Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-07

) shed, Vet the FiEhL Was FMriou,
with Crushing Odds Against the
, Invading Foe.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and ,Jollrna,
CAMp blGds, bRANpYwtNE Spa1Nas.
Ju y 30.-A very serious distur banoo
TOOK place at Camp Biggs last evening
resulting In the arrest of two citizens on
the charge of di5orderly conduct. The
arrest was made und u dtreat orders from
the camp commandant, General IL. Ia,
ksnneY, Yho received his instructions
from Governor Bigzs.
Two young men, whose nEmsg il ia
learned are John McDartty ma Dsaiel
Collins, hired horse and buggy last
evening from man giving tho naa5 OF
Scott OF Wilmington. They drove on. to
brandywine Springs, and reaching the
place drove up to tue hotel stables where
they stopped and msda soma Inquiries a.
70 the various roadSays leading from the
/ grounds. The men were somswhat in
toxlclted and noisy. A gentleman who
noticed their condition and saw that thew
WeEe tusniug tRa horse's head towards
camp advised them not to take that road
as thsy would aurely be turned back by
t.'e seniries. Ons of the occupants Of
me buggy replied .tPil lick anyone that
tries to stop u.s." He mads other threats
OF Wast M fould do. They then drove
into ths cam grounds turning to the left
towards tha headquarters tents. They
War5 net BY tine gard ia front of General
hsnney'B tent who tod them to turn their
buggy around as they would not be
allowed to pass. Tho moa ieered a
Shletz (ths guard) and one Of them
whipped up the horse. A scuflia ensued |
then, the soldier attempting 10 forca the |
nugggy back The horse got frightened |
and commenced plunging, the driver |
whipping him, and threatening Che guard
VINO Still stuck to the horse's head They
sil strug led along until they were in
front of Gsneral Kenney'a tent.
From that moment until the time when
the men Wers taken f.om the buggy was
al exciting melee in which come 400
soldiers and citizens were irretrIeyably
mixed up. A greet crowd surrounded
the carriage. Over their heads couId ba
seen the driver (MoOarthy) a gigantic
fellow almost six feet high aud with
glRth and sinew to match, wildly lashing
ms whip and threatening those around
him. Halt-s dozen men had hold of the
lines. Every minnte the horse would
bound forward driving the crowd back.
Ihefladies in Gen. K K,rney's tent shrieked .
WIN fright, one of them calling out to |,
..ne me soldiers not to hurt the men. Gen, ,
henney was quickly at the side of the
,afriaRe expostuIatlng with the men.
they would hear of nothing but swore 1
nay would drive through the lines.
Japt. hioe and Major Carey were seen
no next moment giving some orders. 7
sea. Asaney oallad for Troop B. At =
NC noAaeat tha horsa spreng forwari. 4
q fW0 seconds Ia wnaia have driysn y
yer Roipa lsdias seAted h sronS Of S,y. !.
soa Asrsaali's talt when Sergeant Bs4le y
p'Sng forward and caught the reiss. = =
Surgeons Robinson, Lukens =, y
nd Elle2ood ran forward at the same y
ime. simultaneously Ocl. Marshall was y
sen In the midst of the struggling mass. !,
'r. Lukens Jumped up into the buggy :;
sat 70 arrest the man. Major Carey =,
ame up with his guard and score or n
OF soldiers ran up with fixed bayonets. i,
7. hoolnson snatched bayonet from a =;
ssitating soldier but was prevented from =,
sing II by those next him. u
Orles were heard, Take them to the
lard houseW .tArrest them ~ "Don,t
I them out" Citizens yociferonslv
'manded that the men be pun. th
he'd. Ladies' cried out in affrlght tr6
inning hither and thither. General on
enney ordered the men to be hand. ws
med and taken to the guard-honse. m
~ the biggest part of the struggle had 80
lly communced. Several swords were ste
avn. Captain Rice slashed with his A
ORD the hands of the man who held the tra
ms. lie would not let go until the the
lcer threatened him with its sharp fro
ge. BY this time the other man had VII
On got out of the buggy when DR.. nee
kshs Iorced the big man out. Boih no
a. "a 2 hends were bleeding frcm wounds. trn
lhen followed psll NELL struggle over strl
GROUNDS ia the etort to hRudouff the kill
msn' Colonel Marshall and the giant WEI
l hand to hau9 contest They were plR
Ally hurried off to the tent at the OK Gas
me end Of headquarters next the hotel Dol
dway. This was used as q guard. yea
lse, Here it took almost 20 men to chill
ldeuff the prisoners. and
n the melee Frank Lytle OF Troop verC
iced man striking at General
lney. He put out his hand to pre-
I the blow and received severe con- IT
~ ~ N nls upper ieft arm. Bigt
ne men were double-ironed and a war,
ng guard placed over them. Spri
eneFal hennsy addressed The crowd md,
WAS gathered about headquarters, men
Them that everything had been act. S3. /
ana requested them 10 quietly dis. 1856
70. Sergeant Eagles hands wsrA badly Coll,
IN the aHfag. Lytle carries his lef. from,
III sllnG. Tae frGoas was the talk Penr
le camp Tor the ne1t two hours. The tstio
HOE arose as to what tbs authorities tatio
ID do with the pii one-H. conn
officer explained, 'sWa can't treat total
ems as We would ordinary enlisted expel
Hss we done them sny seriously Gene
~ harm there would have been 4 memo
outory and public sentiment would was 3
Judged Us harshly. We had the Natio
eat trouble in taking care not to camp
they tried 70 hurt us and cent.
o. You know several of the soldiers
ome cidzens had their hands cut in N
8 to effect the arrest" a.,
SuHtu naa JUST pesn sent to ex- steam
3 .llS PAraue uress Tor fatigue from
: q otnet~ise an arrest Would have board
quickly made. tha q
nola guards were immediately placed Pa, u
ound headquarters. When
npanies l and Is under Captains pier a
Ten and Wlswell wers placed under for a
/. o.. nisut aua tnrnished with 20 lowed
s OF cartridge per man for fear of Sida r
tempt at reBcue. II wes stated that which
existed suspicion OF disatfection in aide !
tha .xas.,..-..s-5- 80 htAc, 9
!, n ~ ~ eolPaaiss. the me
~ ~ =. ~; General henney, at and or
by several of the staff, stood at the va
= =. AesaquAtters tent when the dozen
@ Suaau VI aoout ~ men appeared the gei
uo,nSnu oi Hii]of carey with the no seri
~ s.iI htatcnoa up. Az the same mo fright.
do0els team arrived. The pris-
were placed in it ami LiauteDent
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