Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-04

ANo p'iuSo aoioSS. ooHcS rall, on Iratt-
street, was also soon after barricadcd with
boards, &C., which were being used previous
ly by workmcn in repairing it.
. After considerable delay it was determined
to make the attempt to march the remaining
troops through the city, only about sixty Of
whom were supplied with arms. The re-
maindcr were recruits and occupied second
class and baggage cars.
At the head OF this column, on foot, May
or Brown placed himself, and walked in front,
cxcrting oil his influence to preserve peace
THE IlIRELINGs GREETED WITH A voLbEY
or STONES.
Just before the movement was made from
the cars large crowd Of persons went down
Prcsdcnt-strcet with a Southern flag, md met
the troops as they emerged from the cars
The Southern flag was then carried in front
of the column, and hooting and yelling be-
gan, and as soon MS the troops turned out of
Canton avenue, they were greeted with vol
Icy of stones
at the corner of Fawn street two of tho
soldiers were struck with stones and knocked
down; one Of them was taken by the police
to the drug store of I'd. Pitt, ut the corner
of Pratt and High-strccts, and the other to
the Eastern police station.
The yelling continued and the stones flew
thick and fast At Pratt street bridge gun
was fired, said by tho policeman No. ii to
have been fired from the ranks of the sol.
diers.
Then the crowd pressed the stronger, un-
til the body reached the corner of Gaystrcc
where the troops presented arms and fred -
Several persons fell on the first round, and
the crowd became furious. a number Of re,
volvcrs were used, and their shots took effect
in the ranks
People then ran in every direction in search
of arms, but the armories of the military
companies of the city were closely guarded,
and none could be obtained The firing con
tinued from Frcdcrick-strcct to South -stcet
in quick succession, but how many fell can
not now be asccrtaincd.
BAITlMOREANs KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Among those wounded was young man
namcd Francis y. Ward, who resides at cor
ner OF Baltimore and Aisquith-srccts. lie
was shot in the groin, but it is not thought
| to be mortal.
a young man named James Clark formerly
connected with No. Hook and Ladder Com
pany was shot through the head, and instantly
killed
James Myers, residing on Faycttc. street,
was shot i'll the right side of the back. near
the spine, and the ball, Minnie, passed thro'
him, and lodged among the false ribs. Ile
was mortally wounded. John NIcCann, Of
No. North Bond-stroct was mortully
wounded.
a man named Tlannery, residing on Fcdc-
rck-strcct, near Pratt, was mortuly wounded,
and died shortly afterwards
John Carr, residing at the corner of Exc
ter and Bank-strects, was wounded by mus.
kct ball in the knee. Tho wound is severe.
John Staub, clerk with Tucker & Smith,
on Charles street, Shot in the fore finger of
the right hand.
a young man named Malony was shot on
Pratt'strcct, near Gay, and died at the central
police station.
James N"cnan was wounded by having
Minnie ball pass through his body lie was
one OF the stranger soldiers His wound was
supposed to DO mortal. lie was taken to the
Office of Or. Hintze, where he received sursi
Cal attendance, and was then taken to the
Protestant lnfrmary
at the police station, nn old man, who did
not give his name was badly wounded.
low many were wounded it WAS imposs-
PIC to ascertain, MS many of the soldiers who
lett on the cars were known to have been in.
jurcd.
Kirk Hatch, of Philadelphia, was wounded
Oh the head by a blow fron, a stone or blud.
geon. lie was severely injured. .
|. James Connor, of Baltimore, was likewise
wounded about the head with a stone, and
taken to his residence on Bond-strcot.
HIRELlNGs KILLED AND WOUNDED.
at the central police station two soldiers
were taken in dead, as also two citizens
Three soldiers and one citizen were taken to
the same place wounded. The crowd passed
on up to Pratt-street, and near Lght-strcct
there was another volldy fired t,.s4
at Eight,stfeet wharf boy named Will
liam Reed, hand on board tho oyster sloop
Wild Pigeon, of York county, Va, received
u ball through the abdelncn and was diving,
at last accounts, in the hold of tho schooner.
Another boy, Patrick Griffin, employed at
the Green, House, Prattstreet, was shot thro'
the bowels while looking through the door
a trenzicd crowd returned the fire from re-
volvers and with bricks. Andrew Robinson,
member. of a volunteer company from Ston,
ington, Conn, was shot in the back of the
head, and fell from the ranks. lie was taken
into the drug stbrc of jesse S. Hunt, corner
Pratt and Churcs.streets. His wound is
dangerous. .
a soldier named S. II. Ncedham, NON.
Dor of the Massachusetts Regiment, was struck
by brick, and knocked to the pavement
senscless lie was taken to store nearby, |
whore hc received medical attendance from
Prof. Dunbar, but diod in q. few moments |
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