The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-20
The REVOLUTION.
A BLOODY DAY In BALTIMORE
ARRIVAL OF THE MASSA.
CHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
ATTACK UPON THETRooPs
ELEVEN MARYLANDERS SKOT,
THREE OF THE NORTHERNERS
KILLED.
INDIGNATION OF THE PEOPLE.
TOWN MEETING At MONUMENT
SQUARE.
A PORTION OF THE NORTHERNERS
RETURN HOME.
THE MILITARY UNDER ARMS.
SEIZURE OF ARMS
THE PEOPLE UNITED.
SEIZURE OF ARMS.
THE PEOPLE UNITED.
&C., &C., sc.

About the hour of eleven o'clock yesterda,
morning train of thirtyJfUe cars arrived in tn
| city via the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti
more Railroad, containing about l. 200 troops from
Lowell Boston and Acton, Massachusetts,, unde
the command of Colonel Jones, of that State, to
gether with about 900 volunteers from Philadel
phia, Pa, under General John Small.
THE EXCITEMENT.
| NO sooner had the announcement been made
than the entire community was perfectly wild will
| excitement; and in less than fifteen minutes, hun
dreds of people were rushing in crowds toyart
the railroad track on Pratt street. leading from th
Philadelphia to the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, with the intention of preventing The
passage of the troops. Having assembled upor
Pratt street, from Light street far down as the
| oridge, some time was spent in giving vent t.
sheer indignation BY groans for Hicks, Lincoln anc
the Federal Government, and cheers for Jefferson
Davis and the Southern Confederacy.
| NINE CAR LOADS ALLOWED TO PASS.
About hal-past eleven o'clock, a car drawn by
horses was seen approaching from the bridge oyel
Jones rails, and general shout was sent up by tht
crowd in favor of Jefferson Davis and the South
This car, together with eight others, was allowed
to pass unmolested, except that the multitude
gr0aned and hissed at them as they passed As the
tenth car arrived opposite Commerce street. the
brake upon the car became disarranged by some
means, and the car was consequently stopped, wher
man standing upon the sidewalk threw stone
| INV oue VI tue NlnuOWs InlS was q signal to al
assembled, and in instant the stones were Hyine
| tbick and fast. The driver of the car, becoming
frightened attached his team to the opposite end
and drove rapidly toward the Philadelphia depot
the car being stoned until it disappeared from
view.
| TEARING UP THE TRACK.
Alter the lapse of a few moments spent in cheer:
and groans, the crowd, which had by this time in.
creased to the number of about 800, proceeded tc
| tear up the street for the purpose of blockadino
| the track. to prevent the Of n
| the cars. Picks and shoyels were soon procured
and in short time the entire street, for distance
| OF about fifty yards, was entirely torn up the
bridges over the cutters were taken up, and the
paving stones thrown in large piles in the centre
| of the track.
FEELING AMONG THE NEGROES
About this time some one among the party dis
covered several large anchors lying upon the wha
near by, and rush was Immediately made to gain
| possession of them. A number of negroes employ.
ed as sailors upon schooners haling from the
South, ashore from their vessels aud rendered
every assistance in their power hauling the I'm.
mense anchors to the centre of the railroad track,
with cheers for the 'SOuf," and "Massa jeff Da.
Wis" By their assistance, some eight of the an
chors were piled upon the track. car loaded
with sand happened at the time to be passing, and
1t was also seized upon, and being backed up, the
contents were spilled on the centre of the track.
RUSH FOR TIE DEPOT.
! A messenger here arrived from the PHILADELPHIA
| depot, announcing that the troops were about tc
| form and march to the Camden station, being un
able to proceed thither by rail- This announce
ment led to a yell of disappointment from thost
| assembled, when cry of "to the depot" was heard
and the greater portion of them moved off at {
rapid rate down President street.
| THE RETURN TO THE DEPOT.
| As the crowd arrived in the neighborhood of tht
lenot hundreds of citizens joined in, TO discover th
cause of the excitement, and the mass soon swelec
to perhaps 1000 persons. Passing rapidly dowr
p ssdent street, as far as the depot, they Assem-
guaf Il h. 80. =.
The mlntary, ana immediately sont up a ebout 70
the Southern Confederacy, accompanied by tb
most unearthly groans for the troops and the Fed
| eral Government. No movement was made bv tn
| troops for about fifteen minutes to aight from th
train.
THE DIsEMBARKING OF THE TROOPS
During this delay among those in command th
| crowd became furious with excitement and wer
| about to force entrance into the cars when ;
large detachment of police, under charge of one o
the captains, made their appearance and, rustiu!
forward at the risk of their lives succeeded in pre-
venting the attack upon the cars. The order bein!
given by the captains of the various companies 0
the regular troops, six car loads of them proceeded
to aght from the train. As they descended singl
file into the crowd, they hustled quite violent
ly, and were hooted at and Missed by all assemb ed
but finally succeeded in pushing their way, will
the assistance of the officers to the footway along
side the depot, where they formed in double file
awaiting further orders.
