New-York tribune., 1877-07-21
THE RIOT IN BALTIMORE.

A FEARFUL SCENE IN THE sIkhElo-DOhNiN" w
THE RAILWAY STATION.
BALTIMORE, Nd. July 20-As the 9th Reg-
ment Col. Clarence Peters, was marching from its
armory along Batimore-st to Camden Station. to
proceed to Cumberland, the regiment was stoned
and fred into by the crowd on the street. The reg-
ment returned the fire with deadly effect killing
number of men and wounding Others, though
how many is not yet known. The streets
were thrown into terrible excitement by this
affair aud t 10 D. H., a crowd had gathered packing
Baltmore-st, for several squares from South-st,
each way. rendering the sidewalks almost lmpassi-
ble In front of the Middle Police Station on North
ST. nearly opposite the City Hall, where most OF the
dead and wounded have been taken, the way Is
blocked with an excited mass of citizens eager to
learn the names of the unfortunate men. In that
station there are 90 p. m., lying eight dead bodies
and two wounded men.
The following are the names of the dead as far as
ascertained:
THE KILLED.
PATRICK GILL a stranger. who had been here only
few days, and who was living at No. y South
Front-st. He was shot in the groin.
JOHN II. FgANK, aged 23, clerk in his fathers gro
cerv store AT No SS South Central-aye. lie was
shot through the heart
Tuos R BYRNE, Register of the Fifth Ward, shot
in the head and killed instantly; age 40 years
resided on Gay-st.
WILLIAM NDEA\, "A
the mead and killed instantly at the corner OF
Baltimore and Halliday-sts. ;,
LEWIS JANUwITZ, q young shoemaker, VINO IlVed al
No. Albemarle-st.
CORNELIUS MURPHY, shot through the spinal col
umn age %; an arab. -. 20
Or1o MAYEcK. age about 40 years, lived at No. %
G alby-.t.. and was shot i'll the left cheek. lie
WIS fIesco painter
THE WOUNDED.
The wounded are the following:
Carey WILKINS III East Pratt-st., dangerously
MIcmArL ~ i Z. HERMAN, boy; in the back; not dan
Jc5B WiIGvER, % Calverton Road; thigh; not
JonN THaIoS, boy, IS Front-st.; both thighs;
M,RK ID DwD. Adams Express Company, sabre cut on
back of head; will not live through the night.
WILLIAM f: CALLENDAR, Front, near fofre't-s''
shot in thigh; compound fracture
JoAN GROn, MarshmarAet Space, shot IN back' DAN
gerOusy.
JACOB KLGMP 81 Forrest-st; thigh; not danger
JoHN NEVILLE, Fort Road shot in left foot.
MILLER, IS l'ourke-st.; shot III left foot.
w. II. You've, Co. Z, 9th Regiment AZ south High
ST.: back of head not dangerously.
JANE, RoKF, age %; laborer in a bottling estab-
lishment; shot through the groin dangerously.
GEORGE KEMP, huckster, age 70; shot through tue
thigh while on his way home, seriously.
The widest rumors are aflOat in regard to the
number killed. One is, that several women were
killed and borne off.
AT 1890 D. m, the depot at Camden Station was
on fire. and said that the railroad office had been
cleaned our. The telegraph office i'll tue depot-build-
ing has been destroyed, the wires cut and instru-
ments removed.
In consequence of the dangerous situation of af-
fairs in this city, the following 'order has been
issued:
BALTIMORE. July 90, 1877.
Br,qGen. JAMES r. HERBERT, Commanding f"'t
foI
fron His Honor Ferdinand c. Latrobe. Mayor OF balti-
more baltimore July 20, 1877.
His Erceilency, john LEE CARROLL,
NEAR SIR . In view Of tie condition OF affairs now
existing in ts city, aud tne violent demonstration that
has taken place within the last hour would suggest
hat neifher of the regiments state Militia be ordered
10 leave Baltimore this evening make tins suggestion
after consultation with the Commissioners oi Police
Very respectfully
FERDIsAND c. LATRopE,
T., OF the above request the order pro-
coed 70 Cumberland with the Firth Regiment hereby
rvok d. and YOU will hold The under your command
ready TO aid the city authorities in case they should De
reoured in preserving order throughout tue city.
''s' JOIN LEE CARROLL Governor.
dispatch from Washington says that reports of
the serious and fatal violations of order in Balt
more reached that city about o'clock tonight aud
tbouch not very generally known, were
vet sufficiently spread to occasion intense
excitement and inquiry from all sources
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obtainable. Up to late hour at night the news
paper and telegraph offices were visited by many
nersons deeply interested in the situation of affairs
along the line of the railroad.
THE DETAILS OF THE AFFAIR.
Midnight-After the Fifth Regiment had been
ordered out this afternoon by Gov. Carroll orders
were issued for the 9th Regiment to assemble
Col Peters gives account Of the assault on that
regiment. and the firing which resulted SO fatally
and terribly. few minutes before O'clock. Col
Peters received orders from Gen. Herbert to assemble
his regiment at the armory, corner of Fayette and
Front-sts without delay.
About half-past or O'clock. the bell at the City
Hall struck 151 known as the military CALI to
assemble the regiment, and in short time 200 men,
in response to tho call, met at the Armory. Imme-
diately after this, second order was received
from Gen. Herbert to send 10 Camden Station in
charge of the Senior Captain, without field officers
three companies of the regiment, armed and equipped
and supplied with ammunition. Col. Peters applied
To be sent with the companies, TO which request
Gen. Herbert did not accede. desiring Col Peters TO
remain in charge Of the military during his absence
The three Companies, 7, l and B, each containing
forty men, were promptly formed under command of
Captain Taper Of Company /. and marched out of
the Armory, Company iii front, followed by Com
pany f. They marched down the stairway Of the
Armory into the street in columns Of twos
Captain Taper ut the head Of his CON-
mand. As the foremost men reached the sidewalk,
they were assailed by slshower stones and brick
bat brown by an excited crowd In front Of the