The Washington times., 1915-09-25

company c. Comanies c. I. l.. and .
then began their march UP President
street. At Gay street the soldiers were
pelted with cobblestones and many
dropped their rifles. The rioters picked
soldiers. The latter began firing into
the crowd and a score OF civilians fell,
some with morta! wounds.
The volunteers finally checked their
pursuers and reached Camden station
The eleven companies embarked up
on waiting cars In Camden station.
While waiting for an engine the
soldiers We're again attacked. The
soldiers fixed their bayonets. thrust
their guns out of the Tar windows and
stabbed at the rioters u-.il the latter
were driven away.
The outbreak at Camden station re-
suited in the death of Robert w
Davis. an honored and prominent citi-
zen of Baltimore. He was standing
Ion that the riot was a disgrace to
the city when a bullet from soldiers
rifle struck him in the breast
The other casualties reported were:
Killed.
Private Addison o. Whitney. Compa ~
D; Private Luther c. Ladj. Company
D; Private Charles A. Taylor. Com
pany d: Private Sumner II. Need
ham. Company I; John McGawn,
Philip Thomas Miles. William Clark
Sebastian Gies. and William Maloney
the civilians all OF Baltimore.
Wounded.
Captain Dixie. Company L. shot
through thigh.
shot In leg.
Lieut. James F. Rowe. Company L,
shot in breast.
Private Keenan,. Company D. shot in
leg.
Thirty-nve other members Of the
militia shot In limbs or struck on head
by cobblestones.
Francis Ward. a young law student
shot in right breast.
S. Constant. OF New York. shot In
right arm. the ball passing through his
limb and entering the body Of an old
man standing near Constant.
Patrick Griffin. shot in head.
The train having departed. the moi
returned to President street station tc
see II any members Of the regiment
were still there. Several soldiers were
guarding the ammunition and rife cars
They were driven off and the rioters
broke open the cars and distributed
thousands Of rounds Of cartridges and
scores Of rifles. Thus armed, the rioters
paraded the streets.
Military Called Out.
The rioting became so lawless that a,
nightfall the military Of the city was
called out and placed under the super
vision Of the police commission to patrol
. -. h,a xal
however. the police were utterly pow.
! erless to curb the fury of the mob. am
Baltimore spent night as well as day
of terror and outlawry.
At dusk Brigadier General Egerton
uniformed and mounted. appeared ir
the heart of the city and announced
that Governor Hicks had ordered the
State troops to the border to burn the
bridges leading into Maryland. and tc
turn back all Northern soldiers attempt.
was Union sympathizer, but 80 much
pressure was brought to bear upon him
to prevent the passage Of Northern
soldiers through Maryland that ne fin
ally yielded and issued the order 70,
| ferred to by General Egerton.
President Concerned.
News Of tho Pratt street riot reached
President Lincoln when the Sixth Mas
sachusetts arrived in Washington. Ths
President showed grave concern
Gen. Winfield Scott gave orders 70,
| an extensive campaign so as to blast .
breach through Maryland tor northsrf
soldiers. In the meantime. however
, Gen. Ben Butler. who had been ordered
! to Washington at the head of a brig.
ade. reached Annapolis, took charge OF
the railroad and reached Baltimore be-
i.fore his presence In the vicinity wa,
known. He eamped his brigade oi, Fed
eral Hill. When 1t became known tina,
General Butler was In command thos,
who had mobbed the Sixth Masssohu
| setts Regiment were conspicuous Inv
their absence, Order WAS forthwith re-
troops passed through the city unmol.
ested.