The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-11-03
TE1E EssaD lvEO VERMONT.
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From the Toy Times, Oct 90

From the Troy Times, Oct 90 !
NEWS OF TIE RAID,
Troy and many o,her Northern cities
wer. excited, las, evening, by the news
Of a raid on the village of 81. Abans
Vermont. We issued third edition
at five o'clock, contanin. the bare an
nouncement Of a transfer OF the war on
Northern soil. ana awaited further ar
tculars, which We are enabled 10 pre-
sent to day from the lips an eye witness
Of the mnrlcrous and ruff ,nly transac
ton, Mr. B. Baldwin conductor Of the
sleeping car train from Rouse's Poin,
to Troy, who reached here Al FIVE
o'clock this morning. As narrated BY
him. the ST Alhans raid will long be re
membered as one OF the most daring
aud brutal events in the present war.
THE srEALTny ARRIVAL.
Mr.. Baldwin has been ,aking va
cation for few days--stopping a, ,hc
American Hotel, St. Albans. Abou, i
week ago some strangers came to
board at this house and the fremont.
One Of them calling himself Colonel, ap
pearcd to lie prominent one among
them. He was man of medium size.
about thirty five years Of age, and ap
pearcd to have no other name than
Of Colonel. Others Of the party, who
subsequently proved to be thieves AMI
mnrdercrs, were habi,ed in the uniform
Of United States officers, and all wore a
sort OF wrapner or cape and each car,
ried a satchci slung by ehru! Ter
strap at the left SIDE, after the
mannef ct English sportsman. There
seemed to be no concert Of action be
tween any Of these men--;hcv sail
nothing 10 each other in pnblic-na
cnsuel that would a..
tract attention to all appearances, they
were substitute brokers, contractors or
spectators, such as are often seen IN
frontier towns--S; Albans being onl,
sixteen miles from the Canada lire
o. Tuesday n,.hs ti.e strangers in the
village were reinforced hy others, Mhe,
arrived IN the Il ain from Rouse. paint,
and new faces appeared M the break
fast tables Of the hotels On Wean.s
day morning, a further batch Of con
srirofors arrived til .1on' thirty raid
ers bad collected. And then the plan
was ripe for execution.
HOW THE ATTACK COMMENCED.
Al o'clock y. III. on "Wednesday.
DC, l3, S, Albans VAS in a state Of ap.
parent quiet common to New England
30 excilementsthanI
an occasional team drying through, he
streets or 4 whistle from some ny
preaching train among the Green Noun
tains. The blue waters Of Lake Cham
plain, at some distance from the town.
were nnripplcd the leafy slopes back
Of the place were, still. But the calm
was soon succeeded w a storm Our in
formant, Conductor Baldwin, was stand
ing on the steps Of the American Hotel,
just as the town bell rang out the hour
Of three o'clock, when he saw man
coming out Of the First National Bank,
and as I've did 50 a citizen on the steps
knocked him down.
A second was also f1oored. but tic
third raider had pistol in lie hand,
and tho citizen retreat, 4. The conduc
tor thought the affair was the freak OF
some drunkenmen men, but soon saw
symptoms of disturbance at other
points. Several men appeared to be
rushing about with pistols, in parties OF
five to ten. One Of these gangs met a
MIR. Morrison and presented 4 weapon
to him, demanded his sur. cndcr. He
ahsWcareu, on are JOkin. boys.
They fired, end he frn, wrl,crlng in his
blnod. Our Informant saw h,m throw
up his hands and then sink upon the
ground, aud then he realized for the
first time that the village was attacked
BY organized body "f men. bent on pill
iaye and regardless ofhuman life.
HANKS RoEBED --PEur,I suor.
Meanwhile The attack had lseen 4;
nnl'ancons On the three Banks-thc
F',>, National, Franklin Coun'y, and
st. Albans. Parties entered each.
When The teller or cashier, snspecting
no evil, asked what they desired, the
leader prcsented = pistol; with the ex
clama,ion. "Y,u are ny ri, ners. L: