Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-11-14
Ffighiful Rie.s In Baltimore.

Our city yesterday was made the theatre
of the mos; prolonged and desperate rioting.
Armed and organized associations, belong
ing to both political parties, resortad to tho
fire arms With which they were literally
provided, AMI fought with ferocioas aDd
daring recklessness. Individual combats
and minor aaraJs occurred at number of
the polls, but tl-s most serious took place in
tho vicinity Of the Second and Eighth ward
polls.
Iu both these riots large number were
wounded, one at least killed outright, aud it
may be presumed that many of the injured
can hardly survive their wounds, which are
in some instances Of a very serious charac-
ter. The particulars and results Of these
disgraceful encounters, were with great
difficulty gathered last night, but We give
| the details as cur reporters were able to col
/ lect
THE RIOT AT THE SKCoSD WARD.
During the morning there was considera-
BE illfeeliug displayed at the Second ward
polls, but up to three o'clock 20 serious
disturbances occurred. AT that hour a
/ furious fight broke oat. said TO have origi-
mated from stone being thrown iato the
crowd surrounding the windows Pistols
were immediately drawn and fred by both
parties. Tae Democrats, headed By George
! KONG, drove the Americans from the polls
and up Il igh street. The alarm was carried
to the Fourth ward polls, and strong body
Of Americans started frou there.
The Democrats we're finally 1verpowered,
driven away from the polls, and retreatod,
still fighting, down Eastern avenue. In the
neighborhood of the Causeway they agliu
made stand, and there guerilla warfare,
carried on from the alleys and street corners,
continued for more than an hour. OF the
number wounded in this riot il is almost
impossible to give full or correct list
They were generally carried away By their
friends, and even when traced, every effort
was made toconeeqltheir to names. The follow
Ing were gathered By our reporters
| Olheer Hand, of the police, was shot IN
the mouth at tue beginning Of the affray,
receiving an ugly but net dangerous wound
john Anderson, American, was Slot in the
gloiu. Attended by DR.. Cunningham. Do
| ing we'll.
A man II Exeter street. ~as slset in .bo
side badly wounded.
! a man, whose maine We could not learn,
was shot in the forehead and mortally woul-
| ded. He was removed from Eastern avenue,
where he was shot, up Exeter street, to near
| Fawn, where medical assistance was called.
He was subsequently removed to the upper
part Of the city, where he is said to reside
A girl of about twelve years, named
Bridget McCadden, whose parents reside in
/ Bank street, was shot in the foot while en-
tcring the house. Her wound, though pain
| full, is not dangerous.
| A woman on Eastern Avenue had an eye
completely driven out of the socket, by a ball
cred from the Democratic ranks
Heck Quinn, living on President street,
was shot in The side, bat the wound is not
dangerous.
A young man. wbcss name We could Dot
learn, was sEot IN The leg. bu, not danger
ously.
| Mrs. Mount, residing in Caroline street,
near Eastern avenue, while standing in front
of her residence, received ball IN her leg.
producing flesh wound only.
james Wilson, boy twelve years old,
was shot in the bead, just behind the right
ear. Tue wound was rot serious
Two Germans, residing in Bank street,
near Caroline, were shot, cue in the right
| eye. the ball penetrating the brain. Hsis
mortally wounded. The other was shot in
the back, producing only slight flesh
wound. Martin Haley received shot in
1 the loft ear, which was extracted without
producing any injury.
| Daniel White was sho, in the face, legs,
and ear with buck shot, bat the wounds
were slight
| There was also city watrhman slightly
wounded. The firing was continued az
intervals until dark, and there we're prob
ably many more wounded, whose names we
could not learn because ef the excitement
| that prevailed.
| THE RIOT AT TIE BELAIR MARKLT.
About thrce o'olocs iu the aftcrDoon, $
report was brought to the police, stationed
at the Eighth ward thas there was lighting
at tue Sixth ward, and assistance was asked
to quell it. The police started, and with
them several hundred of the crowd assembled
around the polls, who in few moments were
armed with muskets, and accompanied 5y
two gangs Of boys each dragging small
brass cannon on wheels. They passed along
tho side Of the Belair market, aud towards
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