New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-13
PHILADELPHIA.
.a,roe Of The Y. Y. Thhnne.

PuuADRLPHIA Wednesday, Oct. y. 1853.
Al rnos Of the election pos throughout the city and
districts Yesterday. the utmost decorum and good order
prevailed We regret however 70 be compelled 10 report
several serious disturbances which took place in different
paris of the city and county among dsorder persons In
The afternoon brutal fight took place al the corner OF
ermantown road and Second street, between the adhe
rents of the William Penn and lndsPepdence Hose Com
several ciiiz interfere but he declined lie should
be reported 10 head quarters AID. Shoemaker and sew
era officers and citizens finally succeeded in separating
The &C mbatants Soon after the above fight officer Bar
ger OF the Northern Liberty police at the request OF cit
ien arrested of the rOwdcs at the corner OF fhenx
and Hope STIR es and attempted TO take nun 10 me lock
up but be attacked by large crowd OF the humans
knock ed down. and hs mace snached from ms hand me
DIpers were from the hands OF his prisoner and inc
rowdies succeeded in rescuing him Officers Baker and
Ah,eback also arrested prisoner. who was also res
eued. One or two Of the kensington police It Is al
lfed were present and witnessed this outrage upon OF
hcer Berger without interfering assisting TO protect him
Officer Barger was severely brused about the body and
In the melee received several severe blows upon the head
About O'Clock fight occurred between the aderents OF
the independence and South Penn Hose Companies in the
vicinity Of Eleventh and Parrish sis in which bricks and
stones thrown in great profusion The Spring Gar
den police arrested three of the adherens OF the South
Penn named John Hines, Chas Gensell and John Mer,
who were locked for hearng AT the corner OF Eighth
and Race ss outrageous bnckbat fight occurred be
tween the Spring Gard' and South Penn Hose Conpa
MES The South Penn has very recently come into service
again. after having been suspended for six months for
riong About ten clock last night two parties of ruff
fans ralying under the names of Deawares and Par
kers came in collision at the Of Schuykl Third
and Spruce ste and began a fight with missiles. Lieut.
Hamilton ard officer Myers of the police, threw them
selves between the conending parties when they were
nal &c with discharge Of pistols The officers arrested
prisoner each and scattered the rioters with their re
vOlver Last evening about halfpast nine O'Clock two
hostile parties came together in the vicinity Of Ninth and
Buttonwood Its when several pistol shots were fired
one OF which took effect in the hand of lad
named BuIts decorating il very badly lie was taken
TO the drug store of Mr. Fort where the woundwas dressed
There large gathering before the Mayor this morn
ing goody number Of the prisoners charged with
drunken and disorderly conduct The scene presented
fair specimen Of what rum viii do ior man Some
ofle offenders evidently not accustomed TO excessive
drinking this class stood covered with shame and mori
cation; others too mandno feel their degradation heard
the infection of the usual fine with stupid Indifference
others yetand by far the worst and most dangerous OF
the victims Of ntemperance-were the young and barry
rowdes whose vile passions had been inf AIMED by their
rotations and who had added their oenses the charge
Of malicious mischief in smashing doors and windows and
knocking nofensivo persons on the mead lhese humans
carried bold and insoleni front before the magistrate
and heard his decision with sheer. The great III )ri.
Of the prisoners this morning were young men ana BOY
who were charged with making oonhreS IN inc s"ee's
They were held to bail 10 keep the peace
About O'Clock this morning as the sloop OF war Cyan
was being hauled the sections of the Dry Dock al IN
Navy Yard, one OF the steam boilers exploded esrn.
away the house top Of the section and completely ue
moshing the engine The report loud and the house
fer several squares around were considerably shaken
the conclusion Five men were al work ON the section
TIE time OF the explosion The engineer Robert henned,
wss blown Veboard and escaped any serious injury IL
WAS not the least scalded fireman named John q Bre
nav lose the sight Of his ewes laborer named fatri
Mcguire slightly scaded The boiler exploded just
the engine put in motion. There was heavy pres
sure 81 steam on and but little or water in IT, A srg
piece Of the machinery blown 20 the southwark to
distance Of about two hundred and f(y yards Ii M int
the river The safety vale was blown westward aud sS
ing the sscon in the basin in whieh the steamer Fultc
is already blocked up glanced upward and split one
thelsrge braces and Then took diagonal direction An
fen under the steamer Another piece OF the
In being projected across the Cyane struck aoorer q"
the heSd lie badly injured The excitement whic
prev allied fer time was very intense There are lar
number Of work in the yard and a. the news OF tn
exnoson srrcad the wives and children Of the wOrkme
came hom every direction as though they were pan'
stricken Had there been any water IN The boiler az lea
three ou Of hye would have been schcckng scadeC
The Cyauo wac Immediately hauled OF, and the waterwa
PUMPED GU; of the sections The laoosor who vas hgrt
board the Cyane is named DernOt Hatch Ills skuu wa
fractured. He and lricn were taken - the Hospital
The National Light Infantry Of PottsVlle under a
command Of Capt. Frank Pot reached this city aoo'
ncon today: The visiting company number thirty nv
musktts. Their uniform is in the Continental i4shloi
The corps accompanied by the Pottsvile Brass BsnC
They met at the dSt, in Broad BY the STATE fel
cbles Capt. Page, by whom they escorted 10 the
quarters At the Arcade Hotel The strangers
to New York TO which place they win start
Messrs BTkiubine and Brother contractor Of the We
phiadtlpha Water Works, VIII raise the stand pipe b
which the water is to be distributed through the Drc
tomorrow afternoon between two and four clock III
ppe Of heavy plate iron is Eve feet in diameter and
Hundred and thirty fee, in length IL u TO be placed on
mass Of masonry, which With the elevated ste opPc
Lemon hin on Sixth, or Bi0ckeyStroet, " u give il
heeht oftwo hundred and twenty i've feet above The rv
level.
Thomas Iovett. aged Is ycars, was admitted into q
hospital last evening having been shot IN the head WIKI
PISTOL He saws thai he standing in bis own ee's
the vicinity OF Sch Front ard Pine'sf. aoenf o cloe
and that Of gang Of rowdics passing by sao' h
The ball sticking in his forehead when he was aim
ted into the hospital The wound is not considered ia
gCrous
The Brooklyn Light Guards returned home this nor
ng They we're csc ted 10 the wharf by the SsAaEi
Gfays. The latter company was UooOmp MED by beek
PhiladChhis Band. Both companies looked exceeding
wen
LoNely wSailsr contnnes with rs.