New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-16
NEW-JERSEY ITEMS.
FEARFUL RIOT AND HOUSEKEEPING
AMONG IRISH LARORERS

AMONG IRISH LABORERS.
military COMPANIES AND FIREMEN CALLED OUT.
About four hundred of the laborers employed by the
Long Dock Company in constructing the tunnel for the
ne Of the New-York and Erie Railroad through
Bergen Hill, in the City Of Hudson, New-Jersey
engaged in terrible not Saturday afternoon and
Sunday. It necessary TO call out the fremen and
military Of jersey City and Hoboken to quel the dis
trbance. A large number bruised and cut in the
fight, come eight or ten were badly hurt, and two
three may not survive their injuries. Mr.. Mallory, the
contractor has had nearly 200 men employed upon
this work, but desiring to push it forward, he
has lately considerably increased his force.
Some Of the employed are from Munster and
Others from Connaught district in Ireland. These
ab0rers have colonized, and built their shantes in
groups. The patch" on which the Munster men had
squstte6 is adjacent to that which the Coanaught
men had erected their shanties. Some of the late
corners VINO had Joined the Munster settlement had
hansgressed upon the domain of the Connaught men
10 erecting their dwellings, which the principal
eause IT, It excited the old eud between the two clans
and led TO the riot The reason of the outbreak occur
ring Saturday the fact that they received their
wages that day, aud more whisky than usual
mbbed. The fighting commenced by assault upon
the Munster men about O'Clock Saturday after
BcVn, bhC CuulIuucu Ihc hunOOio cuSoSOA
IN it constantly increasing. The weapons used were
h,,,,.-- stones and fists and Of the women who
Oieei in 20. rspes into their stockings and used them
with considerable effect.
Al right the fight grew worse, and some four hun
bred men and women were engaged in II. -Four shan-
tee were al this time set on fire. Inc cnizehs Oh
Hoboken becoming alarmed, audit being impossible ior
Sheriff Beatty TO raise men enough to make descent
ypop the combattants with safety, he sent TO Jersey
lStv and Hoboken for aid. -Four Fire Companies
10 jersey City turned out and by permission of Chief
Engineer French, went to the scene of disturbance.
Liberty Engine Compsny had $50 men, Aresseoh
Engne Company No ? mustered 200 men, and Wash
ingtop Company No ), and Dihgent Hose No. 3, %
men. which composed force OF 400 fremen.
Arriving in the vicinity of the of riot and fire,
the fremen formed in line, with No. in advaace,
and led on by Acknowledgment Haybeck, they
charged yelling loudly upon the rioters, who fed at
their approach. They caught one man in the act OF
setting Ere 10 another shsnty, and arrested him. There
was 20 more fighting Saturday night after that
occurrence.
The military companies arrived Immediately after
ward They were the Jersey City Continental Guard,
Cant Sanderson; the National Guard, Capt. Van
Houten, of Hoboken; the HghwOod Guard, Capt.
Aatfeld, and the Hoboken Rifles, Capt. Bohnsted.
The military thoroughly secured the settlement Of the
Munster men and Of the Connaught men, and ar
rested fifteen persons who showed by then appearance
that they had been engaged in the riot, and lodged
them in jail. The military continued on duty until
O'Clock on Sunday morning. AL was peaceable during
The night.
The men employed upon this work are divided into
day and night hands, and one-ha were al work in the
shsits at the time the disturbance broke out The
ladders drawn up out of the shafts to keep them
here 20 that they should not minsle IN the ARRAY
The fighting renewed on Sunday to some extent,
bu, was Quoted. The Washington Volunteers, Capt.
Spear, Of Bergen, duty yesterday, and Sheriff
Be.sy made further arrests of IS persons The prison
e,s. 50 in number, are lodged in Bergen Jail.
The military companies of Jersey City and Hoboken
were, by request of the Sheriff. in readiness last even
y, their services should be required to put down
new outbreak which was expected.