The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-05-03

Inc oread conhumDlal state, trom whose boom
No bachelor returns-puzzles our wits;
And makes US rather bear the ills we have,
Than ly to others that we wot not Of
The Transit Of the Massachusetts Vol
unteers through Baltimore---Fearful
Scene.
Yesterday morning the excitement
which had been gradually rising in this
city for some days, with reference to the
passage of northern volunteer troops south
ward, reached its climax upon the arrival
Of the Massachusetts, and other volun-
teers, some from Philadelphia, at Presi-
dent street depot, at l04 o'clock. A large
crowd had assembled, evidently to give
them an unwelcome reception. The ar.
rangements contemplated the passage OF
thirty-one cars occupied by the volunteers,
from President street depot to the Cam.
den station of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, over the intervening space oc-
cupied by the Pratt street track.
The cars were dispatched one after the
other by horses, and upon the arrival ot
the first car at the intersection of Gay
and Pratt streets, vast assemblage hav.
ing collected there, demonstrations were
made which evidently contemplated the
stopping Of troops at that point. just
there, repairs of the road were in pro
gress, and a number of paving stones
were lying in heaps, which were seized by
the crowd and used for purposes of as.
sault.
Six of the cars had succeeded in pass
ing on their way before the crowd were
able to accomplish their purpose of barri-
cading the track, which they now began
to effect by placing large heavy anchors
lying in the vicinity across the rails. Some
seven or eight were borne by the crowd
and laid on the track. and thus the pas
SAGE Of the cars was effectually interrupt
ed.
Having accomplished this object, the
crowd set to Justify cheering for the South,
for jefferson Davis, South Carolina and
secession, and groan for sundry obnoxious
parties. In the meanwhile the troops
thus delayed at the depot remained qui.
etly in the cars until tired of their inac.
ton, and apprehendinga a more formidable
demonstration, they came 10 the conclu.
sion to face the music and march through
the city.
They accordingly evacuated the car
and rapidly gathering on the street north
of the depot, formed in line and prepared
to make the attempt. The word was Civ
en- TO march" and the head of the line
had advanced some fifteen PAGES, when il
was driven back uppn the main body by
the immense crowd still further increased
by body of men who marched down Il
the depot bearing at their head Confed
crate flag.
THE RIOT.
Eight Of the cars started from the Presi
dent street depot and six passed safely Il
the Camden station. The other two soor
returned, the track in the meantime hav
ing been obstructed at the corner of Pratt
and Gay streets by anchors, paving stones
sand, &c, being put on it by the crowd
Attempts had previously been made K
tear up the track, but the police by siren
uous effort prevented it. A cart load o
sand which was being driven along wa
seized and thrown upon the track.
The bridge across Jones' Falls on Prat
street, was soon after barricaded will
boards, &C., which were being used pre-
viously by workmen in repairing it.
After considerable delay it was deter
mined to make the attempt to march tn,
remaining troops through the city, onl!
about sixty of whom were supplied will
arms. The remaining were recruits, ant
occupied second class and baggage cars.
At the head of this column, on foot
Mayor Brown placed himself, and wakes
in front, exerting all his influence to pre-
serve peace.
just before the movement was mad
from the cars, a large crowd of person
went down President street with South
ern flag and met the troops as they emel
ged from the cars. The Southern flag wa
then carried in front of the column, an
hooting and yelling began, and as soon q
the troops turned out of Canton avenue
they were greeted with volley of stone
At the corner of Fawn street two of tn
soldiers were struck with stones an
knocked down; one of them was take
by the police to the drug store of T.
Pitt, at the corner of Pratt and Hig
streets, and the other to the eastern p
lice station.
! The yelling continued, and the ston
few thick and fast. At Pratt street bridl
a gun was fred, said by policeman No. I
to have been fred from the ranks Of Il
soldiers.
Then the crowd pressed stronger, uni
the body reached the corner of Gay stree
! where the troops presented arms and fire
Several persons fell on the first roun
and the crowd became furious. A nul
3 Der of revolvers were used, and their she
: took effect in the ranks.
5 People then ran in every direction
e search of arms, but the amories of t
+ military companies of the city were clo
e ly guarded, and none could be obtaine
4 Thefiring continued from Frederick strt
d to South street in quick succession,
how many fell cannot now be ascertainG
At the corner of Howard and DoV
streets one of the marching compan
was pressed upon, when the troops in o
Of the cars fired volley into the citizei
: The balls struck in the brick walls of {
dwelling. dashing out pieces Of brick, a
= making large holes in the walls. The
J. was returned from several points with g
e and revolvers, and bricks by the crowd
e Several soldiers were wounded here,
D. it is thought no citizens were struck
'; the bullets of the soldiers. The faces
q many of the soldiers, as seen through
"a car windows, were streaming with blC
y from cuts received from the shattered q
X Of the car windows, and from the miss
rs hurled into them. Several wounded, s
as posed to have been shot in their pass
Dc along Pratt street, were taken out of
car in bleeding and fainting condition
the Camden station and transferred
the other cars.
. From Gay to South street, on Pratt,
fight with the soldiers who marched
rather ran through the town was terri
Large paving stones were hurled into
- ranks from every direction, the negI
who were about the wharves, in many
stances joining in the assault. At
street the soldiers fred q number OF sh
though without hitting any one, so ia
n could be ascertained. After firing
ee volley the soldiers again broke into I
id but another shower Of stones being hui
m into the ranks at Commerce street '
re such force as to knock several of Il
ne down, the order was given to another
or ton Of them to halt and fire, which
ne to be repeated before they could be brou
lT- to halt. They then wheeled and
I'd, some twenty shots, but from their ST,
ut; ing anddodging to avoid the stones,
ed four or FIVE shots took effect, the mi
no of q greater portion of their balls b
zee visible on the walls of the adjacent W
houses, even up to the second storie
nd Here four citizens fell, two of whom (
IN in few moments, and the other two '
carried of, supposed TO be mortally wol
ed.
As one of the soldiers fred he was stI
with a stone and knocked down, an
ed he attempted to arise another stone stI
bis him in the face, when he crawled in
ING store, and prostrating himself on the
raj clasped his hands and begged piteo
OTIS for his life, saying that he was threats
has with instant death by his officers i
ble refused to accompany them. Hesaid
ery half Of them had been forced to con
be the same manner, and he hoped all
forced others to come might Be killes
+ fore they got through the city. He ?