Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-19
InSiIrrectiOn at FIarper'S Ferry.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE!!

the scene of the riot, at that time necessarily
imperfect, are continued in the dispatches Civ
en- below.
BALTIMORE, Oct l7-10 P. M.-All the riot
erS now living are barricaded in the engine
house in the armory enclosure. a number OF
citizens are imprisoned with them, whom they
refuse to release. Several companies OF Vir-
ginia troops are on the ground They have
placed guard i'll the village. The marines
have charge of the armory. Several citizens
have been killed, and several rioters also.
Another report states that the town has been
taken possession of by companies of Charles
town, Shepardstown, Va, and Frederick. The
rioters are entrenched in the Armory. They
hold Mr.. Lewis Washington and Col. Danger
field as prisoners.
The insurrectionists are commanded by Cap
tain Brown, Of Kanaas notoriety They num-
bered originally seventeen white men and five
negroes. Several OF them were shot. Two
men OF the Martinsburg company were shot
dead whilst charging on the Armory. a por-
ton of the insurgents have left, under the
command of Cook, with large party of slaves,
and are supposed to be moving towards Penn
sylvania.
Allen Stevens alias Aaron Stevens one Of
the insurrectiOnists is lying here, dying-Shot
through the breast. He is from Connecticut
but has been in Kansas. He says the whole
scheme was got up by Brown, who represented
that the negroes would rise by thousands, and
Maryland and Virginia be made free states.
Col. Shrivcr of Frederick, has just had an
interview with Brown, in the Armory. lie
asked to be allowed to march out with his men,
and avowed the intention of defending himself
to the last. They are very strongly posted in
the engine-house, and cannon cannot be used
against them for fear OF injuring the prisoners
whom they still hold. Some sixteen persons
are known to have been killed. Fountain
Breckham railroad agent, was shot dead from
the Armory. Three rioters are lying dead I'M
der the bridge, shot by the Shcpardstown
troops in their charge on the bridge.
HARPER's FERRY, Oct. 1873 A. M.-The
battle was fought bravey by the railroad ton
mage men from Martinsburg, led by Capt Al
berts. Evan Dorsey, conductor, was killed,
and conductors Bowaman and Halet were
wounded No damage was done to the rail
road bridge.
1t is thought the rioters will be hung as they
are captured in the morning.
6 M.-Preparations are making for an at
tack on the armory The soldiers are all
around the grounds, and for the last hour ev-
erything has been quiet. The rioters have
still the following persons in their possession ::
Armistead Ball, chief craftsman at the armo-
~
z. Dangerfield, paymaSter; Clark Lewis
Washington, a farmer and prominent citizen J;
John Alstadt, farmer, and his son, sixteen
years old The last three named were seized
on their farms, several miles from the FERRY.
George Turner, graduate of West Point,
and one of the most distinguished citizens in
this vicinity, was shot yesterday, while COM
ing into town. lie died during the night
Three of the rioters are lying dead i'll the
streets three are lying dead in the river, and
several are said to be dying within the armory.
The following is list of killed among the
citizens and soldiers, as far as ascertaincd =
Fountain Barkham Haywood, a negro porter
at the railroad station; Jos. Burnley Of Har.
per's Ferry Evan Dorsey aud George Rich
ardson of Martinsburg. Another, negro ri
otter, named Lewis Geary, has just died. He
confessed to the particulars Of the plot, which,
he says, was cOncocted by Brown, at a fair
held in Ohio two months ago. The rioters
have just sent out flag OF truce, and say that
if not protected by the soldiers at preSenthere,
they will hang all they capture.
s A. M.-The armory has been stormed and
taken, after Il determined resistance Col.
Shute approached with flag of truce, and de
manded surrender. After expostulatng
some time, the rioters refused to surrender.
The marines advanced to the charge, and en-
deavored to break the door down with sledge
hammers but it resisted all their efforts. A
large ladder was then used as gathering ram,
and the door gave way. The rioters fired
briskly and shot three marines, the marines fir
ing turn through the partly broken door.
The marines then forced their way through
the break, and in few minutes resistance was
at an end. The rioters were brought out
amidst the most intense excitement many of
the militia present trying TO get an opportuni-
IN RrAIED
were shot. The latter is dead, and the for
mer in dying state He lies in the armory
enclosure, talking freely he says he is old
Ossawatomie Brown, whose feats in Kansas
have had such wide notice; that his whole OBJ
iect was to free the slaVeS-and he lustities his
action He says he had possession of the
town, and could have murdered all the people,
aud that he has been murdered in return.
j. G. Anderson was also shot in the assault.
He was from Connecticut. The dead body of
a man killed yesterday was found within the
armory Brown declares that there were none
engaged in the plot but those accompa-
nying him. The prisoners are detained in
custody within the army enclosure
BALTIMORE, Oct. 18.-There is intense ex-
citement in this city, and nothing is talked of
but the instruction. Gen. Stuart, through
Gov. Wise, has communicated an order to
Gen j. w. Watkins of this city, to prepare,
equip, and mount Immediately body of men
for service in the mountains near Harpers Fer
ry, where many of the insurrectionists have
taken refuge. The troops will leave this after
noon. Gov Wise passed the relay house this
morning, en- route for "the seat OF war"
Three artillery companies from Fort Monroe
arrived this morning, and are quartered at
Fort McHenry, awaiting orders.
HARpER,s FERRY, Oct. 1S,-aoon,-Soon af-
ter the storming of the armory four dead
bodies of insurgents shot yesterday, were
found within the enclosure. Capt Brown and
his son were dangerously wounded. Only
two of the insurrectionists are uninjured /;
their names are Edwin Cappich, w. A. Whit
man and Shields Green (colored) from Iowa.
The party originally consisted Of % persons,
of whom Is are killed, two mortally wounded,
2 unhurt and two went off with the slaves on
Monday morning.
Soon after the assault on the armory some
firing took place from the hill on the Maryland
shore, supposed to be from Cook and his par
ty who lett on Monday morning. 1t was re-
turned with genuine yolley, but both parties
were too distant to do damage. A company
OF armed men have gone in pursuit OF the
fugitives
There arc probably 1000 armed men here.
They have been pouring in all night IRON all
parts Of the surrounding country
WASHINGTON, Oct lS.-Ihe Secretary OF
war this morning received dispatch from
Col Lee, dated o'clock. saying that he called
upon the rioters, who were barricaded in the
engine house on the arsenal grounds to surren-
der, promising to protect them until the wishes
OF the President could be ascertained. This
proposition was made in order to save tbs
lives Of the persons who were in the possess
sion of the insurgents,