Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-07-24

going east, and John Martin ON the western
bound train The cast,bound train was com>
prised entirely of coal hoppers, with q coach
attached for the guard of troops, This train
passed out of Martinsburg without any inter.
fereace at 81 P. NJ. breaking the blockade.
The western. bound train, which shortly
afterwards left in the opposite direction, COM
priced ge0eTal merehandise.
The coal train was drawn by No. engine,
and as it moved of some strikers occupied
the hill beside the track, where there was
plenty of rocks. The soldiers brought their
arms to ready, but ne demeRstratioa was
made The guard on the train vas under
Lieut. Lewis, with ten men. The ether train
had also ten men. The soldiers on the east.
bound train will go as far as Harpers Ferry,
and those on the west>bound train as far as
Keyser. 1t was confidently believed that the
departure of these trains without molestation
had broken the iusurrection, aud that the
show of force and determinatioa had demons
strated the hopelessness of further. persistence
in the strike. -. .rf.s
at the city limits the fireman deserted the
vest-boand train, which was composed Of
stock cars. until 40 p. NJ, when it moved
off with Geo Zepp as fireman. He walked
up the track with navy revolver in his hand.
and was followed by his mother, who tried to
dissuade him from going. Some of the
friends Of the strikers ran toEards him to try
and prevent him from going, when he waved
his pistol over his head and marched boldly
to the engine aud took his place. TIC traia
then moved off, There were several soldiers
in the cab to protect the eogiueman and fire.
man, besides others in car at the rear of the
train. No other trains will be started to-day.
Richard Zepp. brother of Geo. Zepp, aud
the chief of the strikers, was arrested by the
sheriff. assisted by the State military. and
lodged in Jail. He was afterwards released
by Justice Wilen on S4O0 bail
The movement of these trains ct Martins
burg, under protection of United States
troops, practically ended the trouble with the
strikers at that place. ......I
Bloodshed in the Streets of Baltimore.
It having been decided to send troops to
Cumberland, the alarm, ISL, known rs the
military call intended to be used in eu.er.
gences, riots, and public disturbances OF un-
usual gravity and moment, was sounded for
the first time in Baltimore at precisely $50
p NJ, Friday.
At the sound of the military alarm the
soldiers Of the Sixth came ripidly to their
armory, and the crowd which had gathered
began to increase very rapidly. The crowd
was composed in considerable proportion of
half-grown youths, men, and some women
Tho assemblage gradually filed up Front
street before the armory, the crowd extend
ing some distance towards Baltimore street,
and on Fayette street east aud west Of Front
street. About 7 P. NJ. the crowd began to
exhibit turbulent symptoms, and occasionally
man in uniform was roughly handled.
The Commissary, Q c. Brown, Lieutenant
Wallas, and Major A. j. George, the latter
not in uniform and some Of the artillerymen
copnec,ed with the regiment, were struck, re.
ceivng slight bruises on the arms. legs and
bod from brick bats and stones. Occasionally
stone crashed through a window, aud as
darkness approached the use of missiles grow
to a regular stone baltic. .......
q, THE CROWD ATTACKS.
At Sis o'clock the detachment was formed
10 two ranks and marched by twos down tho
stairs, and on reaching the front door the
head Of the column was greeted by shower
of stones, causing it to Iecoil and turn back.
Very many of the men were struck, and the
shower Of stones and bricks covered the floor
of the vestibule. This momeptary success
greatly elated the crowd, which cheered cheer
after cheer.
FIRING on THE CROWD.
It was not the purpose of the officers to fire
on the crowd, but after the first recoil, when
Company / again moved to the door and were
received with another terrific stone assault,
the soldiers seemed to lose control of them
selves so far as to think only of their own
defence The firing began at the door, aud
the officers claim that it was without orders
from them. Company l, with fixed bayonets,
moved on Front street towards Baltimore
street, and were followed at an interval of
about thirty feet by Company F, who were
also received with showers OF missiles. and
responded with occasional volleys Of musketry.
A yolley was fred along Faye:te street to.
wards the bridge, driving the crowd in that
direction. These two companies marched by
Front street to Baltimore street, and up Bal
timore street to Gay, fighting their way at
every step. and doing sad execution with the
Minne> balls from their giles. BY the time
they had passed the corner of Baltimore and
Harrison streets one man dead, with ball
through his breast and three others DANGER
ously wounded had been carried into La
roaues drug store at that point. The two
companies continued up Baltimore street to-
wards the Camden station. Company B, Cap
tain Duffey, by order of Colonel Peters. being
the last to leave the armory, marched by way
of Front street to Gay street, and up Gay to
Baltimore street, and thence towards the
depot. This route was taken to avoid the
hostile crowd While moving out of the
nrmory Colonel Peters directed the companies
from the head of the stairs. going with the
less experienced officers to the door, and once
saying to youth in one Of the companies,
who seemed on the point Of giving way to
his terror. go forward and fight likes man."