The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-05-06

Massachusetts regiment while that
command was passing through tlis
city. During the trouble between the
union troops and the Southern sym
pathizers four Of the soldiers were
killed and thirty-six wounded, while
twelve citizens were shot to death
and large number injured
In Nay, 1898, the Sixth Massachu-
sctts regiment again passed through
Baltimore, that time upon its way TO
the front IN the Spanish American
war, and instead Of receiving bullets,
rocks and eggs, they were greeted With
flowers, cheers and good things TO
eat, all highly appreciated by the
soldiers at the time.
The original bloody passage of the
command through Baltimore is still
vividly recalled by many persons who
were spectators of or participants in
the trouble. Prior to the receipt of
the news CT the fall Of Fort Sumter,
on April IL, 1861, there was but little
excitement in this city beyond per-
.sonal encounters, but on April Is the
passage Of some six hundred troopers
from Carlisle barracks, Pennsylvania,
gave rise to the first demonstration.
The route Of the march from the de-
pot, at the intersection Of Howard
and Cathedral streets, to Mount Claro
depot, was lined with an excited
crowd, which hootcd tho soldicry, but
refrained from violence.
Ihon. j o'clock &C tbs morning ce
q. ri! ~ train of thirty-fve cars ar
rived ut the depot of the Philad clphia
railroad with 1000 soldiers of the
Sixth Massachusetts regiment, the
First and Fourth Pennsylvania and
the Washington brigade, Of Philadel.
phia, on board. Six rounds Of ball
cartridges per man had heen furnished
the Massachusetts men in apprchen-
sion Of trouble, and the memorable
trip to Camden station was begun.
The first car, drawn by horsesLthen
the means Of all railroad transit
through Baltimore-started of, and
eight more followed. The crowd
howled and hooted, and the soldiers
threw themselves fat on the chr
floors. Tho nine cars reached Cam.
den station in safety and the soldiers
wero transferred to the Washington
train, but the tenth car had gone but
q short distanc, on its route when it
was delayed.
At Pratt and Gate streets car
load of sand was dumped on the tracks
and stones were piled on top, and in
several places the rails were torn up.
Large anchors were brought f.cu; tho
adjacent wharves and likewise put
across the tracks, and the crowd kept
the police from removing them until
the arrival Of Mayor Brown. when, at
his orders, these were taken away.
One account Of what followed is to
the effect that paving stones we're
thrown through the windows of the
car and those that followed, while,
according to another story, the mob
did not throw stono at that time,
the drivers merely turning the horses
and drawing the cars back to the |
railroad station from which they had |
come.
Some 22O soldiers were cut of from
their comrades, and the crowds on the
streets, which had been singing !
*'Dixie" and cheering for jeff Davis
and Confederate fag-a palmetto
tree on blue background carried by |
one of the mob,. kept these troops |
from marching. Time after time the
soldiers tried to march, only to be
backed, until at last the police clear
ed passage. AS the soldiers march-
ed along President street the turbu-
lence increased. On Fawn street, .ac.
cording to one story, stones were
thrown at the troops in great num-
bers, two men being knocked down
and badly injured, while Others con-
tend that not stone was thrown by |
She mob, which was boisterous, how
ever, until Frederick street was reach
ed an2 the active trouble precipitated
by one of the soldiers accidentally dis
charging his gun.
Thinking that one Of the crowd had
fired the shot. the soldiers Immediate
'ly opened fire on the mob about them,
and more spectators than active par
ssicipants were hurt. Missiles few in
every direction, and citizens and SOL
: diers fell along the line as the troops
hurried at double.quiok toward the
Camden station, firing wildly behind