Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14

Ambrewster's large brewery fired, work
men severely injured, stock and machinery to-
tally burned. Lost $4,000. Mr.. A. was
out of the city at the time. The pretext for de-
stroying his property is that some person had
shot from one of his brewery windows ut a crowd
who was pursuing German.
Adolph Peters's brewery, adjoining, was fred
three times, but unsuccessfnlly.
Charles Heybachs establishment was com
pletey rddled, and named Fritz shot in
the breast.
The confectionery of Daniel Smook at
tackled, and the females driven TO the garnet,
where they We're nearly sufiocated by the smoke
from the burning brewery.
Bakers house, next door, was stoned and other
wise injured.
In the attack on the brewery, Saddler, 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 ;ear of their being mobbed.
The bakery of Charles Beckers was attacked
and stoned and the windows in Charles Drout
barber shop broken, These houses belonged to
Mr.. Raymond who lives in the country.
The grocery store of Fred. Burghold was com
pletey Quilted of its contents, his damages being
fully $1,000. Adjoining, the shoe store of Joseph
Hook was similarly treated These houses are
the property of Jacob Stealer. G
While the mob was at its highest pitch Of ex-
element, engaged in this work of destruction,
the most painful sights 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 hiding themselves wherever oppor-
tnnity offered, while most painful of all sights
the stars and stripes waved at the head of sacri-
legious mobiles. Visiting yesterday, the scene
OF these outrages, we were sickcned at the ruin
that had been wrought, the houses devastated
furniture broken and burned, and the poor inhabi-
tants gathered about the remnants of their pro-
perty, terrified at every sound lest it might be the
signal of another attack. Whatever may have
been the provocaton of any one man in any one
house, there can be no excuse, no palliation for
the ndiscriminate burning and plundering of
houses in nowse connected with the property Of
the said iobe aggressing parties
About IL O'Clock at night frame grocery on
the corner of Madison and Shelby streets was
burned
On Main street, just above the Woodland
Garden, a coopering establishment, belonging to
Thomas Garrety, set on fire between twelve
and one O'Clock yesterday morning, and burned
to the ground. Mr. Garrety was sick in bed at
the time, and had been confined for several DAYS
His loss, though smal-some S500-leaves him
and his family destitute
On Main street, a little further above, on tile
opposite side of the street, the cooperng shop of
Edward Prim was burned to the ground. Loss
about $500.
I, During the trouble on Monday afternoon, a
German named John Vogt, residing on Clay street
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cut across the breast and her young child injured
German named keiser, living on Marshall
street, was killed.
Walter Murphy, an Irishman, was chased by
large party and shot on Monday evening, near
Owsey's, Kinnard s. Co.'S pork house He died
Yesterday morning, having previously stated that
Jas. Genot was his murderer.
George Edgerton, while conversing with some
ladies on Green street, received shot Just below
the chin.
John Teller, German, was stabbed seven
times in the fight on the corner of Shelby and
Marshall, and Helm, German ropemaker, while
walking along the street, attacked by crowd
and terribly beaten.
The above, we believe, comprises account
of the occurrence in the east end Of the city, as
full as could be gathered. A great many, whose
names we could not ascertain were more or less
mhlred.
\ In the Fifth ward, between | and 2 o'clock
Monday, dastardly attack made on Henry
nj. SQth, worthy gentleman who has resided
IN thal ward, and whose residence is next to the
engine house where the polls were held. For no
offence whatever, be was grossly insulted by those
who wished to create a difficulty, and without
resenting it, he was pursued in his own ward
and had it not been for the efficient exertons Of
Messrs. kirkpatrick and Bacon, he would doubt
less have been murdered despite the fact that his
fanting wife threw herself with her children be-
tween him and his assaants.
lrishman was peaceably walking along the pave
ment in front of the courthouse, when he was
assaulted by gang of men standing by. He at
tempted to escape, but was pursued by some
thirty men who had concealed on their persons
short sticks, with one end loaded with lead He
was knocked down and brutality beaten, and one
man actually thrust large ptchfork into his per-
SON. lie was then taken up and dragged to Jail,
the man marching along with the pitchfork on his
shoulder, blood running from its prongs. While
the victim was placed in Jail, the attempted muir
derers were permitted to go along undisturbed in
search of other subjects.
In the lower part Of the city, as stated yester-
day, the difficulties originated near the corner Of
Chapel and Main streets. About FIVE o'clock
man named Rhoads pursued an Irishman into
house on Main street, fired at and killed
John Hudson, residing on Green street near the
corner OF Preston, was shot in the Eighth ward,
about the same time. William Graham, a foun-
dryman, while assisting Rhoads was shot i'm the
back of the head, by Barrett, an Irshman Bar
rett was Immediately seized, shot, and hung, but,
not dying; he was taken to Jail, where he expired
during the night.
About eight O'clock the block Of brick build
ings on the corner of Main and Eleventh streets
were surrounded by very large, excited and
well armed mob. The cannon was stationed in
the streets, and the corner building occupied as n
grocery store by Mr.. Long, an freshman, was
fired. His three sons were in the house at the
lliic, one u WnoH escaped with the assistance OF
o. w Field, while the other two persisted in the
flames. The fire Immediately extended, burning
the adjoining three story brick houses occupied
by ID. Riordan, an Irishman, as a feed store A
frame building occupied boarding house by
Charles Ryan was next consumed. Two vacant
houses then caught and were burned. Next came
brick, occupied by Mckinney, cigar maker
and saddler. Adjoining was a brick, in which
Patrick Flynn lived; also tenanted in part by Mrs
Henry, Mrs Wheeler, Mrs. McFnty, and Mrs
Dowd. The house next was occupied by Dennis
O'Brien, Mrs. Hanery, and Mrs McGrath. Far
ther up the street two brick stores, one used by
John Mcdonald, grocer, was nearly demolished
On Eleventh street, the fire destroyed two houses
occupied by Dinnis Higgins, James Welsh and
Mrs. Monohan. All the above twelve houses
were the property Of Patrick Quinn--brother of
an Irish Catholic priest Mr.. Quinn had room
in one of his houses, was shot and beaten and
then burned last night On the opposite side of
Main, two houses occupied by John Fitzgerald
and Mrs. Trainer were burned
The acts Of incendiarism that we have Just re-
corded, while outrages in themselves, do not com
pare IN atrocity with the dreadful murders that
were committed at the same time. Seeking TO
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