The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-21

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been destroyed, the wires cut and the in,
struments removed.
LATER.
The fire at the depot at Camden Sta.
tion has been extinguished, with but lit.
tie damage. The telegraph office cleaned
out was the DispatCher's office on the
station platform and not the office in the
main building. All the B. & 0. wires
have been cut.
MAYOR LATRoBE ASKS THAT THE TROOPS
REMAIN.
The following correspondence explains
itself:
BALTIMORE, July 20.
Brig. General James r. Herbert:
l have just received the following COM
munication from His Honor, +. Latrobe,
Mayor Of Baltimore:
His Ereslleney, John Lee GlrroR:
DEAR SIR:-ln view Of the condition
Of affairs now existing in this city, the
violent demonstration that has taken
place within the last hour, would sug.
gest that neither OF the regiments OF the
State militia be ordered 10 leave Balt.
more this evening. ] make this sugges.
tion after consultation with the Com.
missioner Of Police. Very respectfully
FERDINAND LATRoBE,
Mayor Of Baltimore.
GOV. CARROLL REvoKEs HIS ORDER.
In consequence Of the above request
the order TO proceed to Cumberland with
the 9th regiment is hereby revoked, and
you will hold the men under your com.
mand ready to aid the city authorities,
should they require them In preserving
order throughout the city.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
G0ternor.
COL. PETERS ACCOUNT OF THE DISASTER.
BALTIMORE, July 20.-Alter the 5th
Regiment had been ordered out this af-
ternoon by Gov. Carroll, orders were al.
80 issued for the 9Th Regiment, Colonel
Clarence Peters to assemble, Of which
and the assault on the Regiment and the
firing which resulted SO fatally and terri.
bly,, he gives the following account:
A few minutes before o'clock Col.
Peters received orders from Gen. Herbert
to assemble his regiment at their armory,
corner Fayette and Front streets, without
delay. At about half past six or seven
o'clock the bell at the City Hall struck
l:5l, known as the military call, 10 as.
semble the regiment, and in short time
200 men, in response 10 the call, met at
the armory. Immediately after this
Col. Peters received a second order from
Gen. Herbert to send 10 Camden Station,
in charge Of the Senior Captain, with.
out field officers, three companies OF his
regiment, armed, equipped and supplied
with ammunition. Col. Peters applied
to be sent with the companies, to which
request Gen. Herbert did not accede, de.
string Col. Peters to remain in charge Of
the military during his absence. The
three companies, F, ! and B, each con.
containing 40 men, were principally
formed under command OF Capt. Tapper,
Of Company /, and marched out Of the
armory, Company l in front, followed by
Company F. AS they marched down the
stairs Of the armory 10 the street in n
column Of tWos, Capt. Taper at the
head Of his command, the foremost men
on reaching the sidewalk were assailed by
shower Of stones and brickbats, thrown
by an excited crowd. Front and Fayette
streets, on the south side Of the building,
were wild for several squares with an
excited crowd Of 1000 or 5000 people,
At the first volley Of stones and brick.
bats VIM. Lennox, Lewis BaIz, G. w.
Morelock, and VIM. Young, priyates Of
Co. l ann F, were felled to the ground
insensible and were borne back into the
armory amid shower Of stones. Com.
panies and F fled into Front street,
headed south toward Baltimore street,
The assault by the crowd growing tiercer,
and Company B not yet being out Of the
armory, the former were halted to await
the latter. Col. PeterS and Major George
now went TO the head Of the column, try.
ing to quell the riot and restore order.
Stones continued 10 fall thick and fast
and the men without orders fred into the
crowd, most Of the guns being elevated
over their heads. By this yOlley one man
was killed and several wounded. Col.
Peters gave orders TO cease firing, which
was obeyed. Maj. George was struck
with two boulders in the breast and leg,
iDjurlng him temporarily, but not seri.
ously. The order was now given to march
and companies and + proceeded along
Front street to Baltimore, into which they