The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-11-15
Asn:EAo.7r viii, M1SI5y

An Eso.7r with M0&ItY
\ nervous individual, V 10 signs himself "p'
I. O. furnishes the Newark Drily advertiser
with tn" following account of Mosbv's recent
visit to the Baltimore and Ohio Raroad a
AT Il quarter past nine o'clock on Thursday
night, October lsth, party, consisting OF two
ladies, baby, purse and myself left the B.!,i.
more and OHIO Railroad depot ut Baltimore for
Niarti' sburg, Va. The ticket agent told us that.
at a. NJ we wonld be at the latter station,
safe and Sound. Nothing OF interest occurred
until near station called uoncyvillc ten mil $
south Of llarpcrs Ferry, and about the same
distance from Mar;lnsburg. looked ~ nv
watch and found it 12 In another instant
we were alarmed by Il sudden crash, which
threw many passengers from their seats; thrr
followed numerous shots outside The passrn-
gers cronched down close to the bottom orthc
car for safety; cries of"guerrias !" "cucr:!las. ~
responded on every side, and altogether a scene
OF panic was presented that can be better inf
agined than described. TO add to the ti,mult.
three or four shots were fired through the win
dows, breaking the glass in thousand pic
ccs;;
In an instant We heard the robbers ehscripy
the cars from both ends. Surmisirc their cr
rand l Jerked my watch from my pocket and
""'ueo !" w lazy companion, telling her TO
sccrete it, which she did. just then one of,hc
fellows stopped before inc with Il pistol to my
head and demanded my pocket book. | ol,ev
cd with comn,endablc diligence. III passel on
to relieve. my neighbor Of Iris hat, coat. watch
and pocket book.
Another of the band approached pistol in
hand, "Here you Id Yank hand over vonr
watch" "You are too late" answered proInp,-
ly; ut. is gone" The fellow seemrJ .,t;.t;d
with this and went on.
A very demonstrativc fat lady seated near
the end o1 our .clr, then Jumped up, cauu!t one
of the rehrs in her arms, "Oh, nv love. nv
dear man, you will not kill me-" she screamed
and at the same li,ne clinging to him, until in
ungallant anger he rohred "Confound you LET
me 60, | will lose my part of the plunier with
your simplicity" We were then ordered ont
As the train was to be set on fire.
On leaving the cars we had to climb stccn
sand bank. about twenty feet high, there TO
await further orders.
The Passengers in the sleeping cars Jared
worse, rs all, with one exception, lost their
hats, coats, boots, watches and money. When
they were elected from their quarters and as
cended the hill, they presented II sorry apne,r-
ance-)ust conscious of their loss, TREMBLING
auth co|d and fearing they might be invited to
German emigrants bound for Ohio, who. whev
the thieves demanded their money. slowcI
fight. 70 intimdatc the rest, two men w.,,.
instantly shot by the butchers, and a woman
wounded. The remainder were ordered to
leave the cars, but did not understand the com
mand. Mo>by ordered his men to fire the ears
and burn the "d-n Dutch" The Conduc,or
begged of him to hold on until he could find y
mau who could speak German. The poo.
creatures ere were at last made TO understand
Ihey lett the car it WAS set on fire, and tho
two men and one wounded woman left IN ,hC
flames.
There were abonL thirty Union soldiers or
board unarmcd. returning to their commands
these were taken prisoners, and also forty
nifty OF the passengers were ordered to fall
IN hnc to be taken off, About this time fell
Itt!c nervons--not having ary strong dcsir,
t" visit L'bby~~but fortunately, as / had :