The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-09-02
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DRE.aDFUL RIOT O.N,f STEAMBOAT
TITrom the Baltimore sun OF aug. 23.l
On Saturday night The steamer Express left 'hlt
city for LIoyd's Springs camp-meeiing, on tht
ChoPiank river, with between three hundred
aud foar hundred passengers on board. Shortly
after passing Fort McHenry it became evident
that there would be trouble OF beard, and alarm
took hold Of The passengers. Before reaching
the Rodkln, party Of disorderly men, who
railfsd underthe cries OF Eubolts, Ranters and
Rip Raps, went forward and made an attack
on the coIored people, VINO occupied that part
OF the boat. A first they amused themselves
by knocking down the malesand females ofthe
coIored passengers, when application was made
10 the captain TO take some measures 10 put a
stop TO them. Nothing was done, and after a
time The disordery disposed went down in the
forward saloon, where several coIored men had
taken refuge. The assalanls approached a
man, and one of them stabbed him 10 four pla-
res il the side and chest. They then blew out
all the lights in the saloon, and began an lodis-
crimnate attack on white and coored. MIR.
Jeremiah Slaughter was robbed Of $2S. Mr..
William D. Glass was robbed Of $50, and anoth-
eF party was robbed Of a valuable gold watch
and chain.
There being no p9ospectoi soy more booty
in the saloon, the disorderiIes again went on
deck, and blowing out all the lights, went 10
the forward part of the boat again, among the
coIorad people. One man and his wife were
standing together near the bow, aud thought
they would csc ape observation. The man,
however, was &nocked down, and he was held
while his pockets were riaed ofall they contain
ed. He was then stabbed several times, and
his wife, who had witnessed the whole proceed
ing, was outraged in his presence, while she vain
" cried for help. Some otthe passengers again
called on the officers of the committee who bad
chartered her, and volunteered, if called on 10
quel the riot, 10 confne the dislurbers OF the
peace in the hold, until the boat should return
to the city. The attacklwas continued until
several colored men were severely stabbed, and
n.pttr iarssr nsn1ber horribly beaten. Among
those that were stabbed was a man employed as
drayman by Mr.. Welch, in south street, cne
by Messrs Smuh S. Edmonson, en- Cheapside,
and one by Messrs. T. 7. Martin & Bro, on CAL
vert street. Who the others were was not as
ceriained, but it was said one of them died from
the effects ofhi wounds. About daylight on
Sunday morning the boat approached Cambridge,
and thecaPtain, at the request Of the passengers,
landed at that town,
Sheriff Vickers, OF Dorchester county was notif-
ed Of the ou;rages that had been committed, and
summoning two or three of his deputies, pro-
ceeded 10 The wharf for the puPose,ofaTrsstng the
guilty parties At first they deGed his authorI-
ty, but he called on some Of the passengers vi ho
bad witnessed the whole OF the riot, and some
four of The party were taken from the boat.
Two fthem gave their names as Skinner
and Robson, but the names of the others were
not asceriained.
They were taken before Justice Robert r.
JABlIilSbii, VI CdiltJi As dsG &icilCS CUiISNJt
ough, Esq, the Prosecuting Alorney. appeared
on The part Of the State. The whole Of them were
committed TO Jail for trial at the approaching
term Of the Circuit Court for that county
The beat then proceeded TO the camp-meeting,
where tbe police force was so strong that no
attempt was made TO create disorder on The
ground. T hey left again on Sunday afternoon
for this city, but several of the passengers
were obliged 10 stop in Cambridge, because
their lives were threatened, and came up in
the Kent yesterday afternoon. While the Ex-
press was on The way up to the city, an attack
was made on the engineer, who escaped by
locking himself up n his room, his assaiiants
threatening tothrow him overheard. The whole
affair is represented by those who witnessed it
as having been most fearful. Females were
thrown into consteroatior, and the rioters
We're appealed to for their sakes 10 desIst, but
they paid no heed to it.
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