Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-07-25

quickly formed In line, and headed by
| Col. Peters, who had before stood at
the head Of the stairs, marched out with
a determined step. As soon as they
reappeared at the door the assault by
the crowd was repeated, but this time
with far different results. The first
rank Of soldiers w-e,.1Je.
LEvELED THEIR MUsKETs
and fired upon the assailants, who inn
mediately retreated, The whole line
then filed out, and were attacked on all
sides. The scene which ensued battles
all description. The sharp
RATTLE OF MUsKETRY,
the popping fsmall-arns, mingled with
the yells Of the mob, echoed through
the streets, while the scene was fitfully
Illuminated by the vivid flashes from
soldiers guns. AS soon as the deter
mined disposition of the company, to
resist the attack was manifested the
crowd scattered wildly in every direc-
ton. The company then marched off
down Front street to Gay, thence to
Baltimore. At this juncture
A FATAL DELAY
occurred in the progress of the soldiers.
Adult ten minutes elapsed before a
movement was made and in the mean
while the mob had returned to the scene
Of action from the alleys and lanes into
which they had retreateo for conceal
ment.sThey evidently thought the regi-
ment was inundated by the reception
given the first company. The next in
motion was company F, Capt. John c..
Fallon, and the attack upon them was
if anything fercer than that upon COM
pany 1. A regular
vOLLEY OF sMALL-ARMs
met them, which they returned with
terrible effect, as later developments
showed. Several of their number were
separted from the line and had to retreat
into the armory, while their comrades
marched down the street, firing at the
mob which followed them, and which
was gradually driven back. Company
B, Captain John B, Duffy, composed
Of much younger men than the others,
proceeded to descend the steps imme-
diately in the rear Of company F. Some
ofthem appeared to be boys of not
more than seventeen years, and show
ed much trepidation in the presence of
this danger, which taught them for the
first time that amateur soldering was
not all fun. When attacked at the
door considerable portion of them fell
back up the stairs, and as they scram-
bled up pell-mell it was miracle that
some were not pierced by the bayonets
upon their guns. The cheering words
Of Captain Duffy, Colonel Peters and
the other officers soon restored order,
however, and they
MARCHED OUT BRAvELY.
The same scene was enacted, though
to less extent, as the rioters had by
this time become aware of the determin-
ed and deadly nature Of the soldiers
resistance. Even after the soldiers dis
appeared from view, the excitement
around the armory was intense, and the
scene one of wild disorder. The hou-
ses ia the neighborhood were SCARED
with the bullets and other missiles.
Windows were broken and the streets
strewed with debris. But what lent
more fearful horror to the scene, dark
ened by the clouds, were the
BODIES OF THE HAPLESs
victims of the terrible riot. Dead and
dying men lay upon the pavements,
running red with their blood in many
places, while their
CRIES OF AGONY
rent the air. The news of the bloody
fray had spread in an almost Incredible
space of time throughout all that section
Of the city, and soon people could be
seen hurrying to the spot, some Of them
IN search of missing friend. The
bodies were soon recognized and remov-
ed off the ground. An attempt to give
full list of all the wounded and killed
would at the time Of going to press be
almost impossible, as many were proba-
bly, removed by their friends and their
deaths never reported.
After leaving the armory the soldiers
marched up Front street to Gay, follow
ed by the mob shouting:
''HURRAH FOR THE STRIKERS !"
and cursing the soldiers. At several
points they renewed their attack, and
had to be repeatedly fred upon by the
soldiers. Along Baltimore street the
excitement was unparalleled. 1t was
about 9 o'clock, when all the retail
stores are open and the street thronged
with people. The fury Of the mob
seemed to know no bounds, and with
FIERCE WELLS
they advanced again and again upon
the troops. When turning into Baltimore
street the latter turned and delivered a
volley at their assailants. Carey
Williams, IT'S East Pratt street, fell
badly wounded in the abdomen; also
James Roche, with similar wound.
Both were removed into Habliston's
drug store, near by, and their wounds
dressed by DR.. Womble, of the fire
department A boy whose name cannot
be ascertained was also shot in front Of
Oppenheimer's, next to Habliston's.
The crowd could then be seen scatter
ing away down the cross Streets
Suddenly
THE FLASH OF MUSKKTRY
lit up the street, and again the sight of