Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-13


GarretY was sick in bed at the time and had been
confined for seyernl days. His loss, though smoll
some S5O0-leaveS him and his family quite Les-
titute.
On Main ST., little further above, and on the
opposite side of the street. the coopeTing shop of
Edwin Pnm was burned to thegrou1d. Loss about
5000.
During the trouble, Monday afternoon, Ger
man named John Vogt, residing on Clay street.,
near Madison, was shot and killed. HIS wife was
cut ACROSS the breast, and her young child injured.
German named Keiser, living on Marshall St,
was killed.
Walter Murphy, an IrisIlman was chased by a
large party and shot, Monday evening, near Ows-
ley, Rinnard & Co.'s pOrk-house. lie died yes
tefdaymOtning, having previously that Cbas.
Genetwas his murderer.
George Edgerlon, while conveIsing with some
ladies' on Green 81, received ashot just below tue
chm.
John Teller, German, was stabbed seven times
in the fight on the corner of Shelby and Marshall,
and Helm, German lope-maker, whiIe walking
along the street. YVES attacked by crowd and ter
ubly beaten.
The above, we believe, comprises an account
OF the occurrences in the east end Of the City, as
full as could he gathered. Agrest many, whose
names we could not ascertain, were moe or less
INJURED.
In the Fifth Ward, between and o'clock,
Monday, daStardlY attack was made on Henry
NJ. Smith, worthy gentlemen who has resided in
that ward and whose residence is next TO the en-
CINE house, where the polls were held For no
oifenSe whateVerhe was grossly InSuIted by those
who wished to createa difficulty, aud, without
reSenting it, he was puISuedI n his own yard; and
had it not for The efficient exertlouS Of AleSSrS
kirkpatrick and Bacon he would doubtless have
been murdered, despite the fact that his ainting
wife threw herself with her children be.ween him
and his asSailantS.
Late in the ofterRoon, in the Sixth Ward, an
IIIshman was peaceablY walking long the pave
ment in front OF the Court House; when he was
assaulted by gang of meu standing by. He
attempted TO escape, but was pursued by some
men whU had concealed Oh their persons short
sticks, with one end oadened with lead. lie was
knoc ked down and Brutality beaten, and Que man
actually thrust large pItchGotk Into his person.
He was then taken up all dragged to jail, the man
marching along with tie PichtOrk on hisSLouIded
blood running lrOm lis proDgs. While the victrm
was placed III jail, the attempted murdeTerS were
permitted TO 90 along uudistufbed in search of 9th
eI subjects.
In fne lower part of the city, as stated yeser-
day, the difficulties originated near the corner of
Chapel and Main Streets. About O'clock man
named Roads pursued an ltiShman into a house
on Main street, fired al and killed. John Hud.
son residing Uu Green street, near the corner of
Preston, WIS shot in the Eight Ward, abou: the
same time, William GEaham, loundrtyman, while
aSrStlng RhOadS, was shot III the back of the head
by Barrett, al lIShInau. barrett as immediately
seized, shot and hung, bnt not dying hewaS taken
to jail where he expired during the night.
About 8 o'clock the block OF brick buildings on
the corner Of ALain and Eleventh streets were sur
rounded by very latge, excited and well armed
mob. The common Was stationed in the street MI
the corner building, occupied as grocery store by
Mr.. Long, all lEiShInan, was fred. HIS thee sons
were i'll the house at the times one OF whom Is
capped with the assistance of q. W. Field and the
other two were conSuAed i'll the fiamrs The tire
Immediately extended, burning an adjoining three
story house, occupied by d. RIordan, an lrlshmau,
feed store.
A frame building occupied as n boarding house
by Chas Ryan, was next consumed. Two vacant
houses then caught aud were burned. Next cane
a brick house occupied by Mckinney, German
cigarmaker and Saddler. Adjoining was brick III
which PatncS Flynn lived, also lenaniedln pant
by Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. McGinty and Mrs. Dowd.
The next house was occupied by Dennis o. Bren,
Mrs. Ela merry aud Mrs. McGTath. Farther up tue
Street two brick stores, one used by John Melon
aid, grocer, We're nearly demolished. On Eleventh
street, the FIRE destroyed two houses occupied by
Dennis Higgins, James W eIch and Mrs AlOnohau.
All the above II houses weIe the property OF Pat
tick Quinn. 6rotne. Of an Irish Catholic priest.-
Mr. Y. had room in one OF his houses, was shot
and beaten, aud then burned last night. On The
opposite side of Main, . houses occupied by John
The acts of incendlarlSEn that we have lust re-
oorLed, while outrageous in themselves, do not
compare IN nlrOclty with the dreadful murders that
were committed atthe same time. Seeking 10 es-
canH death lIOm the flames, the wretched lnhabit-
antS reached the street only TO meet death in an,
other form. = soon as one appeared at door,
he was fired at aud generally killed. number
were taken off badly wounded, and others shot TO
pieces returned to the burning houses, preiernng
rsther 10 be burned than 10 meet The iufur ted
mob. One man escaping in women'S clothes was
detected anI shot. Another who came out COW
cred with blanket and .eanins on tue arm of his
wife, was Torn away and deliberately shot. To
escape from within to the street without being
killed, was almost matter of impossbliiy. How
many OF these miserable people illus Gagged in their
own houses, were burned alive, there can be 10
computation The blackened and charred re-
mainS of some have been discovered, while we
hear of wives and children whose husbands aud
fathers are not 10 be found.
But we have neither the time nor the heart now
To comment We wish and intended to do OIL the
terrible occurrences OF Monday, of the deep and
damning disgrace they have inflicted upon our city
and OF the severe blow they have gwen TO her pro-
gresSiUn.