New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-26
Weh ORLEANS lailp Crescent,
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1853.
The Harper's Ferry InsurrectIon.
From the Baltimore papers of the Doth VIC o,

TIC f1arper'H FERRY InsurrectlOn.
From the Baltimore papers of the goth we ex-
tract the following:
THE MURDERED CITIZEHs-Thomas Rurlev was a |
respected citizen of the Ferry, an Irishinan by
BIRTH but Tor many years resident Of that place
On Monday morning, when the insurgents were in
possession OF the arsenal, he with a few otbera |
was in favor of attacking them, but enough of men
could not be raised to secure the success of the
Assault. ne, however, loaded his gun, and every
opportunity which offered he attempted to shoot
down the insurgents. At the time he was killed
he had left his home few minutes before with a
neighbor- Mr. Thomas keley-with the intention
of trying to shoot one of the rebels Kelley had
fired at a mulatto who was walking Guard in front
OF the arsenal and some Of the shot with which the
gun was ioaded TOOK effect on the negro but did
not injufe him severely. They walked down High
street to the intersection with Shenandoah street
The mulatto was still on guard and he must have
been aware of the approach of Burley and Kelley.
Tor the moment the person of Mr.. Bnrley was ex-
around lhe corner the negro fired, and the
the heart, and he fell and expired
~ Heorge W; turner, ESD, was next killed. Mr..
turner lived hve miles south of Charestown, and
instruction and Immediately ordered his horse and
gun, which were brought out by favorite servant,
ana ne started for the scene. He entered the
Terry Iii1y through TIE town of Bolivar Camp
Hill, ana down High street. He was riding leisurely
along while the inhabitants were warning him Of
the danger he was approaching, which he listened
to, but still rode or As he was passing down
high street and near the intersection Of shenan-
doah street, a bullet from Sharps rifle struck
HIM on the side, passing through his body and he
fell mortaly wounded. He lived about three.
| quarters OF an hour after being shot. Mr. Turner
was one OF the most prominent and influential citi-
| zens of Jefferson county He was a graduate of
west folnt and, after spending few years in the
| army service, he resigned his commission and
felireu TO ms farm, (lis father having died and
left him the home estate of the Turners) Here he
lived a most useful Citizen a kind master respected
and honored by his fellow-citizens and loved by
his servants. His death will be lamentcd by the
ehtfe community lie was brave, generous man,
and was known far and near for his strict honesty
and unblemished honor.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon Fountain Beckham,
Esq, was killed. Early in the morning he had
gone 70 ms ONCE, where he remained during the
day. He had warned many of his friends during
| the morning to keep in doors At the hour named
left his office, walked along the railroad platform
IN western direction until he reached the water
| tank, the house farthest west marked in the dia-
gram.) He stopped for momentto converse with
some men who We're sheltered by this house. and
| in an unguarded moment he exposed his person
when shot from the engine house, from Sharps
rlfie, struck HIM near the shoulder blade and passed
| through his body. He staggered few steps west
fell and died almost instantly. His body was living
so far west that it was impossible to reach it, unless
eie person dong so was fully exposed to the deadly
hre OF the insurgents in the engine house. The
body was accordingly allowed to lay for consid-
cradle length Of time, when citizen removed it to
his Office where it lay during the night. Mr. Beck
nam was more widely personally known than any
otner man IN Jefferson county. He had been the
agent OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from the
TIME the road was constructed, and had discharged
ms duties IN the most satisfactory manner. He had
been Justice of the Peace for Jefferson county
Tor over twenty years, and at the time of his death
was Mayor of Harper's Ferry
The negro Hayward was in the employ of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, and in the
morning when the insurgents had possession of the
4 to
the passage of the Express train of cars which had
been stopped Conductor Phelps, with his bag.
gage MASTER not aware that there were armed
men in the bridge, lamp in hand (it was not vet
daylight. started through the bridge to see that
the timbers were sae, and the rails of the track
had not been removed. He had progressed but q
snort distance when he was commanded to halt
and, on raising his lamp found that he was con.
fronted by four armed men. who ordered him back
He, OF course, returned, and as he left the mouth OF
the bridge shot was fired at the baggage master
not take effect. short time afterwards HAYWARD
took his shoes from his feet, and thought lie could
creep across the bridge without being heard, but
in the attempt he was discovered and shot. He
was faithful and kind servant, and had refused to
be armed, although Browns men had endeavored
to force a pike into his hand.
| The DEAD 1NsURGESTs.-Soon after Mr.. Turner
was shot bullet from a MIME musket, in the
hands OF one OF the citizens, struck the mulatto
while he was on guard in front of the arsenal.
