The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-05-01


which we're seized BY The crowd aud used Tor
the purpose Of assault.
| 4. Ten Of the cars had succeeded in passing
on their way before the crowd were able to
accomplish their purpose OF barricading the
track. which they now hogan to effect by
placing large heavy anchors lying in the vi
entity directly across the rails. And thus
the passage Of the cars Was efestually inter-
rupied.
Having accomplished This object. the crowd |
set TO Justify cheering Tor the South. for JET
ferson Davis, South Carolina and secession,
and groans for sundry obnoxious parties. In
the meanwhile the troops thus delayed at the
depot remained quietly in the cars until
tired Of their inaction. and apprehending
more formidable demonstration, they came
tn the conclusion 10 face the music and march
: through the city.
They accordingly evacuated the cars and
rapidly gathering on the street north OF The
: dcpoi, formed in line and prepared IN make
the attempt The word was gwen to 'march''
and the head OF the line had advanced some
fifteen PAGES, when it was driven back upon
the main body by the immense crowd still
farther increased by badly Of men who
marched down to the depot bearing at their
head a Confederate Aag.
Eight Of the cars started from the Presi-
; dent street depot and passed safely to The
Camden station. The ninth start j but soon
returned, The track having been t0rn up aud
ob,iructed at the corner Of Prali. and Gay
streets.
After considerable delay il WAS deermin-
!, ed Ia make The attempt 10 mairh the trn r.
IAN ~ ibpn up a
= tents of twenty-five cars, only about SKI,
Of whom were supplied with arms The re-,
mainder were recruits and occupied second
{ class aud baggage cars.
Just brInre the movement was made from
: The cars . large crowd Of persons went dawn
e President street With . southern nag AMI
q met the lruops a. they emerged fran The car,
! The southern hag MAS then carried ~ rant
~ lie c lamn. and hnaiiug am, \. llins bean.
4 aud i, sonn a. ,hrs turned MI ot Ganlnn
Y a,cnuc lhey wrre grrcted with valley y
y stones.
" Al The corner IL Fann STREET rwo II the
e suldIrrs srTe siruek ~il, stancs aud knos srd
down; onr Of them Mas taken nv the p"lice
to The drug stare ol I. ]. pnl, Al i,n ennrr
uf Pratt aud lligl, street,. aud the other To
the easlern police siallon.
The Yelling continued aud the s'oSes flew
thick aud fast. Al Pratt street bridge Gun
: Vas fired, sad by policeman No. =. % h.,r
Z been fred from ihr ranks d tie soldiers.
i Then Tie crowd pressed stronger. mil Ihr
e bndy reached the CORNER 81 q y street. where
! lie rronps presented arms an,i fired. Several
! persons i,ii an the i 4 ralnd. and .hr crOS Il
= became luii.us. A number Of re,a.,er'
. were used. aud their shuts tuck effect ia the
: ianks
;, People then ran in every direction in
u ,cargh Of arm>. bur The ar,nnrrs ui the ~ u.
n iary COMPANIES nl The eli, wrrc cln-rir gear.
&c drd aud none runir be nbiaInrd. The hrlns
III continued lroB fnd.r.,k street u saati
il street il quick >urcra.inn bur how man, tel
- Cannut nDw b. a.crIiainsi.
Y AIMING those wm,nded was yourg man
u named Franci, Marl. nho resides u The
ie rnfnrr 81 Baltimore and A ,qsIih sinris
i lie va, .luI III The srain, but tie wound :.
D nat ,k"eshl 10 be- mortal
e Young man named Jane. Clark was slot
4 through the head, and Instantly killed.
lie James M,tI,. rr.ldias pn fl,e,ie sir,,t
ID Was shot ~ ihr right side u the back, nest
Is the spiny. and thr hall. MINNIE. pa,,rd
j. rhr"u-h han aud iodgr,. aiming tilr lil-e RIB
i. Ne Was 10 tlil, wnuntlrd. Iahn MrCAnn.
u n NJ. 2 Marta lIont susrt. Mls mortal,
- WOUNDED.
u At lie central police station anr snl,l e.
u WAS TAKEN ia dead A. VA. al.p ~" CT rem.
nc THREE soldiers sud nnr e,lilrn W-Tr takrn I,
b. the ,amr place ~ouuflr,l. Tie ,ro~" pa,-r,
u. an up Plat street, aud urai gut street thrr'
e, w.s anil, ~ ,ullrt fled.
D. A. Light sirrrt ahat1 boy named VII
e Ii ~ Reed, hand nn boarl the ., sir' slpaI
e. !. Wild = Iroii.' u io,k enu,ty W, rr,rl,
y Ell ball Ihro II lhr ali,lntnrn, aud sas M
sc irg ID laI arrupni., ~ ihr hnlL ~ ~ sleep
y Another Lo,. pa,G,k Iriiliu. employed \
Ii tie Green llnn.v, Pratt street, MS 'hu
IN ttroush the buwels While lookIns lrpm 10
Ct dou.
e. frrnyird crowd returned The FIRE f,"u
q feVpl,rrs AID with blak.. Andrew Rob
u. bins. a membrr Of ,0lanirtr comgany Iron
lis Stuuihsion. tunn., vss ,hni 10 the back .
&c The brad. aud Tell Rum The nnks. I!e Va
i. taken inln the doug .irir VI Jrs,r :. Hunt
nr corner ~ Pratt snd Charles streets. III
d wound i dangerous.
d: Another soldier. ). II NrrdhIn. mrin
ne Der ~ Tie Ma.sschus.ii. tsgim ~, va. sirUcl
it BY brck AID Knocked lpsrn.Illr ltnm III,
=. ranks. lie was taken into ir bouk store o
b. =. y. Kurll 1871 Pratt street. liz VS. sup
m. posed TO be dying. prof. J W. r. D1hba
MS was yer, actIye ~ rendering assistance &
n. the wounded, as were also uthrf ph, ..ciau.
At the CORNER Of Howard anil D"Ssr street
s. the toops il The cars fired ,oIlry At To
~ citizens on the eurHet. aud several wrr
=! wounded. but their names could MT BE- q,
crriained. The trnops embarked 81 III
~ Camden station, and the rtDad. many thou
". W sands ia number. set put 10 run along III
" railroad track 81 the Washington branch. Oh
'ar strUeting tho tack a. they went With Loo
aud blocks Of marble. The p6liCs lollOs ~
removing the Obstruetions.
Among the citizens shot dead !. Mr. Da
,is. Of the irm Of psybier. Davis & G.,
TINS shooting Was done by a soldier A. ID
lfa. has saI ..s a.