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


Here collected i've hundred Iuen. comrcsed
Of the most determined character. armed with
weapons and brass swivel, which was posted
On Tie bsDk In such a position 10 rake The hrsl
engine Here most desperate attack wss Anticipated,
nd hundred cooked muskels lay teveed from the win
dows brlcd from the side lights awaiting the onset OF
The rioters. and The word 10 Gre. Meanwhile the attack
had been commenced the guard In 'front.' who were re
turning the IRE with great rapidly aud precision party
on the hill IN cpdesvcrng 10 OF the swivel, the charge
Of which dampcned by the RAIN shot ds.Fn by
the niifary, although regular crnmaOd was gwen,
and the battle now became pretty general along the t,
though order. given 10 waste random shots but
select supposed that -four I've woured
al tbs point. One man standing on the hin, with
bres over Bis heed. and apparently spectator shot
through the brain and fell dead Another Of the
received bah shoulder which around undrr
the flesh Of the other third was press hs hand
ON his side and drop down The discharges more
generally effective than the previous OCCASION A pre-
vousy arranged the order here 10 stop The train at
the OF the nttack when the troops wcro
dtsembark with hxed bay onc,s, pursue the rioters,
and either shoot down, sab or capture them
but the engineer in front either misunderstood the order
wilfully dircgardcd Il, ard applying the more steam
kept dragging the train which met with No fur
thor molcsason detention until II arrived at Cwycs
Fails and the scene Of the epeanglnary conflict ~
the previous day. HERE abont half mile IA advance,
the o'clock from Ehcots Mills had been thrown
from the rail by some obstruction Is supposed Placed
unon them ana the vrecE ohstruetng the road Tho train
was detained n this point from 90 nine O'Clock
heanw he the poured In torrents and the woods and
high hills around adding 10 the extreme darkness nothing
could H. for awhile bat TIE dark line os the immense
train with here and there lighted lantern moving among
them.
Finally At about nine O'clock the track was pronounced
Clear. and the train moved at slow pace and arrived
AZ Flcotts Mills, where repast was furnished BY the
company u the troops and ohcrs freight and stock
tonnage train from Msrtnsburg under the charge OF Mr.
Bollman here lying OF awaiting an cscur! 10 the
city, and as the services of the military would be
required no further the containing the mill.
tary, sheriff and posscc were connected with this
train, aud AZ 10 o'clock the train approaching Bal
more with guard upon the engine. The clouds now
broke away, and the shone out which enabled the
engineer 20 follow the rails in advance with h eve ne IL
was more than probable that the strikers and others ed
In their endcavors 10 drive back the trains would either
tear up the track place obstructons uron H. In this
manner the track discovered In several pces 10 be
obetructed with pieces Of wood, &C when within two
mlcs Of MI Clare depot the clouds suddenly closed over
the moon. and the train, moving more rapidiy ran
with great violence upon short rail spiked down across
the track The engine thrown OF is own track upon
the other tearing up the rails and slccpers and dashed
down an ernbankment a crushed and broken mass The
tender and i've followed and dashng upon ono another
were broken TO atoms. moment after the conclusion
the troops we're disembsrked and marching upon the
scene Ct the wreck. Private John n Ellis Of the City
Gurds, Was found lying beucath portion Of the engine
We was borne 10 the military car In the and
IN John A. Stevens examined his wounds. His
right leg was found 10 be broken In two places
below the knee. Spints were supplied By tearing the
panels from the door Of the car, and the limb was set
Thomas Hall, private OF the Independent Greys, was
thrown upon hls head and may have received concus
sion Of the brain. Both of The injured with others occu
pied The post OF guard upon the engine and they with the