New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-12
GREAT NOB--INTENSE EXCITEMENT
SEVERAL or OUR CITIZENS KILLED
AND NUMBER WOUNDED.
From The 81 LoEis Democrat, 8rt.

Ourcty on Yesterday afternoon and up late hour last
night was the heater Of one OF the hrgest aud most a
II originated about O'Clock III tu0 .ernoon at the polls
ofthe Fifth Ward between party who called themselves
Americans, and a number OF Irish, who had gathered
around the Engine House.
The fight OF first was general one, which followed
by slight diminishing all along Thrdt between 'lne-st
and Franklin av serving very much "a increase the
element and draw together large crowd. Wherever
Irshrnan the street he pursued and most
cruelty beaten. Finally pursuit Of one was made down
Morgan.ft., where the mob met by number
of IIibernians who gave battle by throwing stones
and firing pistols but the crowd of rioters increasing
they gave way and rereated to their houses between
Maine and Levee Morgan. Here for a while
the mob was scene Of the widest excitement The Irish
fred many perhaps hundred pistol shots into the
crowd who w breaking in doors and windows Of the
houses by showers from the streets AT last the
shooting senced and the mob proceeded down to the
Leyoe and along to LOcustst, assang every coffee
continued storm of missiles. After this the Irish made
other stand on Second-st., but driven down past
Cherry the mob still continuing their assault upon the
houses and windows. They then proceeded up Morgan
and Green-sts. above Fourth and assaied number Of
house completely Kidding the doors aud windows with
and brcbats During the evening slight assault
had been made the Office Of the Anzeger Des estens
but the party dispersed without much injured In
tie meantime the military and police were out IN full
force scattering the excited conbattans here and there,
and doing much to restore quiet to the city.
About 10 o'clock at night, however, company OF the
rioters bering perhaps 90 came marching down
Thrd.st from the scene of assault upon Morgan with
stones in hand and shouting in the widest manner and
upon arriving In front of Tie Aazeger Office again
repced an assault upon the windows and doors OF the
house. At this juncture the military charging upoa
the crowd again. and dispersed the mob. When we LEFT
the scene quiet seemed 70 be in very fair way OF being
restored the military having complete possession OF the
street and seeming determined TO enforce ORDER
1t is utterly impossible 10 estimate the number OF per-
cons wounded in the whole affair, even TO say how
MANY have been killed. We saw at least twenty men
living bleeding and wounded severely that they were
perfectly irsensible-ther faces cut most horribly and
skulls mashed and appearing perfectly dead and
then we have learned OF three certainly killed and OF
five or six more who thought be dead at this time
from wounds received.
It wonder TO when we remember The NUMBER oil
shots fred and the exposed position OF the mob that there
were not double the persons killed and wounded man
bv the rae Of shannon stabbed IN the BACK oil Inc
neck from which he very probably died last night A
hand from this steamer Henry Chouteau was killed IN
was shot through the head and fell dead without utterng
word He was standing luberplle at the foot oil
Morganst, on the levee with his arms folded watching
the ARRAY without at all participating When ne received
the fatal shot from the window OF house ON Batter0W
He has long been in the employ OF Captain arren, OF
the canal-boet Burlington, as stsersman and mas mas
been known Ia New-York canal boatmln W.
understand he has q brother living up the Missouri
River lis fate sad one. We hear OF one man beng
shot in The leg another in the hand, one IL the abdomen
ard another in the shoulder We cannot pretend 70 gave
a correct statement either Of the number Killed ana
wounded or the true origin and continuance OF the moo
Tie immense excitement throughout the whole cry
prevented the procurement OF any reliable account oil inc
disturbance.
we deery regret this very disgracefu mob in our city
ard we have all times been zeaous in endeavcrng 70
preyent such outbreaks and to smooth the a.pees oil
feeling and prudices which have been growing between
cur native born and foreign citizens.