The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-08-26

OF men. women and children made its
appearance coming from alleys, houseS
aud side streets. prPcipitating a shower
of stones. clubs and missiles of every
Kind. not excepting pistol balls, buck
shot. etc. don know how | did it.
but got OIL that car before | ever knew
1t and landed on my feet close by small
boat lying along the wharf bordering one
side of the road. While | halted there a
moment III great perpleXity | saw one
man III the boat raise an iron object of
large size and throw it at the nearest car.
1t crashed through the window. and al
most at the same moment a shot from
soldier that bad landed with me. stretch
ed him dead on the deck. 4 companion
of his drew a pistol to fire at the soldier
when he, too, received a shot from the
revolver Of an officer and fell dead. |
then ran away. and. making circuit to
point which | knew the troops would
soon pass to see more | arrived there
just as the last of them were passing.
| Thinking it best to keep little to the
rear, stood beside a tree and looked after
them. | bad hardly gotten there when
| saw the mob that had made short cut
to head them off again filling the streets
| in the advance. and at once hostilities
were renewed. The troops were in a few
minutes entirely surrounded, and
BULLETS CAME WRESTLING PAST ME
from the direction of the riot in a lively
manner. There was a marble door step
directly opposite me, and as turned to
/ look at it, probably to consider whether
| had not best get behind it. q rifle ball
struck the end of one of the slabs and
fiattened out upon it like penny. |
stepped out and picked it up and placed
1t III my pocket and have it still in my
! possession at the present time. After
the troops had at last gotten on board
their train for Washington. the mob
moved down the railroad for the purpose
| OF wrecklnG the train. | Went down to
| look at them. Before they hal time to
carry cut their wicked plan the train
passed, however, and the troops got by
without further injury. As the train
| passed was standing on the edge of a
! cut aud but "a few feet below me stood
a man who, the moment the train reach
ed us. drew revolver and leyeled it at
the ears. Before he had time to draw
! the trigger, however. several rifles were
aimed at him from the cars and fred and
he rolled down the bank dead.
''A--Ni''%A VT M LA NA An MESSh"E.
After the above incident went back
to the depot, as it was nearing the time
Tor my train to depart and there found
awaiting me the master of transportation
who ASKED me whether would risk run
ming through the mob. which was then
about going to destroy the railroad
bridge to prevent any more trains pass
ing through. | answered him that if my
orders asked me to S :, weuld undertake
it. He then told me that he had an i'm
pnrtant message that was to he taken to
| ashington and delivered by NE in per-
son to Simon Cameron, the Secretary of
War; Thomas Scott, his assistant, and
Colonel Stone, who had charge of the
military in the District of Columbia, who
would be at the depot to meet me He told
me to get on my engine at once, without
any car attached to it. and have no one
but my fireman with me. | did SO, and
soon as | was ready to start, lie drew
from his coat Il large official envelope,
which he told me was to be delivered to
Mr.. Cameron,
RUNNING A MOB.
then opened the throttle and started
down tie road at full speed. AS | APP
preached the mob they signaled me to
stop. and | saw they had placed IA stone
at considerable size in the middle Of the
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l'l' mUO atrn5ticr. and then showing the
ttnp'itauce Of my message. | turned on
iI!rr" Steam and tuundeied INTO them.
" !Ien st! u:k the stone my ptluG was
Knocked to sphuters, bur the engine did
not leave the rail. aud i second later |
was Speeding over the bridge out of reach
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