The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-07-28
THU RAIL ROAD WAR.
BLOODY SCENES and INCIDENTS.


The sixth Regiment Of baltimore Ordered Out
They are Stoned Back by Mob aud the Annoy
issseiged-Auempted March Through the City
/ Nine Citlzens shot and sixteen Moundcd-Out
break at PittShnrg, Pa-Soldicrs Mobbed and
killed-GTeat Loss Of lAfe-l2j Locomotives and
3sn Freight Cars Bume,l-lmmense loss Of Mer,
ehandige--A Harvest for TrAmps and Thieves
The Strike Extending Throughout the Country
NV, NV York ,al New 5eTsey pennsylyania, Maryland,
aud California Involved
The strike of the engineers and firemen of
the freight trains on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, which commenced at Martinsburg,
! West Va, on Monday, the 10th instant, ex.
tended as far west as Wheeling, and east to
Baltimore, The principal details of which
were published last week. On Friday aftor.
noon the strike assumed such fearful atii.
tude that 1t was deemed necessary for the
safety aud peace Of Baltimore that the 9th
and 9th regiments of that city be called ont
and placed in guard of the Company's prop
erty. Unfortunately the military alarm, Isl,
was sounded by some unauthorized person
from the City Hall bell at about q o'clock,
just as the employees of the various establish.
mentS were ON their way home, aud ut once
a rush was made for the Sixth Regiment Ar.
mory, located at the corner Of Front and Fay.
cite streets. The mob soon increased in
numbersuntil over 5000 persons were present.
and like number established at the armory
of the 9th Regiment on Howard street. Gov.
Carroll isSueda proclamation in the morning
calling upon all TO abstain from acts Of law.
| lessness and 10 assist the authorities in their
efforts to preserve the peace. At $50 orders
were issued by Gen. Herbert for Col. Peters,
of the 9th regiment, to send 100 men in three
companies, under his most trusted captains,
to Camden depot at p. M, the colonel To
laans H..
100 men, Mt the armory. Gen. Herbert or
dered $50 men from the Fifth To the point of
debarkation at the same time, aud 1t about
1880 p. m. Gen. Herbert and his staff drove
to the depot in u hack.
The Baltimore papers Of Saturday give the
following particulars;
Col. Peters and Adjt Bishop were the first
of the Sixth Regiment to arrive at the armo-
ry, corner of Fayette and Front streets, oppo-
site the shot tower. The armOry is in the
second story of the large building on the cor
ner, the entire story, which is divided into
several raoms, being used for the purpose.
The entrance to the armory is on Front ST.,
about thirty feet from the corner of Fayette
street. There is double door, about a feet
wide, small platform, and stairs ascending
from 1t to the second story, admitting the pas.
sag e Of about three men abreast
] AZ tAc souuu VI tut Illlltaly hihTtn tne SOL
diers of the Sixth came rapidly to their ar
mory, and the crowd which had gathered
about the front of the building as spectators
began to increase very rapidly. The crowd
was composed in a considerable proportion
Of halfgrown youths, men, and some women.
The assemblage gradually filed up Front ST.,
before the armory, the crowd extending some
distance towards Baltimore street, and on
tayette street east and west of Front street
About { p. m, the crowd began 10 exhibit
turbulent symptoms, and occasionally u man
IN uniform was roughly handled.
The commissary, 2. c. Brown, Lieutenant
Wales and Major A. J. George, the latter not |
IN uniform, and some of the artillerymen con.
nected with the regiment were struck, receiv. |
ing slight bruises on the arms, legs and body |
from buckbats and stones. Occasionally u /
stone crashed through window, and as dark.
ness, approached the use Of missiles grew to a
regular stone battle. The streets being torn
up for laying gaspipes in the vicinity and bull.
dlHgs IN process Of erection furnished the ma.
terial Of warfare. While the armory was
being stoned from the outside Col Peters
and his command occupied the large drill
room livery pane of glass on the Front.street
side Or main entrace Of the armory was
smashed. and the shower Of missiles drove in
the guard iron the pavement and the senti,
neis N the yesubule. The rioters did not in.
wade the bGilding. The drill room being in
the rear Afforded shelter for the soldiers who
we're very much excited.
Col Peters personally superintendent De. I
tails OF PREPARATION for marching. Two hun. /
dred and twenty men answered TO roll call
In obedience 10 orders three companies were
detailed to 90 to Cumberland, viz: Company ,
l, Capt Wm. H, Taper, forty men; Com /
pany +. Capt. John c. Fallon. forty men:
Company b, Capt John H. Dutiey forty
mem total oue hundred and twenty men.
Ihe band and drum corps were present and
to march with music TO Camden q
street depot with the command, but were de. (
TERED by the further proceedings on the out. t
side. Twenty rounds of ammunition were i
distributed TO each of the men, who carried /
breach loading rifles. They also carried KNAPP {
sacks, rolled blankets and one days rations.
AT I. 10 o clock the detachment was formed |
in two ranks and marched By twos down the I
stairs, and on reaching the front door the {
head of the column was greeted by a shower .
OF stones. causing it to recoil and turn back ,
very many OF the men were struck, and the
shower OF stones and bricks covered the floor
OF the vestbule This momentary success
greatly elated the crowd, which cheered cheer
after cheer.
Previous to the assault on the command
there had been very general and strong ex-
preston OF dissatisfaction with the use OF the
regiment in behalf OF the railroad. There
were cries and cheers for the strikers. The
demonstration had been growing for fully an
hour, and several thousand persons assembled
IN the crowd. Col Peters thought il neces.
sary to send for the police to clear the way to
ooViate the necessity of using the military
force and arms. The few policemen on the
spot were powerless to quell the riotous man.
hesitation, and policeman was dispatched
lor more men, but when larger squad came
WIN captain Lannan, they were unable to
restore order, so that when the military were
ready to march the wild spirit of the crowd
was unrestrained and apparently resistless
except by the terror of arms, at least as a
menace
II was not the purpose Of the officers toIire
on the crowd, but after the first recoii. when
company again moved TO the door and were
received with another terrific stone assault,
the soieiers seemed to lose control Of them
selves so far as to think only Of their own de.
tense. The firing began at the door. and the
officers claim that it was without orders from
them. Company |, with fixed bayonets. NOV.
ed on Front street towards Baltimore street.
and were followed at an interval of abon,
'hirty ieet Dy Company +, who we're also re. /
ceived with showers of missiles and responded |
with occasional volleys of mnsketry. A vol.
ley was fired along Fayettc street towards the |
bridge, driving the crowd in that direction. |
These two companies marched by Front street |
to baltimore street, and up Baltimore street |
to Gay, lighting their way at every stem, and |
doing sad execution with the Minnie halls |
from their rifles By the time they had mass. |
ed the corner Of Baltimore and Harrison |
streets, one man dead with ball through the !
breast and three others dangerously wound !
ed, had been carried into drug store at that |
point. The two companies continued up Bal. !
nmore street towards the Camden Station.
Company b, Capt. Outlay, by order Of Col
Peters, being the last to leave the arinory.
marched by way of Front street and up Cav
to baltimore street, and thence towards the
depot. This route was takee to avoid the
hostile crowd. While moving out of the ar
mory Col. Peters directed the companies from
the head of the stairs, going with the less ex. |
perieneed officers to the door.
number Of the detachments on Baltimore
street were driven from the ranks The scene
from Front street up 10 the depot, Camden
Station, was one Of terror. The firing con.
hnned at quick intervals from the arnory n |