A SOUTHERN FLAG RAISED,
AT this instant, cOmmotion perceptible or
President street, and a man appeared, accompa
MED by about one hundred friends, bearing in hi
hands pole having upon it Fidg of the Southeri
Conl ederacg. AS it became perceptible, a lout
| shout OF enthusiasm was sent up by the multitude
and for several moments the air was rent with chez
upon cheer for the Southern flag. Some miscre
ant here stole silently into the crowd, and grasp
ing at the flagstaff, tore it partially in half whe
he was seized by the throat By the man who Dor
the flag, and would have been killed upon the spo
had the police not saved him from their vengeance
The shreds OF the flag immediately cauph
| up by the crowd, and being tied upon the staff
was again saluted with cheers. The most bite
| taunts were thrown at the troops by those sur
rounding the flag, many of whom declared tha
they should march behind it, which they were com
PEELED to do, as will be shown by the sequel.
| RUSH.
The arrangements having been perfected for
march, the order was given, and the whole bod
made movement towards President street WheI
those surrounding the Southern flag made boil
and determined stand, and refused to give an incl
to allow them to pass. Finding it impossible +
proceed, they wheeled around and started in an op
posite direction when cries of bead them OFF, wer
re-echoed through the vast assemblage, and rus
was made to the southern end of the depot. A
this point they were completely surrounded, an
for several minutes it was found to be impossibl
for them to move in any direction. Finally, how
ever, the body of military were formed into pla
tOons four abreast, when three or four of those I
the rear were attacked and separated from thei
comrades. Here again the police, who were unit
ring in their efforts to preseiv the peace, rushed
in, and protecting the men, enabled them to regal
their places in the ranks, when the body agai
made move, and by their broad front, aided b
the police, they forced passage through til
crowd.
MARCHING BEHIND A SOUTHERN FLAG.
As the body moved off, the Southern flag wa
borne to the head of the ranks, and saluted wit
cheers. Groans were given for the troops, an
the flag was Immediately surrounded by about 20
persons, who marched in front of the troops, pre-
tecting the flag and compelling the 'gallaat vol
unteers" of Massachusetts, to march for distanc
of two squares behind the Confederate Banner.
AN ATTACK.
When about one hundred yards from the depo
second attempt was made by several "Unio
Shriekers" to seize the Southern flag, and upo
being attacked by the citizens, they endeavored
escape by retreating behind the ranks of the mil
tary. This action exaspcrated the entire mass
citizens to such an extent that an attack was in
mediately made upon the troops with stones an
such missiles.
As the attack began, one of the soldiers, ma
named William Patch, from Massachusetts, wa
seen to fall about midway of the ranks, havin
been stricken in the back with large pawn
stone. As he fell upon his side into the gutter hi
musket was seized by portion of the crowd al
parently in great state of evaporation, who 81
upon him, and before the police could prevent the
beat the unfortunate Northerner most unmerciu
ly. The gun was borne rapidly off for some di
tance, butwas finally given up to an officer.
THE MILITARY RETREAT.
As the man Patch was seen to fall the cor
mandng officer of the troops gave hurrie
order to the troops to ''ruD," and dippir
their heads, they were soon runnir
at rapid rate, followed by the crowd, who con
tinued to throw stones into their midst as they r
treated. When at the corner of President al
Stiles streets, the crowd pressed closely upon then
and rallying around them, knocked down two
the soldiers and seized their muskets, which we
; very promptly delivered into the hands of the D
, licemen, who checked them in the attack One
the soldiers who knocked down managed
regain his feet and make his escape but the secor
one was quickly picked up by an officer, and ca
ried to the Middle station-house, where he W
protected from the crowd.
, TIE CITIZENS SHOT DOWN.
r The body of troops continued to run with gre
!, rapidity across Pratt street bridge, and as far
3 Commerce street, the point where the street hi
t been torn up, where immense copcourse
|. people had assembled, completely blockading Il
entire street from one side to the other.
r the troops advanced towards them tremendo
e shout OF indignation resounded among them, al
d determined resistance was depicted upon eve
countenance. Almost every man of them provid
n himself with huge paving stone, and as t
e troops advanced shower of the stones W
: poured into them. This had the effect of chec
ing the speed of the troops completely, and for
e few moments the citizens decidedly vict
= rious.
t Finding themselves hemmed in, however, t
= commanding officer of the troops ordered them
e hre, and the order was no sooner given tn
e several of the men foremost in the ranks took
n liberate aim, and at the first fire worthy you
n man named Francis \. Ward, a member of
City Guard Battalion, fell to the earth, pierced
g a Minnie ball in the left side of the groin. 7
e remainder of the troops fred in rapid successi
upon the crowd in front, shooting several perso