The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-10


ed places upon American throngs? Can it be
I thought strange if some of our countrymen, EN-
ragged by the sping of the blood of their kindred
under such circumstances of atrOcity, took quick
vengeance into their own bands and carried 1t to
lamentable extent?
The disparity between the number of foreign
bonn and native born citizens killed is but small,
! and the coroner can bear witness and many hun
dreds of others bear witness that the first per-
sons killed in both eXtremities OF the city were
Americans--shot down Jike dogs by unseen foes.
Unquestionably large number OF the Americans,
inurated by the massacre of their friends, have
evinced disposition to go much too far IN the
work of retaation-and herein they are guilty;
/ but this shall not deter from the assertion and
reteration of the great fact that American bosoms
were stained with blood before American hands
| were.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE RIoT.-We stated
yesterday the particulars of the brutal attack by
/ party of Irshmen upon Mr.. Geo Burge, an Amer
ican born citizen, Jackson street, between JEFF
/ iersOn and Green streets, and also the firing by
Germans upon American citizens from the windows
of the brewery on jefferson street, and various
houses on Clay and Madison and Shelby streets.
| After this firing from windows and behind walls,
the Germans, armed with guns and rifles, began to
assemble in large numbers at the intersection OF
Campbell and Green streets. While thus assembled,
! they attacked wagon coming down Green street
! containing four Americans. At this period Thos.
/ Sewage and Ed Williams, policemen, accompanied
by Geo. Latta, Chas. Jones' and a few others, all
Americans, went from the corner of Green and
Shelby toward the crowd of Germans for the pur-
pose of commanding the peace As they approach
ed some II or IL guns and pistols were fred at
them by the Germans. Sewage was wounded Ia
the face and breast Williams in the back and legs
Latta had leg crushed by the shot, and Jones was
wounded in the legs.
About the same time Mr.. VIM. Richardson, a
teacher in one of the public schools, was passing
on Shelby street, and found party of Catholic
Germans dragging out German from house, the
the door which they had broken open, aud beating
him cruelty for having voted the American ticket.
Mr.. K. and the persons with him attempted TO in
terlere, and fred upon and severely wounded.
Mr.. Il. then procured hack and placed the wound
ed men in it. While ding in the hack to
the surgeons, passing the corner of Madison and
jackson streets, the hack was attacked by num-
Der of Irshmen from Irish Row on Jackson street.
number of shots were fred the driver and a boy
sitting beside him were wounded, and the wounded
men in the hack were shot in several places The
Irish followed the hack, firing at 1t, for whole
square.
Soon after this the crowd Of incensed and infu-
rated Americans went to look after the aggressOrs
and the riot ensued in which the brewery was |
burned, several houses mobbed, and number OF
persons, Americans and Germans, were wounded !
About half past six, on Preston street. near
Main, John Sutherland, an American, was shot az /
from across the street, and wounded in the head
The lrishmau who fired at him subsequently |
pursued and severely beaten
The disturbances in the eighth ward occurred |
very nearly in the manner stated in the Journal
OF yesterday morning.
Mr. Rhodes and Mr.. Dougherty, Americans
were just leaving an acquaintance OH Main street,
near Eleveth. They were fired at from the win
dows Of Qunn's house; both fel-one OF the Irish
men ran Out of the grocery in Quinns house, kept
by Catholic Irisbman named Kennedy, and shot
Rhodes, who was lying on the opposite pavement.
An American named Wilson, coming up Main street
in a buggy, was fred at by Irishmen in the same
Two other Americans, in wagon,
were also shot at by the same party. This was the
beginning Of the riot there. Young Graham and
Hobson, Americans, were killed soon afterward.
We have the names Of over thirty witnesses by
whom it can be proven, that in every act OF vio-
lence, which tended TO produce these riots, Tor
eigners were the aggressors, and peaceabe, I'M
armed Americans were the first victims
The result as far we can learn, is that fourteen
men have been killed, six Of whom were Americans.
Three Others are expected to die We have not
been able to ascertain how many have been wound
ed; we have heard of about thirty, more or less
wounded.
The coroner hasheld inquests on the following
bodies:
William Graham, an American and foundery
man, was killed on Chapel ST., by being shot in the
stomach on Monday evening, and died immediate
". The shooting was done by an Irishman
who was shot aud hung but before life was extinc
cut down. He died few hours afterwards He
was buried but the coroner viii have his body IA.
ken up.
Theodore Rhoads, an American, aged 80, resi-.
lin Min, b,lc ~ -
stabbed in the street in the Eight ward He
leaves family.
John Hudson, an American, residing on Green
street, near Preston, shot in the back of the
head in the Eighth ward.
Powell RoJhhaupt German wagonmaker stab.
bed at Scharden's precinct. Died in about eight
hours afterwards. Leaves a family.
Joseph Allison, an Irish Protestant, was shot on
The corner Of Market and Chapel streets. lie aud
his wife had secreted themselves under bed, bat
were dragged out
The body Of Francis Quinn. an Irishman, Is de.
posted In the court house The coroner has not
get held an inquest on t. He was shot in the
groin.
The bodies Of man and woman burned both
Irish aud residents on Main streets above Eleventh
ire also deposited in the court house
There IL one man dead in the hospital and tive
ire not expected 10 recover
There is also an lrishman dead in the Jail
A German, named Jacob, corner OF Madison and
Shelby, is not expected TO recover
The coroner was summoned at noon to hold al
Inquest the body Of Irishman named Pat
Aurphey near the brewery that was burned.
~ The Aniismericzn party YESTERDAY made
yseat complaints because their fsregn egions would
lot march out 20 the polls Events show, that, If
hey we're afraid TO vote, they were not afraid 10
murder. Instead u casting votes. they we're cost
ng bullets, and, instead Of dsehArging duty, they
we're busy dischargng Gre arms.
~ We are assured upon good authority that