The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-05
THE HAMBURG MASSACRE.

On the i,h Of July inst company
0f the State militia tcolored) We're
marching along one of the streets Of
Hamburg. 8 c. The street was over
100 feet wide, and the company was
marching in columns of four While
so marching they were met by two
yoang white neE in n buggy, who in
sisted on keeping their course In the
stree without regard TO the movements
head Of the column, which thcreupon
halted. Some parieying took place,
which resulted in the com psny yielding.
opening their ranks and allowing the
young men 10 proceed on their course.
On the following day the young men
referred 20 took out warrants If arrest
against some II the officers Of the mill
tia company. Who were brought before "a
trial Justice for trial The trial was
afterward adjourned till 1 p. NJ Of Sa-
turday. the oth inst. Before hat hour
arrived, on Saturday. many white ci'i-
zens from the country around Hamburg
began 10 gather in the town and armed
themselves with gu,,s and pistols The
militia company IN the meanwhile had
assembled at their armory in the village
and at the hour set for the trial the de
PENDANTS did not appear.
At this point it has been stated in dis
patches aud newspapers, that the mill
tia officers having detied the authority
OF the trial justice. the citizens were
called upon Ia assist the trial justic. bv
acting rs his posse Nothing of the
kind in fact occurred. ! he militia failed
to appear because of their fear of inju-
~ at tho hands Of the armed white
men. and the trial justice after formally
calling them, took no further steps TO
cause their presence in his court on
account Of the excitement and the evi-
dences Of an impending conflict. While
affairs were in this condition, there be-
ing, according To all accounts. from 900
to 800 armed white men from the sur
rounding country in the town, u demand
WAS made 10y the whites for the surren-
der to them of the arms Of the militia
An hour or two passed in negotiations
concerning the dem and the whites in
forming the militia company that if the
arms were not given up In u short time
most of the witnesses say in half
an hour the whites would open fire on
the militia The militia refused 10 de-
liver up their arms, saying that the
demand was wholly unwarranted and
illegal. and that they had reason to fear
for their lives # they gave up their arms
A brisk fire was then opened by the
whites upon the building in which the
rnili,n was assembled, and soon after
one of the attacking party was killed
by y shot from the militia IN the build =
ing A piece of artillery WAS there
upon brought across the bridge from
Augusta, loaded with canister, and
fired several times NJ the building In
which were tho militia. This had the
effect 20 cause the militia - eudeavo
To make their escape from the rear of
the building. The Town Marshal of
Hamburg. = colorcd man. who was liv-
.ng in the building. was instantly shot
by the attacking party while thus en-
deavoring 10 escape from the building
Twenty or twenty five of the militia
were captured by the attacking party
and kept under guard for several hours
Finally, about two o'clock OH the morn
ing of the 9th Of July Sunday after
consultation among their csptors AMI
with complete apparent delberation.
five Of the captured militia men were
called out. one 10y one. AMI sho, Ia
death in the presence Of large body of
their csptors. The rest Of the captured
party were either turned loose or broke
loose and ran, They were fired upon
AS they ran. aud thrce of them severely
wounded, one Of them probably mor-
tally Attorney General Stone thns
>accinctly reports this part IF the affair.
SiA men took A. r. Atts~ay out IT the
ring He and his mother begged for
his life. but in vain H WAS IL TO
turn around and was sho, tc den,h by
the crowd. David Phillips MAS next
taken out and MAS similarly killed..
Pompey Curry was next called ont.
He recognized among the bys,anders
Henry Gvixen and DIR. Pierce Butler
called on them 70 keep the other men
from killing him. He IAN and WAS
shot a. he ran. one ballet triking him
90 the leg below the knev. Afterwari
Abr, Myuiaft, Moses Parks and
Hampton Stevens were kill d. Steveas