The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-17
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

FIREMENs RIoT-ONE MAN KILLED AND
-FOUR WOUNDED. "A firemens riot OF n serious
Cna4IaeteT took place between one and two
O'Clock sunday morning, on Moyamensing ave.
nue. from Greenwich TO Dickerson streets. An
unDccupied house In Greenwich street below
moYamens'ng avenue, forming part of the Pier
gon I estate winch was devised 10 the Pine Street
Presbyterian Church, was set on fire. and an
4Iarm being created, members of the Shifler
nose and steam Engine Company, the location
vi Whlch Is only few squares off dragged
some sections of hose TO the scene of the
burning and went into service. In little
Wnlle the hose carriage of the Weccacoe Sire
company arrived on the ground, and the mem
oers were preparing to go into service, when
quarrel took nlace between them and the Shit
tier members, which resulted in the free use of
pistols on 9TH sides, and OF stones and brick-
pats, VIII are plenty in the neighborhood.
At least from twenty to TWENTY-FIVE pistol-
shots were fred in rapid succession, the 1ioting
continuing from Greenwich street where il
commenced, to Dickelson street. and tue marks
upon the brick walls, and the Dullet-holes in
fences along the street besides the spots
of blood on the tootway, show how desperate
the encounter was. An attempt was made TO
take the carriage from the members of the Vice.
cacoe as was done to the Franklin Engine
Company few weeks ago, but il was not sue
cesstul. While the riot was at its height at
Greenwich street, a member of the Shlffler was
shot IN the breast and iell to the foOtway. He
was carried into the tavern of the widow Bou-
yier, and died in few minutes, the ball evil
IDENTIFY passing either through the heart or some
one Of the main bloodvesses connected with IT.
His name was Henry Walters, young married
man, who resided at No. 120 Prime street. Tne
body was subsequently carried to his late resi-
dence, and post.mortem examination made by
DR.. Shapleigh, preparatory to the holding of an
inquest upon ii, which will take place at 3
o'clock this afternoon at Coroner TaylOr's office.
Two members OF the Weccacoe were shot. ball
from pistol entered the mouth of Arthur Smith,
cut the lips, and passed into the heshy part of
the jaw, from which 1t was extracted by DR..
Reid. young man named DAVIS was shot in
the heshy part of the leg, Daniel Blyler was shot
in the foot, and Peter Ehrenberg was reported
shot in the leg. None of these persons are seri-
ously injured.
James Edmonson, driver of the Weccacoe
Steam Engine, was arrested mt the house of the
Company, on the charge of shooting Walters
and was held to await the result Of the Coro.
ner's inquest. Ehrenberg is reported TO be O
member of the Franklin Engine Company and
the ALLEGATION is that, fearing to take their appa-
ratus to the fire, number OF the members of
that Company ran with the carriage OF the Vice.
Cacoe.
The destruction of the Franklin Engine Com
pany's carriage, already referred to, was pre-
Ceded by fight, IN which two men we're shot,
and that riot was within two squares OF the
scene OF the shooting on Sunday morning. The
general feeling among the residents of the First
Ward is that prompt measures should be taken
by the authorities not only to bring TO punish
ment the parties in tue recent riot and murder,
but to prevent similar violations of law in the
future.