Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-07-23
The Capture Of the Baltimore
Trains.

= lady, who i. .tcmporarily residing in Phladcl-
pha, was a passenger in the $40 Baltimore tram
that lett the city on Monday morning and Was cap
turud hy rebel cavalry near Bush river. We have
heard the statement of this lady. which may be
dcuscd ne follows The tram, containing two hun
dred passengers at least was moving over the road
at the usual rate when suddenly, at Magnolia. vol
ley of muske;ry was fred into it, AMI oi the
OH the engine was killed. The train was immediate
Is stopped and the cavalry 10 the number of several
hundred Immediately drew themselves up in battle
ARRAY. Are you going to murder U.S. inquired
our lady informant
No uiadam. We do not intend to hurt you we
are nearly all Marylanders, and only want the Gov
ernment property
With This assurance the lady passengers had their
fears quieted The marauders commenced remoy-
ing the baggage OF the passengcrs and assisting them
out, Of the party carrying the child III care Of
our informant 10 "A shady place.
All bis having been done in somewhat buried
manner, the train was fired and ran the bridge
at Bush river. where il burnt and destroyed pur.
ton OF the bridge.
The marauders were under the command Of Major
Henry Gilmore, of Baltimore. lie s attached to
the rebel army. He was 10 Baltimore Sunday,
Ut which time he learned that Major General Frank
In would bo on the train on the following morning
1t wac then determined TO capture him The Gene-
raj still suffering from wound he received in
battle in Gen, Banks army corps short time
since, and this prev euted him from efecting his
cape The rebels said they had plenty Of friends in
all parts Of the neighbOrhood where tho train wHs
/ 4ucN uOIses were eplcnulu-lOOhlnB hll-
mails, woll fed, and quite lively, aud pranced about
in all directions thus making sufficient dust to al
most choke the passengers number OF those on
tho train were robbed and this reported 10 Ma
jor Gilmore who had assured all that private proper
i ty should be respected One OF tho ladies' had lost
one Thousand dnllars. The man who robbed her WAS
identified by tho lady and be made To return
the money, by order of the Major, who drew pistol
aud threatened to kill him the spot ii he did not
at once restore the money, he threat had a salu-
/ tGry effect The passengers generally had TO walk
from the place Of captivity 10 the Gunpowder river
during which many OF the mon were Suns,ruck, aud
that is the last our informant heard Of them. Sho
and the children taken in private carriage Ia
} GunpO"drr river, whore they we're taken on board
United States gunboat, aud very kindly treated,
In eight hours after the train was entirely consumed
and with portion Of the woodwork of the bridge
toll into the river.
Tho soldiers, numbering forty men stationed as q
guard u, Magnolia, we're Oh u blackberry hunt al
the time Of the capture,
Our informant states that General FRANKLIN VA
ssko u he could ride borfe, and that he replied
that he could not without giving unnecessary pain
A light wagon was then proeurei aud the GeneEa
Vas driven away,
In addition TO tho above we may state that ID,
succeeding train from Baltimore Was captured, snc
II 10 tAid The PASSENGERS generally we're robbed.
We bear II further stated that some Of the ladle
desired 4 have 0l the buttons Of GilmoTeI coat
asa msmento u tbs occasion. eeyersl were di'tTs
bulsi