The Portland daily press., 1877-07-23
ON the Baltimore L. Ohio.

BALTIMORE, July 21.-Further accounts of
the riot Friday night say that the ringing of
an alarm precipitated it, and the blame for this
is said to be between Gov. Carroll and Gen.
Herbert. The troops could have been quietly
called together and dispatched out of the city
without attracting any attention, but the
sounding OF an alarm was q signal for the
whole city OF what was to be done, and it
brought out the worst and most disorderiy ele-
ments, who were glad of chance for riot. The
strikers had nothing to do with the attack up
on the thee companies of the sixth regiment.
The mob was mostly composed of working
men from the neighbOring factories and gangs
OF roughs who sympathized with the strikers.
They began by 4hootng, and with the infamed
feeling on both sides it did not require much
provocation to bring on the most serious conse-
quences. AS usual in affairs of this sort, inno-
cent men were the sufferers. So far as is
known, not one of the men killed was engaged
In the riot. They appear to have been merely
spectators.
After a..detachment of the sixth regiment
had fought its way up to the Camden station,
there was a cessation of hostilities. The other
seven companies of the sixth regiment were
ordered to remain at the armory. The fifth
regiment and three companies of the sixth re-
manned at camden station. Several members
of the fifth regiment who arrived at the armory
after the main body had left started for Cam
den depot, but were attacked on Howard street
with stones, and some of them hurt. They af.
GerWarQS returned TO the armOry.
Outside Of the depot everything was in the
hands of the mob. They burned the freight
sheds at the lower end Of the Camden station,
and party of them seized locomotive and
started to run it up the road, but some of their
own men had left the switch open, five hun
ran off the track. AT abont ten O clock the de-
pot took tire. When the engines appeared the
mob cut the hose, and put out the fire of one
steamers. The police attempted to protect the
firemen and were fred upon by the mob, and
they returned the fire. The crowd then fell
back. Two or three of the rioters were
wounded in this affair and were taken to the
University hospital. The extent of the dam.
age by the fire was the burning of passenger
car, some injury to an engine, the destruction
of the despatch office, and considerable damage
to the shed. An larm was subsequently,
sounded on account of the burning of several
watchmen's boxes on the line of the railroad
from the depot to the foot of Eutaw street.
Nearly all the policemen were struck by
stones, but none were seriously injured. At
o'clock most of the policemen were taken from
the depot and it was guarded sby troops who
remained bivouacked within.
During the fire Gov. Carroll sent dispatch
to President Hayes stating that the depot had
been fred by mob which was beyond the
control of his force, and asking for assistance.
A telegram was received early this morning
through the signal office directing Gen. Barry,
commanding at Fort McHenry, to place his
force under Gov. Carrolfs orders.
This morning adjutant Gen. Latta arrived
with force of 1900 Strong. No freight trains
were run out but passenger trains ran as
usual.
EsTo-night long before dark the streets in the
neighborhood of Camden station began to fill
with people, and the excitement increased as
the crowd gathered. A girdle of soldiers were
placed around the depot, and in front of them
were the police, Between and 8 O'Clock
several shots were fired at the intersection of
Eutaw and Barre streets. Thessoldiers loaded
with ball. The officers, however, ordered the
men to withdraw the tcharges, tsand lit was
done.
In the meantime the crowd at Eutaw street,
which now numbered about 5000 persons, cheer
ed, fired off pistols and acted in a very disor-
ly manner. Finding, however, that they could
not provoke the soldiers to fire, they massed
their forces at the corner of Camden and Eutaw
streets, where drunken man made furious
speech.
About this time railroad torpedo was fred
off square or 50 below. A general panic en-