Daily American organ., 1856-11-05
From the Baltimore American
The Riots Yesterday " Desperate and Fatal
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From the Baltimore American
The Riots Yesterday Desperate and Fatal
Use of Fire. arms.
Our city yesterday was made the theatre of the
most prolonged and desperate rioting Armed and
organized associations, belonging to both political
parties resorted to the firearms with which they
were literally provided, and fought with ferocious
and daring recklessness. Individual combats and
minor atfrays occurred at number Of the polls.
but the most serious took place in the vicinity OF
the Second and Eighth ward polls. In both these
riots large number were wounded, one at least
killed outright and il may be presumed that many
OF the Injured will hardly survive their wounds,
which are in some instances of very serious char
acter. The particulars and results of these dis
graceful encounters were with great difficulty gath.
cred last night but we give such details as our re.
porters were able to collect:
THE RIOT AT THE SECOND WARD.
During the morning there was considerable i'll
feeling displayed at the Second Ward polls, but
up to three o'clock no serious disturbance occur
red. AT that hour furious fight broke out, said
to have originated from stone being thrown into
the crowd surrounding the window Pistols were
Immediately drawn and fired by both parties
The Democrats, headed by George KONG, drove
the Americans from the polls and up High street
The alarm was carried to the Fourth Ward polls.
there. In the vicinity of the Second Ward polls
they were met and driven back. Further rein.
forcements were then received and the war re-
newed A good proportion of both parties by
this time were provided with muskets, whilst 9TH
ers used pistols and others skirmished with knives
and clubs. Both parties fought with determine
ton, and in many instances exposed themselves
with the most reckless disregard of danger The
battle ground were spread over portions Of Fawn,
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nue., and the spectacle presented was a terrible
and revolving one AS either party gained a TEN.
porary advantage, men would be seen stunning
with others shooting at them; the wounded were
limping off and being carried away by their CON-
paniors whilst others, begrimmed with smoke
and powder, and in come cases covered with
blood, still kept up the fight, now firing eingly and
then again in voleys. In the surrounding neigh
borhood the utmost degree of excitement and
CONSERVATION prevailed. Children were hastily
gathered, the houses closed and the occupants, in
many instances sought their gar. cts and cellars to
be out of harms way.
The Democrats were finally overpowered, driven
away from the polls and retreated, still fighting,
down Eastern avenue. In the neighborhood Of
:he Causeway they again 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 it is almost
impossible to give full or correct list They were
generally carried away by their friends, and even
when traced every effort vas made to conceal
their names. The following were gathered by our
reporter
Officer Hand, of the police, was shot in the
mouth at the beginning of the alray, receiving an
ugly but not dangerous wound.
John Anderson, American, was shot i'm the
groin. Attended by DR.. Cunningham. Doing we'll
A man in Exeter street was shot in the side
badly wounded.
A man, whose name we could not learn, was
shot in the forehead and mortally wounded He
was removed to Eastern avenue, where he was
shot, up Exeter street to near Fawn, where medi.
cal 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 Nc
Cadden, whose parents reside in Bank street, near
Exeter, was shot in the foot while entering the
house Her wound though painful is not danger
Gus.
A woman on Eastern avenue had an eve COM
pletely driven out of the socket, by ball fred
from the Democratic ranks.
Heck Quinn, living on President street, was
shot in the side, but the wound is not dangerous
A young man whose name we could not learn
was shot in the leg but not dangerously.
Mrs. Mount, residing in Caroline street, near
Eastern avenue, while standing in front of her re-
sidence, received ball in her leg, producing
flesh wound only.
James Wilson, boy twelve years old, was shot
in the head just behind the right ear. The wound
was not serious
Two Germans, residing in Bank street, near
Caroline, were shot, one in the right eye the ball
penetrating the brain. He is mortally wounded.
The other was shot in the back, producing only
slight flesh wound
Hall n ooI,n4 ,r Al Ii
which was extracted without producing any injury.
Daniel White was shot in the face, legs and ear
with buck shot, but the wounds were all slight
There was also city watchman slightly wound
cd. The firing was continued at intervals until
dark, and there vera probably many more wound
ed whose names we could not learn because of the
excitement that prevailed
THE RIOT AT THE BELAIR MARKET.
About three o'clock in the afternoon report
was brought TO the police stationed at the Eighth
ward, that there was fighting at the 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 accompa-
MED by two gangs of boys each dragging small
brass cannon on wheels. They passed along the
side of the Bear market, and towards Orleans
street, when they were met by concourse of
equally as wild and infuriated men and youths
armed with muskets and pistols A fight then
commenced, the Eighth ward Democrats taking
shelter in the market-house, and the Sixth and
Seventh ward Americans firing from the fish mar
ket and the corners Of Orleans street. They final
y rallied on the Eighth ward party, and drove
them up through the market accompanied by
perfect volleys Of musketry and the occasional
discharge Of swivel The fghtng through the
market was continued with but little intermission
up TO dark, when both parties retired.
Several persons were killed in this fight some
portaly, and others seriously wounded