Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-27

station in charge OF the senior captain with
out field officers with three companies OF his
regiment, armed and equipped, and supplied
with ammunition. Col. Peters applied to
be sent with the companies, to which ten.
Herbert did not accede, desiring Col. Peters
| to remain in charge OF the military during
his absence. The three companies +, 1, and
B, each containing 40 men, were promptly
formed under the command oil Capt. Tappar
| of Company and marched out OF the ar
mory, Company in front followed by Com
| psny +.
| THE MILITARY AsSAlLED-
As they marched down the stairway OF
! of the armOry into the street IN columns oil
twos, Capt. Taper at the head OF his com
mand, the foremost men on reaching the
sidewalk were assailed by shower OF stones
and brickbats thrown by the excited crowd
| in front of the armOry building. Front and
Fayette streets on the south side OF thu
building were filed for several squares with
an excited multitude OF 1000, or 5,OOu
peope At the first yolley OF stones and
brickbats William LennoI, Lewis Bolts, L.
W Morlock. William Young, prirates OF
| Companies | and + we're feiled to the ground
in senseless condition and bOrnne back to
the armory. Amid shower CT stones Com
! L
headed south toward Baltimore street. The
assault by the crowd growing fieIeer. and
Company b not yet being out OF the
armory, the former were halted to await
the latter. Col. Peters and Major
George at this time went to the head OF the
column, endeavorlng to quell the riot and
restore order. The stones continuing to fall
thick and 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 cease firing.
which was obeyed. Major George was
struck with two powders In the breast an 4
in the right leg, injuring him temporarily,
but not seriously The order was now
| given to march. and Companies | and +
proceeded along Font street into Baltimore
street, into which they wheeled to the right.
As they marched along Baltimore street
| westward by Frederick. Gay. Halliday.
| South and Calvert streets, the stonlng was
kept undated by the crowd. which increas-
| ed in numbers, and number of pistol shots
were fred at the men. The firing by the
| companies was recommended, with stray
| shots, and continued at intervals until they
reached Coleman Rogers's drug store on
Baltimore street, near the head Of Light
street and opposite the Baltimore street en-
| trance of the CarrOllton Hotel.
Along this line. Baltimore street. from the
Maryland Institute building to Coleman a
Rogers drug store, nearly all the dead were
killed by the men firing in sell defence.
Companies |. and F. then continued their
march 80 Camden station. Col. Peters and
Major George had remained at the armory
after companies | and left Company b
| al into he thranrh uollay nf
stones and other missiles. firing few shots,
and by flank movement marched up Front
street, Northwest to Gray. and thence to
Baltimore street and the Camden station.
A BAYONET CHARGE.
The Fifth Regiment, with $50 muskets.
under command of Captain ZOllinger, lett
their armory over the Richmond Street
Market about ! p. III. They marched down
Eutaw street, but nothing unusual occurred
until Lombard street was reached. when
the crowd which lined the streets began
stoning them. This continued until the
regiment got in front of Camden station,
when they turned on the crowd, charged
bayonets and dispersed it. The following
were disabled from duty: Capt. Herbert,
Lieurenants Rodgers and Spearce and Ser
geants Wonderly and Armstrong, and pri-
Yates Mckenzie and Hayward. None the
above. however. were dangerously wound
ed. Many others received slight wounds
| Nearly every member of Company {. the
end OF the line. was struck by stones. Upon
the arrival of the Sixth at the depot. Pri-
yate Robinson was taken to the hospital car
suffering from bad gunshot wound in the
hand. Not shot was fired at the depot by
the mob or the Fifth Regiment, the latter
| having received orders not to load their
muskets. During the fire which nearly con
sumed the lower end Of the depot. the ire
men were greatly retarded by the mob. and
policemen had ito be stationed at each en-
CINE. with instructions to shoot any one
| who attempted to interfere with the tiremen
in the discharge of their duties. The crowds
were kept at bay by the military and police.
Governor Carroll, Mayor Lstrobe and Gen.
Herbert and staff were present at the depo;
all the evening.
PROCLAMATION " THE GOVERNOR OF MARY
| LAND.
Gov. Carroll on Friday Used a proclsma-
| ton, as follows Whereas, it has come to
the knowledge Of the Executive, that con
binations of men have been formed ut vari-
Gus points along the line of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad in this State, and that q
|
| impede the traffic and TO interfere with
legitimate business, and that various acts
| of lawlessness and intimidation to effect
this purpose have been perpetrated in thi.
| State by bodies Of men with whom local
authorities are, in some instances, inaom-
petent to deal; and whereas, it is of the
first importance that good order should
everywhere prevail. and that citizens OF
every class should be protected therefore,
|, John Lee Carroll, Governor of Maryland
| by virtue OF authority vested in me, do here.
by issue this, my proclamation, calling
upon all citizens of the State to abstain
| from acts of lawlessness and aid the lawful
authorities in the maintenance of peace
and order
| THE FIRST DIVISION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL GUARD ORDERED To PITTsBuRG.
Friday evening Major-Gen. K. NJ. Brin-
ton. commanding 1.-THE first division of the
National Guard of Pennsylvania, received
the following despatch;
The division includes the First, Second
Third and Sixth Regiments, Keystone Bat
terry, City Troop. Black Hussars, Washing
ton Greys, Weccacoe Legion, State fenci-
bles and Grey lnvincibles, aggregating
about 1000 men.
AT PITTsBuRG,
the strikers refused to disperse at the
command OF the sheriff. lie was informed
that trains should not go out if they could
prevent it. and they did not care for any
posse he could muster. nor for any troops
that could be brought out. Finding the
strikers were not disposed to yield obedience
to the civil authority tina railroad officers
decided to call upon the military.