The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-07-21

were interspersed with bonfros, around which
they sat in anticipation Of the approach Of the
! freight trains but none were sent out without
an accompaniment Of an armed guard The
crisis took place about four o clock on the
afternoon Of the first of May, At that hour
| Sheriff Pole, Of Baltimore county, with posse
Of officers appeareda the Camden station and
were placed in an old passenger car which be.
ing attached TO one Of the tonnage trains, was
started for the main stem near Gwynns falls.
| Here several trains from Mount Clare depot
were drawn up and proceeded along immedi.
ately after the pioneer train. They encoun.
tered no resistance until the deep cut at Jack.
son bridge. Here man was seen ahead oil
the engine waving his hat for the engineer to
stop, but no heed was paid him, the train
continued on and the man who endeavored to
stop it jumped from the track barely in time
TO save himself from being caught beneath
the cow catcher. An onslaught on the train
followed. Pistols, short rifles then in vogue
in this vicinity, and missiles Of different kinds
were discharged and hurled at the engineer
and sherif's posse, while they in turn fired
some thirty muskets at the rioters, several of
whom were badly wounded. Upon passing
under the bridge rocks were hurled down
upon the cars, crushing them in several places
The train passed on, but the three that fol.
lowed were not so successful. They were
surrounded by the rioters at the bridge, who
jumped upon them, put down the brakes, un.
coupled the cars and threw the coupling, pins
away. They were not further interiered with
and returned to Mount Clare. The proceed.
ings Of Friday, May /, were continued Satur.
day and Sunday along the line Of the road
from the city to Ellicott's Mills, Governor
Lyon had conference with the officers of
the road, and issued proclamation "warning
all persons to keep away from the neighbor.
hood OF these disturbances At 4 clock
Saturday afternoon, by authority of the gov
ernor, the Baltimore city Guards, Captain
Warner, and the Independent Grays, com.
manded by Captain Brush were called out
They were placed together with n number of
the sheritls posse, in passenger ears in nd.
vance OF three burthen trains. To the ex.
IRENE end Of the train was the paymaster car
and u small trunk car denominated "Sebasta.
poll Thus prepared the eutire trains moved
Oft together under the command of Colonel
Shut and Captain Rawling No difficulty
was met with until reaching the deep cut at
Jackson's bridge. Here, as on the previous
day, rocks were hurled ut the ears and revol.
ycrs hired at their occupants, In passing the
bridge rocks were hurled upon the cars be.
meath the bridge but did no injury. Shots
were fired by the military on the engines and
by the sheritrs possee at their ASSISTANTS, but
none Of the rioters were injured. After pro.
ceeding about mile further the train, in pass
ing through another deep cut, was again the
recipient of u sharp fire. The military fred.
One man, named Henry Howser, was killed
and several wounded. Howser was formerly
engaged as fireman on the road and lived
near Mount Clare. On reaching Lee s station
the train was brought to stand.still, from
the fact of the engine and tender of an east
bound burthen and stock train having been
thrown from the track by heavy stone
placed thereon. The track was cleared and
the train proceeded on to Elicott City. 1t
left the mills at ten o. clock and returned as
far as the country-seat Of Carroll Spence,
Esq, about two miles from the city, where
some one had spiked the track and the engine
ran oil, with four or five burthen ears, and
several of the military on the engine were
slightly hur:. The military returned to the
city ON foot and reached Mount Glare at 2 A.
NJ. Sunday. No disposition was manifested
TO interfere with any of the trains thereafter
and the difficulty was amicably settled.
Another riot occurred at Mount Clare de.
pot on May 20, 1862. An attack was made
on the buildings at Mount Clare depot by a
large party of disorderly persons calling them
selves union men, who beat and wounded
seven unoGending workmen, whom they &C
cused of being secesslonists. On the 9th
they renewed their attack, and wounded two
other workmen. The police took no notice
Of these ontrages. -Bdttimlore Gazette.