New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-09
RIOTS AT EAST BOSTON AND CHELSEA
The Catholic Church at Chelsea Attacked.
FOUR OR FIVE MEN INJURED.
From The boston Journal. N,ys.


Tho disorders ard turbulence which have been in.ri
gated By the socalcd pr.aehngs Of D. y Or Who style,
Himself the Angel Gabriel and others, with the ial AMI
bitterness 20 which form and substance has been given by
Tho oruauzaon OF several pol.icoreigous bces 6aay
came 10 head yesterday afternoon and evening, aai the
result was most dsgrace.Gl ro;s and oaraes m chescl
and Fas: Boston resulting MOI only in breaking the peace
on The sabbath day. hu, serious injury 10 ne AMI limb.
The facts in The case gathered by our reporters are as
follows go,
for the King that is to come commenced hs ha.angne
in Nnrsintsquarr Chelsea and spoke TO thc maltuio
for an hour and half without any serious m"estaton
Orr reached Chelsea in sIxhOne vehicle me I1epen-
dence belonging Mr.. Young Of Maiden or MeiOoi and
after ending his discourse he took passage IN the sa We
lcle for East Boston where az about O'Clock T. " u
one of the streets he commenced TO haangue quickly
gathering crowd and as M wont he launched ofn ms
nunGors against the Pope, and he priesty rule OF the
Catholics. Signs Of disturbance being manifested the po
lice dispensed the crowd. - .
The sxhore vehicle containing orr and his friends im
msdia,cly returned TO Chelsea followed by an excited
cr,wd. At the bridge the crowd following Or were met
by parry Of men who opposed their entry 10 thesei anu
general melee onsuod during which stones AMI BRICK.
bats were freely passed. back and forth and enc Or two
men received pretty blows At ongth Orr reached
Mount Bclinghem, and commenced his second harangne,
denouncin, in ho most unqualified terms all foreigners,
and especially the IRISH This was IN the immediate Ncu.
ifv Of the Fifty Houses called, which are oceupiet
bv workm,r employed in the Gendon Rollins Mills. HIS
remarks y urlily excited Tie hdSna.lon o nc resi-
lcuts Of ttt locality well as many others Who were
drawn l0 ne spo, from motives ot curiosity.
soon uautaksi able sgns Of general outbreak became
,,or6t from the promiscuous throwing OF missiles ot
eVer, ,lrs,qip.,n Sc The signs proved but top true
The excite, crowd ousted Orr and proceeded 10 M 'sho-
lie church he windows Of which were demolished ana Tor
time riot svayod the crowd which hal assemblei inthe
meanwhile athletic lad. apparently some 10 years DID,
Skinned Ip the gutter Of he church, ANA gaming me
rdgcpolc. Frenoled the cross from the gable oii OF mo
building and swinging it No on three times over ans mead,
threw 20 the ground when tie crowd seized u and shy"
I cred il into atoms.
This being the state OF affairs and every mormon. adding
numbers s well excitement 20 the crowd the town au
tbocs took the matter in hand and used every eneayor
;,t beir "a
aarm was sounded and the frenen speedily assembled
and in obedience 20 orders did her utmost to preserve hs
reace TIE police of the town were also prompt IN hs
bscborce If their duties and although their united eNer
tous tor time aoyed the outbreak, Il was deemed proper
and oNpedcnt to order cut the military A"eoninglya
messenger dispatched TO ina Guy anu aier staring
the fact. 10 one of the Judges Of the Supreme Court hat
power issued I'm order 20 Capt. ). X. Fellow communal
Ing him To bring his corps the Iheisea Lghl iuah'iy'
Very shortly Il Chelsea Light Infantry assembled
in ih,r srmorv EARNED aud equipped as the law directs
Win Cant Fellows and every officer in full uniform ready
for oction and willing perform their duty, and awaiting
further ORDERS At late hour last sht they were IN their
amory and although there were no apparent inicaons
OF further disturbance they had made up thoig minds 10
remain under arms during the night.
Deputy sheriff Rugg active IN the dis barge OF his
duty nud during the hight of the riot, he gapplel with an
ishman aud forced from him sabre, which he deposited
in place where can do no HARM Inc ieow INA, hai
the weapon arrested and locked up for safe keeping
Seven or eight of the rngeaders in the dsgra ia affair
were arrested through the efforts of the officers OF The town,
and were locked up.
Of the Fifty Houses smashed and otherwise in
ured "a well - como Irish houses IN Essexst Other
house. and stores assaulted with stones ana o'hor
Pe"n reached the city tina, two three were killed
outright and many others injured, but upon care
S ponirv II escortaned that lives lost although
some four or five men wcro severely injured =,
OF these was Mr.. George Milton, Constable, who was
struck in the head by heavy stone George Forester
received a severe confusion on the head. Mr. - Day
was also somewhat injured from missile thrown by an UNI
The more otously disposed portion of the crowd being
overawed by the finn stand taken by the authorities of
chelsea returned TO East Boston, and proceeded 10
Porter inhabited mostly by lish and with loud shouts
oa,ls and imprccaon called upon the Irish out
end fight Tie Ir-h generally remained in their houses.
One of the rngcadcrs of the mob who was running
through the streets shouting aud making general dis
turhsnco, arrested and taken 10 the wach-house,
which Immediately surrounded by 500 900
The Catholic Church.
The police aud other parties made firm stand against
the proceedings OF the mob and party of the rioters
for the city obtain help OF the North End Boys
who, it stated, ready 10 lend their assistance.
During Tie evening large crowd surrounded the Catholic
Church
At about hafpast o'clock, the detachment from tho
North ond Center Watch under Constables II arlington
and Allen arrived and cleared the in front Of and
around the Catholic Church The crowd dispersed quito
willngy-bu large portion of them went 10 the watch
house whore they numbered four five hun
dred They commenced calling, let him out" "let him
out &c when the watchmen in full force out AMI
ordered the square be cleared. Several who refused
enve and used exciting language arrested and putin
the lookup BY the firm and judicious action Of the
watch the crowd was dispersed and order was restored
Among those arrested At East Boston an individual
giving the name Of William LOWS, who states that he II
moder in the West Boston Foundry.
AT o'clock last evening everything was quiet at bon
East Boston and Chelsea orr and his omnibus wos ordered
off in the beginning Of the difficulty, by the Chelsea
authorities since which time nothing has been heard o. ths
preacher Il is said that he has promised D. 20 down
/ East.'