Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-19
The Insurrsction at Hsrper's Ferry.

Fight teiueen tie Insurgents and Troops
Sercrai Prominent Citizens KRlti--.Ir.
nto,y .StoJmsi and taken after determined
acknowledgment Defeated. Bromn
and has son rounded, and ohcy Insurgents
Killed
WASHINGTON. Oct. ls.-The battle was
fought mainly by Railroad and Tonnage men
from Martinsburg led by Capt. Alhurtis.
Evan Dorsey, Conductor, killed. Conductors
Bowman and lIoilet wounded. No damage
to Railroad or bridge-though rioters will to
hung rs scon US captured in the morning.
I!AErEE's FERRY, 8, A. M.-Prepara:ions
are making to storm the Armory. The sol
dicrs ere ali around the ground, AID Tor the
las. hour everything has been quiet. Tho
rioters still have the following persons pr!so-
ners Armistpd Ball, D,auShtsmsn Of the
Armory; Ben, amin Mills. Master A; mo;er;
John p. Daingerfc.t, gsy CLERK; Lev WASH
iugton a farmer and prominent citizen. s"'n
Allstait, farmer. and son. IL years "a, (''.c
tire, las, named wc:s SEX ii Oh thei, irIEis,
several miles from Harper. Ferry Geo.
Turner, graduate Of West Pint, ard ole
Il ,he ra,st distinguished r;.IzeE- IL this
VICINITY. was shot yesterday wEile ',maS
into &c ,"wr. oni o,ei during ,'e light.
Tlea -io;ers ere lying dead II The Eject,
and three n"re lying dead in tie :i,er.
Several are laid to lie lying dead wnnin TIE
Armory enclosure.
Tue list # k;:;ed, amony citizens end -.
diers, as far a. ascertu.nct. are FouhtiL
Beckham; Haywood. y cs"ro perez a. he
Railroad, Jo,r ~ i.r.o.."y, vt liz Der Fely;
ivan Dorsey, and Gco.ge Richardson, Of
.Martin>burg
Another rioter famed Legs LsaLy, has
just iied, and confessed to raricul;... i Il,
plot which ne says was cunc0cted hy ~ 2wu
at tho Fair held il. OHIO two months ago
The rioters have ust sent II & flag VI truce.
t they re not protected by soldiers present
here, erory orc captured will he hung.
/
The Armory has just been siormed an.
taken after determined resistance. CcloC"!
Shut approached with flag IF truce, -.
demanded their SURRENDER; otter eypJsir
lating some time, they refused to suIr:..d.r
The marines advanced. charged, and errcn-
vored to break down the doors S,tn .!ejge
hammers, which resisted all efforts.
A large ladder Wa. then used Us !, b..,er
ing rain, and the door gave way. The riot
ers fired briskly. and shot three uarinss
The shots were exchanged through partly
broken doors.
Marines then forced through the brerch.
and in few minutes resistance Was at end, and
the rioters brought cut amiGs; most intense
excitement Many of the armed militia are
! trying % get an OF por.rnity to shoe. them.
CAPT. Bry~n aud sJn. we're both sh".; latter
dead. and the former, dying now lies in The
armory enclosure talking freely; ss"s he is
Ole Ossswatum!e Brown, whose ieats II. Kan
sas have had such wide notoristy; say the
whole object was to free slaves, and jus;tli.,
his action; that he had entire possession rf
the town, and could have murdered all the
, people, but did not, and he has now been
murdered in return Anderson was also shot
down in tie assault. lie wss from Connec-
ticut.
The dead body Of the man killed yesterday
was found within the A.mory.
Brown said that there were none engaged
in the plot but those Accompanying ing him.
The prisoners are now retained in custody
within the srnory enclosure.
October ls noon.-Soun after the storm
ing Of the Armory the bodies Of four insur-
gents, who were shot las. evening, were
found withia the enclosure.
Gait Brown md lis son are only dDnser-
ou,iy wounded, instead Of mor:ally, - tirpt
announced.
The nnly t4o Of the insurrec.cn'sts no
were not icI are EIr il Coppich, ;"trtj
from lows, aud Shields Green (c9lor.lJ ~.
tnla Iowa.
! The rarty urigirnIly CONSISTED Of 2. ?"r-
sra, Of wien h were k.iis'. 2 nr-'aiiy
won. ded 2unhurt. aGd 5 sen: & ,ruH 'ayes
OF u, ndsy morniDg.
/ Soon alter Ii. assault on the brm9t.T,
srme ti.:ng tJol place .ivm =" hill. : the
M4Fyland shore, surpoa2i + g G,"i a"c
t,rty. who ...r n Monday.