The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-05-16
-, Riot at Panama.


# win doubtless he interested in
Ibe s9,ne particulars concerning The unior-
'To''S S,aray that occurr'd at Panama on 'he
# gsle 'p'I' niqht Of the 18th April, instant,
sang @"t .i,.d in the death OF so many and the
nj ablch TF'e Iarre number of American citi-
ss5ery Of a '''
gas .,msb;p Cortes ofthe Nicaragua line,
HI llPasa'S San Francisco on the 20lh of March,
a5rd ~" -. San Juan del Sur, with about 800
sana " The second day out, she was board
r-ocls Sam, of the same line; but
4 E .,iligsnce was received by her was not
11 ~, .,o,,o to the passengers.
y, sorroaching San juan the Golden ,'a'e
gl -sI .ssiI line, appeared to the landward and
l'T Hal the Cortes and the agent OF the Mic
'a .'., i,os Going up on the Gate, came on
r1-u' -. Cartes. leaving papers, &c. and re-
slf' ,bs mail ship. The Cortes was then
ia'I .a,.nty miles from San Juan, which port
2a .s,-J and dropped anchor about 7. NJ,
Z il.I !, ,.ssencsrs generally retired, and We're
Ia5 .PI at DAYLIGHT by Perceiring the vessel
l1'"'D; ING, and it was soon rumored that she
sF INC San Juan for Panama, taking in
III 70 T. lsrge coal ship, which she towrd through
u p,,spa arriving there on the 9th OF APFii,
II ggPA. ...,... or -. ,.ra;,....
II r,,tgT let Aspinwal before her arrival,
o. -r n,ss, n ters. with their Nicaragua tick
'a4 romt e,Ird to remain at Panama until
'9 .,-,r,4r might br ready TO sail from Aspin-
HI f,- the North American ports.
va" %. steamer Philadelphia, from Havana, ar
4., AspinwaIl on the 18Th, and the llIi-
III E,o New York, arrived the 18th Of April,
,,' ,s.- bringing to AspinwalI, bound 10 Cali
...,,. over 1900 passengers.
-', snail portion of the passengers of the
Y ,ss, vtaried # the slip, and the nIsrra-
# = t.,. IN hoard. and a few Others who had
NJ ,oso8ipr soule days in the city, crossed
7 r,f,eoS by railroad on the morning Of the
.;a ami the sane train, with other trains, re-
5 tn 4anama in the afternoon, taking
,.,1- whole crowd of 600 just arrived at
# ,,o.avall. with their baggage.
ifyr thrir arrival at Panama, they were
II .,,,-rpl around the trpot, preparing to 60 on
Nj n. John l.. Stephens, their hagga-e ~
-.ao The ground about the depot, and IN the
III ,.-rom ofthe building.
lra-iion ofthr baggage was Immediately re-
-,r-5 10 the wharf ofth Railroad Company,
III ,.,.. end Of which lay the small steamer fe-
VI ,- ready TO receive the passengers and con-
~ Them on board the Stephens.
4 t3rasp lighter lay alongside the Tehnga,
VI s.aafrl.uatply. the tide was 50 low that both
I,f aground ami could not move from the
III a.lt.
A, ocl]ck, or near that time, drunken
n man fIgm New ORLEANS, who arrived at ASPin-
NJ Il, BY lbe Philadelphia, called "Nrw York
lrs" and who had been sometime StroilIng a
ralI the suburbs Of the city, insulting all he
WI M. ,.anprd at fruit stand few rods south OF
& s f.ro,. and near where an iron boat was on
mi -s stocks. being built for the mail company,
s.l.nrrdiatev got into a quarrel about wa
Il -rsau with th- native who sold fruit. A
M iag. vas drawn By the rowdy, and the native
u larslyd hs knife in defence, and the friends
III Of ,a- lrunkpn man we're soon pittrd against
# cagi Of natives.
Iaa n9mrnt a geaeral row was awakened,
III 90. saves and pistols were llourished without
gz4at.
Assan as the fight became rather general
.1arg those who happrnrd TO br near, th-
M ...ffN EtDUlFu - 'tuf01GO -@HtFf ft'FHbs dt'I
4 slseJs Of the demons rushed into the CON
# la
The signal to assembling the police Of the CT
Al .al. >aon gwen bngies sounded, and shouts
M pauiag were heard in all directions, and in
u .-Tusulru!a twenty or thirty soldiers appear
AL d. aimed " ith mu>krs and fixed Layourts.
I'M Arlhs stage Of The fray, and before many
4 RS had been taken, the American Consul
# 8Md) Mr. Center, the agent of thr railroad
w GfNy, and other gentlemen Of influence,
n ,.r,.rgrd, and for a moment qBlrted the mob,
# a smr base spirits. who seemed to have little
acl-i tor life or the salty and welfare ofoth-
rs. could not restrain their evil passions, aud
# .4afd cot again, diScharging revolvrrs, and
say again The vengeance Of the natives.
MI ia-pglice, consisting mostly Of black natives
& as country, in full sympathy with the mass
# and hatred Of all Europeans, and especially
ansT'caaS, commenced firing upon the paSSrn-
# !f> Milling as many as their miserable abliIty
III 45 allow.
M ia- Passengers we're generally unarmrd and
g drirncelrSS, and the mlScreantS shot
.-a down while endravoring to escape from
~eaass
.ra rods south Of the iron boat, where the
# commenced, stands the Pacific House"
81 hotel, where were congregated large
.e' OF the passengers. The police and the
i7.@rlz band OF natives, rushed towards it, and
ra1r's Of those inside to prevent their in
l@ gag inetirctual, they broke in, Cutting
g '-oo'sn- at everything that opposed them.
.a- bar. that vas well stored with liquors.
soon {i4rnDliEbs1 4 .IripLifIr aud So
I'M @7.t yhst they desired, they made their way
san" and broke open and robbed every trunk,
- and other things suppose to contain cloth
T money. The inside Of the housr was
.riaiy destroyed.
l'-Oceau House, little nearer the depot.
qua much larger building, vas crowded With
H Women and children, 10 the number of
M - 3Ll and the bar rnnm and nthar nar.s