Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-12-21
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scene s.intended," the News says, gto be The OBJ
seouies If Christian arliolss but s'as fatal in
lis consequences as an Indian spttee, and as demo-
ralizing as an English execution, The News
,dds: Is s.
"On reaching the gate which terminate Queen,s
row, we found the sceneto boone Of which descrpz
ton can give but a faint idea. The dense crowd,
which have moved slowly along Sloan street, had
now become solid mass, waving slowly, back
wards and forwards amid perfect Babel of shouts,
groans and execrations; but evidently not making
1.-THE slightest toward The general object.
The police that persons should
apbr6ach bV the avenue, aud about q dozen OF the
kEorce pIaced observation-disclosures the otheTsto
prevent approach in ,thBt direction; but the force
was so IIlculouSly small that every i've minutes
CT they ere swept along by fresh masses of the
people, and the sufferngs ofsthe unfortunate who
were hopeleSSly TANNED Up in front were proper.
tionably aggravated. In one place. a man was seen
crushed against the railing, vomiting blood while
lS neiEhbofS found it apostolic to give him TooI1j
in another, a cry was raised that alWoman was be-
ing trampled to death. The truth OF the last ex.
claimnton was soon verified by the appearance oil
police stretcher, carried by four men, upon hich
lay tile lifeleSs body of female whose clothes had
been almost torn from her buck in the terrible
struggle for existence. Rumors oil the most alarm
ing character soon spread in every direction AT one
time, it said that eight and at another that
eleven females had fallen victims TO the pressure.
| Cabs flying suddenly away were said % contain
men with dislocaed SpineS aud internal hurts OF
VariouB kinds Those no, jammed up IN the avenue
| and more immediate peighbOrhood of the, covered
way still kept their legs realized all the horrors OF
| the Black Hole of Calcutta Tho steam rose from
them as from the hold of q cattle ship, and their
countenances exhibited all the symptoms which the
crush was producing on different constitutions.
Some weIe almost purple with inclpient apoPleGy,
while Others were ghastly pale; but every face ex-
hibited the extremes of alarm and physical distress
'sWhile all this scene of horror vas being enact
led 10 without order
and were hopeleSsly tossed backwards and forwards
through the crowd, which was quito Interchangeable
| by their Tidiculously limited numbers.4rlt has
been alleged of them that, having no plan of opera
tons to guide them they used their truncheons il-
Discriminatory about them but during two or three
| hours that we remained there; we celtanly saw
| foundation r the charge. They seemed as much
beWildered and at loss as the helpless crowd by
which they were surrounded and almost englnphed!
Towards the latter part of the day, what with tie
i thousands who turned back terrified and diSap-
1 pointed, and The arrival Of reinforcement OF mill
tary and police, something like order was procuredi
and those who had patience to wait obtained sight
of the funeral pageant. While all this pressure aud
confusion all this struggle and suffering were going
on al the threshold of thefuneral chamber, the out
skirts presented all the appearance Of a country
fair. The public houses were full 10 their oofs and
numberleSS large pacards the fronts of thehouses
invited The put lie in, TO the ladies of 900 lbs.
weight, wonderful dwarfs and cosmorainic views of
| Wnlmer Castle. Thimble-rig fonrished at every
i ed 10 whoever woudtTy their powers as marksnian
at the well known little painted target. No one
would have guessed at the solemn cause of all this
gathering, had it not been for the long line OF
vehicles flied with respectable people, clad in
4 mourning, who, unconscious OF what was going on
in the front, waited patiently fol- then tutn OF ALL
mission. These, however, gradually tllinned, as
succession of individual with torn coats staggard
\ pSutng out ofthe crowd and announced that after
three hours hard struggling they had given UP all
i hopes of admission and were glad to escape with
i their lives. g..
'It would be difficult 10 exaggerate the public in
dignation and excitement upon this melancholy oc-
4 GaSiOn. Every one say that the people had been
! insulted and neglected, and that those who paid
FOR the show could not see ii, while every precau=
ton had been provided for the safety and comfort
II of the ariStoCrac friends of the authorities. The
Government and the police came in for their share
II of censuIe and even the sacred name OF the dead
was not spared the unconscious cause OF all this
\ slaughter, terror and confusion. Some said that
1 "the Duke was never so much wanted Us at his
own funeral aludiEg 10 the want OF that law and
4 order for which his late Grace was so remaTkabe
4 and Others drew contrast between the present
II scene ana the private funeral of Sir Robert Peel
II very much in favor of the latter. AT period OF
\ the day, we were informed that only two females
had actually lost their lives, although many were
/ seriously hurt; but the general impression was that
H the result was greatly undestaed. On inquiry at
1 Scotland yard, yesterday, found the statement
4 confirmed and were Informed that ARA ngementS
were being made Tor the presence of an imposing
force this day, when it is 10 be hoped that the
dreadful scenes of Saturday will not be repeated
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TIN REAL ARIsrocRAcr OF AMEKrcA.-The last
number of the Edinburg Review, in highly COM
/ mandatory review of the allie and Letters of Jo-
seph story,'' pays the following tribute TO the
merican Bar: i-.,sl asial
i The Vrginion planter used 10 boast, it was said,
of his resemblance in character and position to an
ancient Roman. But when the United States are
seeking for flattering parallel with Rome, we
would advise them TO place lin the decided voca-