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740 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
entirely consumed. In the midst of this excitement, apprehension pervaded
the community of another outbreak at Camden Station, which, as the sequel
shoAAred, was not without foundation, and, but for the strong measures for
protection, would no doubt, have resulted in arson and greater bloodshed.
About ten o'clock, a mob several thousand strong had collected on EutaAV and
Camden streets, and were assuming threatening attitude. Police Commissioner Gilmor, determined to have the crowd dispersed and sent for a large
police force, under Deputy Marshal Frey. The police arrriving on the
ground, Commissioner Gilmor, and Marshals Grey and Frey at the head of
their force, advanced upon the mob under a heavy fire of pistol-shots and
a storm of missiles, and captured many of the rioters. These were taken
into the depot and placed under the guard of the 5th regiment. In the
station the military reserve were under arms and in readiness to repel an
attack. Other charges were made by the police upon the crowd in quick
succession,and the mob dispersed in all directions. Many of the rioters
made violent resistance, and the scenes in the depot were most exciting.
About tAvo hundred were arrested, composed of the most lawless element of
the city, and from all portions of it, and nearly all were more or less intoxicated. No railroad men Avere among them. By direction of A. Leo Knott,
State's Attorney, they were all committed to jail without bail.
This cool and determined action of the police, dispersed the crowd around
the depot and suppressed the railroad riot in Baltimore. About midnight, a
special train having on board a battalion of 120 officers and men of the
United States marine corps from the navy yard at Washington, under
Colonel Charles Haywood, arrived at Camden Station, and at daylight on
Sunday morning, General Barry sent a battery of three rifled pieces of artillery, under Captain J. J. Ramsay, to the same point. On Saturday afternoon,
President Hayes issued the following proclamation:
" Whereas, It is provided in the Constitution of the United States that the United
States shall protect every State in the Union on application of the Legislature, or of the
Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence; and
whereas, the Governor of the State of Maryland has represented to me that domestic
violence exists in said State at Cumberland and along the line ofthe Baltimore and Ohio-
Railroad in said State, w7hich the authorities of said State are unable to suppress; and
whereas, the laws ofthe United States require that in all cases of insurrection in any State
or of obstruction to the laws thereof, whenever in the judgment of the President it becomes
necessary to use the military force to suppress such insurrection or obstruction to the
laws, he shall forthwith by proclamation command such insurgents to disperse and retire
peaceably to their respective abodes within a limited time;
" Now, therefore, I, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States, do hereby
admonish all good citizens of the United States, and all persons within the territory and
jurisdiction of the United States, against aiding, countenancing, abetting or taking part
in such unlawful proceedings; and I do hereby warn all persons engaged in or connected
with said domestic violence and obstruction of the laws, to disperse and retire peaceably
to their respective abodes on or before twelve o'clock noon, of the twenty-second day of
July instant. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal
| Title | History of Maryland - 3 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000779 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 740 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. entirely consumed. In the midst of this excitement, apprehension pervaded the community of another outbreak at Camden Station, which, as the sequel shoAAred, was not without foundation, and, but for the strong measures for protection, would no doubt, have resulted in arson and greater bloodshed. About ten o'clock, a mob several thousand strong had collected on EutaAV and Camden streets, and were assuming threatening attitude. Police Commissioner Gilmor, determined to have the crowd dispersed and sent for a large police force, under Deputy Marshal Frey. The police arrriving on the ground, Commissioner Gilmor, and Marshals Grey and Frey at the head of their force, advanced upon the mob under a heavy fire of pistol-shots and a storm of missiles, and captured many of the rioters. These were taken into the depot and placed under the guard of the 5th regiment. In the station the military reserve were under arms and in readiness to repel an attack. Other charges were made by the police upon the crowd in quick succession,and the mob dispersed in all directions. Many of the rioters made violent resistance, and the scenes in the depot were most exciting. About tAvo hundred were arrested, composed of the most lawless element of the city, and from all portions of it, and nearly all were more or less intoxicated. No railroad men Avere among them. By direction of A. Leo Knott, State's Attorney, they were all committed to jail without bail. This cool and determined action of the police, dispersed the crowd around the depot and suppressed the railroad riot in Baltimore. About midnight, a special train having on board a battalion of 120 officers and men of the United States marine corps from the navy yard at Washington, under Colonel Charles Haywood, arrived at Camden Station, and at daylight on Sunday morning, General Barry sent a battery of three rifled pieces of artillery, under Captain J. J. Ramsay, to the same point. On Saturday afternoon, President Hayes issued the following proclamation: " Whereas, It is provided in the Constitution of the United States that the United States shall protect every State in the Union on application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence; and whereas, the Governor of the State of Maryland has represented to me that domestic violence exists in said State at Cumberland and along the line ofthe Baltimore and Ohio- Railroad in said State, w7hich the authorities of said State are unable to suppress; and whereas, the laws ofthe United States require that in all cases of insurrection in any State or of obstruction to the laws thereof, whenever in the judgment of the President it becomes necessary to use the military force to suppress such insurrection or obstruction to the laws, he shall forthwith by proclamation command such insurgents to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes within a limited time; " Now, therefore, I, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States, do hereby admonish all good citizens of the United States, and all persons within the territory and jurisdiction of the United States, against aiding, countenancing, abetting or taking part in such unlawful proceedings; and I do hereby warn all persons engaged in or connected with said domestic violence and obstruction of the laws, to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes on or before twelve o'clock noon, of the twenty-second day of July instant. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal |
