The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-05

THE ROT ON THE BALTIMORE Mc ONO RAILROAD.

II 1H1.
THE ROT ON THE BALTIMORE aNc ONO RAILROAD
Letter or Mr.. Brooks, President Of enc leo~n,
% Gov. Ligon-Govcrnor's Prociamss1on-
Military Order Of the Governor 10 MnlOr
General stsaart-D.visIo Order Of Gen. ssa-
aIt-Rr1gads Order OF Gen. Everton-Ihe
Mob Fired upon by tho hiintary-One nA~n
from the Baltimore Sun, Nay Al l
Succession OF events TRANSFERRED on Saturday nS CON
sequeIt upon the excitement and strike On the bAnore
and Ohio Raroad Of worry serious character The result
has been an appeal % tho military and civil authorizes ior
soch aiu a tfe occasl demands We suD|on rePof
proceedings In such order and TO such extent as
possible 70 ootain n EN- for publication.
The following letter was addressed BY auncey Brooks,
q PRESIDENT OF the railroad company, TO Gov Lyon -
BArnnoss AND Ono RAILROAD ConrAsr,}
us r,cx,,vux CO. bMrixoRk. MAY = pol. J =,
with SS worns the trains
Of This COMPANY .hss onssrs aud smpOyss whilst duty
sSntinusd hTsc.s being made he proper contc q
ssSr ,4osc oS :pyea
respeOs your o6edisnt ssrvsn, c. BR0oKa Prssdsns,
The foregoing Letter was responded 70 by the Governor
with the subjoined proclamat:on-
Whereas number Of msudetug and mistaken citizens Of
the STATE have unhappy m.niss,sd dsposlon disturb
regard OF The laws and he proper civil authorities charged
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clana,on warn all persons other than the civil Or military
pSss seS ' Keep ,ssss
; THOSE @ Sas sIa s1 w mot ss
srea the restoration preservation Of puzzle tran
The most eassn. means at the command o. the State
WIN ss sop p v Ps MIA
q caious spectators WIN do xeito CONSIDER pres
as s s: sss siss
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puni.hen. engaged This open contempt of i,s suthor
s, he eiS The
onsd ,s PROCLAMATION may % much towards nng
order and over awning the spirit OF insuhordin.on
der return TO hei, homes quietly and order low
IN and .ns Ne in that will Re s
tied upon hoss who be concerned in disturbing the peace
In .smony whereof have hereuno subscribed my name
this ID day Of Nay, A. d. 1857! w.uru,,oou
b. the Governor NATHANIEL Cox, Secretary Of State
This proclamation, printed large posters, early in
the afternoon distributed among the stations and various
riotous localities, and its cxhcrtaons anc warnings were
generally observed by the citizens the gatherings being
much thinner than on former occasions.
The following military order also issued by the Gov
ernor and addressed 10 Gen. Stuart
HEAD ouAa,sRs Baltimore May O. 1857
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ana OHIO Railroad Company a;oes line q :sd
road within this state and eec'a s me civil authorities
$RTSfss s soSS sa's of Maryland
Upon this AUTHORITY General Stuart promptly is;ued Or
ders To his division, which we annex
DIVISION ORDERS, FIRST I.eH- DIVISION, n w.
order and S direct cooat, Tesc N kes"ni
Ssa ''ss ss,ss p NJ issss
sSs ss F. aS ccmpss With &
and employees. and esctaaiy aid DE civil saorss il
Sons iii Ills SAFE quiz The ros son e
held IN readiness 70 a'' g. Il Major General.
bc.n. the Discriminate, the company - dc aich ia
trains under the protection OF the military OF ne state at
Grays under Capt Brush and Baltimore City Guards, I'M
der CAPT Warner, who were conveyed nom Their armo-
RES 10 the Gamtcn station m orbuscs during tt heavy
f Of rain and placed on board special train coanec;
with the tonnage trains az the junction They nued three
The pay masters attached Was occupied az be
followed by nfh closed car nued up arsenal, in
which were eeveraI chests cf muscts, boxes CT car
src bags ball ana buckshof amt other munitions OF
war. Heavy distributed through the train, 70
be used In boarding attempted. The services o
an experienced surgeon john a: stevens, d was also
shortly afler O'Clock the order given 10 move
ana the train, uader the command OF Captain Angus
tus r. Shut. or the railroad company, est the Cam
dcn staten and moved on towards the Locust Point
Junction. where the connection was 10 be effected
During Ihe run 10 this place the mos, warke prepare
crs werr bring made by the soldcry and others The
c,rJces ssre served out and the troops being ordered
" load their 1sskes with bali the music OF Tue IRON ram
rioters and doubtless ei,rcd thrill Of horror through
many breast Arus weSe also being JLstrloasd . IN,
condrcorr ana h-axesr~y and others the side lights and
W,naows onsnss 10 bn ust3 as embrasuros for the
krs and every available kscafA7n was occupied oy reso
lutte men, determined 70 stand 70 tLen pOs . ,, =,
AZ half past the war train HrVeu snn nsung ~
the junction the connection with the trAs :,
the following order: First tonnage tram aiu
guard OF ssh, soldiers with loaded nsaskes anu IKE
FIR
6rs military second tonnage train with ,osnv
ed Ike the first second mHisr. and third ANA lv
bringing up the The whole length o: trains thu COZ
nected was over half q mile In length, and was c. u
rsscd Of eighty cara freigh;od With goods and met
crowd assembled Y, witness the departure q the
trairs was no, great aad the proclamation sued during
the DAP deferred and nc pi many from TIC localities.
rucrcd, however, tfa; armed parties the number
OF thousands collected at Jsckscns bridge
the sccne ~ iho former attack, and at nvo ocek the I'M
mcnso tran was put under way and moved upon that
spot Az the Art engine approached tho bridge several
hundred men wero seen upon md about IT, anf others
lying of Ia the 0eis. stone thrown, which seemed
TO be the signal foy attack and several guns Gred
from the bridge zsd fields upoa the head OF the tain.
The fire was returned By the guard upon the engines
with deadly aim saS several OF The rloers fe which
causing panic among Them they -.smp-red, but the
~ ba s slISs b c s ca po Da mo
oerr who from the side lights and platform continued
to discharge their muskcs and rovolvc-s upon them,
vk>h continued along TIE route nj intervals until the
r~n entered the deep cut mile from tbs bridge.
Here collected i've hundred uer compvsed
Of the most determined Character. armed with
weapons and q brass swivel, wbich was po-tei
on The bsDk In such position 10 rske The hrsl
engine Here most desperate attack Anticipated.
nd a hundred cooked muskes lay teveilcd from the
dows or brrtlcd from the sc lights awaiting the Of
The rioters and The word 10 Gre. Meanwhile the attack
had been commenced the guard In front, who
turning the frc with great rapidly aud precision. party
on the hill IN cndesvcrng 10 get OF the swivel the charge
Of which was dampcned by the rain, shot dsu by
the rii:tary, although regular crnraaod gwen,
and the battle became pretty general along the Iaia
though order- were given n waste random shots but
select raa us supposed that four or Eve wounded
al this point One standing on the hin, with
brela bis heed, and apparently spectator shot
through the brain and fell dead Another Of the rioters
received bah shoulder which passed around undrr
the flesh Of the other third socn 70 press hs hand
on bis side and drop down. The discharges