Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-04-04
ivate MEG uire was shot through the

lung.
As the flames of the court house spread
the crowd in the street grew denser and
denser, and as the Eames went leapipg
into the second floor a terrific volley of
musketry was heard from South Court
street, where barricade had been built,
and behind which the militia had laid TN
their arms. The crowd had forced its
way past the police, and was approaching
the muskeis of the militia, when the dead
ly storm of lead put the crowd to flight,
aDd they ran toward Main street FOR tnelr
lives. The heat from the burning building
had now become intense, but driven Delofe
the volley the crowd rushed into the
scorchiug heat, which was 80 intense that
they were forced to get down on their
hands and knees and crawl. Man after
man was seen to reel and fall.
''sET THE TOWN ON FIRE"
AS the crowd retreated twelve men
were shot, six fatally, and imprecations
and deuunciations were cried out in wild
confusion, Set the armory on fire f"
Burn the town ~ Kill the soldiers -
The cool and collected portion of the crowd
was constantly carrying away the dead
and dying to drug stores in the neighbour
| hood, to private houses and to patrol
| wagons that were kept busy running back
! and forth TO the dead-house and the varl-
| Gus hospitals. Records thrown from the
| burning courthouse were picked up by the
! infuriated people and hurled back into
the flames to be consumed. A dead man
| picked up, unidentified, had i'll his pocket
new memorandum book upon which had
| Just been written, MANY poor men Will
not work to-day"
| SUDDEN DEATH.
| 4 crowd of four young men who had
got past the police on Sycamore and
Ninth streets started up Sycamore street
toward the barricade. They were called
to by the militia at the barricade to halt,
| but paid no heed, and without another
! word of warning they were shot down,
their bodies filled with bullets. This serv-
ed to brighten the police. and they Rugged
the walls closely on either side of SJca-
more street the rest of the night.
| THE MoB's POWER BROKEN.
| Meantime the delayed Fourteenth regi
ment came up Sycamore street on double
| quick, charged on the crowd aud soon
cleared the space in fir ont of the burning
| court house. But this was done at the
cost of human life. They fred and the
balls killed four men,. From this time
which was after twelve O'clock, the mob S
power was broken. 1t was after this t. al
| a portion of them went to PUwell's gun
|
gallant and effectual defense of his prop
erty John Connolly private Waterman,
called out to them not to smash the win
dows, and if they we're going to enter &"
| do so decently. They acted On the sug-
| geston. AS they went in a report of II
pistol was heard from within, and the
foremost man of the mob fell. a second
shot and another man went down. Hest
Eating a moment another rioter advanced
and more shots were fired. Five men had
fallen, two of them dead and three WOun.
ded. The dead were John Dugan, of
Jones street, and Thomas A. Given. col
ored, 1927 Court street. 1t is said that the
proprietor fired these deadly shots.
About 8 A. M when small crowd
gathered at tue drug store at Court and
Walnut streets, one square west Of the
courthouse, to see the patrol-wagon take
away dead man, the militia, mistaking
this Tor a renewal of the riot, fired a vol
ley, killing one man and wOunding the ne
phew OF the proprietor of the store.
AT DAWN.
The dawning day showed fearful
| scene. 1t was as beautiful morning as
ever opened upon the city. The court
house was mass of ruins within. and the
stone walls were blackened and broken
about the windows by the heat. Portions
|
playing on it. Blood stains were visible
on all the streets. Everything was quiet
and even the militia were not to be seen
| Policemen YEARLY paced their beats about
the barricaded streets.
1t is impossible yet to write the story OF
killed and wounded. Only fragmentarJ
lists have been obtained. Many persons
! who were wounded have been taken cart
of pri vately, and their names will never
be known.
| PEACE RESUMES ITS SWAY.
| All is again peaceful in the city. The
| killed were 45 in number and the wounded
$50 A telegram from Cincinnati dated
Wednesday, says:
| A heavy rain storm accompanied by
| thunder, last night served to keep every
body off the streets. The militia on duty
at the barricades were completely drench-
| ed. The weather turned colder after the
rain. and the soldiers suffered much dis
comfort. The patrol wagon drove around
collecting blankets for them. Some ex-
element Was caused about midnight by
tive shots of a revolver, fired by man
running down Vine street, q ear Fourth.
1t was thought at first to be signal, but
the man was speedily captured. when il
was ascertaned that he was trying to
stop street car ard failing to do so had
| fired at it. At the Grand Opera House
| last night panic was barely averted by
| the presence Of mind of the actors. Some
| one in the audience raised the cry of Fl re
and instantly all present were on their
feet. The actors assured the people that
there was no cause for alarm and quiet
was restored. Every unusual sound is
noted now since the experience of thepast
few nights