Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-25


Whenever a hand was caught protruding
it wss smartly tapped by sword or
bayonot. At last one OF the prisoners
caught hold Of guards bsyonet and
tried to pull it into the cell. At this time
the crowd was SO great around the prison
that the guards had to drive chem back
with the bayonet. Several strips Of
boarding the full length OF the prison
were torn away and two Of tho prisoners
were disclosed glazing like wild animals
at their keepers. They had large
stones in their hands and threatened
to brain tho first soldier who
came near them. At si5ht OF the
stones the crowd at rear of the guard.
house tumhled pell nell down tbs hill,
Numbers climbed the neighboring trees
in order to get an uninterrupted view Of
the ARRAY. 1t Looked very warlke for
few moments. SonIe IL or IL bgyonets
with two officers with drawn swords
faced tha prisoners who ii seemed every
moment would Leap ia tlleirwili rage upon
the soldiers. Quo OF ths latter was very
axcil, 10 YVES with difficulty restrained
from baTnueting one Of the prisoners
who Threatened to dash his brains cut
with heavy stone. Tbs gnarda, how.
ever, notwithstanding the.xoitement and
the commotlon caused by tho crowds,
acted very coilectedly. Amid the
shouting calculations were heard,
sway don't they tic them up!" "Why
dom. they gag tham!" AT length 3
gnarisman came pushing through the
crowd with o coA Of nsw hslf.incE rope
on his arm, Thosa was momaatRry aesi.
tation 40 TO who wouia enter the sell
fest, when twa d the ftIiaers end five or
six men hutst ia OF the door aud, with =
short ser NJ, two o; Tie men were sa-
cured. Il took full team Of ak guards
to hold Peterson. AT last he was firmly
bound hand and foot. Flo still rolled
around in the straw trying to hurst his
bonds. Tho second prisoner, Hall, was
also secured, not without sone struggling
Tho third man was quiet throughout. He
bal not joined with the otheEl in the
riot. He vas not bound. Later in the
evening Colonel Msrshall sent orders to
unbind the men. This was done. but in
few minutes the prisoners Recommended
breaking this walls and trying to burst
through. They were ordered rebound,
hands and feet. Oaptsin Condor, with a
detail Of men, was oriatod TO nail up thu
prison boards again.
The rain recommended at 80 q, M
end soon the whole camp was under
cover again. BY supper time the whole
camp was mass Of slusl and mud.
o; course there was no such thing rs
dress parade. In its place uu1re4s pa.
rais was substituted This comprises
simply the coming together Of the differ
cut companies in fatigue uniform and the
publishing OF the adjutant's orders with
the usual reports. The whole is com
pleted in less than 10 minutes.
BY order of Colona' Marshall guards
have been placed at Falkland station to
prevent militiamen stealing OF to WA
mingtou.
By . O'Clock, p m. the camp out-of-
doors was one mass OF slush. Along the
company streets here and there different
tents were brightly lit rp. Usually
crowds were gathered together under
shelter looking very comfortable and
home like. Some played checkers, Others
euchre, while the great majority gave thei.
time up to singing. In the dark silent
evening the mems tenor aud bass voices
sounded very we'll. In going the rounds
of the camp after nightfall all that could
! be done Was to slip about as beat one
could. The mud was as bad as in some
of the Wilmington streets.
CAMP Phil SHERIDAN, July 21.-CamI
has been en- fete all day. No brighter
clearer or more glorious weather ha'
been experienced since the guardsmer
left their homes Wednesday last for theil
second annual encampment OF Brandy
wine Springs. With to.day's delightful
camp experiences aud the happy antici
patiops of tomorrow, Governors Day,
we ars on the qui vive for q brillian
commencement of the week.
The presence of Governor Biggs, every
member of the staff, Mayor Harrington
Secretary of State John F. salisbury
Adiutant general Bird W. Spencer o.
Governor Greene's staff OF New Jersey
Colonel Cooper, SIKH Pennsylvania
Captain Myrich, Third United State
Artillery, Colonel Marshall and staff
First Regiment D. N. G., Troop B, snt
10 000 citizens, Ito use the comment OF {
Phiiadelphisn), Camp Phil Sheridan as
representative OF what Delaware car
show, is no small fact to be sneered at
Any Delawarean might we'll be proud o
the spectacle.
EARLY III lu6 tue
trains cnmmsnced bringing visitors tC
camp. BY O'Clock IS passenger oosche
bearing an average of from 10 to 100 &C
eupants had dropped their loads q
Brandywire Springs station. Thsgrova
around the hotel were literally blacl
with carriages, wagons, bH2giesand ever,
description Of vehicle. Ii the nttegnool
the crowds along the roadways through
cut the grauads were often zen Gbreas
with visitors in an uninterrupted lin
from the springs to the station. 1t wa
generally conceded no such throngs o
visitors Ind ever before been seen at thi
old-tinn Watering p'ace
The iirst businst 1T camp to day wa
the inspection OF the men and their &C
cousraments by Oaptaia Myrisk. Tn
diff rent companies We're paradsd q. thei
quarters at i h. NJ. The Inspection wa
somewhat tedious 0pers,ion. Clotai,
Wyticls scanned TO penr AZ every part o
the arms, scroutttmenta Of every Rna 0
the 4A3 soldiers lie Wauld oUca3iouRll
take tae iiils from gulrdsnan slap TIA
breach ssiaa and sfu,nt tlowa tho hll-el
The nsxt mans button wolId DO ,umblA
a. and his neishhlr's gloves gaz,d a
Walking behini the men the crdsr wa
given open Boxes" AMI iitis of ce-
fridge oass4 i4w open. There WAS moth
ing in4iai tham But the ingpeeli-g Of
fiorr looked sil the same, and then, how
ing to the company caetaia would pas
On. Colonel Marshail, L,eutanan' -Solc
rel Kirk, Major Carey and A1iutaa
Paigeaccompsned Captain Jyrics oaal
Watching MI ae did ard said. Anon
oiher questions asked was as 20 washs
tie captains OF companies hal seen tina
the government property issued to csc
man showed by number instead OF by tn
soldiers name that he was possessed Q
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