The ball entered on the left side of the neck
passed through, severing the jugular vein, and
tearing hole almost sufficiently large to admit OF
all the fingers of a hand. 1t was a most frightfu
looking wound, and as the corpse lay on the
ground it gaped open. The body was allowed to
lay just where it fell, while the hogs which were
running at large turned it over and tramped upon
it. This fellow was said to be a runaway slave
from Fairfax county. Virginia, where he left a
wife, and he was no doubt the one who fred the
shot which killed Mr.. Burley.
The body of Leeman, who was shot when he
pOtOmap n 1o1p
the river lodged on ledge of rocks where it re
manned until after the insurgents in the engine
house had been taken, when it was suggested by
some of the persons who were standing on the
railroad platform that it should be fired at and i'm
medately a volley of bullets was discharged, and
the body was moved from the rock and started
down the river In an instant almost every mar
who had gun fired at the body, and as it floatet
on the discharges continued.
Thompson, who was one of three brothers who
were engaged in the Instruction two of whom es
, capped, had been taken prisoner, and when Mr.
, Beckham killed he brought out on the
i railroad PLATFORM when four or five guns were
) discharged at him, and he fell, apparently dead
His body was picked up and thrown down from
the bridge into the river, q distance of over Al
feet. On touching the water lie Immediately com
menced swimming, whereup0n volley of bullets
were sent into him. and he turned upon his back
1oated between two of the peers, where he lodged
and at noon on Tuesday the body was still lyinG
i i'll the same place.
Of those shot opposite the rifle works on thu
: Shenandoah, four were foatcd down the river
while the bodies of two lodged OH the rocks wher,
they were allowed to bleach in the sun.
When the engine house was taken, the wounded
/ and dead were brought out and laid on the grass
I Old Browns son was living when first laid out bu
in few minutes he gasped Ills last breath, and la,
/ there with eyes open and glazed, and mouth yawn
ing. Two Of the other bodies were cold and rigid
: having died the previous day.
! LIST OF THE INsuRRECTIoNISTs.-The following
is the list of the insrrectonists given by Captain
Brown, with the rank they held in his SERVICE an,
their place of birth. We have arranged the list S,
y as to show who are dead and wounded
: WHIrEs-Captan John Brown, commandment
r chief, wounded, will recover; Capt Oliver Brown
!, dead, Capt. Watson Brown, dead, sons of Brown
n Capt. Aaron c. Stevens, Conn, badly wounded
three balls, cannot possibly recover; Lieut. Edwil
. Coppuck Iowa, unwounded Lieut.. Edward IIaz
. lit, Pa, dead Wm Leman, Maine, dead Capt
5 John Il. Cook Conn, escaped; Stewart Taylor
Canada, dead; Charles p. Tidd, Maine, dead; VIM
u Thompson N. Y, dead; Dolph Thompson, N. Y.
d dead; Capt. John kag Ohio, but raised in Vir
!, gina, dead; Lieut.. jeremiah Anderson, Indiana
/. dead.
J., NEGRoEs.-Dangerfield Newly Ohio, raised il
Virginia, dead o. p. Anderson, Pa, dead *Shield
Green alias Emperor, N. u, raised in South Caro-
i lima, prisoner at the Ferry; Lewis Leary, Ohio
!, raised in Virginia, dead; = Copeland, Ohio
u raised in Virginia, prisoner at Charlestown.
# *Captan Brown stated that this man was
$ member of Congress under the "Provisional Gov
\ ernment' he intended establishing.
# CoNDITIoN OF THE WouNDED.-We have the fol
. lowing intelligence in relation to the condition .