The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-19
SECOND DAYS OPERATIONS.
The Assault on the Engine House, and Com
plote Reutc Of the Insurrectionists.

plote Reutc Of the Insurrectionists.
HARPxR's FERRY, Oct. 1873 A. NJ
There was battle the bridge last night. It was
fought mainly by the railroad tonnage men from
Martinsburg led by Captain Alberts Evan Dorsey
conductor, killed, and conductors Bowman and
road bridge. II thought that the rioters will be hung
as they are captured in the morning
HARPEBs FERRY, Oct. 1s-6A NJ
Preparations making for an attack on the Armory.
The soldiers all around the grounds and for the last
hour everything has been quiet. The rioters have still
the following persons in their possession:-Armis-
tead Ball. chief draughtsman Of the Armory
BENZ Mills Master Of the Armory; John P.
Dangerhed, paymaster Clark Lewis Washington
farmer and prominent citizen; John Allstad farmer,
and his sixteen years old The three were
seized on their farms, several miles from the Ferry
George Turner, graduate Of West Point and one Of
the most distinguished the vicinity was shot
yesterday whilst coming into the town He has died dur
ing the night.
Three OF the rioters lying dead in the Streets three
are lying dead In the river, and several said To be
lying within the Arnlory enclosure
The following s list Of killed among the citizens and
soldiers, far er,ained;-Founain Brekham;
Bromley, of Harper's Ferry Evan Dorsey and George
Richardson, of Martnsburg.
Another roter, negro named Lewis Leary, has Just
died. be confessed to the particulars of the plot which he
says concocted by Brown at a fair held in Ohio two
months ago.
The rioters have jus. sent flag of truce and say
that protected by the soldiers present here they
will hang all they capture.
HARrERs FERRY, Oct. ls-s A. NJ.
The Armory has been stormed and taken, after de-
ermined resistance. Colonel Shut approached with
flag Of truce and demanded surrender After expost1-
ating me the rioters refused to surrender The
marines advanced to the charge and endeavored to
break the door down with sledge hammers resisted
all their efforts
A large ladder was .hep used ss batterng ram, and
the door gave way The rioters fred brisky and shot
three marines, the marines firing in turn through the
partly broken door,
The marines then forced their way through the break,
and in few minutes resistance was at end.
The rioters we're bought amidst the most intense
element, many of the militia present trying to get an OPP
portunty to shoot them.
Captain Brown and his son were both shot. The latter
is dead and the former in dying state. He lies in the
Armory enclosure, talking freely He says he is old os
sawattomie Brown whose eat in Kansas have had such
wide notice. that his whole object to free the slaves,
and jusfes his action He says that he had possession
of the town. and could have murdered all the people, and
that he has been murdered in return.
j. C. Anderson was also shot down in the assault He
was from Connecticut.
The dead body Of man killed yesterday was found
within the Armory.
Brown declares that there none engaged in the
plot but those accompanying him.
The prisoners retained in custody within the Ar
mory enclosure.
BALTIMORE, Oct. IS, 1859.
There is intense excitement in this city, and nothing is
talked of but the Instruction
Genero Stuart through Governor Wise, has communi-
Gated order TO General j. W. Watkins Of this city, TO
prepare equip and mount Immediately body Of men for
service in the mountains Harpers Ferry, where
many Of the insurgents have taken refuge The troops
will leave this afternoon
The purpose Of the insurrectonss appears to have
been hold the until several thousand slaves could
be collected, and then make stampede through Mary
land and across the Pennsylvania line Those Of them
who have started will DO pursued Immediately
HARrKR's FERRY, Oct. 1S-Noon.
Soon after the stormng of the Armory four dead bodies
Of insurgents shot yesterday found within the
closure.
Captain Brown and his dangerously wounded.
Only two Of the insurrcctionists unwounded Their
names are E1evn Coppch, white man, from Iowa. and
Shields Green colored, from Iowa.
The party originally consisted of twenty two persons Of
whom fifteen killed. two MORALLY wounded; two are
here urhurt and three went off with slaves Monday
morning
Soon after the assault the armory some firing took
place from the hills the Maryland shore supposed To
be from Cook and his party who left Monday morning
Ii returned with general voley, but both parties
were too distant to do damage.
49, of Tho fu
giuves.
There are probably one thousand armed msn here
They have been pouring in all night from all pa Of the
surrounding country.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1s. 1859
The Secretary of War this morning received telegra
phic despatch from Colonel Lee dated seven O'Clock
ing that he called upon the rioters who barricadet
in the engine house the arsenal grounds surrender
promising protect them until the wishes the Presiden
could be ascertained This proposition made order
to save the lives the prisoners who In the
sion Of the insurgents
This message was sent through Lieut.. Stuart of thu
First cavalry The insurgents declined TO surrender
whereupon at preconccred signal from Lieut.. Green
the detachment Of marines who near by orcbly
broke into the engine house, killing two of the rioters
and capturing the remainder Two Of the marines wer'
wounded, one Of them mortaiy. Ossawattomic Brown
The leader Of the rioers was also MORALLY wounded
Several officers Of the arsena together with other prison
| ers, all scaped unhurt
The War Department has despatched an order for TIN
troops at Norfolk, who are Fort McHenry % rema'
| there until they receive further orders.
The President Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tele
graphs TO New York shat the nsurrecucn is entrel!
suppressed Al tho outlaws are killed arrested Al
the freight and passenger trains running with cnr
regularity and safety. No damage has been done 70 am
portion Of the railway track, trains or property.