Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-11
Serious Riot at GIymout. =

RowDIEs RAID ON A REsPECTABLK EXCURSION
Pistols, Stones, and Sticks Used-Ssrsral N.u
Seriously Injured The DiSHrbdnce Suppressed
blythe PromPtHess and Decision Of the Military
R-cursiontSts.
Yesterday afternoon, about 81 O'Clock, a dis
graceful disturbance took place ut Glymont,
down the Potomac. IL appears that COMPANY
b. OF the Washington Light Infantry Battalion
ffst annual excursion-and the wawasset took
Down IN the morning, pleasant party of
the members Of the company and their friends
As the steamer was leaving the wharf q number
OF young men, some of them reported to be ne
toIious roughs, rallying under the name of
"Hayseales," attempted to take passage on
her, but they were not allowed to do 80. There
were about thirty OF them, and before the boat
left there was q skirmish among them on the
wharf, occasioned, it Is alleged, by enc GNed
Kane OF Capitol Hill, striking man known
down the river leaving this hard crowd on the
wharf, and owing to their absence the excur-
slonists had pleasant trip down and an agree
r Sne time during the greater part Of the day
htre AZ 81 O'Clock p. m, and these parties sue
ceeded in getting on her, but until nearing ely
mont there was no disorder. At this
party ran against q second ward man, and one
threatened to settle the other as soon as he got
to land as he was opposed to fighting on water.
the hotel. Kane struck Dutchy again, but the
friends OF the parties separated them, and IL
was thought that there would be no further
trouble. About IS minutes afterwards, how
set was being formed, two of the Capitol,HiIl
men came on the floor Of the dancing pavilion
and walking up to Dory Falconer, who was
taking with afriend, one of them struck him
twice. Falconer Immediately drew a pistol and
fired three shots. The first struck Ned Rare
IN the shoulder, and another just missed party
coner then ran towards the hotel, and asked
Omcer Charles Reiss to protect him. "Skinnyn
Doherty was mistaken by the crowd for the
party who fred the pistol, and he was set upon
and beaten with fists, sticks, and stones, and
ferrib bruised. II was then ascertained that
went on search for him, and finally found him
secreted IN the woods, and with cries OF chang
hfm!' Kill him!' &c, they beat him quite as
badly as they had beaten Doherty. These events
happened in few minutes. Capt. Waugh, of
tne Light Infantry, thereupon ordered the as
formed, with members Of other companies di:
persed the belligerents, and taking the ringiead-
ers on boar0 OF the boat locked them m In sena-
rate state rooms. Ii Is probable that had IL not
been for the promptness of the company in
foI ming and taking a hand in the skirmish
Falconer would have been killed and nerns =;
Others, as the ''Hayscalerso seemed determined
10 wipe out the small crowd Of Second wariers.
After the riot had been quelled, the whistle
was blown and the excursionists re-embarked.
On the trip up the time was spent very pleas
antly. the boat reaching her wharf here about
10 O'Clock. FaIconer preferred TO remain ~
Glymont, but came M this morning on the m Ali
boat. and Is not 20 much injured as was thought
at first.
1t will be recollected that las. wear an exenr-
sion az Marshall hall was broken up by a riot.
Something should be done to protect peacelble
excursionists against the interferenee of row
dies in order TO prevent q repetition Of such dis
graceful scenes.