The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-22

street, We're taken out of the car In a bleeding
and tainting condition at the Camden station,
and transferred to the other cars
From Gay to South street on Pratt the
hight with the soldiers who marched, or rather
ran through town, was terrific. Large paw
ing stones were hurled into the ranks from
every direcaon, the negroes who were about
the wharf, In many instances, Joining In tha
assault. At Gay street the soldiers fired n
number OF shots, though without hitting any
one, so far as could be ascertained. After fir
ing this voiley the soldiers again broke into q
run, but another shower Of stones being hurl-
ed into the ranks at Commerce street with
such force as to knock several of them do own
the order was given to another portion of them
to halt and fire, which had TO be repeated be-
fore they could be brought to 4 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 a greater portion of their balls
being visible on the walls of the adiaceu I
warehouses, even up TO the second stories -
Here four citizens fell, two OF whom died in a
few moments. and the other two were carried
off, supposed so be mortally wounded
As one of the soldiers fired he was struck
with Il stone and knocked down, and as he at
tempted TO arise another stone struck him in
the face when he crawled into a store and
prostrating himself on the floor, clasped his
hands and begged piteously for his life saw
ing that he was threatened with instant
death by his officers if he refused to accom-
pany them. lie said one half of them had
been forced TO come in the same manner and
he hoped all who forced others To come mig h {
be killed before they got through the city. He
plead So hard that no further vengeance was
bestowed upon him, and he was taken To the
police station TO have his wounds dressed $
soon they had fired at this point they Il rain
wheeled and started Off in a full run, when
some three or four parties issued from the
warehouses there and fired into them which
brought down three more soldiers, of
whom WAS carried into the same store with
! the one above alluded TO, and died in few
moments. The Others succeeded in regainipg
their feet, and proceeded on with their COM
rades, the whole running as fast as they could
and a running fire was kept up by the sold-
ers from this point to the depot, the crowd
continuing TO hurl stones into the ranks
throughout the whole line of march.
| THE TROOPS REACH THE CAMDEN RAILROAD STA
As early as nine O'Clock throngs collected
about the Camden Station in anticipation of
the arrival of the troops from the Presiden t
street depot. The throngs gradually aug
men ted unnl about 104 O'Clock when a large
body of police appeared, and the mass took it
for granted that the troops were coming.
Mean while, the assembly kept itself informed
on events at the lower depot by several young
men on horseback, who rode rapidly forward
and back between the depots. The Mayor of
the city and the Board OF Police Commission
ers did their utmost to pacify the crowd Al.
well as did other prominent citizens. Finally
crowds, rushing pell-mell from the lower
streets towards the depot gave notice that
the cars were coming, and they arrived one
after anotheC. drawn by four horses. The
blinds of most of the cars were smut down.
and in those not provided with blinds the
troops laid down fiat to avoid the bricks
| thrown at them. The car windows were per-
| fectly rddled, and their sides bore great in =
dentations from the rocks and bricks hur led
| at them.
| The scene while the troops were changing
| cars was indiscribably fearful. Taunts, cloth
| ed in the most fearful language were hurled
at them Dy the n3utlnp crowd whn aim
breathless with running, pressed up to the
car windows, presenting knives and revolyers,
and cursed up into the faces of the soldiers -
The ponce were thrown in between the cars,
and forming n barrier the troops changed
cars, many OF them cooking their muskets as
they stepped on the platform
After embarking the assemblage expec ted to
see the train move OFF, but its departure was
evidently delayed in the vain hope that the
crowd would disperse but no, it swelled and
the troops expressed to the officers OF the road
their determination to go az once, or they
would leave the cars and make their way TO
Washing ton.
While the delay was increasing the excite
ment, wild cry was raised on the platform
and a dense crowd ran down the platform and
out the railroad track towards the Spring Gar
dens, until the track for a mile was black with
an excited, rushing mass. The crowd, as il
went, placed obstrustons OF every descrip-
tion on the track. Great logs and telegraph
poles, requiring dozen or more men to move
them were laid across the rails, and stones
rolled from the embankment.
body of police followed after the crowd,
both in a full run, and removed the obstruc-
tions as fast as they We're placed ON the track
Various attempts were made to tear up the
track with logs of wood and pieces of timber
and there was great ontcry for pickaxes and
handspikes, but only one or two could be
found. The police interfered on every oc-
casion, but the crowd, growing large and
more excited, would dash off into break
neck run for another position further
lima aIzI
The police followed, running, until forced to
stop from exhaustion. At this point many of
the throng gave it up from exhaustion but a
crowd, longer winded dashed on for nearly a
mile further, now and then pausing TO attempt
to force the rails or place some obstruc ton
upon them. They could be distinctly seen for
mile along the track where it makes bend
at the Washington Road bridge When the
train went out, the mass of people had mos tiy
returned to the depot. Shots and stones were
exchanged between the military and citizens
at several points, with the result detailed
elsewhere.
THE SHOOTING AND KILLING OF ROBERT W. DAVIS
Eso.-INauEsf AT THE SOUTHERN POLICE STA
TIoN.
The death of Robert W. Davis Esq at the
hands of the Northern troops yesterday, has
created an in tense feeling in this comm unity,
especially among the merchants, of which
class he was an honored member, in the firm
of Messrs. Fegram, Paynter Davis, Bdlti-
more street. He had gone out to the railroad
track with the multitude, and when shot was
standing apart with some gentlemen on an
elevation, between the distillery and Redley
street, on the Spring Garden side. He re-
ceived Il Minnie musket ball in his left side
and reeling for moment or two, fell, and
died without uttering word, though he
breathed several times after policemen Pun
phrey, Creamer Butler and Ha wilkins reac he'd
him. A ball also penetrated the back of his
coat. Two or three shots were fired from the
rear cars after he fell, The body was con-
yeyed in vehicle to the southern police sta
tion, where Justice John Showacre appeared
a three O'Clock yesterday afternoon and sum-
moned jury OF inquest. composed of the
following persons George r. Berry, fore
man, VIM. L. Spies James Cam, ] II. Brad
ley, John Lloyd, A g. Wheeler, Peter Leuts,
George w. Mitchell, NJ. Sloan, George r.
Rhodes, George Boyce, Henry Fowle. DIR.
McKew examined the body for the jury, who,
after reviewing it as required by law, ad-
journed to O'Clock this morning, to assemble
at the southern station.
The corpse was laid out at the station dress
ed in the clothes the deceased had on when he
received his death wound-one kid glove on,
and the other partly drawn. Great curiosity
was eyinsd by the citizens to view the body,
fervenr. At four O'Clock the remains were
placed in a coffin and conveyed to deceased's
late residence, corner of Saratoga and Liberty
streets. Mr. Davis leaves widow, but no
children. He was an Irishman by birth, and
married in Virginia. He has brother who
is an officer i'll the British army. Immediately
up IN the announcement OF his dea tn many of
the wholesale dry goods stores OF the city were
closed in respect 10 his memory and in testi-
mony of bis worth. He was q gentleman of
irrepreachable character, fine intelligence, and
greaS popularity in mercantile circles.
We learn from an eye witness that the de-
ceased had gone out 10 the railroad track in
company with Thomas w. Hall, Jr. Leslie
Backier, OF the firm of Buckler, Shipley &
Co, and two other gentlemen and was re-
turning towards the city when they met the
train coming out, followed by the excited
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