Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-27

shook his hcas ,..rvs,,,-l, IT, -, A,,o,,,.a
tho brick aud retired When the mob saw
that no blank o.r,rid,-,s ,ssrc usea thev eea in
the widest confusion. The ground Was covered
with hats and pieces 81 clothing. torn of in the
rush 20 escape some wounded men stYugrled
10 rise. shriekine fearfullv. The officers rushed
down our line. ordering the mon 60 crA-e firing
physician. whose name cannot recall took
Byrnes In his carriage and drove 20 the barracks
hospital II Was brave act ~ the marines
uniform might have drawn the FIRE OF rioters
upon the carriage. Tho 7ther injured men were
soon able % take their places in The ranks
We formed hollow square single rank. and
the cannon. in charge II some policemen. Was
dragged inside. ~ Bud EacleSion ever sat
astrice of that cannon a. reported n must
have been before we arrived In . few mo-
ments the mob returned. with threats and
curses, but at the order shoulder arms they
again fed In terror During tho firing which
lasted only n minute or two. one Of the white
hats Wa sho; from ;he head 81 it, weArer He
clasped his hands upon his hair and fed like q
deer.
number OF men soon returned 10 carry
away the dead ami wounded We stood mo-
tohles-. awaiting another attack, but sickened
with the slaughter. for some ten persons had
been killed and twenty or thirty wounded. One
man rashed up 20 Us, eNclaiming: You killed
nv TREND. now klll me-" 4 corporal lowered
his hNed hsyonct 20 accommodate him. hut was
checked bv an officer. II stated that the
baltimore ''plugs." who incitcd the riot were
The hrst 20 run when the buck aud ball"
"hlstled around them. and that Washington
man Yelled win an oath; Yes, YOU got Us into
At. aud now you run and leave US"
never heard ~ such curses and wishes for
our everlasting Ill-luck were showered upou
us by the relatives and friends who bore
away the dead and wounded rioters.
-Four men came rushing and shouting
! down 7;h street. several squares dis
tant, evidently TRYING TO rally the mob once
more. \ sergeant stepped out and sent a bull
I let whizZiug over their heads and ricochetting
. up the street beyond. aud thev disappeared
Esc"riiug the policemen aud the captured
six-poundcr, We marched 20 the city hall Here
E llCass. oil"lhe aud ha"i.e, Joined U.s. On
/ -, a''.''.c 81. rh'' rom soihe I'M
men 20 fire INTO bn,sc In s",ne riscsa -:
were checred. in others -,zei at With horror.
some Of our men who went 70 pump in rear
o; me eiiN htA were fired Cnon from near the
Oh jan and an angry croSd gathered around
inc clty hall steps. some ~ them showing pis-
'ois' 50 That We placed seutries over our musk
e's, scked al the top az the steps Here our
! men gripping vel and streaked with whitening
washed from their belts, received two small
eW'et cases hud small drink ~ whisky each
/ all The reireshments our officers could then
Obtain We soon heard that three hun
dred "plug uglies were on their way from
Baltimore 10 attack vs., and We were ordered to
the Baltimore ana Ohio depot, with Instructions
20 axe ihein ont "i the cars when they arrived.
before We started an army or navy officer IN citi-
zen ores nsseG aloug our line and closely in
spee,.d IS y was rum"red that he wac plug
cc'ecuFe, ana he Was scoNled out Of countes
naGce. Neai'erward learned that he was pleased
/ Win our appearance; Another man excited the
/ PI', OF our oincers by passing along the lina
eNclaIrAis want 70 sec the man that shot
my oos' want 10 see MIN: that AL We silss
! Le..sa' ana WE hfier"ard informed CORRECTLY
that has boy was an imaginary one and thai
nc was marking some of us for future vens
seance. ohe OF the cries OF the rioters wasi
! All boys can't Kill n cat! The Montgomery
uuarus became unpopular on account OF theif
| supposed participation IN our operatlons.
THE PLUGs DDSs COME.
1 Itwas dark who, tba ,-.i, ,,o,, p.,,;,no,.
roIl.d !, wos,o,s :, g.. :. o -.
| s'''''ion- oue nun
"iea anu "n "e'' weary hungry marines, many
| with muskets Including my OWN which could
not be discharged-as We had no ball screws
which would take hold Of the wet cartridges
we're TO enter the cars and arrest 800 fresh Bal-
| nmore rufiians, well armed FOR close fghtingi
! Inc prospect was NOT pleasant one. The trnia
! stopped. ana instead OF plug ugly pretty
httle woman, dressed In black, sprang from the
steps INTO the arms OF Capt Maddox with the
! ehclainatlon, 'oh. my dear. Il heard you were
all Killed. We wanted 20 cheer the brave little
! wife but discipline did not permit. As We Az
! tempted 10 enter the cars the conductor told us
| mat the plugs had started on his train, but
hearing that We were waiting for them they had
left the cars three miles this side OF Baltimore.
He sad that elghty-six men OF Frenchs battery
from Fort Mclienry would soon arrive 10 TO
heve rs.
| We marched home through a fearful thunder
storm. No street lamps were lit that night 10
! Washington. The darkness was unusual, and
the lightning seemed 10 play around the points
of the bayonets. Some Of us expected 20 lie
fired upon through the iron fence around the
square east of the Capitol and Others feared
being stuck by lightning. As we reached tie
southeast corner OF the Capitol grounds the
lightning showed some men standing near tie
corner Our line was much strung out, rs We
marched AT VIII by twos, and one OF the men
4 remarked, "Oh, no chance at all against such Q
crowd.
AT the barracks Gen. Henderson briefly
thanked US for our faithful performance OF .
/ very dlsagreeable duty and dismissed us
Many OF our men were sick next day. WIS
lame from the loss Of one shoe heel but went 90
guard.
When Frenchs srtillerist- arrived that night
they were armed with sabers only. il is said A
mob threw stones AT them. but fed when the
/ command Front face given The artil-
| lery got muskets At the arsenal and remained
here some time. The marines were confined 10
barracks, some Of them having been beaten -
one. il is said. fatally-while Ion pass" Keaf-
ney. the baker, afterward Policeman kearneS.
who arrested the assassin GlIiteau. went TO the