New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-30
THE RIOTS ar ERIE.
MI. III IVH1 IT
New York City


FYon Qrr Own Reporer
ERIE, Friday, Jan. p, SD.
came hther from DUnkirk this morning, aud had
very Pleasant ride IN the cars Notwithstanding the
crowds of passengers, whose number may be guessed
from the fact that trains over the New York and
Erie Road and two via Buffalo had come together since
the Western train el yesterday At llarbOr Creek. we
found the bridges down, the rails and sleepers torn
ayay lust as they have been for long time past and
were forced to load into every sort OF conveyance 10
cross the "ishnus" have not suffered with tue cold
SO much for years-for being obliged to mount long
open wagon with only little straw for warmth-the
exceedingly cold wind which was sweeping over the
plain from the lake. had glorious opportunity to eX-
bibit its full force The travel by this route must be
already very much diminished. An Erie Road con
Guctor tells me that they have given up four trains
And surely no who has passed these eight miles on
cold day will try ii u second time
On reaching Erie the first news heard, In answer
TO an inquiry why large collection OF people was
standing about the hotel opposite the staiionhouse
was that they were awaiting the arrival OF the caya
cade which had gone to meet Messrs. hnp"trch'
Sherwin Jacks and Fitzpatrick, Jr, on their return
from the prison al Pittsburgh.
The catalcade arrived between and O'CLOCK, and
must have embraced some twelve or fifteen hundred
persons We judged that the horsemen numbered al
least 5t0 and these, with great number oil wagons
and vehicles of all sorts two militia and three IRE
conuanies with band Of music and banners Il! my
made really very imposing array Alter proceeding
down 10 tie town they back TO the hotel before
mentioned, where a dinner was PROVIDED
Previous to the dinner there was, for ha an hour'
every indication OF some movement hostile 10 the ka
road COMPANY. The NoIbmcn employed under the
orders Of The United States Marshe who was PRESENT
had lust finished RELAXING the track upon Inc oFige
Immediately above the statlon-thc last SPIKE I","s
been driven and the workmen having lei' the oIoec
ebc nj the time the caYacade arrived saw one itel
arotLer of the crowd walking down there ana soon
cane the cr,-the German language seeming to pre-
dominate" Down with the bridge III d II" MN
utes hundreds had collected there and the structure
was black with men. On going down ana taxing po-
sition below IT, could see all that was gong on Aost
of the peoe nj ar me were Germans Upon the Orld.e
the Marshal and an aid. aud several peace oneeIs-
those no are upon the side OF the Erais as wen as
others were cxertDg Themselves 10 peIsuaae TIC lcV
pie To go peacefully away. The most intense ~
b mCut prevailed among the Germans below Le"It 'Nc
cry several times repeated iOSsCg nm am atf"dh-
gen -" Sieze him and hang him Those "ho eA-
hIbted this extreme feeling were. however, lew III
number. In iew minutes the people listened u red-
and peacefully returned to the street in front OF
the hotel. where. my return, found Judge IaonP-
son MAILING them speech, ia which, speaking oil his
mission to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Washington,
he assured them that justice would be done and that
aly overt act such the destruction of that bridge
could but result in i'll to them and he besought them
as they had regard for their interest the welfare
of the town their future and for the laws OF
leir country 70 refrain and 10 LEI the bridge stand
Mr. : C. Stevens mounted the wagon after the
luIce concluded aId followed 10 the same end, and he
was in tulp followed by Gen. Wha,u who also took
80. SANG ground and with tie desired eject
ma l;,,er then follow "a. after which Judge Ihomp
, 81 M, head Of the table with the recent prison
.r two ON ctle or side rose and made an address III
which lie welcomed these gentlemen picN U 'l'd