Washington sentinel., 1854-06-07
serious Riot In brooklyn.

Ehquner the following details of the riot at
Brooklyn on Sunday evening. Weare gratifed
to perceive that the riot was not SO serious
as it was at first supposed to be, amid the ex-
citement that it occasioned in New York city,
and the exaggerated statements made to the
meeting in the park by some of those who
had come across from the scene of the riot. 1t
will, however, be found bad enough, and too
bad to have occurred in civilized country
and to have grown out Of religious feud. The
Courier says
A terrible scene was enacted in Main street,
between Water street and the Catharine ferry,
last evening about dusk A number were shot
and many more were badly injured with clubs
and stones.
The cause of all this was the appearance Of
a procession of New York Native Americans
against whom the Irish located in the above
neighborhood had a grudge, in consequence of
the previous Sundays proceedings. This was
the cause of all the disturbance.
AS had been announced on Sunday evening
OF last week, a preacher, attached to the Prim-
tive Methodist church Of Bridge street, ap-
peared on the lot on the corner Of Smith and
Atlantic streets, at the appointed time and
delivered sermon. His name is JOS Folger,
| and he was accompanied and assisted the
exercises by the trustees and officers of his
church.
! The text was part of the I'd verse of the 10Th
| chapter of st. Luke: " This man receiveth sin.
ners;" from which he argued that Christ preach
| ed to all kinds of people-to mixed muititudes
OF different faiths, such as were gathered here
on this occasion. Previous to the sermon, a
prayer was made, in which the hope was ex-
pressed that all these people (round about)
might be made better instead of worse by com
ing there. The services passed off quietly--no
disposition being evinced to molest the preacher
| or disturb the proceedings. aa
The procession from New York arrived some
time before the sermon commenced They
numbered probably about hundred or more,
three abreast, and marched and countermarch-
ed up and down Atlantic street, awaiting the
arrival of the preacher, when they came up and
stood until the sermon was over when they
proceeded down Smith street towards the Cath
arine ferry, in the same order that they came.
From II o'clock, noon, a crowd began to as
| semble, and about s o'clock, it numbered over
5000. The mayor, the chief of police, and the
whole disposable force under their command
were present BY the exertions of the mayor
the sidewalks were kept clear, so that people
| could pass unmolested. ,aH
During the afternoon there were some slight
disturbances on the corner Of Smith and At
lantc streets, in which number of white hats
were Knocked off, but no further damage was
done. The offenders were promptly arrested
Ihe New York procession on proceeding
down towards the ferry were followed by
large crowd. They walked in an orderly and
M a NJ a la "A
cheer greeted them, and that was all until they
reached Main and Water streets. Here. and
streets leading thereto, and immense crowd
had congregated, and, as about half of the pro-
cession had passed Water street. general cry
was made by the Irish, Hip, boys. hip" Now
go in,' Come on, boys,n and with that came
showers of stones, sticks, and brickbats, level
ed at the New Workers. A grand rush was
now made, but the line of the procession re-
manned unbroken, and marched to the ferry
house gate, and entered with military percision.
AS they were assaulted, they fred pistols at
those who struck at them, and it is probable
that about thirty shots were fred. Several
were shot; one boy, and man who fell upon
the pavement apparently dead. Some five or
six were shot, and great many more had
| their heads, arms, and legs broken with clubs.
Pistols we're also fred from house-tops, and
stones fell like hail in every direction. The
New Yorkers were within the gates, and as
they were being pelted, they fred number of
shots at the crowd without. One of the ferry
boats took off load of New Workers. but the
pilots of the two remaining boats, seeing what
was going on, would not enter the dock, but
stood off during the continuance Of the riot
They finally entered the slip, and all there not
4 arrested were permitted to take their depar-
ture. s l. ,s
| The police had hard work. They had to
| fight like tigers. No matter of what country,
land many of them are Irish, they did their
duty manfully. When one would attempt to
| take man into custody, he was sure to be
beaten with clubs, rnd several were badly hurt.
They also used their clubs freely, and knocked
down all who resisted them, when they could
/ do it. ~
The military came upon the ground after the
disturbance had ceased. They had been sta
toned at the armory during the afternoon,
awaiting orders. The mayor came with them,
and as he walked down Main street read the
riot act The sheriff also appeared upon the
scene of action, and the military were stationed
so as to prevent any further outbreak. The
mob was cleared away, and quiet was restored.
| This was about eight O'clock s
The regiment on duty was the 14th, under
Colonel Jesse G. Smith. Captain Usbeen's
company of horse guard was also ordered out,
and were on guard during the night. M
In the confusion that prevailed it was i'm
| possible to ascertain if any one, or how many
were killed or wounded Two are reported
dead.
A German named Brock, was tripped up and
had his thigh fractured. Nine persons at the
Hall were badly cut, and their wounds were
dressed by DIR. Daniel Ayres. Five were more
or less injured.
| There was a gathering in our own city in the
evening of Americans, at which several persons
from the scene of events in Brooklyn appeared,
and addressed the crowd. After few brief
" seches, portion of the crowd left for Brook
iyn, but quiet had MA fully restored before
their arrival.
Exciting observation-disclosures e Due, a French
man, ten miles in fifty-eght mnures, at Eagle
| Harbor, Michigan, beating two Indians and an
Irishman, for wager of one hundred dollars. The
Irishman gave out on the fourth mile, one Indian
on the eighth n, the other Indian was lust a