The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-20


stones from the principal portion Of the street.
Some thhty forty assembled at this point, hav
ing followed the from the depot and with cheers for
Davis and the Southern conederacy hurled bitter taunts
ct Northern black republicans, they termed them
This continued for several minutes when the horses
were srair attached and the moved off, 1t pro
posed stone it, Before the had gone twenty yards
almost every window therein broken TO pieces, and
portion of the wd followed considerable distance,
hurlpg paving stones Those persons not in uniform
whowere standing the platform hastily jumped Of 70
avoid the shower OF stones
The eighth treated in the game amer, out
the ninth car apparently being empty at least no pen.
son being visible, escaped with only one stone.
The crowd exuted In their work, exclamiug that the
black republicans should not pass through Maryland.
4 lapse 0, FIVE minutes succeeded. 4 number Of ro
spectabe persons the meanwhile urging the crowd to
tear up the track
Aer the first train had passed, observed On
Pratt street bridge when anchors dragged the
track at the corner Gay and part of the track
was taken up.
observing this the turned back TO the Pres-
dent street depot and the men disembarked and pre-
pared to march through the city.
Mayor Brown, with a number Of police, ap2eared at
their head and led the way They along at brisk
pace and when they reached centre market space an
immense concourse OF people closed in behind
them and commenced soning them. When they
reached Gay street. where the track had been taken
nm. a large crowd Of men armed with paving stones
.bouered them on their heads with such force that
raj of them X ocked down in the ranks After lay
ing few minutes they crowded into stores on Pratt
street At the Of South and Pratt streets man
ared pistol the ranks Of the militia when those in
tho rear ranks Immediately wheeled and fired upon their
ossaiants and several were wounded The guns Of the
so,aers that had fallen wounded were seized ard
fred upon the ranks with fatal effect In two three
iustances After they reached Calvert street they
succeeded in checking Their pursuers by rapid
fire which brought down two three, and were not
much moested until they reached Howard street where
another large crowd assembled. Some ST mes
thrown at them but their guns not loldei ard
,hey passed OF through tie dense crowd down Howard
street towards the depot
The fcene on Pratt street was Of the most startling
character. The wounded soldiers, three in number,
we're taken up carefully and carried to places Of safety
by the citizens along the street.
At Camden station, where the trains leave - wa,h
ips,on, was assembled large detachment o. ioce
der the direction Of Marshal Kane.
II soon appeared that orders givea to cel tho
tracks near the main depot building This was done, and
soon after large passenger Of the Phladcpnia aud
Baltimore Railroad Company camo up at a rapid rate,
aloa with The soldiers. The soon followed by
ahou, sixteen more, all OF which also occupied by
the military Upon inquiry II ascertained that they
consisted u regiment Of Massachusetts, Infantry, the
sixth commanded by Colonel T. y Jones and Lieutenant
Co,one shut,ack N al eleven companies with aggre.
gatc o. sol men.
"A soon q the trau arrived Of the troops were
compelled 10 change cars when they we're hooted a, by
the crowd, but over; at was committed. sovcral
youas men appeared o. the displayed re-
yo,vtls. whereupon IN capa O OF the companies
dev his wofd aud declared he would protect his men,
S..n after toe train ready 10 start, under charge
o. co. snutt assisted b. Richard Armstrong Many ex.
p,,tot al be 'raia w0ud tart Immediately, but Il did
po, move uut abgat bali Tas; twelve, the delay being
occa 5uea by ise fac ta' rreldclt Garrett had re.
r,ea information lsa a arg crowd of excited mon
had d.tstned t3 tcsr u, the track and blow 90 the
bridsss sla Geeby pie ent ne plssage of the trau
In lev mtnulca after tbo tfsa lott, dischngc Of
Gseams ATTRACTED the Attention o. hs crowd 10 the cor
rcr q rSau and howard streets, where boiy n Ia.
laniry from ne q tie n Fthcrn states, about l50
strong, was rapidly approaching the depot aud
doubi aLxious 10 reach the cars The exctsmenl nov
~ hsyoDd description, sa1 display ng tho ZIG n
the Cpnfgierate states seemed BE- the ralyng point
of The psope sOms "a t. command With stones
when number o he latter discharged heir Inusteis. At
car, twenty ssp,s were srsJ hat ~ a. a. We could
oasr no perrou was Injured. rbsre sotncd - be but
little disc plrs amerg he uoapi especially they
rushed aHtr Ielin1i whIss u,sr w,re entering the
cars ! oroSd X yossg ave them several voies or
brcAa an srncs a shkh asuoshed The wladows
q Ghe whsreTpon three igur psutof thcr mus
Acts ttro fh the wtnisps aas ares they aimed DO.
utca'ey Al iha eroa bs' - 60 uas Injured whist
ibs 10y uas yssrg t,ar the ,orucr n psat and
c ries Hrsss, thty a. lr,o .risoa ~lh ths crowd
asa arisy t'as fsef o. - no tOld'ors, naued