Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-22

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was shot in the head on Baltimore street,
near Calvert He was taken to the drug store
OF Messrs. Coleman Il Rogers. and after
wards sent to the Washington University
hospital, where he died last night. Lieut..
Sinclair, of the 9TH regi ment, was struck in
The race with brick aud shot with a pistol
in the back of the head, but his injuries are
not considered serious. A large number OF
members or the 9th regiment dropped out of
The ranks on Baltimore street and hurried 10
the central police station, where they changed
their clothes.
The Attack ON the 9Th Regiment.
THE SOLDIERS STONED By THE MOB.
At a little past O'Clock, previous to the
sounding of the 1-5-1 alarm, there were not
over lew hundred people about Camden
Station. In less than fifteen minutes after
the alarm sounded, however. the number,
as II by precOncerted action, increased to
thousands. They were mainly men i'm their
working clothes and with shirt sleeves rolled
up, as II just from the shops. They were
lTenzled and determined in their demeauOr.
Word was brought that the 9Th regiment was
moving to the depot. Then the crowd surged
I'm That direction. On Eutaw street near
Lombard great crowds collected on the side
walks, and at the corners above and below
Meantime several hundred more threatening
persons had formed into a sort of skirmish.
Ing corps, and We're haraSsing the militia as
they moved. Near the corner of Eutaw and
LON bard streets a vOlley of bricks and
siont.s was thrown into the ranks, and this
was repeated until the soldiery reached the
showers, and had evidently been collected
for the purpose. Even women hurled stones
from the windows. Captain ZOllinger would
not fire, but was cool and determined. The
militia kept we'll together and moved
on, standing the terrible vOlley of mis-
siles without fiinchiDg. About dozen
men were struck. They were supported by
their comrades until the depot was reached.
Capt. ZOllinger ordered the men to Il x bayo.
nets, which they did. There were about 80
men in the line. At the junction of Camden
looking men blocked the passage of the SOL
diery. They came TO a halt for moment,
ard although the bricks were falling fast
Sapt ZOllinger cOunseled his men not to fire.
Then he ordered them TO prepare to double
quick with their fixed bayonets into the de-
pot. Drawing his sword Capt. Zollinger
shouted to the mob to give way that the COM
mand might pass. a brawny man, with his
in a defiant attitude, was knocked aside with
the blunt end of the Captains sword. Then,
amid the boots and yells of the crowd the
5th regiment charged into the depot. Several
shots we're fired at Them, but they gained the
depot without any casualties save those al
ready mentioned. The crowd in front OF the
depot swelled in numbers and kept up con-
tinuOus cries, calling the leading railroad
officials by name. saying, "Hang them,"
"SbOOt them" Burn them out" &c. The
soldiers. as soon as they entered the depot,
proceeded 10 get into the cars in waiting for
them. The company that suffered the most
was Company e, near the rear of the lile.
About . soldiers were more or less Injured.
The excitement was terrible, and people in
the vicinity closed up their stores.
Camden station on Fire.
AT 10 o'clock the crowds of people on How
ard, Eutaw, Camden, and all the streets
crossir them. from Lombard street TO Ham.
people from all parts of the city, until a vast
multitude had collected. Except the Occa-
siOnal yell Of street gamin, and the tramp
ing noise OF many feet on the pavements and
Sidewalks. there a n nj H.
ness, especially in the block and immediate
ly surrounding the depot. In front OF the
kept back by strong body of police, and
the police were stationed at all of the streets
around the fencing enclosing the depot yard.
At the Lee street end of the passenger shed,
hlliDg Lee street for several blocks south
ward, the people were crowded together in
compact body. The men who were crowded
In front, especially at Lee street, assumed a
dogged air. About ten O'Clock, while the
crowd had reached its height and probably
numbered 1900 persons, an alarm of fire was
sounded, and light appeared on Ohio ave-
nue., at Lee street. The enrag ed pOpulace had
set on fire three passenger cars alta to
an engine. Shortly after the south end of
the passer ger platform was seen to be on
fire. Whether 1t was set on fire or caught
from The burning cars was not known. The
fact that both were on fire at nearly the same
tine would indicate that the shed was also
soon on the ground, and laid out their hose
and started their engines to put out the flames.
For some time after the arrival of tbs depart
ment no water was thrown upon the burning
cars, and the impression rapidly spread that
the mob would not permit them to put out
the flames. Great CONSERVATION prevailed
among those in the crowd who were not in
sympathy with the mob, and the people liv-
ing in the vicinity became greatly alarmed.
The fear was general that the mob intended
10 burn the depot, and probably other prop
erty OF the railroad company, and not a few
expressed fears that they would burn the
city. These fears fortunately were not real
lied. The firemen finally went to work and
eXtinguished the burning shed. A good por-
dispatcher's telegraph station damaged
Three passenger cars, q passenger lOcOmO-
tive and the switchman's house at Lee street
were destroyed. During the enactment OF
soldiers remained in the cars or on the plat
form.