New-York tribune., 1877-07-23

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this state stating that strikers were ass1i,inS ss
! OF freight trans and had pr. 'sog 30 ia' pro-
further westward 81 trains OK Sils cia@ O'"C'f'''
upon beuc 'orncd of tnis ari,iine1 pt'il'' "
(Which appeared in saturdays TR8UNE, c,.u1sGgiA 'he
rioters to abstain from,wessncss, and oris-'d G' h''
bert OF the Brigade ~ y. c. 80 send TIE t isn IL
to Cumberland ll 70 hold the 9th gment IN rclciu''t
to go TO the same place Gen Herbert upon roceFNB tnS
order at o'clock in the afteTnocn told Gov Carroi ''
there hardly CuOu gh time Hctwccn that hor u' -'
hour when the trains would depart for CunberAno 20
cunron the soldiers and get them ready for canlah'
He therefore suggested TINT alarm known as TIE MI
itary ca" No 1jl, be struck which would sannoh 'He
soldiers their arnores. Gov Carroll fepiien ihat v
feared that the sounding o. tins alarm "ohiA sui'i
erkeFs as wen as rioters and It must not bc 7onnhe
Gen Herbert therefore sent for tdpl. |oiS'i, ''''
Captain of the 9th Regiment informed him oi ihe GOV
erior order and asked him 60 have the troops reoy u
march af L. H. i half an huur before that tiino Cen
Herbert was informed that only $50 members ot me ON
Regiment hal assembled at their armory ana 'hl ~ %"
tain more Il was cs nal tiat the alarm signal should be
sounded. Gov Carroll thercupon gave hs con7ci-
TO the ringing the alarm, and II was dny runS' IL was
nearly o'clock the hour the thousands or iapof
crs are released from work, when the booming VI
tho bells was heard over the ciy' CERTAIN
proportion OF the multitude that came from INT "'iA
bops r,noo hearing the alarm, h1stcncd TO the aroiS
Of the 9th Regiment situated on tine second moor oI
large building Fifh and Front-sts ana g'l'd i"r
fine opatheucaiy at the busy soldiers. IN another part
Of the city, before the armory OF the oth Hehcl''
large crowd also assembled, and every member upon
arriving was greeted with cheers. The soldiers "ero
fully eoiuped for the with fatigue caps blouse
and gray trousers, knarsacks, and blankets rolled All
were armed with Springfield breech-oauhs rHies'
aud had twenty rounds ammunition, the officers pelhs
armed with TcyOlycra. Ciptaia I0uisef went ano"H
his men. giving this one and that one ADVICE aoo"'
his equipment, aud hually sald thAt 'he uino
had como when they 10 longer holiday
.rffI f1tn of
The 9Th was the first regiment ready; moving out Of
its aunorv POO strong AT 1880 o'clock. The regiment
marched through Garlcnst to Madisonst and then by
the way Eutaw-s CamGcn-st Along the first part
OF their route the regiment heartily ccered, bn
about midway few Kisses heard, and oy The time
the depot was reached the soldiers surrounded by
men trying to kill them The reimentwas first attacked
near the junction OF Eutaw and Lombardsts. crowd
OF icering men suddenly fired bricks and payingstoncs
into the ranks of the regiment Lieut. R0ge!s,soi
Of Company c was struck IN the breast by one ot
the Sc missiles and severely Injured Several policemen
at once dashed into the crowd and severely beat with
their clubs The who had nnn2 the stones, ard the
injured Lieutenant carried INTO aneishborng bnd-
ing and cared BY the Teg1menal surgeon. Ihe regi
mant marched on but rs 1t marched was aSs!ied WIN
showerOf stones About twenty soldiers were struck bj
:hc stones and injured but uoae severely. Captain
Z5llucer would not permit his fire. ordered ;heu
to asss, along those VINO mglt ne Injured. ana cool;
uroc, lcd Upon ne tling the dp0t il discovered
| that the way was barred at Camden and Eutdw-sis
! by q crowd OF notwithstanding men armed
with stones. Captain Zonscr, upon pcrceiving TINS
array, ordered his men to fix baycneis ana prepare
Tor charge at the same time cantiJnng the sodl'r'
not TO fire upon the mob. IL then drew his sword de
| manded oT the mob way for his men and ordered an
advance at doublc-. quick. bugiy man. who seemed o.
