New-York tribune., 1877-07-21
PRICE FOUR CENTS.

armory building Front and Fayettess, on the sonth
side Of the building were filed for several squares
with excited multitude Of 1000 or 1000 people.
At the first yolley of stones and brickbats' WIN.
Lennon. Lewis Bolts, C.. w. Morlock and VIM.
Young privates of Companies and were feled to
the ground in a senseess condition, and were borne
back into the armory. Amid the shower OF
stones Companies and filed into Front-st and
headed south towards Baltimore-st. The assault by
the crowd growing fiercer and Company B not yet
being ont OF the armory Companies | and were
halted to await the former. Col. Peters and MAJ
George at this time went to the head Of the column
endeavoring to quell the riot and restore oruer.
The stones continuing to fall timex ana
fast, the men, without orders. fired INTO
the crowd, most of the guns being elevated above
their heads By this volley one man was killed and
several wounded. Col Peters gave the order TO
firing which obeycd. Major George was
struck with two boulders in the breast and on the
right leg, injuring him temporarily. but not
seriously.
The order was now given to march on, and COM
panes T. and proceeded along FrOnt-st. TO
Baltmore-st into which they wheeled to the
right TO they marched along Baltimore-st. west
ward Frederick Gay, Halliday. South and Calvert
sts the stoning kept up undated By the crowd,
which increased in numbers; and a number Of
pistol shots were fired at the men. Firing
by the companies re-begun by stray shots while
route, and was continued at intervals until the
detachment reached Coleman an! Rogers drus-s
on Baltimore-st.. the head of Llght-s and op-
p0site the Bdltimore-s entranceof the Carolina Ho-
tel. Alongthe lincof Blltlmorest from the Maryland
Institute Building to Coleman Rogers drug
store, nearly all of the dead killed.
the men hiring in selfdefense. Company's
T.. and f. then continued their march to
Camden Station. Col. Peters and Maj. George
had remand at the armory. After
j. and Z left the armory Company
marched into the street through a yolley Of
stones and other missiles, firing few shots and bya
flank movement marched up Front-st northward TO
Gay, and thence to Baltimore-st. and Camden sta
tion.
The Movements of the Fifth was as follows: The
Fifth Regiment. with 80 muskets under command
of Capt. Zolinger. left their arnory over Rich
mond Street Market at about pm. They marched
down Euiaw-st., but nothing unusual occurred until
Lombard-st. was reached, when the crowd which
lined the streets began stonlng them. This continued
unil the regiment got III front of Camden Station,
when they turned on the crowd, charged
bayonets, and dispersed it. The following were
disabled from duty; Capt. Herbert, Lieu
tenants Rodgers, Speare, and Sadler, Sergeants
WOnderly and Armstrong, priyates Mckenzie,
and Hayward None of the above, however, are
dangerously wounded Many Others received slight
wounds. Nearly every member of Company c. the
end of the line, struck by stones
Upon the arrival of the 9TH at the depot private
Robinson was taken to the hospital car suffering
from gunshot wound in the hand. Not a shot was
fired at the depot by the mob or the 9TH regiment,
the latter having received orders not 10 load muskes.
At the depot the greatest excitement prevails. and
gathered.
During the fire at the station, which nearly con-
sumed the lower end of the building, the tremen
were gr,aly retarded by the mob, and policemen
had TO be stationed at each engine, with instructions
to shoot anyone who attempted to interfere
with tiremen in discharge of their duties The
crowds were kept at bay by the military
and police. Gov. Carroll Mayor Latrobe, Gen. Her.
bert and staff present at the station all the
evening. 1t is said the track along Ohie-ave has
been torn up and blocked with carts, drays, etc., In
several places At midnight the 9TH Regiment and
three companies of the 9th were still at Camden
Station, and Col. Peters, with 100 men Of the 9th
at their Armory, all under arms.
13O A. M.-Baltlmore-st. is now comparatively
quiet and also the streets in the vicinity OF the
6th's armory, few persons being SEEM Lieut.. wal
lace of Company b, of the 9th Regiment, was badly
wounded also Private Young who was taken to an
hospital.
At ten o'clock the dispatcher's house at the lower
end of the depot at Camden Station was fired
and totally destroyed The depot was badly
burned as far as Barre-st The lamp and OIL
house. corner of Barre and Howari-sts., was
destroyed. AT about 1920 o'clock old building,
formerly used as stable, at the corner of Montgom-
cry and Howard-sts fired and totally destroyed.
At about IL o'clock some cars at the Riverside
Round House were burned
lao a. NIT is ascertained positively that ten
were killed.