Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-08-02

and the crowd got over the fright
and commenced 10 gather ag ,in in
great numbers, we were ordered
into the rouRd-house, as afordirg
rs shelter for the night, and bet
ter protection from the stray shots
heard every now and then. With
the approach of nightfall we got
hungry and tired, but were consoled
in a measure by the announcement
that supper had been ordered and
would arrive i'll brief time. AT
dusk, pceping out of the windows
of the round.lionse, we saw the
wagons carrying out rations cap
tnred by the crowd; dishes and
their contents hurled into the street,
while
THE CROWD CHEERED LIKE DEMONS.
AS the crowd in the streets was
augmented, with the approach Of
night all thoughts of sleep were
giyeE over, and guards stationed at
the windows Of the round house,
and also placed at each of the gates
leading into the yards. They were
out of the reach OF the CROWD, and
had instructions to fire upon per-
sons who attempted to enter.
AT midnight the crowd out
side, as we could observe from the
windows, had grown into many
thousands, and shots were fired at
US from out OF tie yards of tine
company in close proximity to the
romd'house. We replied to them,
with what effect we were unable TO
ascertain. When the ire Was started
in the box-cars we became very
seriously alarmed. Some few men,
| have heard, made their way out
of their quarters in citizens clothes
and escaped from their perilous
position. We could see long lines
OF cars, one after the other, burning
but dared not expose ourselves to
the guns OF the mob.
'' Suddenly down the grade
came one car after another, some
laden with oil, which was on fire
and burning tiercely. These cars
were sent down in order that they
might ignite the wooden work of
the round house and the company's
lu nber-yard. They were heavily
laden with combustible material;
and when the boX-cars took fire
they burst and scattered the contents
in every direction, dealing out
DISASTER WITH LAVISH HAND.
The machine>shop. between Twen-
ty~tifth and Twenty sixth street,
then caught fire, and soon our
bniiding was surrounded with a
wall of fire. The heat was SO in
tense that we were obliged to retire
from he windows and gathered in
the centre of the building. Many
of us would have run out, but the
danger outside from the violence OF
the crowd was us much feared as
the fire clement, which was fast ap
preaching us. At dawn Of the Gay
Il consultation of officers was held,
which was prolonged for some time.
1t was then decided we must 90 out
and face the angry devils, who made
the streets in the neighborhood
black with their presence.
g 'It was better to run the risk
Of being shot down than burned to
death, and 50 we filed out in a com
pact body, and, preceded hy tho
Gat!ing guns, with Major Genera
Britton, Brigadier Generals Matth
cws and Land at the head. 1t was
lively times, | tell you, reaching
the United States arsenal, where
we thought we would be protected
The sentries here refused to allow
us to enter, and the command hcle
conference with our officers. 4
number OF us scaled the walls anC
took refuge from the mob bchint
the shrubbery and piles Of shells
and cannon.