The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-01
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BALTIMORE, Aug. 3l.-Last night an
nttnCk was made on the Colorcd por-
ton of the "camp meeting" held Mt
Shipley's woods, three miles from Ham
over station, on the Washington road,
by band of armed desperadoes. Sew
erul negroes were badly beaten and
wounded, and q white man man named
Milton Benson, while mt PRAYER, was
shot in the back of the head and NOR
tally wounded, the ball coming out mt
his mouth. As fnr as can be ascertain
ed, the following are the facts in this
outrageous affair.
a white camp meeting, attended by
many Ministers of the NJ. Z. Church, Of
the North Baltimore District, of which
MIR. Lanahnn is Presiding Elder, was
being held at the place before stated.
The Rev. Mr.. SpeRke, and other white
Ministers were officiating Mt white
camp meeting, near which, under the
auspices OF the same, some colored pco-
pie were holding camp exercises also.
During yesterday afternoon number
of young mon were noticed in the camp
ground having pistols on their persons.
They were, so far as can be ascertained,
residents Ofthe surrounding neighbour
hood. No disturbances occurred dur
ing the day, but about midnight, whilst
the colored people were conducting
their religious exercises, they were sud-
denly set upon by Il gang c f men, max
ing loud shouts and imprecations. Tho
attack commenced with the beating of
colored man while on his knees. The
negroes mt once rose up, and n scene of
wild and Understandable excitement en-
sued; women screaming in terror; shots
were fired Ivy the nSSHiluntS, but III the
dark few are supposed to have taken
effect. The cOlored men rallied
ana turned upon the assailants
and drove them off two or three
times, whilst the women fled
toward the white camp. Many
cOlored people were wounded with
clubs, and there were some flesh wounds
from pistol shots. Some of the colOred
men had pistols, and used them freely
upon their assRilants, but with what
result is not known. Finally the con-
fiict was ended through the persuasions
of white ministers and others, by the
colored people leaving the ground and
seeking their homes, leaving their camp
to the desperadOes, who further grnti-
fed their unmanly spirit by piling the
tents and effects Of the negroes (inclu-
ding bundles and trunks of clothing) in
heap and setting fire to the pile, des-
trOying all. The white man shot, ms
first mentioned, was at prayer Mt the
altar in the white camp where MIR.
Speake was conducting exercises. BY
whom the shot was fired is not known,
but the friends of some of the ministers
believe that it was fired by some of the
white rioters who intended it for a
prominent Methodist minister. How
this may be is impossible to say. 9th
ers think it was simply n stray shot,
which Is very probable. Our inform
ant says the white men certainly began
the disturbance while the colored peO-
pie were engaged in religious exercises.
The nssailants are reported to have
used various rnllying cries, among
which was heard the expression, GLOW
about New Orleans" There are many
exciting and doubtless more or less ex-
nggerated stories circulating about the
affair, but tho above, aslfIr MS can be as
ccrtained, seems to he authentic.