Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-13
EXTRA.
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR,
This Afternoons Dispatches.
THE ELECTIONS.
FROM PHILADELPHIA TODAY


A Washington Train Attacked in BaIti-
merc-The Republicans Spotsed-shame.
iui OutraSes upon Passengers.
Especial Dispatch to the Star.]
ts PHILADELPHIA, Oct 13.-The train which
LETT Washington at $40 p. m yesterday tor
Philadelphia was attacked in Baltimore about
seven o'clock by one of the most villainous and
cut-throat looking mobs that ever dIsgraeed
even Baltimore. The train consisted of three
passenger cars from Washington, filled chiefly Y
with male passengers, but a number of lady
passengers were in the rearmost car
At Annapolis junction one Of the lads who
usually sell newspapers on the train between
Washington and Baltimore, commenced taking
vote for the Presidency among the male pas.
sengers, and after going through the train he
reported fifty votes for Seymour and BLAIR,
forty-two for Grant and Colfax, and seven
neutral, or who declined to tell how thew In
tended to vote at the Presidential election In
giving their votes Tor their favorites the pas.
sengers indulgcd in good humored pleas lntry,
but not single angry or exciting remark was
made on political subjects by any Of either par.
ties.
The design of taking this vote was developed
when the train reached Baltimore 1t was
evidently INTENDED ",o spot the Republicans
to make them the marks tor the mob in the pre-
concerted attack on the train which took place
al the President street Depot. MANY OF the
passengers on the train to Baltimore were way
travellers who generally voted for Seymour
and Blair and on the arrival of the tram in
Baltimore most of them left at Camden st,, .
Republicans.
horses, separately, and as the first car in which
were the smokers, was halted on the east side
OF President street Depot it YVES almost in
siantly taken possession ofby a mob ofroughs,
upwards OF a hundred, who leaped upon the
front and rear platforms, and occupied both
doors of exit so as 10 make sure Of the passeu
gers inside. The mob outside crowded against
TIE windows, SHOUTING for Seymour and Blair.
Seymour and Blair was the rallying cry of
those outside, then they flocked into the car
ana rucd the passage way between the seats
till 1t was impossible for the passengers to es-
cape. The ruffans inside commenced an ex-
animation OF each passenger as to where he
lived; il he was going to Philadelphia to vote:
and ending with threat that if any Grant and
Coilax men were Ia the car they would have
their brains blown out.
A party Of three or four accosted William
Thornton, PhiladelphIan, and assistant pur-
yeyor at the Metropolitan Hotel, Washington,
VINO was sitting quietly In his selt, in this
wise The leader preseatsd a cooked revolver,
which he held directly against Thornton's
mouth, saying, "Where do you live are you
goirg 10 Phiiadelphia TO vote Tell me
quick, or I'll blow your brains out r' add
Ing horrible OATH. Thornton begged them
to spare his life, and to mollify them, told
them that he was one OF Bill McMullen's
crowd in Philedelphia. The man with the pIs
tol said: 'Iou lie; believe you are one of the
Radicals going to Phils aelphIa to vose; and il
l Thought you were, 1 would kill you right
"Who do yeu know in Philadelphia that can
youch tor youl Tell me somebody know in
Ph',adelphia, or will kill you;" st IL holdin
the pistol to his face. Thornton beId up has
hand and swore that he was telling the trath.
when the rufiians left him, begging him to sex
cuse" them for having treated one Of s.Mullys
A colored man who SIT In the rear of Mr..
Thornton was next assailed, with black j.cks
over the head, by three or four OF the rufians
for daring TO look at them. He gave no proyo-
inside, the crowd outside were necessarily
yelling, bring them out" "KiIl every one Of
them don't let one Of them go on the
train." Throw them under the cars
The other passengers expected every moment
to have their turn of cross-examination in the
same style as that administered to Mr.. Thorn.
ton, but before the examiners had time to 60
through the entire n in this way the next one
arrived, when the mob ran down towards 1t,
and beat several Of the passengers in the most
brutal manrer. One passenger was pull d
bodily oul OF TIE side window and kicked and
beaten by the mob till they could pummell him
no more.
The third car arrived and its occupants were
treated in the same way. After this the ruff
fans staggered through the cars, shouting for
'Seym mour and Blair" with imprecations that
If any ''Grant aud Coltax man dared to sly he
was for either OF them they would kill him on
the spot" None of the passengers were armed:
at least no weapons were displayed by them.
After the cars were well coupled the mob un-
coupled them with shouts that they would
keep the train there and not let 1t 60 to Phila-
delPh,a.
The conductor and engineer, however,
compiled up as rapidly as possible, and sue
creded IN running the Through cars" out to the
switch and back again to the depot to attach
the Baltimore cars. This was the signal for
another attack. The rioters again entered the
smoking car, and man stindIng on front
platform ran into the baggage car, pursued by
as many as could kick and beat him. One OF
the mob received cut ON his head, and he
showed 1t TO the pas sengers, threatening that If
ne could Catch the man who did 1t he would
shoot him. Some one said the man in the light
coat did It, AT this the ruffians rushed to-
wards peace ible passenger at the rear end of
the car, whose clothing correeponded to the
description. When the ruffian was about to
shoot him some one else said ..That,s not the
man, he's in the last car
The ipfuria uffians then rushed to the rear
car, but by this time the tram had started As
it passed along Canton avenue it was followed
by running mob IS far as Chester street, but
no furtber violence was attempted except by
excited men ieaping upon the platform and
roaming through the cars hunting like blood
hourds for .sTbe msu in the light clothes," but
it seems he bad made himself scarce.
During q VI the time this was going on there
We're three or four uniformed policemen
present, who appeered either to fraternize
with tie rioters or to be afraid of them, for no
arrests were made as could be seen from the
cars.
A numt sr OF Washington passengers who
intended corning to Philadelphia were left at
Baltimore, having escaped in the confusion.
How many were hurt, or whether any were
killed, could not be ascertained by the pas.
sengers, as the train moved OFF while the excited
crown was roaming round the depot.
The following citizens Of Washington city
and Philadelphia were on the tram, and SUBJ
lected to the outrages Of the rabble Thomas
H. Plowman, architect and builder, Washing
ton city; Lafayette Myers, Horace A. Moore
and Joseph Snowden, Of Gen. Spinners Bu.
rcau in the Treasury Department.; William L.
dughes, Of the Bureau Of the Com ntroller of