The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-16
THE BALTIMORE OUTRAGE.
Attack ON the Republican Passengers
They are Threatened and Beaten by
n Mob of Runans.
The city Disgraced.

Special Dispatch to the Washington Star.
PHILADELPHIA, October 13.
The train which left Washington at
$40 p. NJ. yesterday for Philadelphia
was attacked in Baltimore about seven
O'Clock by one OF tho most villainous
and cut-thront looking mobs that ever
disgraced even Baltimore, The train
consisted of three passenger cars from
Washington, filed chiefly with male
passengers, but a number of lady pas
sengers were In the rearmost car.
At Annapolis j Junction one of the lads
who usually sell newspapers on the
train between Washington and Balti-
more commenced taking vote for the
Presidency among the male passengers,
and after going through the train he
reported fifty votes for seymour ana
Blair, forty-two for Grant aud CoItax,
and seven neutral, or who declined TO
tell how they intended to vote at the
Presidential election. In giving: their
votes for their favorites the passengers
ihdulged in good humored pleasantly,
but not a single angry or exciting re-
mark was made on political SUBJECTS
by any of either party.
The design of taking this vote was
developed when the train reached Bal
timore. Itwas evidently intended Ito
spot'' the Republicans to make them
the marks for the mob in the precon :
certed attack on the train whlch look
place at. the President-street depot
Many OF the passengers on the train TO
Baltimore were way travellers, VINO
generally voted for Seymour and Blair,
and ON the arrival of the train In Balti-
more most of them left at Camden STA
tion, leaving the remaing passengers
chiefly Repu publicans.
The cars were drawn through Baitl-
more bv horses, separately, and as the
frat oar. in which were the smokers,
was halted on the east side OF Fresl-
dent.s street depot, it was almost Instant
10 taken possession. of by MOB oil
ronohs. upward of a hundred, VINO
leaped upon the front and rear plat
forms, and occupied both doors OF exit
so as to make sure OF me passengssls5 sa5
inside. The mob outside crowded
aCsinst the windows, shouting for Sey-
mour and Blair.
Sevmour and Blair was the rallying
crv Of those outside; then they hocked
info the car, and filled the passage way
between the seats till it was imposslble
for the passengers 10 escape Ihe tul'
fans inside commenced an e1amlna y,
lion of each passenger as 10 where ne
lived: If he was going to PhiladelPhia
70 vote; and ending with the threat that
iSanv Grant and COlfaX men were on
the Train they would have their brains
a marty of three or four accosted
william Thornton, of PhtladelPhlanr
and assistant purveyor at the MetFoP
oiitan Hotel, Washington, who was SIT
ting quietly in his seat, In this WISE
Tbs leader presented a cooked revolver
which he held directly against morn,
tonis mouth, saying "N here do you
IinaS .iE ore Won going TO Philadelphia tC
rote9 Tell me quick, or I'll 6low your
bTsins out!'' adding a horrible oatn
Thornton begged them to spare ms me
and 10 nollify them, told them that ne
wss one of Bill McMullen's cfowa "
PhiladeIphia. The man with the plsto
ssii: UYouslie; believe you are one o
the Radicals going to Philadelpnia e
vote: and If thought you Wste, s1,i
tSonid kill you right here. he added
". thTestenipg manner, "Who DO yoC
ttnovy IL in Philadelphia that can vouct
,ar rouP Tell me somebody know II
Pr,;iadelphia, or / will kill you;. Sill
hoIdinp the pistol to his face. 1horn
| toT heId up his hand and swore that n!
~ rss telling the truth, when the rui
| sons left him, begging him TO 'eScnse'
tharn for having treated one Oh Aut
| IvIs crowd" SO roughly.
A colored man who sat IN the rear Q Q
| Ar Thornton was next assalle9 wiz u
| Hack lacks over the head by three o
four OF the rufaans, for daring 10 loo.
- tben. He gave no provocation VIVA
So While this was going on INSIDE
sbs crowd outside were ineessantl;
SaIiino HBring them out, ""ktll ever.
5Ssa of theIn,D "Don't let one OF then
1 Sas Sa ~, the train" "Throw them unde
The other passengers expected ever.
,,oYnaut to have their turn OF cross e3
smination In the same style as thas su