New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-12
DAILY CRESCENT.
The Great Riot in BROOKLYN,

From the n Y. Tribune of the 9th inst W
take the following particulars Of the riot il
Brooklyn, some accounts Of which we had al
ready received by telegraph:
A terrible scene was enacted in Main street
between Water street and the Catherine Fsrrv
last evening about dnsk. number were shot
and many were badly injured with clubs apt
stones "-
The cause Of all this was the appearance Of
procession of New York Native Americans
against whom the Irish located in the imnediat,
neIghborhood had a grudge in consequence O
the previous Sundays proceedings This wal
the cause Of all the disturbance
AS had been announced on Sunday evening o.
last week, preacher attached to the Primitive
Methodist Church of Bridge street aopeared
upon the lot on the corner ofSmith and Atlantic
streets at the appointed time, and delivered a
sermon. His name is Joseph Folger, and he was
accompanied and assisted in the exercises by
the trustees and officers of his church. The
text was part of the second verse Of the fifteenth
chapter of ST. Luke This man receiveth sin
ners = from which he argued that Christ
preached TO all kinds Of people--to mixed multi
tudes 81 Inherent faiths, such as were gathered
here on this occasion. Previous to the sermon.
prayer was made in which the hone was ex-
pressed that all these people round about might
DC made better instead ofworse by coming there
Inc services passed off quietly, no disposition
being evinced to modest the preacher or disturb
the proceedings
The procession from New York arrived some
time before the sermon commenced They num-
bered probably about hundred OF more, three
abreast, and marched and countermarched UP
and down Atlantic street, awaiting the arrival
OF the preacher, when they came up and stood
until che sermon was over, when they proceeded
down Smith street toward the Catherine Ferry,
In the same order that they came
FROM IL o'clock, noon, q crowd began to as
&4ble, and about o'clock it numbered over
80, The Mayor, the Chief of Police, and the
whole disposable force under their command,
were present. By the exertions of the Mayor,
the sidewalks we're kept clear SO that people
could pass unmolested, and not like on previous
occasions, be compelled to go around the dis
lance OF several blocks, or run the risk of the
consequences He deserves great credit for The
hrm stand he took and the promptness evinced
in seeing his orders executed
During the afternoon there were some slight
disturbances on the corner o. Smith and ATTAIN
tic streets, in which a number Of white hats
we're knocked off, but no further damage was
done The offenders were promptly arrested.
The New York procession on proceeding down
toward the ferry were followed by large
crowd. They walked in an orderly and peace
greeted them, and that was all until they
reached Main and Water streets. Here, and
streets leading thereto, an immense crowd had
congregrated, and as about half of the process
sion had passed Water street q general cry was
made by the Irish, % Hip, boys, hipl''s Now go
in !" e Come on, boys!" and with that came
showers of stones sticks and brickbats, which
were leveled at the New Workers, A grand
rush was now made but the line of the process
oI 6.,,1 at,aI IL
ferry house gate, and entered with military pre-
cision AS they were assaulted they fred pis-
tolls at those who struck at them, and it is pro-
bable that about thirty shots we're fired, Several
were shot, one q boy who had part of his face
taken off. and man whofell upon the pavement
apparently dead, and great many more had
their heads, arms and legs broken with clubs.
Pistols were also fired from house-tops, and
stones fell like hail in every direction. The New
Workers were within the gates and as they were
being pelted they fired number of shots at the
crowd without
One of the ferry boats took off o load of the
New Workers, but the pilots of the two remain
ing boats, seeing what was going on would not
enter the dock, but stood off during tho con-
tinuance of the riot. They finally entered the
slip, and all those not arrested we're permitted
to take their departure
The police had hard work, They had to fight
ike tAers. No matter of what country, and
aany Of them were Irish, they did their duty
nanfully When one would attempt to take a
man into custody, he was sure to be beaten
With clubs, and 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
SO as to prevent any further outbreak The
mob was cleared away and quiet was restored.
This was about s o'clock.
The Regiment on duty was the 18th, under
~ Jesse G. Smith, and comprised the following |
companies: Franklin Guard, Capt. Baldwin;
National Guard, Capt. sprague; Grenadiers, |
Capt Burnett; Steuben Guard, Capt, schepper;
Emmett Guard, Capt. -; Shields Guard,
capt McCarty; Capt. Urbeen's company of
Horse Guards were ordered also out. They
we're on guard during the night.
The names of some of those arrested and now
&Gustody are as follows: James McDermott,
4 Mahon, John Devoe, Oliver Rice, James
Rougherty, James 0Brien, Arthur o. Neal, Pat
\ ok Mckinney, Henry Breaslau, Thomas Cain,
harles Murphy, Thomas Henry, Arch. Hanlin,
(rnard Mcdonald, John slade, Daniel McDer-
put, (head fractured) Patrick Boyle, William
ecNamee, Hugh McCloskey, Francis Mack, Pat
earkins, Michael Martin, Edward Lake, James
aiming, John Ennis, Thomas Fitzgerald, Thos
Rckson, James Cook, Michael Fitzsimmons and
bout twenty others, who are locked up in the
Ellis of the First and Second District Station
Houses.
In the confusion that prevails it was mpossi-
,le to ascertain if any one, or how many, were
filled or wounded Two are reported dead
HORRIBLE MURDER ON LONG IsLAND.-From
the NV York Tribune of the 9th we gather the
IpsrtioNars of most awful murder, which took
lplae6n the I'd instant, as below:
Ahlt twelve o'clock on Friday night, two
serve girls in the employ of Mr.. James Wick
tae, It Catalogue, in Seuthold-town, L. l.,
were Weakened by the cries of some of the in
5natesf the house, and on listening, heard re-
Rsatedblows, as if some body was being struck |
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