The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-15

up OnelDy street this body OF men and
boys became wild with excitement, and
when they reached Green street were
painting for blood. Here it was that
while the preliminaries of battle were
being arranged the Americans received
a volley of shot, and then the engage
ment followed. In this fight Officer
Williams was peppered with small shot,
Joe Sewage received ten shots; Frank
Stout was shot slightly in the arm and
side VIM. Richardson received a charge
of small shot indiscriminately over his
body (; Yard. Morris was slightly injur-
ed and VIM. Atkinson received several
wounds. In the same melee Mr.. Ether
was wounded by a ball that crushed the
bones in one of his legs, rendering am
putation necessary fer the safety of his
life. Having dispersed the Germans,
the mob Immediately went to work de-
molishing the corner cofee-heuse, kept
by Chris. Meier. The windows and
doors were broken in, the counters and
shelving demolished, the furniture
smashed up, and the inmates forced to
fee. In a short time this army of Van
dals, receiving armed accessions from
all quarters of the city, as the news was
spread, took up its march, stopping next
at Conrad Kitzer's, corner of Walnut
and Shelby, who was sitting in his house
quietly enjoying his pipe and beer. His
n~eighborhood had not previously been
the scene of any disorder, and he had
particularly abstained from going upon
the street during the day. No atten-
tion, however, was paid to Mr.. Kftzler's
good behavior. The property for which
he had laboriously worked was nearly
demolished, his furniture cut in pieces,
and the lives of himself aud family
threatened.
AT this point a fight occurred in the
street, in which a German, residing on
Shelby and Madison streets, was killed
aud several injured. E. N. S~aatkamp,
q German baker, on Walnut street, re-
ccived several cuts in the head. Hav-
ing finished the work of destruction at
poor Kitzler's, the mad mob pushed fur.
ther out Shelby street, and had nearly
reached the Catholic Church, which they
proposed sacking and burning, when
Mayor Barbee appeared in the crowd.
His efforts at pacifcation were for some
time fruitless, but at last he gained the
multitude's attention, went and examin-
ed the Church, reported ''no powder
found" and then having assured them
that they had won the election, ordered
them, under the command of Capt.
Rousseau, to return to their respective
wards With much trouble Capt. R.
m~arshaled the large force and counter
marched to the Lafayette Engine-house,
the rioters as they returned, knocking
down signs and breaking windows.
Peace had been but partially restored
in that section, when a cannon, fully man
ned for action, followed by fifty men,
armed with muskets and ~bayouets, came
up street at a furious rate. This party,
under the leadership of Capt. d. c..
Stone, proceeded up Main street, crossed
over to the head of jefferson, and while
in that vicinity the following property
was destroyed, viz:
Ambrewster's large brewery was fired,
workmen severely injured, stock and
machinery totally burned. Loss over
$4,000. Mr.. A. was out of the city at
the time. The pretcxt for destroying
his property is that some person had
shot from n of his brewery windows
at a crowd who were pursuing a Ger
man.
Adolph Peters brewery, adjoining,
was fred three times, but unsuccessful.
Charles Heybach's establishment was
completely riddled, and a man named
Fritz shot in the breast.
The confectionery of Daniel Smook
was attacked, and the females driven to
the garnet, where they were nearly suf-
located by the smoke from the burning
brewery.
Bakers house, next door was stoned
and otherwise injured.
In the attack on the brewery, Sadler,
the cart driver, was badly wounded, and
his wife being driven over the bridge,
she could not gain any admission into
the houses of any of her friends for fear
of their being mobbed.
The bakery of Charles Beckers was
STACKED and stoned; and the windows
in Chas. Drout's barber shop broken.
These houses belong to Mr.. Raymond,
who lives in the country.
The grocery store of Fred. Burghold
was completely Quilted of its contents,
his damages being fully $1,000. Ad-
joining, the shoe store of Joseph Hook
was similarly treated. These houses
are the property of Jacob Stealer.
While the mob was at its highest
pitch of excitement, engaged in this
work of destruction, the most painful
were witnessed. Poor women
were fleeing with their children, and
little mementoes of home that were
brought from the fatherland men were
covering before the mad multitude, and
themselves wherever opportunity
offered, while most painful of all sights
the stars and stripes waved at the head
of sacrilegious mobiles. Visiting yes
terday, the scene of these outrages we
were sickened at the ruin that had been
wrought, the homes devastated, furni-
ture broken and burned, and the poor
inhabitants gathered about the remnants
of their property, terrified at every
sound lest it might be the signal of
attack. Whatever may have
been the provocation of any one man in
any one house, there can be no excuse,
no palliation for the indiscriminate
burning and plundering of houses in no
wise connected with the property of the
said to-6e aggressing parties.
About IL o'clock at night a frame
grocery on the corner Of Madison and
streets was burned.
On Main street, just above the Wood
land Garden, a coepering establishment,
belonging to Thos. Garrety, vas set on
ire between twelve and one o'clock,
yesterday morning, and burned to the
Mr.. Garrety vas sick in bed
At the time and had been confirmed for
days. His loss, though small