The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-06
Celebration BY the American Protestant
Association, at Newark, M
attack on the Procession from Catholic Church.
THE chUaca Assault .ED Ayp slsxEp.
Fearful Tumult and Bloodshed.
MANY PERSONS DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED,
DO, de-, &c.
rarade OF the Anssloan Protestant Assooaa,

raxadc OF the Anssloan Protestant Assocaa-
SAv~.
l. from the Newark Advertiser, Sept 81
Our csens have been unversa, surprissd and pleas
ed tocsy uith the rst annual psrsde u the
Protestant Association 10 gss tnis state accompanied
~ the ges from Ne Yvrk Brooklyn honor OF
the rst sersi0n OF the American Congress Tho Asso-
cuton hs- teen until recently almost entirely "a
to us-the Newark lodge having formed ab ,ur s,x
months sibce and the olues lodgee New York ONLY
some fon or i've yeats ago The Association Ii coa-
posed aimost entirely OF foreign noca otsensserman
snn hish-and scarcely any suspectsd a. sum
cent nber OF Protestant foreign bcra caxsus Lived
among us 10 male 70 iue display have itne ed
cha,hcr and ~ its name denotes, is founded enreI
on FrotestsDt principles.
Charge has been made that the Irshmen are Orange
but We are informed that there none Belonging
I, ibe associ.tifn.
Al early hour this morning the Ne ~Ark lodge was
asir ard ocet ded to the depot where they
their friends from abfosd. Toe procession was then
formed unoer Robert Miller of Mayfower l,dse No q
NvsS cs, s,aIa %a.psl Of the Gay Cs.Tes Berg Of
New Jersey j. Williamson. Of Jackson Lodge, No. s.
Grsnc harshsl W. Bryant, Deputy Grano March Il foe
.arch according to the programme for the moruiug
rouP the following street-Ferry to ULisn Union to
Washington up washi gton TO broad through Bro "a to
Market, up Market 10 hitaty Hail. ihe procession was
long and iu posing, having numerous bands banners
ard sgs interpreted Tue badges of the mbers are
red scarf with silver stars olsmaca Of our Union
eagles rosettes. &c The large and hand
some aoc were decorated with patriotic Insignia the
The following lodges, with their banners, were repre-
ten'ec In the Washington Lodge Of Pster
son. pre- ceded by the Patterson BraaA Ban Newark Ctv
Lodge No 4, with the Jefferson 4Bra.s Band; Em are
Lodge of New York, with Tu,ls B.ndi Washington
Yoik Lodge No s. with Manshans t,aod Jefrr.oo Lodge
No =, OF New Yors, with the Brooxlyn Coenet md;
ysei son Lodge No. g. Sf New York vito Kidd's Baod
Bo"klyn City Lodge No q, with Baxers Band; Henry
Clay Lodge No. TO- oiNe YORK, with Whitworhs Band;
JeIsery City Logs No. with the National 8rass Baud
sons, foue abreast after flushing the iioe OF march
they proceeded 10 Military H ii Tor . alton aud as
accordii 9 to the programme fE the afternoon.
From the Newark Mercury Extra Sspt. ol
The american Protestant ASSOCIATE IN Lodges Of New
Jersey, hid great parade in Newark to-da Lodges
from New York and Brc kyn being present (some 500
persons forming the proc. ssoo la the morning. they
marched through several OF the main streets and 1T
noon took dinner ct Military Hall
Upon reforming in line, At three O'Clock la arkst
street, the procession marched do Bruad street to
William street. and up William street to High sttost.
Shipman ADD William Streets they found Shipaa street
cro~ced with Irish Catholics the great body Of the
societies PASSED without any interruption beyond an oc-
came In view stone hurlei from the crowd on the
corner of shipmaa street, woundug member of Of
the associations AT the same tine one or two shots
tired from the Catholic church occupy ing the space
between shpman and High streets
This vas the signal for general riot the ene pro
brsskng Its line ans rush nc nppn s1o-e wi,
lad attacked them who scattered cyery direction
Pistols fired from the procession iuto the crpw
and some three or four severely wounded The ~
tack the chr rch rendered that especial obec.
OF attention. and in less th fvs minutes from the
difficulty the church completely riddted its door
al windows broken its seats toro up its altar dis
Dantled, its organ destroyed, and the whole ints
Of ruigs. building the east side Of shipman
street was also STACKED aud tue wiaoows broken ia
During this time the excitement was most In
tense, and tho firing OF pistols mingled with the
shouts OF excited combaiauts. Hundreds Of ctizaus
rushed to the spot from every di ecttm, ard gcele
fears felt that serious loss OF lie would eosus
After much cihculty, the MArshals of the procession
succeeded In calling into line the II thu yarioa
associations II Is uni lily aflo we'd that great credit
due to the Marsha knd Assistant Marshals for thee
exetOns In eDdeavoring to aitack upon the
church, although they were Intellectual
When the procession again in line it morchei
through High street to the Of Market eet aud
down Market street to the depot Of the New Jersey Rail
road As intelligence Of the riot spread every drec-
ticp thousant citizens out from shops and
manufactures end the sidewalks Of Market street were
crowded as the procession passed. At the depot
mense crowd assembled, and difficulty took place,
although not Of serious character The great body OF
the ocession left for Jersey City In the O'Clock
is 10 be regretted that any dturban marred the fes
vities of the day. but the universal testimony OF tn
who witr essed the affair impute the blame entirely
the Irish Catholics gathered at the of william and
Shipmsn streets.
number slghny injured by stones, and an Irish
man bamed John Mccarthy received two balls in the
lover part Of his abdomen from which viii not pro-
baby Another Irshman severely cut with
with Anifc across the neck but he is not idered
dangerously injured Some three me nbors Of the pro-
ceas on were seriously injured and taxed home By their