Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-04-02
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had their limbs broken or were otherwise seriously
injured Ia parts Of the city srng men were com.
pletey exhausted vehicles lamed together for
four 1--we hours The London ponden Of the New
York Evening Post thus potrsys Of the scenes:
THE MLUMIsATIos
Seven lost and hundred persons sustained
fractures of the limbs Tuesday evening The dense
crowds which had surged like sea dur NO
the passage OF tho through the streets OF
London remained to witness the general illuminate A. The
show would have been incomplete in the Of all GOOD
Lond0nes unless finished up and rounded of the grand
display Of jets aud transparences which the nevita
BILE end OF such great popular Recommendations In spite
the rbcrushng of the day the patient people, bent upon
enjoying their HOLIDAY to fullest extent took breath az
ter the disappearance Of the bride and groom and scatter
ed about the streets in groups waiting pateuty for the
darkness. No SEEMED inclined 10 60 Indoors but re-
ireshments hurredy taken and evening drew on
the crowds again grew compact III the principal thorough
fares the jets began to fame out after another
and in few moments Ludgate Hill Fleet street Mansion
House street. and oil the the heart OF the city
blaze Of light and choked with thro % of specs
tors esgefy elbowng one another to get glimpse OF the
gorgeous display.
DENSE CROWDS IN THE STREETS
In front of the great stores, the Mansion House. the
club houses and at every place the display was fine
the tbrones constantly increased until finally vast body
OF men, women and children got ,mmed into writing
and tumblng mass and the worst Of the day
repeated. unheedng the admOniton of the m, rning
which proved the utter Inc fcency Of the police ange
ment- the Corporation permitted the ceremonies of the
evening to proceed wi bout taking precautions against the
dangers which had been imminent during the day
Neither the police tary force led for duty
IN numbers sufficient to clear the streets regua tho
passage OF the dense crowds and at the wi en-
the Iproar was the greatest aud the peril to life and limb
but too evident, alarms were unded FIR no less than
twelve fires in different pats Of the city The fire ri
gades running out in response TO the summoos forced
their way through the crowded streets, but they did
II was mystery OF course their passage added to the
confusion. The peope nearest the illuminated houses
we're forced hither and hitler and recosd upcn the
masses of human beings behind them and ptrous ap
peas for help came from all parts of the throng
TERRIBLE SCENES
appears from the best accounts We have been .be TO
gather that the loss Of life occurred chic y in the vicinity
OF Fleet and Mansion House streets The meagre police
force in attendance utterly Incompetent control the
movements of the crowd make way for the passage OF
engines An attempt made to persuade the people to
wax up on one side of the street aud down the other
but stream after stream OF men, women and chdr kept
pouring 10 each direction At last they scarcely able
to move and suddenly woman named Pi Gbe Crystal,
about orySe years of age was forced down. and another
woman named Charlotte Donovan with her husband and
little child, fell her The three pc rsons and also
the child could be seen ing The ground and struggling
violently but to stop the populace appeared impossible
The c lid was held up aud received by one in
passing omnibus and thereby saved At this moment
cab horse fell at the tide Of Mrs Crystal and as he fell
he plunged dashng of his fore legs against her eku
and XII Ing her instantly Alter great exertons three
PROSTATE persons finally removed to Bow lane police
station. The two died immediately aud the man
is fatally injured small boy after wards knock
ed down. receiving compound fracture Of the knee Joint
by the nce,sant rampling of the crowd upon him. wo
man had three bones broken and George Denis had
bis back and both arms crushed Ali these hap
pened within short distance ofeach other young wo
man. dressed in mourning knocked down aud cru he'd
to death 10 Harrington street Her name was Mitchell
Another W, man, named Harding killed before she
could be taken from under the feet Of the mob Another
female making the fourth at this particular portion o the
road also forced down. taken TO the hoep
tai was found to be dead. child, named Bradley wa.
tn in ta h.r, III Ca. i
There were many casualties from pressure during the
afein' and evening besides those which suited in
deah. Between twenty ard thirty people, with scalp
wounds, broken legs and srm dslocaed shoulders and
the like, taken IT, st Bartholomew hospital ia the
Of the night and received The attentions of Mr.
Ludlow, the house surgeon.
RIOTS IN IRELAND
From Cork get Of actual riots attendant upon
the wedding festivities Abut ten O'Clock in the evening
asst hurled at the windows chemist 10 WINTHROP
street. which wa. immediately followed by .everal Others
breaking quantity Of gaes When the crash was heard
the crowd ret up cheer VIII ch drew the constabuary
iowa de- them At their approach they were assaed with
stones and sticks, and given for them. Stone
throwing continuing tbs police charged and cleared the
street at this point Of the bayonet ia doing which
persons were kn cked down in the rush and injured
When driven out Of Winthrop street the mob ran on to
Pembroke street where they took up position opposite
the Commercial Hotel and stretched from the Hbernian
on the one hand to the post-oice the other Here
stone throwing ain commenced and the place bad be
cleared ty the mounted cOnstabulary. Alter they had
passed however the mob again returned and battered
in the window If the Hbeinan Hotel and tie Illuminated
devices outside the house. The Commercial Hotel was
next turned to- and IN less than amost every
p'ne If glass in the front facing Pembroke street was
broken AT times the showers Of stones thrown from
hundreds Of hands really terrifying scene Of the
utmost disorder prevailed Numbers of the people fled
terIorstrcken While the rufsns who remained only re-
doubled their efor behoding the CONSERVATION and
destruction they causing At midnight the military
was sent for and company arrived their SER
vices were nat required The city is now tranquil
There we're also disturbances at Dublin
In Waterford, Limerick, Belfast and other provincial
towns The event in the most en-,
astc mann er, with bon6res teuz de joie Examinations
The conduct OF the people throughout day evening
very orderly and the good humor which preva led was
only occasionally disturbed some points where small
bands OF roughs had collected considerable number
OF these characters, nsgaed it is believed by some evil
disposed persons followed the Twenty fret regiment az il
was returning from the Park to Beggars BUSH Barracks
yelhrg knocking of peoples hats ard insug all respect
able persons They broke the windows Of several houses
IN Nassau street Merton square, Dawson street Col
Lake the Commissioner Of Police followed the mob on
car marked the ngeadrrs and when the soldiers reached
the barracks, by clever the mob we've en-
closed hin their ranks and the outrageous Of the
riotors captured
THE LAUREATEB EPITHALAMIUM