Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-07-15

cd, fire was opened q know not
whether by General Buffers 5orderfor
l5noD upon tho; building, md was re-.
turned by the besie ged. a,
at the end of n alfshour, Merri-.
wether, who was firing from behind
the bridge pier, was killed by shot
from the windows MS already describ-
ed. His death cxasperatcd his fricuds
% the highest degree, and, their fire
making no impression upon the house,
they cent to Augusta for an old can.
non, six-peunder, placing it in IN ex-
posed position within fifty yards Of
tho house. They fred fodr2r5lnds Of
canister, which drove the negroes from
their stronghold, and ended all ap.
pearancc Of fight.
The chief of police (Cook) -and
Moses Park were killed about this
time in attempting to escape. The
remainder OF the party sccretcd them
selves under several houses in the
blocks, which was now cntirely sur
rounded, and i'll n little while MI
we're captured, some with arms in
their hands. Tho prisoners were
marched off q hundreds yards and
compelled to lie down, surroundcr by
their guards. They were kept in this
manner for some time, when Attaway,
Dan Phillips, Albert AIinion and
Hemp Stevens were called out singly
and shot to death on the abutment of
the wagon bridge, and in full view of
largo number ofspectators. Pompey
Curry, when his nau,e was called,
rose suddenly and dashed off through
the high road, escaping with n bullet
through Ills leg.
Gen. Butler had left several Ii ours
before this began, and had restrained
the crowd while he rcmnined. Some
men from Augusta also protested in
the name of humanity, and we're
threatened and told to attend to their
own business. Two or three negroes
who had been captul ed in the street
were vouchcd for and rescued by
gentlemen from Augusta who had
been attracted to the spot by the
firing. One negro (John Thomas)
was shot in the back while in their
charge and died yesterday. lean
find no evidence of citizens Of Augusta
having been implicated in the killing,
though 4 large number were present
i'll the early part of the evening and
all armed. It is affirmed and denied
with equal positiveness that they
participated iii the early firing.
The bodies Of the slain aearaf9ss
were lcftlying where they fell. EaSy
spot is marked with blood today.
One or two Of the bodies were mutila-
ted with hatcheis Of bayonets, Alta
Ways being one Of these. One Of the
four negroes lived until next morn
ing, and died from loss of blood.
The feeling in Augusta among the
better class is one of unqualified coli
domination. All are agreed that the
affair cannot be justified on any
grounds. It was the work Of some of
the band who had infamed them
selves with liquor duriug tho fight.
Tire negroes Of Hamburg fed by
scores to Augusta for protection, but
all are returning to-day. A number
of their houses were broken into and
robbed, and the furniture destroyed.
Prince Rivers house was sacked. His
loss is several hundred dollars. The
band hunted for him to kill him also,
but he had escaped.
The feeling among the negroes in
Hamburg is that of terrified submis.
sion. All the killed had families,
one exception. (Moscs Park } and the
grief and distress of the women and
children was violent and hcartrend-
ing.
| Total killed: Negroes, 2; whites,
wounded, negroes, 4; whites, 1.
General Buffers History ef
tho f1sAis.