Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-04-25

John Carr residing at the corner of Exeter and Bank
streets was wounded by musket ball in the Knee The
wound is severe.
street. shot in the fore-fnger of the right hand.
A Young man named Mallory was shot on Pratt st.,
near Cav, and died at the central police station
James Keenan, was wounded by having Minnie ball
pass through bis body He was one OF the stranger sol
diers. His wound was supposed to be mortal. he
was taken to the Office of Dr. HntZe where he received
snroca attendance and was then taken to the Protestant
Infrmary.
At the police station an old man, who did not give
bis name, was badly wounded.
How many were wounded it was impossible to ascer-
TAIN as many of the soldiers who left on the cars were
known to have been injured.
Kirk Hatch, Of Philadelphia, was wounded on the
head by blow from stone or bludgeon he was
severely injured
James Connor of Baltimore, was likewise wounded
about the head with ston and taken to his residence
on Bond street.
HIREL1NGs 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 Llght
street there was another voIley fired.
At Light sire ct wharf boy named William Reed, a
hand on board the oyster soop Wild Pigeon, OF ork
county, Va, received ball through the abdomen, and
dying at last accounts in the hold OF the schooner
Another boy, Patrick Griffin, employed at the Green
House. Pratt st., was shot through the bowels while
looking through the door.
A frenzied crowd returned the fire from revolvers
and with bricks. Andrew Robinson, member OF a
volunteer company from Stonington, Conn, was shot
in the back of the head aud fell from the ranks
He was taken into the drug store OF Jesse S. Hunt,
corner of Pratt and Charles sts His wound is dan
gerous
soldier named Needham, a member of the Mas
sachusets ment, was struck by brick and knock
I'd to the pavement senseless. He taken to a
store near by where be received medical attention
from Prof. Dunbar, but died in few moments
THE HIRELINGs BAD MARKsMEN-sToNEs BETTER THAN
BULLETS.
At the corner of Howard and Dover streets, u
the military companies pressed upon when the
troops in one of the cars fired voey into the citizens
The balls struck in the brick walls of the dwelling dash
ing out pieces of brick and making large holes IN the
walls. The lire returned from several points with
guns and revolvers, and with bricks by the crowd
Several soldiers wounded here but it Is though NO
citizens struck by the bullets of the soldiers The
faces of many of the soldiers through the car
windows, streaming with blood from cuts received
from the shattered glass OF windows, and from the
missiles huled into them Several wounded, supposed
to have been shot in their passage along Prtt street
taken out of the in bleeding and fainting
condition at the Camden station, and transferred to the
other cars.
TERRIFIC ASSAULT UPON THE HIRELINGs-TaEY FoF
THEIR LIVES
From Gay to South street, on Pratt, the fight with
the soldiers who marched or rather through town
terrific. Large paving stones hurled into the
ranks from every direction the negroes who about
the wharf, in many Instances joining Ia the assault. Al
Gay street the soldiers fired lumber OF Shots though
without hitting any one, far could be ascertained
After firing this voley the soldiers again broke into
but ano her shower of stones being hurled into the
ranks at Commerce street with such force to KNOCK
several Of them down, the order given to another
portion of them to halt and fire. which had to be repeat
ed before they could be brought to halt They tber
wheeled and fired some twenty shots, but from their
STOPPING and lodging to avoid the Stones but four OF
five Shots took etct the marks of greater portion o
their balls being visible the walls of the adjacent
warehouses; up to the second stories. Here iou
citizens FELL two OF whom died in a few moments, ane
the other two carried off, supposed to be norta
, wounded.
AS socn as they had fired at this point the mser
able poltroons again whee ed and gave leg ball. whe
some three four parties issued from the warehouse
there and fired into them, which brought down thre
more soldiers, one Of whom carried into the sam
store with the above alluded to, and died n
few moments. The others succeeded in regaining thei
: feet, and proceeded with their comrades, the who
running as fast they could, and running fire wa
kept up by the soldiers from this point to the depo
o the crowd continuing to hurl stones into the rank
throughout the whole line of march.
PITEoUs APPEAL FOR MERCY.
AS one of the mercenaries who fired at Commerce s
discharged his gun, he struck with stone an
- knocked down. and as be attempted to arise anothe
stone struck him in the face, when he crawed into
store, and prostratng himself the floor, clasped
hands and begged peousy for his life saying that
threatened with instant death by his officers if
refused to accompany them. He said onehalf of thel
had been forced to come in the manner, and /
hoped all who forced others to might be killed
fore they got through the city, He plead so hard thu
no further vengeance bestowed upon him, and
was taken to the police station to have bis woun(
, dressed
THOUSANDS GATHERED AT THE CAMDEN STATION.
! AS early as 9 O'Clock, throngs collected about tt
Camden station in anticipation of the arrival of tt
a troops from the President st. depot. The throns
:, gradually augmented until about 10l1 O'clock whe
a large body of police appeared, and the mass toe
it for granted that the troops coming. Mea
+ while the ASSEMBLY kept itself informed events
the lower depot by Several young men On horsebac
J., who rode rapidly forward and back between the d
4 pots. The Mayor of the city and the board of polio
o Commissioners did their utmost to pacify the crow
n as well as did other prominent citizens. Final
"a crowds, rushing pemel from the lower streets to Il
>, depot, gave notice that the were coming, ar
they arrived one alter another, drawn by four hose
g The blinds OF most of the cars were shut dow
and in those not provided with blinds the troops la
down fiat to avoid the bricks thrown at them. ri
q car windows were perfectly ridded, and their sid
% bore great indentations from the rocks and brio
= hurled at them.
e FEARFUL SCENE.
The scene while the troops were changing cars W
ndescrlbaby fearful Taunts clothed in the most fee
full language hurled them by the painting crow
who, almost breathless with running, pressed up to
car windows presenting knives and revovers and ours
up into the faces of the soldiers The police throw
b In between the and forming barrier the troo
n changed cars many of them cooking their muskets
It they stepped on the platform.
IS After embarking the assembage expected to see
train move of, but its departure evidently delay
In the vain hope that the crowd would dsperse but
sweied and the troops expressed to the officers of
road their determination to go at once or they wou
at leave the cars and make their way to Washington.
to THE TRACK Observation-Disclosures TO TEAR IT UP.
w bile the delay was increasing the excitement, wi
ID cry was raised the platform, and dense crowd
" down the platform and out the railroad track towar
of the Spring Gardens until the track for mile was ba
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