The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09

ana told them OF the dangers
they would probably encounter,
and advised that each soldier
should load his musket before
leaving and be ready for any
emergency.
COL. JONES OFFICIAL ORDER.
Col. jones official report of the
riot, which is dated "Capitol,
Washington, April %, 1861" is
as follows: "After leaving Phila-
delphia l received intimation that
the passage through the city of
Baltimore would be resisted.
caused ammunition to be distribut-
ed and arms loaded, and went
personally through the cars and
issued the following orders, viz:
"The regiment will march through
Baltimore in columns of section,
and arms at will. You will un.
doubtedly be insulted, abused,
and probably be assaulted, to
which you must pay no attention
whatever, but march with your
faces square to the front, and pay
no attention to the mob, even if
they throw bricks or other mis-.
siles, but if you are fired upon,
and any of you are hit, your Of
ticers will order you to fire. Do
not fire into any promiscuous
crowds, but select any man whom
you see aiming at you, and be
sure you drop him."
THE ARRIVAL OF THE SIXTH MAS.
SACHUSETTS.
On the morning of the 18th of
April, news reached the city of
the destruction Of the arsenal at
Harper's Ferry, and soon after
tidings were received that a large
body of Northern troops on their
way to Washington would arrive
soon at the Philadelphia railroad
depot. The police had received
news concerning their coming,
and Marshal George P. Kane,
hastily called out a force to
protect their passage through the
city. About IL o'clock a train
of 30 cars arrived at President
Street Station, containing the
Sixth Massachusetts, the First
and the Fourth Pennsylvania and
the Washington Brigade of
Philadelphia, numbering in all
between LOO and 1880 men.
The course which the troops were
compelled to take was first north
erly on President street four
squares to Pratt street, a crowded
thoroughfare leading along the
heads of the docks, then along
Pratt street west nearly a mile to
Howard street, and then south on
Howard street one square to Cam
den Station. Judge Brown and
Marshal Kane had gone to Cam.
den Station on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, where a train was
being prepared to take the troops
to Washington. Here, as a
change would of course take
place, it was thought would be
the point most likely to be the
place of attack, and strong
force of police had been assem-.
bled. The whole line of the
route, about mile and a quar-
ter in length, from the Phila
delphia depot to Camden Station
was lined with an excited crowd.
some ready for violence, but the
larger part only curious and anx.
lOnS spectators. AT 1l.3O O'Clock
the first car containing Massachu
sets men and drawn by horses.
started, and was followed b\
eight Others, containing sever
companies Of the Sixth Massa
chusetts. The crowd which in.
creased every moment, groaned.
yelled, and hooted, but offered
no violence. Their appearance il
some instances, however, was sc
alarming that the soldiers placed
themselves on the floor so thai
none could be seen from the out
side. These nine cars reached
Camden Station in safety. In one
of them was Colonel jones' com.
mander of the Massachusetts
men. The tenth car started from
the Philadelphia depot had gone
but a short distance when some
dlSarrangement of the brake
caused a stoppage. A stone was
thrown at it by some one in the
crowd, and in an instant it was
saluted by a shower of bricks and
stones. The terrified driver in
haste detached his team, and
hltchlng it to the rear, drove rap
idly back to the depot.
THE PASSAGE OF THE TROOPS.
The rest of the cars which had
started were also turned back
to remain where they were at the
depot. The word soon ran
through the crowd that no more
should pass. At Gay street
crossing and other points they
tore up the track and removed
the bridges over the cutters. A
cart coming up with sand was