselt aud did not
ti nk of the ssmc which certify 90 ADD prove BY
rbe heavy iron wrench that l. spoken OF In yoW
,,ns, wa. eyep by the policeman. knowing the
,sne belong TO the epGine WIN eihcss 70 ie~voM
ar ,hc engine house ~ Nas going home.
"'A' IkTLIi KuRRlGAN