Account of the Terrific and Fatal Riot at the New-York Astor Place Opera House on the Night of May 10th, 1849: With the Quarrels of Forrest and Macready Including All the Causes which Led to that Awful Tragedy Wherein an Infuriated Mob was Quelled by the Public Authorities and Military, with its Mournful Termination in the Sudden Death or Mutilation of more than Fifty Citizens, with Full and Authentic ParticularsAnonymous
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Account of the Terrific and Fatal Riot at the New-York Astor Place Opera House on the Night of May 10th, 1849: With the Quarrels of Forrest and Macready Including All the Causes which Led to that Awful Tragedy Wherein an Infuriated Mob was Quelled by the Public Authorities and Military, with its Mournful Termination in the Sudden Death or Mutilation of more than Fifty Citizens, with Full and Authentic Particulars
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Astor Place Riot, New York, N.Y., 1849; Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872; Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873; Mobs -- New York (State) -- New York; Riots -- New York (State) -- New York
21 years; born in Ireland; a waiter; shot in the right cheek,
the ball passing into the brain.
MATHEW CAHILL,
26 years; born in Ireland; laborer; widower; shot through the
right breast; one child.
TIMOTHY McGUINN,
19 years; laborer. The deceased was residing with his mother,
in the rear of No. 107 West Thirteenth-street, and died soon
after being brought home.
GEORGE W. GEDNEY,
34 years; born in New York; a broker; resided at No. 82
Seventh-street. The deceased received a musket-ball directly
through the brain.
JOHN DALZELL,
Was wounded in the hip, and died after amputation of the hip
joint.
ROBERT MACLEURGEON,
Aged 20, a native of New York, received a wound while passing
through Lafayette-Place; and died at his mother’s residence
on Monday.
JOHN McKINSLEY,
Shot through the lungs, died on Sunday night.
HENRY BURGUIST,
Known as “Harry Bluff,” lived at 410 Pearl-street. Ball
grazed the neck, went into the right shoulder, coming out
behind the right arm. Died of his wounds at the hospital.
BRIDGET FAGAN,
Irish; 30 years old; shot in the leg, just below the knee.
She was two blocks off, walking with her husband on their way
home, and fell into his arms. Died after amputation.
Thus TWENTY-THREE PERSONS were either killed on the spot, or died of
their wounds shortly after.
LIST OF THE WOUNDED.
The following list is probably incomplete, as many who were not
seriously wounded have not been publicly reported:
EDWARD MCCORMICK, 135 First Avenue; 19 years old; worked at
200 Mulberry-street. Shot through the side.
CONRAD BECKER, 27 Hudson-street; worked for Mahoney and
Thompson, Upholsterers, Chatham-street. Ball went through the
right thigh.
GEORGE N. KAY, 28 years of age; merchant; boarded at 107
Chambers-street. Ball in the right breast, going entirely
through.
FREDERICK GILLESPIE, a boy; shot through the foot.
A SON OF J. IRWIN, 243 Tenth-street; ball through his leg.
B. M. SEIXAS, jr.,
MATTHEW CARHART, residence First Av., corner of Twelfth-st.;
shot through the breast and neck.
Mr. STEWART, of the late firm of Coley, Stewart, and Co., Mobile,
retired merchant; while standing in the Bowery was shot in the neck.
Mr. PHILLIP LIVINGSTON, a young man, who was standing in St. Mark’s
Place, was badly wounded, the shot entering the fore arm,
and coming out near the thumb.
Lieut. J. BROWN; son of Prof. Brown; residence 42
Crosby-street; was shot as he came out of the Amphitheatre
door.
Deacon A. M. COLLINS; of the Allen-street Church; was also
shot.
WILLIAM SELLECK; 23 years of age; residence 227
Seventh-street; dangerously wounded by a shot; a spectator.
A young Philadelphian; name not ascertained; badly shot
through the thigh.
Mr. BRAISTED; of the firm of Secor & Co.; spectator; shot
through the knees.
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