Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-19
Matters IN RaItlnore o. sunday.

Toward dusk, on Saturday, people be
came convinced that Baltimore would be
speedily attacked, and when the NIGH
watch of the police made their appear,
ance on duty, armed with muskets and
full cartridge boxes, the excitement ran
very high. At daylight Sunday when
al lrm bells rang, large numbers Of citizens
rushed to the rescue. ......
Recruiting parties marched up end
down Baltimore street, with fife ana drum
| gathering men together, and alaTge num-
Der of citizens enrolled themselves in
this manner. AfLerward the police pa
tr9lled the streets, conScripting every
| available man they met; and, by these
various means, before noon several thOus-
and men were collected, armed, and
marched TO the outer forti6cations: These
Notifications are mainly situated at the
head of West Baltimore street.
Hour after hour reports of the most
exciting description Kept coming iD, and
as the distance between the raiders and
the city lessened, the enthusiastic Folun-
teering of the citizens increased to re-
mSrkable degree. Now a new element
appeared upon the, scene, and mounted
men became the great desideratum-
Livery stables were ransacked, and the
animals found in them appropriated to
THE Government USE. PriyHe7usBables
formed NJ exception, Ross Winsn S
spendid carriage and addle-horses were
taken, and as a special favor he was al
loved 10 furnish substitute for an ele-
CANT aud fayorite pony, but all the rest
were given up to the newly organized pa
trOls. His son, Thomas, also had eight
1ne blOods taken, Butchers, maTketmen,
and carmen generally, had in many in
stances to give up their animals. In ev-
cry case a receipt, valuing each horse at
the regulation price of $3.50, was given.
HarnesmakeTS aud saddlers were next
the especial object of attention, and ev-
cry description of equipage could be seen
on the backs of these impromptn cavalry
steeds. All these mounted men wsro
armed with carbines, and it Is said that
they peri rmed great deal Of valuable
duty. .
The city at this time was in a perfect
fever, and like all such excitements, it no
sooner boiled over than it gently simmer
ed down, until IL became so quiescent
that you could scarcely believe so much
excitement would die out so speedily
So notably was this the case that towards
evening you could scarcely find an excl.
ted man or boisterous orator, so eX-
hauSted had they become.
The rebels headed by j Baltimore rem
egade named Gilmore drove the family
Of Gov Bradford from their elegant
mansion and set the premises on fire
They set lire to all the beds in the house
and the library simultaneously, and
though Mrs. Bradford appealed to them
to allow her to save the Governors pfi-
vate papers, they would not listen to her
They showed her written order from
Bradley L. johnson to burn the house
and all it contained, in retaliation for the
| burning of the house of Gov. Lstcher by
the trooDs under Gen. Hunter.
The Governor himselfWa in Baltimore,
having come 10 the previous night, as he
feared they would make for his mansion.
When he learned that the dwelling had
been burned, he sent out his carriage for
his wife and children, who all arrived in
the city quite safe, though greatly fur
ried at the events of the day.
They also visited the farm of IshmaeI
Day, noted loyalisJ In that neighbOr-
hood. 1t appears that old Mr.. Day had
al American flag flying over his gate, and
the guerrillas ordered him to take the
flag down. He refused saying :: "YoU
may take my cattle, my horses, and de.
strOy my barns but the first man who
ddTes to touch that flag, I'll shoot him OF
the spot" No sooner said than done
for one Of the raiders stepped up anc
commenced taking it down, when Mr.
Day fired and wounded him severely, and
ne was afterWard reported dead. YoI
will be glad to know that the gallant ole
hero escaped from the incensed guerilIas
and is now in safety. His barn and al
its contents were burned, however.