The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-14
A Washington Train Attacked by
Baltimore ROughs.

Secretary OF State.
A Warrington Train Attacked by
Baltimore Roughs.
Tho Star of last evening publishes the fol-
lowing special telegram from Philadolphia:-
PHILApsLrnIA, Oct. l3.-Thc train which
Philsdelphis Wa, STACKED Il in Baltimore shout
soyen O'Clock by one OF the most villsinous
and cut.throat looking mobs that ever dis:
grsced even Baltimore. The train consisted
Allied chiefly with malo passengers, but num-
Der Of lady passengers were In the Tearmost
At Annapolis Junction one OF the lads who
usually sell newspapers on the train between
washipgton and Baltimore commenced taking
a vote Tar the Presidency among the male
passengers, and after going through the train
he reported flfty votes for Seymour and blair,
forty-two for Grant and CnlfhN, and seven
neutral, or who declined TO tell how, they In
tended to vote at the Presidential election.
In giving their votes for their fayoritcs tho
passengers INDUCED In good-humored plea
santry, but not single angry or exciting re-.
The design of taking this vote WAS de-
ycloped when the train reached Baltimore
publicans, to make them the marks for the
m OBJ In the preconcerted attack on the train,
which took place at the President street de-
pot Many Of the passengers on the train to
baltimore were way travellers who generally
voted for Seymour and Blair, and on the ar.
rival Of the train IN Baltimore, most Of them
left at Camden station, leaving the remaining
passengers chiefly Republicans.
The cars were drawn through Baltimore by
horses, separately, and IS the nrst car, In
which were the smokers, was halted on the
east side of President street depot, 1t was
almost instantly taken possession OF by a mob
OF roughs, upwards OF hundred, who leaped
plea both doors OF exit, so as to make sure OF
the passengers inside. The mob outside
crowded against the windows, shouting for
Seymour DT nu and Blair was the rallyIns cry Of
| those outside, then they nocked into the car
| and flled the passage way between the seats
till II was i'm possible for the passengers to es
cape. Tho rutlans inside commenced an OF.
| animation OF each passenger as TO where he
| livod; II he WAS going to Philadelphia to vote
| and ending with threat that II any Grant aud
| ColfaI men were in the car they would have
| their brains blown out.
4 party OF three or four nccosted william
1eySr .t the MetfSpon H one PS
wise; The leader presented a cooked revolver
sS held do S%ai yr
going to Philadclphis to votel Tell me quick
| or I'll blow your brains out" adding horrible
oath. Thornton begged them to spare HI. NE
one of Bill McNullen's crowd, in PhIlsdsl
Hhia., The man with the pistol said: "io,
iie ! 9slievs yoS, are one Of thS K"disAls 60
you were, would kill you right here" III
| added, In q threatening manner, "Who do yoI
know In Philsdelphis that can youeh for you
| Tell me somebody know In PhilHdelphis, o.
will Kill you;" still holding the pistol to hi
face. Thofnton held up his hand and swor.
that he was telling the truth, when the rut
dams left him, begging him to excuse" then
for having treated ono OF "Mully's" crowd 81
1 ugbly.
"A coiored man who sat In the rear OF Mr.
| Thornton was next assaulted with black jack
ever the head by three or four OF tho rutisns
for daring to look at them. He gave no provo
ssNon whatever. While this was going oil
yelling, "Brins them OUT" "Kili every on'
| Of them" Don't let ono Of thom go en- th,
train" Throw them under the cars"
to h,T. tS.ip turn 81 sro..cIsninsiioa MO 10 Il,
same style As that aduinistered to Mr.. Thorn
ton, but before the examiners had time to 81
through the entire car In this way the EoX
ons arrived, when the mob ran down toward
1t and boat several OF the passengers In tn,
most brutal manner; One passenger ~er
pulled bodily out Of the sids window H3'
pumMel him 10 moro.
Tho third car arrived snd Its occupants wor,
treated in tho same Way After This the rHi
"SeymOur and Blair" with imprecations tina
II ANY "Grsnt aud Colfsx man dared to say h
was Tor either OF them they would kill him OF
the spot.n None of the passengers were armed
al least no weapons were displayed by them
After the cars were well coupled the mob un
coupled them with shouts that they woul
keep the train there and not let u go TO Phils
The conductor and engineer, however
coupled up as rapidly 4. possible, and sue
the switch and back again 10 the depot to a
tsch the Baltimore cars. This was the signs
for another attack. The rioters again enters
the smoking car, and n man standing on
front platform ran into The baggage car, pun
sued by as many AZ could kick and beat him
Ono or the mob received acut on his head
4 d ~, Nn Etar
Ing that II he could catch the man who did |
he would shoot him. some one said the ma
In the light coat did 1t. At this the ruflisn
rear end OF tho car, whose clothing core
iponded to the description. When the rutfis
WAS about to shoot him some one else said
That's not the man, he's in the last car"
The Infatuated ruhians then rushed TO tn
Tsnr car, but by this time the train had started
As 1t psSssd along Canton aTcpuc II Was TO
lowed by . running mob as far as CheEte
street, but no further violence was att.mpte
except by excited men leaping upon the plat
form and roaming through the cars huntin
| like blood-hounds Tor "Tho man In the lish
Clothes" but It seems no had made hlmssl
| scarce.
During all the time this was going on ther
were three or four uniformed policemen pre-
the rioters or to be AFRAID OF them, for n
arIetts were made ~ could be De6n from tn
cara.
A number OF Washington passengers who In
tended coming to Philadelphia were left \
baltimore, having escaped In the confusion
How many were hurt, or whether any wCr
Killed, could not be AsceFtAined by the pasEcI
gers, rs tho tFAin moved of while the excite
crowd were roaming round the depot
The following citizens Of Warrington cit
and Philadelphia were on the train, and sui
ecled to the outTagcs Of the rAbble: Thoms
H. PlOwman, architect and builder, Washing
ton oityj Lafayette Myers, Horace A, MooTy
and joseph Snowden, OF General Spinner
bureau In the Treasury Department. WilliaI
T.. Hughes, of tho Bureau Of the ComptTOlle
Of the Currency; S. J., Brown, OF Washington
Gcorge o. Evans, Of PhlladclphiA, and other,
who were eys.w l.nGases OF the occurrence
above deserted. 7.
| %
THs New York Commercial Adrediiser say
the Republican clubs In the Twelfth assembl
district and other parts Of tho city continue
to receive numerous AccessionB from the Ger
mans. The German Republican vote in Boa
ton and vicinity viii be much larger this yea
than ever before,