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

blood from cuts received from the shattered
glass of the car windows, and from tho miss
lies hurled into them. Several wounded, sup
posed to have been shot in their passage
along Prattstrcct, were taken out of the cars
in blccdiug and fanting condition at the
Camden station, and transferred to tho 9TH
or cars.
TERRIFIC ASSAULT UPON TIE IilRELNGs-
THEY RUN FOR THEIR LIVES.
From Gay to South-strcct, on Pratt, the
fight with the soldiers who marched, or rath-
er ran through town, was terrific Large pa
wing stones were hurled into the ranks from
every direction; tho negroes who were about
the wharf, in many Instances, Joining in the
assault. At Gay street the soldiers fired a
number of shots, though without hitting any
one, so far as could be asccrtaincd. After
firing this vollcy the soldiers again broke into
q run, but another shower of stones being
hurled into the ranks at Commerce street
with such force as to knock several Of them
down, the order was given to another portion
of them to halt and fire. which had to be re-
peatcd before they could be brought to a halt.
They then wheeled and fired some twenty
shots, but from their STOPPING and dodeing to
avoid the stones, but four or five shots took
effect, the marks of a greater portion of their
balls being visible on the walls of the ada
cent warehouses, even up to the second sto.
rlcs. Here four citizens fell, two of whom
died in few moments, and the other two
were carried off, supposed to be mortally
wounded
AS soon as they had fred at this point, the
miserable poltroons again wheeled and gave
leg bail, when some three or four parties is-
sued from the warehouses there and fired into
them, whicl, brought down three more sold
icrs, one of whom was carried into the same
store with the one above alluded to, and died
in a few moments. The others succeeded in
rcgaining their feet, and proceeded on with
their comrades, the whole running MS fast as
they could, and running fire was kept up by
the soldiers from this point to the depot, the
crowd continuing to hurl stones into the ranks
throughout the whole line of march.
A T1rEoUs ArTI:..L FOR M.:cY.
AS one Of the mercenarics who fired ut Com
mcrcc street discharged his gun, he was struck
with a stone aud Knocked down, and as he at
tempted to rise another stone struck lin in
the face, when he crawlcd into a store and
prostrating himself on the floor caspcd his
hands and begAcd pitcotsly for his life, saying
that he vas threatened with instant death by
his officers if he refused to accompany them
llc said onc-half of them had been forced to
come in the same manner, and he hoped all
who forced others to como might be killed be-
fore they got through the city lie plead so
hard that no further vengeance was bestowed
upon him, and he was taken to the police sta:
ton to have his wounds dressed.
THOUSANDS GATHERED At THE CAMDEN STA
TON.
AS early MS o'clock, 'throngs collected
about the Camden Station, in anticipation of
~ al fl,ot a..
street depot. The throngs gradually aug
mcntcd until about 10! o'clock, when large
body of police appeared, and the mass took it
Tor granted that the troops wcrc coming
Meanwhile the assembly kept itself informed
on events at the lower depot by several young
men on horseback, who rode rapidly forward
and back between the dcpots The Mayor of
the city and the Board of Police Commission.
crs did their utmost to pacify the crowd, as
wc!! as did dothcr prominent citizens. Finally,
crowds rushing pell~m from the lower streets
to the depot, gave notice that the cars were
coming, and they arrived one after another,
drawn by four horses. The blinds of most of
tho cars were shut down, and in those not
provided with blinds the troops laid down fat
to avoid the bricks thrown at them. Tho car
windowswcro perfectly rldl,d, and their sides
bore great fluctuations from the rocks and
bricks thrown Mt them
FEARFUL SCENE.
The scene while the troops we're changing
cars was indescribably fearful. Taunts, clothed
IN the most fearful language, were hurled at
them by the painting crowd, who, almost
brcathlcss wlthrunning, pressed up to the car
windows, presenting knives ond rcvovcrs, and
cursed up into the faces of the soldiers The
police wcrc thrown in between tho cars. and
forming barrier, tho troops changed cars,
many of thom cooking their muskcts as they
stepped on the platform.
After cmbarking the asscmblagc expected
to see the train move off, but its departure
was evidently delayed in the vain hopc that
the crowd would dispcrsc; but no, it swcllcd,
aud the troops expressed to the officers of the
road their determination to go at once, or they
would leave the cars and make their way to
Washington.
THE TRACK oBSTRUCTED--ATTE TO TEAR
|tIs IT UP. R
While the delay was increasing the excite
ment, wild cry was raised on the platform,
and dense crowd ran down the platform and
out tho railroad track towards the Spring
Gardens, until the track for mile was black |
with an excited, rushing mass The crowd, |
as it went, placed Instructions Of every de-
scription on the track Great logs and tclc-
graph poles, requiring dozen or moro men
to move them, were laid ecross tho rails, and !
stones rolled from the embankmcnt.
A body of police followed after tho crowd,
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