Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-07-17

street, opposite a row of brick houses in
course of erection, commenced vigorous
Onslaught with stones, bricks, pistols, &C.,
which they kept up in most effective man
ner for some minutes.
They were at last, however, compelled
ito give way, and retreat as far as Elizabeth
street, under the heavy fire from the Dead
Rabbits in the streets and from the house
tops, windows, &c. Every place being fill
ed with men, women, and children, the
women and children aiding the men, by
picking up brickbats in the streets and
carrying them to the men on the housetops,
&C., and the men iu turn threw the mis-
siles down with good effect on the heads of
the Bowery Boys and policemen as fast as
they could come within reach of them.
| The Bowery Boys being driven to the
easterly side of Elizabeth street, and see-
ing the utter folly of trying to stand their
ground below that position, in consequence
of the army of men on housetops, hastily
erected several old wagons standing oppo-
site the livery stable at that place into
barricade, behind which they took shelter
from the stones and missiles of theenemy,
and only fired their pistols when certain of
their victims,
The news soon reached the White street
station house, and thirty more policemen
were dispatched to assist their comrades
By this time the Rabbits rained down
bricks, stones, &C., upon the police. They
also fred pistols and muskets at them; the
police, however, escaped serious injury and
captured about dozen of the rioters, who
were locked up. Atthisj sjuncture fright
full scene of riot and bloodshed ensued.-
A large number were wounded, and some
mortally. A portion of the rioters bar
ricaded Mulberry street, near Bayard, with
carts, wagons, hose carriages, and timber,
and builta similar barricade in Bayard
street near Elizabeth. From behind these
the "Dead Rabbits" and Bowery Boys
were continually firing at each other with
muskets, pistols, &C., and two OF. three
were killed and large number wounded
One hundred additional policemen were
sent to quell the disturbance, and they
succeeded about o'clock in the evening
in removing the barricades and restoring
partial order.
A reqiusition was made by the Police
Commissioners upon Major General Sand
ford, who ordered out several regiments,
and they were kept un Ter arms during the
night of Saturday and day and evening
of Sunday at their respective armories.
Dead.-The following is-a list of those
already dead:
VIM. Cahill, Cornelius Mahony, boy;
three unknown men, VIM. Potency,
Wounded-Wm. jenkins, special po-
liceman; Patrick Kane, Michael Tuer, a
boy; VIM. Buckley, boy; Michael Gun
ningham, a boy; John II. johnson, boy
Jas Mannion, policeman; Isaac A. Latta,
special policeman; A. II. Cronan, special
policeman; Joseph Carr, very dangerous;
j, B. McCalvey, very dangerous; VIM.
Welch, cannot survive; Thos. @. Smith,
Thos. Walsh, Patk. Leary, dangerous
James Morton, dangerous; Morris Higgins,
VIM, Buckley, Irvina Porikony, John X.
johnson, Michael Foley, VIM. BOrland,
dangerous; John s. Chambers, Mack, IA
tai; Timothy Higgins, P. ROban, johnson
Haviland, special policeman; Patrick Row
han, mortally; Thos. Havily.
Besides the above, tits believed that about
forty others are lying wounded at their
residences, of whom no report has been
made. The following is list of the per-
sons arrested as participators in the riot;
Owen Gilmartin, James Lane, Patrick
Mooney, Patrick Moore, Frank Fitzpatrick,
Edward Dye, VIM. Gill, Thos, McGarvey,
Jeremiah Ellis Leonard Flagler, Barney
Gallagher, Bernard McGOwan.
THE THIRD RIOT,
All day Sunday the Sixth ward was in
disgraceful state of excitement. The
battle-ground presented woful sight, and
in almost every house in the neighborhood
there were dead and wounded. Crowds
Gathered here and there discussino the
matter. The adherents of the belligerents
assembled at their headquarters, and
threatened to renew the riot. The Bowery
Boys were furious at having lost their men,
and burned to revenge their deaths and
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