Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-09-09
1ER a7I RIOT AND BLOOD SHED YHB BBn}SYYEBnn.

Lodges OF lie Safe Of New Jersey, most
Iy CO nposed of lrishmpn took place at
Newark yesterday, nearly 1000 men in
'he line. Whilst passing William street,
near High, about o'clock, in tie i'm
medlata vicinity of the Roman Ca,ho.lc
Chorch. the neighborhool thichy popn,
lated with Irish, collision occurred be
tween the Catholics and the parties com
posing The procession.
As the end of The proce ssion passed q
long a man in The line was EHnckcd down
and at The same time one or Two shots
were fred from the Catholic Church.
This was the signal for general riot.
The entire procession broke line and en-
tered the church, which IL le@@ initiates
was completely riIdIrd, aud tic doors and
windows broken in. The seats were
torn W, the altar dismantlcd, and the or.
gan Destroyed.
Many pistols were fired, and other
weapons used during the riot. John Nc
Carlhy was fatally wounded, ana another
severely cut. Great excircmcnrprevaiIcj
and further difficulty was anticipated
The Newark Daily Mercury, IN an FIX
ira, gives the following additional parlicu-
lars 81 the riot and disturbance which oc-
Cured in the afternoon of tive 9Th inst:
The Lodges Of he American Protestant
Association of New jersey, had great
parade in Newark yesterday. Lodges
from New York aud Brooklyn being pre-
sent, some / 500 persons forming the pro-
cession in The morning They marched
through several Of orr main streets, and al
noon took dinner at the Military Hall.
Upon reforming in line at 3o'clock IN
Market street, the procession marched
down Broad 10 William street, and up
William st. to High. When the head OF
the procession reached the corner Of ship
man and William streets, they found
Shipman street crowded with Irish Ca
lhOllcs, bul the great body Of The Societies
passed without any Interruption, beyond
an occasional shout of derlSion. As the
end of the procession came in view a
stone was hurled from the crowd on the
corner of SMpman street, woundlng
member of one Of the Associations. At
the same time one or two shots were fired
from the Catholic Church occupying the
space between Shipman and High streets.
This was the signal for general riot, the
entire procession breaking It's line and
rushing upon those who had attacked
them, who scattered in every direction.
Pistols were fired from the procession in
10 the crowd, and some three or fOur were
severely wounded.
The attack from the Church rendered
that an especial object Of attention, and
in less than five Minutes from the first DIFF
fcully, the church was completely riddIed
the doors and windows broken, its seats
torn up, its altar dismantled, its organ
DESTROYED, and the whole interior a mass
ofruin. A building on the east side of
Shipman street was also attacked, and
the windows broken in. During this
time the excitement was most intense, and
the firing of pistols was mingled with the
shouts of excited combatants. Hundreds
Of citizens rushed to the spot from every
direction, and great fears were felt that
serious loss Of life would ensue. After
much difficulty tie Marshas of the pro-
cessjon succeeded III calling into line the
members OF the various associations. 1t
is universally allowed that great credit is
due to The Marshals and Assistant Mar
shals for their exerijonS in endravoriug to
prevent an attack upon the charch, altho'
they were Intellectual.
When Tie procession was again in line
it marched through HIgh-sreet to the cor
ner Of Market street, and down Market
street TO the depot OF the New Jersey Rail
road. As intelligence Of the riot spread
in every direction. thousands of our ciU-
zens came out from shops and manulac-
tories, and the sidewalks of Market street
were crowded as The procession passed.
Al the depot an immense crowd assem-
bled, and some difficulty TOOK place, al
though not Of a serious character. The
great body of the processonfeft for Jer-
sey CIty in the +! O'Clock train
1t Is to be regretted that any disturbance
marred the FESTIVITIES of the day, bot the
universal testimony of those who wines
sed the affair impute the blame entirely
to the Irish Catholics gathered al The cor
ner Of William and ShIpman streets.
number are slightly injured by stones
and an Iri$hman named John Mccarthy,
received two balls in the lower part of his
abdomen, from which he will not probably
recover. Another lrishman was severely
cut with knife across the neck, hut he
is not considered dangerously injured.
Some three members of the procession
were seriously injured and taken home
by their comrades.
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