Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-04-27
The STANDARD.
THE FIGHT IN BALTIMORE.

Washington. Here an immense crowd had correct
ed and it was palpably manifest that 1T was very TAR
from their object to tender the troops an oVat'on-
The arrangements of the railroad officials were to
pass thirty.one cars occupied by the volunteers,
from the point above mentioned to the Camden sta
ton of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, over the
track laid down between the two depots on Pratt
street
In accordance with these arrangements, the cars
were despatched one after another drawn by horses,
and upon the arrival Of the first car at the nersec
ton OF Cav and Pratt streets, an enormous crowd
having collected there unmistakable demonstrations
were made that an effort would be put forth to stop
the cars at that point Here too repairs OF the road
were progressing and a goodly number of paving
stones lying about in piles, were speedily taken pos
session of by the excited crowd, and subsequently
used for purposes OF assault
BARRIcADING THE TRACK.
Six of the cars had succeeded in passing on their
way before the crowd were able to accomplish their
purpose of barricadng the track, which they now
began to effect by placing large heavy anchors lying
in the vicinity directly across the rails Some seven
or eight were borne by the crowd and laid on the
track and thus the passage ofthe cars was eectuay
interrupted.
TROOPS RESOLVE BRAVE THE STORM.
The object of barricading the track having been
accomplished, the crowd commenced cheering lust-
" for the Confederate States President Jefferson
Davis. South Carolina and Secession, occasionally
intermingling groanS for sundry obnoxious Indivld-
uals In the meanwhile the Yankee hirelings thus
delayed at the depot remained quietly IN the cars
until tired of their inaction, and experimenting
more formidable demonstration, they came to the
conclusion to brave the storm and march through
the city.
THE CARS EVACUATED.
They accordingly evacuated the cars and rapidly
gathering on the street north of the depot, formed
in line and prepared to make the attempt. The
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line had advanced some fifteen PAGES, when it was
driven back upon the main body by the immense
crowd still further increased by body Of men who
marched down to the depot bearing at their head
Confederate flag.
PASSAGE OF THE CARS RENDERED IMPOSSIBLE.
Eight of the cars started from the President street
depot and six passed safely to the Camden station.
The other two returned the track in the mean
time having been INSTRUCTED at The corner of Pratt
and Gay streets by anchors, paving stones sand,
&c, being put it BY the crowd. Attempts had
previously been made to tear up the track, but the
police by strenuous efforts prevented. 4 cart load
of sand which was being driven along was seized
and thrown upon the track.
The bridge across Jones Falls on Pratt street, was
also soon after harricaded with boards, &c, which
were being used previously by workmen in repair
ing it.
After considerable delay twas determined to make
the attempt to march the remaining troops through
the city, only about sixty Of whom were supplied
with arms. The remainder were recruits and &C.
cupied second-class and baggage cars
At the head of this column. on foot, Mayor Brown
placed himself and walked in 'front.' exerting all his
influence to preserve peace.
THE HIRELINGS GREETED WITH vOLLEY OF STONES.
Just before the movement made from the
cars large crowd of persons went down President
street with Southern flag and met the troops as
they emerged from the cars The Southern flag was
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yelling began, and as soon as the troops turned out
of Canton avenue, they were greeted with volley
of stones.
At the corner of Fawn street two of the soldiers
were struck with stones and knocked down. one of
them taken by the police to the drug store of
I. J. Pitt at the corner of Pratt and High streets,
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 policeman No II, to have been fired from
the ranks Of the soldiers.
Then the crowd pressed stronger, until the body
reached the corner OF Gay street where the troops
presented arms and fired Several persons fell on
the first round, and the crowd became furious
number of revolyers were used and their shots took
effect in the ranks.
People then in every direction in search of
arms, but the armores of the military companies of
the city closely guarded and none could be OBJ
tanned. The firing continued from Frederick street
to South street in quick succession but how many
fell cannot now be ascertained.
THE HRELINGs BAD MARKssES-sroSEs BETTER THAN
BULLETS.
At the corner of Howard and Dover streets. one
of the military companies was pressed upon, when
the troops in one of the fred volley into the
citizens. The balls struck in the brick walls of the
dwelling, dashing out pieces of brick and making
large holes in the walls. The fire was returned
from several points with guns and revolvers, and
with bricks by the crowd. Several soldiers were
wounded here but it is thought no citizens were
struck by the bullets of the soldiers. The faces of
many of the soldiers through the car win
dows, were streaming with blood from cuts received
from the shattered glass of car windows and from
the missiles hurled into them. Several wounded
supposed to have been shot in their passage along
Pratt street, were taken out of the cars in a bleed
ing and fainting condition at the Camden station,
and transferred to the other cars.
TERRIFIC ASSAULT UPON THE HrrEL1SGs-rHEY Rim
FOR THEIR LIVES.
From Gay to South street, on Pratt the fight
with the soldiers who marched or rather ran through
town, was terrific. Large paving stones were hur-
ed INTO the ranks from every direction the negroes
who were about the wharf in many instances Join
ing in the assault At Gay street the soldiers fired
a number of shots, tAough without hitting any one
so far as could be ascertaned After firing this
yolley the sodiers.agan broke into rum but anoth.
er 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 por-
ton of them to halt and fire, which had to be re-
peated before they could be brought to halt They
then wheeled and fired some twenty shots, but from
their stopping and lodging to avoid the stones but
four or five shots took effect the marks of greater
portion of their balls being visible on the walls of
the adjacent warehouses, even up to the second
stories. Here four citizens fell, two of whom died
in few moments, and the other two were carried
of, supposed to be MORALLY wounded
As soon as they had fred at this point, the mis-
cradle poltroons again wheeled and gave leg bail,
when some three or four parties issued from the
warehouses there and fired into Them which brought
down three more soldiers, 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 regaining their feet and proceeded on with their
comrades, the whole running as fast as they could,
ana running fire was kept up by the soldiers from
tnlS point the dernt tho t;r,r,i n