Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-02

Oh AiAcAh o'iCO'g
"Boys follow me. Let's 60 around to
the jsil.yard gate and burst it OPEN
A yell went up from those around
him, and about fifty men and boys,
many of then carrying clubs, axes.
hammers and broomhandles. formed
ia line and went around North Court
street, followed by the surging crowd
They were met by volley from the
soldiery, and pell-m' Il they went,
heads low, banishing their weapons.
Two Of them were seen to fall. A
lighted torch had scarcely been appli-
ed 10 the courthouse when Capt. j.
j. Desmond, Capt. Devine, Sergeant
Mclean and private Mcclure with
a detachment Of militia came from
the courthouse rotunda hnrrying TO
the tresurer's office with view to
saving the public property. AS
they appeared in view bullet from
the mob went crashing through
Diamonds head, killing him in
stantly. Sergeant Mclean, of the
first company D. was shot in the
shoulder, and private Mcclure was
shot through the lung.
AS the flames Of the courthouse
spread the crowd in the street grew
denser and denser, and as the
flames went leaping into the second
floor terrific volley Of musketry
was heard from South Court street,
where a barrlcade had been built,
and behind which the militia had
laid on their arms. The crowd had
forced its way past the police. and
was approaching the muskets Of The
militia, when tue deadly storm OF
lead put the crowd to fight, and
they ran toward Nam street Tor
their lives. The heat from the
burning building had now become
intense, but driven before the vol>
ley the crowd rushed into the heat,
which was so 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 we're shot, six fatally, and im-
precautions and denunclatlons were
cried out in wild confusion, "Set
the armOry On fire. 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
neigLb0rhood, 10 private houses
and to patrol wagons that We're
kept busy running back and forth
to tue dead house and the various
hospitals. Records thrown from
the burning courthouse were picked
up by the inturiattd people and
hulled b; OK INFO the flames to be
consumed. A dead man picked up,
unidentified, had in his pocket a
new memorandum book upon which
lad just been written, "Msny poor
men will hot work today"
SUDDEN DEATH.
A crowd OF tour young men who
had got past the police on 81 camore
and Ninth streets started up Syca-
lnole street toward the barIicade.
Ihey were called to by the militia
ct tie baIricade TO halt, but paid
no heed, and without another word
OF warning they were shot down
their bodies filled with bullets.
THE MUB's POWER BROKEN.
Meantime The delayel Fourteenth
regiment came up Sycamore street
Oh double>quic,, charged on the
crowd and soon cleared the space
In front OF the burning courthouse.
But this was done at the cost OF
human lite. They fired aud the
balls killed. four men. From this
time. which was after twelve o'clock
the mob's power was broken. 1t
was alter this that portion OF them
went 10 Powell's gun store to get
arms. Powell made most gallant
aud effectual defence OF his proper
ly. John Connolly, private watch
man called out to them not TO
smash the windows, aud If they
were going 10 enter to do so de-
cent y. They acted on the sugges-
uvn. AS they vent IN a export Of
a pistol was Leard from within, land
the foremost mau of the mob fell.
a second shot and another man
went down. Hesitatlng a moment
another rloter advanced aud more
shots we're fired. Five men had fall
len, two OF them dead and three
wounded. Tue dead were john
Dugau, OF Jones street, and Tnom-
as A Given, colosed, 327 Court
street. 1t is said that the proprle-
lor fired tuese deadly shots.
About 3 A. M., when a small
crowd gathered at tue dug store at
~ urt and Walnut streets, one
quare west OF the courthouse, to
see the patrOl-wagon take away a
dead man, the militia, mistaklng
this Tor a rene nal OF the riot, flied
d volIey, killing one man and v ound
ing the nepheS OF the pr prle,,r O..
tie Store.
AT DAWN.
The dawning day showed a fear
full scene 1t vas as beautiful a
uolning as ever opened upon the
city. The courthouse was a mass
OF nuns within, and the stone walls
were bIackened and broken about