act as TIE leader the mob struck on tie head WIN
he blunt cnd Of sword 10y the Captain ana knocked to
one side The shct then charged INTO the depot
sweeping tie It's front. The special rhn Oh
ten cars intended for the tran poraon Of the regiment
| 70 Cumberland al this moment backed down TO the
depot before tie platform uIon which the soldiers were
standing The mob defeated at point nov turned their
attention t. auohcr They pcitc with stones the engineer
aua fireman Of the drove them from the locomotive,
and 80 injured the lOooaOtye that 10 cond not De used
\ few moments af,crward engine i07, Engineer Byerly
was backed up 20 Gare-s entrance 10 connect with
tl No Clra-o express, icl to leave S:lJ.
l!. mob instantly attacked Bjerly and removed him
rom tire locomotive. one of the mob then opened tn
throttle OF The locomotive and jumped fl0n Il as the mas
siye machine moved alta grcat rate Of speed without
guide down the ,ack. The locomotive ran into freight
tyu n below lr,-si and was wrecked. TbInaD9 that The
mob might he cmbodtnod soon 10 attack the soldiers
Cen Herbert directed Can't. Zonger 10 drive The Rioters
! away rom the vicinity OF the depot The Cap
| tin toos Company and charged with fixed
! bayonets some of the mob that were midway
upon tine platform. noTih o. Barr.-si. The crowd He'd
rinI the Iatf rIn but made stand in the yard near
ilowdrIst, firing stones az the troops These stones
we're obtained from ncghborng street wlere Gnluch-
! by ihc Gas Company il putting down mains and tie
ROADWAY torn a.. THe missiles very numerous,
ami many OF the soldiers struck by them. Lieut.
| spears ANA Private Wondery of Company were
| siruck on the head with and rendered LncCn-
-cious Thcy tak into NicPseSlden Kings pIi-
vac car which had oeel tIrned into hospital, and
| cared for Company Il Summoned to the assistance
of Company c. but the soldiers were driven back upon
attempting tn force the Of the yard. Gov.
Carroll and Gen Herbert thecupyn requested the police
authorities to s,mmon to the depot all the policemen
that cou.d be spared from tie police stations
AnrooDY CONFLICT
Meantime the g. n r. luunt hal nad a terrible expe ri
ence. The members Of Tue Regiment gathered at the
Armory slowly and il not until about 73O o'cloci
or the very time tine 5th Regiment Was leaving their
Armory-that considerable nGmber had assembled. FIR
half AN the menbers, they entered the
building were hootcd ai, bat attack like that which
followed was feared. sudicn'ya brick thrown into
the doorway OF the hall leading to the steps by which
tAe soldiers asccnded the aTmOry, and In another
second yoey Of stones passed through the windows
| OF tLo arm0ry The l0ar policemen at the doorway
| disappeared, and were succeeded by four soldiers
Tie streets OF the vicinity dotted here and there
with heaps OF cobbc5tOues, the Gas Company being
gagged in putting down pipes; and In front Of several
large structures building carloads OF bricks These
missiles ready At hand the mob eagerly seized upon fired
at the Outposts OF the regiment duty at the
| door, drove them within the building, and then BON.
baried the windows Every pane Of glass the Front
ST sldc was broken Members Of the regiment who AZ
rived after this onslaught assaulted and driven
away from The building one OF the soldiers
Was seized and 1ung over the ratings Of the
Fayctte-st bridge, but luckily fell upon beam and
escaped falling into the stream Maj. ~ j. George who
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