As the Broad Street Riot raged on, individuals began breaking into homes and vandalizing their contents. In some cases, furniture was broken and brought into the street, likely to be used as projectiles against the opposing side. The firefighters were ordered back to the station, where they called on the other fire companies for help. According to some, many of the Irish participants had left the scene by then, but locals and more firefighters began joining in, perpetuating the riot. Eventually, the military was called in to stop the riot. In the following days, they were forced to guard the armory at Faneuil Hall to keep any further conflicts from becoming heavily armed conflicts, but no more violence broke out.
Seventeen people were charged $300 dollars in fines. Another three were sentenced to hard labor in a correctional facility for their part in the riots. One man was given four months and the other two were given two months each. One of the rioters was held on bail due to witness testimony that he had participated in the ransacking of a home.
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