Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-27
Lincoln's Flight.

II seems that Mr.. LINCOLN did not 60 down
rom Harrisburg to Baltimo ore on special
rain, but that he left Harrisburg about eight
''clock on Fsiday evening, op special locomo-
i've, and ran back to Philadelphia, arriving
here just in time to take the regular night
rain for Baltimore and Washington Getting
.board in disguise and taking sleeping cor, ne
passed through to Baltimore, arriving there at
.bopt four clock on Saturday morning, and at
Washington few minutes after Eve o'clock OF
The same morning.
The Baltimore papers are indignant at the
President elect, and speak in severe terms OF
him and his conduct, and the indignity paid to
the city. .--y,r-t., s,,-
The Mayor Of Baltimore had made the most
ample and perfect arrangements for the ErsSer-
walton of order In the reception of Mr.. LINCOLN,
and the people designed to pay to him, in good
faith, the respect due to bis position.
Hisjourney from Harrisburg to Baltimore and
thence to Washington, leaving the former
place at o'clock A. M. on Saturday, and arriv-
inn at the latter at AZ Pm. on the same day,
according to the arranged and published pro-
eramme, would have been as safe and secure az
the journey of himself and his party from lndi-
anapolis to Columbus. This fact is made mani
fest. for the family of Mr.. LiNooLN and his
suite did pass over the route, at the time and In
the special train provided for the purpose, and
which, on its arrival at every station, was sup
posed to contain Mr.. LINCOLN also, in perfect
safety. The safety Of the special train was full
ly assured by the complete arran gements made
by the Rail Road Company which were as fol-
lows: The regular accommodation train from
York, Pa, was to precsde the special train with
.be Presidential party some fifteen minutes; pi'
lot engine was to run ahead OF the special train,
at a distance in advance Of IL ofsome two hun.
dred Yards, and men were stationed within
sight of each other the entire length of the road
from Baltimore to Harrisburg, each one pro.
vided with red and white Aag, the red to be
used If the track was all clear, and the white if
there was danger. With such arrangements
there could have been no danger on tho route,
and we feel quite certain, from the efficient ar
rspgemen.s made by the Mayor of Baltimore,
and what did transpire at the deposs, by the
ysst crowds who believed that Mr.. hscoLN waI
on the train, that Mr.. L. could have pass
cd as safely through the streets Of the monu
mental city as he did through our High street
on the I3lhof ,the month. r. r~-,s,
We take the following paragraphs frem sew
eral columns Of matter in the Baltimore Sun
on the appearance Of things and the conduc
Of the people on that day in Baltimore;
GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE.
ihout IL o'clock in the forenoon, from ever
a,ractiop the people gathered about the corne
of South and Baltimore streets until the crowd
extanded from Holiday to Calvert, preparatory
to going to the several points where t was an
uounced Mr.. Lincoln would debark for the train
the dispstchss of his arrival In Washington e
the contrary Notwithstanding, and at noon they
began 10 disperse for the several points.
s-s.o s. THE BOLTON DEPOT. s EAR (,
MANY suuposed that the Presidential train
,,orld sto,, at the Bolton depot, aud thithel
saveral hundred persons wended their way
| The Nav York accommodation train was duo
a fe1 minutes before the special train, but the
time moved slovly, and the crowd became i'm
natient. when speculations began to be made o.
4 tbe nrobability Of accident. That, however, wa
soon hushed by the announcement OF thos'
engaged at the depot that men were statione'
vithin sight of each other the entire length o
| the road from Baltimore to Harrisburg. Thos
men were each provided with Q red and q whit
dag. The red was TO be used II the track wai
ali clear, and the white one II there Was dan
ger. Besides the preeausion OF the hagmen'
uilot engine ran about hundred yards anea
Of the exprssstrain, thus taking every precau
tion against accident, ana 10 the event o. acci
dent 70 one engine there was another On nane
Every thing possible had been done 70 guaranse
b;s ssfe arrival in Baltimore, and the mayor q
tha citv had determ ined TO give him q courts
ous reception, while the entire police of %
citv vas brourhtinto requisition to preserve th
nesce. and 70 prevent the crowd from pressin
- cIosely on the presidential party. ~ +
Al one O'Clock the accommodation train pas
/ al the ienot. and about half of those in waitin
spraur upon It 90 it passed, supposing that
4 bore the President and his party. 9FgSr' d
VIZ 7 AT CHARLES srREET. y " 3 /,
II vas understood that the special train woul
not stop at Bolton, and as soon a. ita whistle VI
sounded at Wocaperry .ns sn' o;a. aa ,ssI. y.
for Charles street. Az si. snSs us ana ,o ! soI;ts, ~
hundred people - ,,ohsh;;,v o ~.
hack was al snas .nu.s. ~ ~. ro;as AZ n yascl
the train migns s.op h;s an
ed the cross,ng tne ens,n nsa.,v ~ ! bsi, m
and checked the epsea ts nsay ~. = -, : r wh;ch :,
conductor ran -. Ssss a..,d so Soliow ali =,
the signal ior tne Mny1e pasS.e. Rns th,
2 peciing 20 sse sny a.. ...co;rtment Then IL v