Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-04-26
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The Philadelphia Press gives the following
account of the return of the Pennsylvania
Regiment of volunteer, from the battle ground
at Baltimore
\ i late hou:, we are going to press, we
have intelligence of the arrival Of General
Smalrs broken Regiment, which returned to
this city at eleven O'clock, witha number of
wounded, battered volunteers and, we fear
number of disfgured and pallid corpses.
At this late hourwe have rot time for de-
tailed description
The train on which the Pennsylvanians were
transported, reached Canton a suburban depot
i'll Baltimore, at eleven o clock Here the track
was found torn up The Massachusetts troops
occupied the first four cars. The track in front
was hlled with anchors masts, rocks, &c, =
While the Massachusetts troops marched on,
the Penn sylFania troops amid a great crowd
OF rioters, attempted to clear away the OBJ
stacles. The mob pursued the Massachusetts,
men as far as the Washington depot, and four
of the latter were killed
The mob then returned to the cars where the
Pennsylvanians still remained General Small
ordered the troops to remain in the cars. ard
placed sentinels at the doors But many per-
sons leaped from the windows, greatly excited.
and engaged with the mob All of these were
more less injured, and three fatally
| The mob was commended by a party OF
| young men, well-dressed, apparently gentle
mems sons. They fired pistols, and discharged
bricks. &C.. into the cars. The Pennsy lvanians,
| who made fight, drove back the crowd. and
wounded or killed many of them.
Gen. Small maintained his courage during
this exigency. The railroad officers were par
alyzed, and refused to attach locomotive to
the train. Gen. Small himself left the train
and ordered an engineer to attach locomotive,
which was done
| At this time Gen. Small was seized by the
rioters, with Corporal Petit and Sergeant A
! G. Rowland
The Superintendent Of the railroad then ad-
dressed the crowd. He rode a horse and by an
ingenious ruse made the rioters believe the
troops were prisoners of war.
The train moved at Il 80 to the freight de-
pot and the troops were set to work moving
bags, SC. This deceived the mob who took the
volunteers to be workmen.
Marshal Kane had the troops finally hasten
ed to special train, and they came up to the
city.
Gen. Small with the remnant of the troops,
jumped upon the train from Washington, due
at Baltimore at o'clock and were brought to
this city. Both trains on their way up picked
up fifty or more stragglers. A special train
will be sent down to-day to take up the strag-
glers.
More than one hundred men are missing.
One of the Massachusetts men was killed by
a great piece of iron striking him in the head,
thrown from a housetop. The troops then
turned and fired upon the mob by command,
killing large number of citizens of Baltimore
and wounding many others.
The mob then dispersed in great alright and
returned to the Pennsylvanians in the cars.
The behavior Of the troops throughout was
signalled by great GOODNESS and courage All
are anxious to go back with arms and driAe the
assassins through the streets of their own
city. They were cheering repeatedly for the
| Union.
number Of the Massachusetts, men are in
town, having been detached from their regi-
ment. The appearance Of Gen. Small and men
is frightful in the extreme, being battered and
gashed from head to foot. Many are stabbed.
| Lieut.. Colonel Schenable, of Gen. SmalI S
regiment, has had his right eye cut out A
man living at Fourth and Brown Streets was
stabbed in the groin.
| Many Of the men had not eaten prior to their
arrival in town, period of twenty four hours.
| report prevailed in town last evening that
| A g. Rowland, Esq was dead. 1t was not
| true.