The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-07-19
The Riot at Bath, Maine Church Burned in
Open Daytight-Efeets Of Street Preaching
An Unmoiested Mob Of Fifteen Hundred
Correspondence ofthc Boston Daily Mai.

The Riot at Bath, .Maine-C Church Burned in
Open Dayiieht-Efeets of Street Preaching
An Unmoiested .hob of Fifteen Hundred
Correspondence oftl Boston Daily Mai.
Bath. Me-, July. 1854.
An itinerant spouter, whose name slips NV
memory, as write hastily, has been about this
town haranguing from the steps Of the public
places f"r several days, the principal topics o.
his lncoherent speeches being considert
% down Ito use his own expression-on Cath
olics and foreigners GENERALLY. Last evening
about b O'Clock he made his s.stand M ar the,
steps OF the Sagadohoc House, in the vicinity Of
the Sagadoh"c and Lincoln Banks, ana b.gan
his usual bestial vitnpererat utsring The
old slang phrases against Catholics, Jesu,ts,
&c 1t is calculated by ctizcns that not far
from fifteen hundred people elected about the
locality, in cons, suence OF some strong threats
that had been thrown out during the two or
threee days previous.
Winnie the itinerant was endeavoring to reach
his Illuminating point, which he scarcely knew
himself. "Ngger JIM coach driver came
down the street with three passengers inside
and insisted upon driving through the crowd,
which after a little delay, give way, and allow
ed him to do But Immediately he turned
round and insisted upon having the way opened
tor him to pass back again At this time it was
acerlaired that his =. freight consisted of Mr.
BOOKER Qawyer,) SrocKBRILGF, (doctor,) and
place, and they were not permitted 10 sbreak''
the assrmbIage. A chaise or two attempted
he same thing with like results
About clock, cry was simultaneously
raised throughout the multitude, If BY pre-.
vlons cor cert ct" the Old South 4" "Hurrah
for the Old South 7" own with the Old
South &c, and thi'her the multitude
Immediately rushed. The church known
as the s'O!d South was erected on the top of
high hill little west OF the thickly-selted part
OF the ciiy-a large substantial building, about
~ by 40 feet in dimensions, built Of wood, in
t505. Some years ago, the society formerly
worshipping here "dissolved" lis connection,
and the building sold at auction
After remaining idle for length of time, it
was leased to a Catholic society, who have since
had regular worship ,here-a period Of two
years and upwards. Upon reaching the spot,
the door was Immediately broken open and the
mass rushed in and Immediately commenced
demoiishing the pews. breaking and destroying
everything that could be reached. Large tim
bers were brought and ademolition on the bat
! terlng-ram style' similar to that attempted a,
your Court House, was commenced
| The noise of the rams''-the shouting and
yelling OF the multitude, above 1900 in number,
| could be distinctly hear at the distance Of a
mile. At this time the building seemed to be
on fire in 80 places simultaneously. In less
than an hour the old bell which had so often
toled its knell from the tower, came to the
ground, and the whole structure had disappear
ed, as the collection of incendiaries did imme-
diately afterwards. Several engine companies
made feeble efforts t. suppress the confagra
| ton.
| Owing to the direction of the wind, many
dwellings in the vicinity were in danger, and
were only saved by the indefa,igable exer,ions
of the occupants and their neighbors, who KEEP
them constantly wet by carrying buckets o
water. Among them were those Of 'Parke
Moore, Abner Weeks, Otis Kimbail Capt
Isaac Croker and William Stearns. Mr.. Benz
Blanchards residence, also, at fhe foot of the
hill, was in great danger, it having taken fire or
the top Mr.. Basland, in endeavoring TO ex
tingnish it. fell from the building, injuring him
self severely His life undoubtedly saved
by falling on to the shoulders OF a bystander
This rio occurred in open daylight. The per
petrators are known Look out for the result.