The New York herald., 1869-12-27
FEARFUL RIOT on A RAILROAD TRAIN.
Free Fight Between Passengers, Conductor
and Brakemen.

(From the Springfield QlL) Register, Dec 22
Prom passenger wh0arrived here from the south
here OF twenty-five minutes past nine O'Clock last
night, learn the particulars Of one OF the most
brutal and a. shameless outragss we have ever been
Atsome point below Auburn I've drunken Irishmen
got the tram and paid their fare to that point,
the ordinary checks for way passengers, eacn check
bearing number signifying the station 10 which
they mad paid After = the tram len Auburn the con-
the still seated In the smoking car told them
they had passed their sta ton. They replied they
Auburn. Mr.. Clark SAID they nad paid to Auburn
only. and must pay an additional fare they wished
aa % s paa on Is neua Shown sns oSe WHICH
plainly proved they had paid to Auburn only, they
assailed the conductor with the most brutal lmpre-
or anywhere they pleased, wltn or without fare.
Upon this Mr.. CLARK left sne and went collect the
remainder OF hts fares before entering into any
But .nis apparently peaceful triumph only enraged
the rufans and shortly alter Mr. Clark left the car
Of s Sea.inR him he leader q the gang found hi:
way the ladies' car, which he attempted to enter.
trance ana who Ae at one blow, Knocked senseless
BY tnls time the passengers were thoroughly aroused
to the position. the train was proceeding at full
speed, and among peaceful passengers were i've
rutians, whose ordinary brutality was increased by
whlskey, and BY the peaceful demeanor Of the con.
car sprang upon the intruder. The flrsI who ap-
preached him was knocked down and the conductor
then assaulted and received stunning blow.
Another passenger then struck neavy Dl0w, which
fortunately prostrated the brute VINO WAS then
beaten senselesS.
then turned their attention TO the other cars where
an active battle going on between the other
four rioters and the passengers @ IN an moment or
down approached the leader OF the gang who WAS
still In ladies' car, and struck him some fearful
blows; the passenger also who had been struck
seized poker and gave the villain some crushing
blows, by THIS time the train had stopped as
Chatham and the other passengers In the ,adies'
car TO save the life or the worthless brute VINO was
again senscess took him up and put him out OF the
car. They had hardly done 80 when shower OF
stones and biilets OF wood came flying through the
car windows smashing heglass aud injuring several
passengers, among Others two ladies' aud one or
II seems that the passengers in the forward cars
had driven the rioters or the train and that they
were taking this method OF revenge. The ladies'
and children were hastily bestowed IN the safest
places IN the car, while the men prepared to repulse
TINS new attack. They had hardly done 70 when the
his former punishment came into the car and began
hurting the biets OF stove wood at its occupants.
The passengers At once assailed him. ana IN shors
while search was made for pistol or knife with
which TO kill HIM, but none could be found on the
tram moved or ne arose from the ground and at
tempted 70 get on again but one Of the men en-
poyed on toe train struck him . disabling blow
with heavy bottle, which stretched hlm senselesa
and bleeding on the ground.
Wnie this last encounter was IN progress the pas
sengers aud train hands drove OH tine rioters, who
were assalling the laAAes' car from the outside 70
that WITH the defeat OF the leader the anr was over.
Oar informant states that the battle Pted while the
train was standing ct Chatham-s0ne twenty min
utes We are NOS informed OF the extent OF the IN
juries received by the passengers. One man re-
celved severe face wound. others were more or
less bruised and e We mention above several ladies
and children were hurt On the whole II u - brutal
and causeless an ARRAY o. we have ever heard Of,
and In view OF the possible repetition Of such out
RACES the ofcers OF the company should provide the
train men arms suitable to repel such attacks and
protect peaceful passengers.