Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-13
DARING REBEL RADON THE BAL.
TiMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
A TRAIN STOPPED AND THE PASSENGERS
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Pine telegraph announcement of Yesterday,
that a train on the Baltimore and Ohio ,il-
road had been attacked by gnerrillas, turas
out to he correct. I he train which left Balti-
more at six o'clock Thursday evening, was
stopped nine miles beyond Harper's Ferry and
ten miles this side of Mar insburg, by pile OF
rails on the track, and the locomotive was
thrown Of, but going at q slow speed, no dam
age was done.
As soon as tie train was stopped crowd of
armed Rebels shout DO in number, surrounded
1t and took possession Ct the passengers cars,
and scar ched ard robbed each passen ger,
taking iheIr watches, pocket books and even
their pocf knives and Il 9th picks.
Those VI no cid the rcbbing were accompa-
MED by pistol holders, no thrust the muzzles
uDder Tie Ecs1s of their victims whilst they
We're being plUncered
They ola not touch the baggage train or
Adams EXPIRES car. and when they had fin
- / he'd their work with the passengers, mount
60 tier b 1rses and left. 2 he locomotive was
soon pnt upon the track and proceeded on TO
Cumberland
The aggregate amount of money taken from
the passengers was not less than $4,000, while
toe value OF The leweiry, DC, was also consid-
er5o large. Some of the passengers believe that
tie robbers were persons residing in the neigh
lhooa; while s,s anotner parry, q weli,known
ccnyeIseo with oneof the muicted passengers
who stated to him that Major Harry Giimor. of
Z e toniedera te C yalry, was in command of
t2e expeditions, ana that he kne W aud converted
~ Il hum
No one was injured nor was there the least
CispCsi'ioD on The part of the raiders to take
81 lTisoners, q. d some Federal officers aud
Eolci1rs who were on the uair, aud members
oi tie Maryland Legislature, VINO were on
ter way NJ me to the western counties, Jared
worse h n did Q otner passen gers.
a company OF Federal TROOPS were within a
short di- tancs OF tue point wher- the tran was
stepped, but 80 information could be go: to
4 IL N nntil The maraudefs had vanished.
LIE I6 ttiinorc SEa saws:
ltewhCls affair, ind. ed, il a strange and no.
CGu.; the itTst ttme since the var, tits alleged
INST . pss-C rIer tram has baen caoIared aud
%; des Toycd. As 70 - no the raiders really
E.srt, So many yarIous opinions ha We basa ex
res>gt tEat rcshing finite can yet oa stated
1 81 ctre / WAS Il gught oy 50 n "a at It
~ coEe D. = ., s. 9dasory baud, organized
H. ne purpose CT piGGdfriag at every oppor-
e ItR"rceG as uTsiug rather strongly
that hey wtre mol regular Confederates.
TIVE compete success OF the daring affair Gre
sc GEirF al sc. tuent in military circles,
and r wSs stated last evening that a thorough
;LNesf .Eas 500 &oalt % made In regard 10 lie.
As ItEa1ds he ~ ,tlT-d engine and tender, the
;:sL@.SlC eiaI lcFtes, with their usual energy,
TsIatred siI damages Ia about three hours, and
lie detained train. whats muicted passengers,
arT.r.d ir 5unbeTlaad yesterday moruing, al
mo- Z ON mae.
An pas Egrr ard treight trains were rum
lht Z - u. nsi yesterday afternoon, and it WAS
II unsec that 4 large Federal cavalry force
nee % r yiacs q II aiCng The line Of ths road,
w"Nsis siiniir fcTcc had been sent out in
search OF THO IaicerE