The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-20
THE ERIE RAILROAD WAR.
Our Special Correspondence.

ari<s-Trumphal Procession Of ne Woua.--Rsstisg Of
Ladies, dc dc.
sent you brief tslegraphic despatch this serno On
giving you account of the destruction two railroad
bridges The hrs intimston that the people OF State
street had Of the designs Of the people to destroy the
bridge, which recently over their street.
under the protection OF the Marshal was the appearance
OF about hundred women armed with axss and saws.
AZ Soon as the news spread between and two thou.
sand people assembled to the fun /" Some OF the
women msunted the bridges with activity that would
have Astonished our New Workers., and welded thsr
axes with the skill and dextsrity Of wood cutters
should however, STATE that many of those engaged in
the work o. destruction dressed In womsns
clothes and that few OF them evidently ashamed of the
part they playing, had disguised the mselves by
backing their faces. 1t about ten O'Clock when
they commenced tearing down the bridge and by half
past twelve about hundred feet OF 1t removed As
the beams were large and heavy three team of oxen all
yoked together were employed in pulling them down.
The scene II it could be Invested Of its serious features
would have been amusing in the extreme. The wo nan
worked away on the unoifendng timbers with energy
that showed their heart was in their work, while the
men encouraged them by their cheers The falling Of
kin ling. When the work Of destruction was complete
all the TIMBER piled one large heap and Are
mos. snamsiui outrage was psrPsr.tsd on Thomas
ors who has rendered himself obnoxious the anti rail-
road men BY the he has thought At to pursue
quietly on, when be pointed out the women
who, In com pany with two three others, made An
onslaught upon him and threw him down Not content
with this ark OF their iispls ure being ths son OF
his father they tore his clothes from his body and then
bedaubsd him ali over with rotten eggs Whea they had
wresked their vengeance upon him in this way they al
lowed him to leave His SHIFT collar was afterwards
borne aloft on pole by o. the AnaEons trophy
OF her victory presume The relation Of sucn an
outrage this Is the best nent that can be made
upon 1t. must itate, however, that the conduct OF
cepcy shame rot countenanced by the os
portion Of the population. think, however, that the
city anthorites-st least such are 10 ths cy-shoud
have or done what they could TO prevent such
Al act OF iaism II was unprevoked for the railroad
men cid not make any attempts to continue the rec IN
struotion OF the track after the Marshal left.
After the Amazons had set the fragments of the bridge
on he Trey proceeded TO Frensh street. where they de
steyed the other bridge As 1t much smaller than the
other, 1t took them but hour to pull II down The
fragments OF this brio also consigned the flames
Their triumph complete ths next thing to be
, 20 Win grand ovation. AN the women and
cesaion through the streets, with band OF mu,c in
large wagon At their head From this the Amsri
can flag aud the German tri color displayed while
smaller banners bearing tie Inscription
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'six feet, and four feet eight inches and hail."
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borne by those in the procession ons individual
with long beard and flowing hair who looked exceedingly
Ike paintings have seen o. old Rip Van Wrinkle, hal
letters, the onlnous words
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six foot" o
The jory OF the who have been engaged in
this outrage are Germans who, an certain do not
vused this community for the past months and who
are evidently lsbofpg under the impression that they
,hey lied IN their swn country The .x,ul.
can be cAlled-thst Ia given fo- the attack young
Walker that he was engaged in taking down the names
of the but this he informed himself and
believe him, is false Dr. FAeonsr attsm pied to save
him, but was driven of BY shower OF rotten eggs.
who said be the editor Of German pa per here got
up in the wagon and addressed the CROWD after which
they dispersed quietly to their homes.
In the afern,o about O'clock = meeting OF ladies
VAS held In Il session Of the Preb church
for the purpose Of obtaining signatures TO a letter
who has charge Of the prisoners in the PttsSurg JAIL
thanking her for the kindnesa Of herself and husband TO-
wards the imprisoned Erisns; There were about two
hundred ladies present all Of them OF resp.ctsb
lily and high character. 1t certainly very different
asscpbls from that which had destroyed ths railroad
The meeting was organized by the appointment of Mrs
Alfred King the wife OF the Mayor who ID in prison.
the objects for which the meeting had been called after
which Mr. Stephens gentleman from hsrbor Creek,
who had followed the prisoners to Pttsburg intro
drced to the audience He gave sta tsment Of the
dton In which he found the prisoners his visit and Of
the hind manner in which they were treated by Ar No
which very brief the following resolutions reld
and adopted unanimously with the exception of the last
which received one negative
Received That We ladies Of Es feel deep Interest in
ss our & s x and IN hS
hs. We viii Yield e he nsu which hs sps Se s
hesped upon us by the railroad directors and their
Resolved That We ladies Eric wish to show our sA
city a P5ut Is
fad 'sn .D as we
body Of ladies' present Mrs GIL for h.r trouble and kind
may thought Of the majority Of the ladies here this after
Resolved That ladies Erie, do Join together with
voice, ond win bind ourselves 10 purchase no article Of
track
After tie adoption o, tn. foregoing resolutions the
following letter to Mrs. McGin was read -
DrAR KApAM-wth full hearts the mothers, the wives.
the sisters Of Erie address 20 express her sense
saes towards those whom shs i..stsn .hsy
se WI 5 as
anes our natural protectors neares. and dearest on
s.t and u. y noble
fd prefer Sa: s5ias
and what s. harder TO tear the msconstrucon Of
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hand a. % az s mos; you Will
understand that employ viii express
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those whom stern necet, and duty had withdrawn from
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yrtuous people, and yet more in the favsr of
Heavenly Father surpass feeling could experience
from eur expressed gratitude and thankfunes But
hearts arc full and NEED not tell that the full heat
Ct wife, mother will find expression. Strangers
are 70 you this common sympathy binds tosether and wo
are no longer strAnges Our for that those
acts Of spontaneous kindness 20 and doubt not
shawn also TO othc may return in blessings upon those
who derive from their being and that to the third and
fourth ssnoatoD they numbered among those who
" love them y who "sheweth mercy TO thousan
ToNRs sHERIrr HcGiLI. Pitwburg, Pa
This letter signed by the officers and all present
subscription was then made the proceeds OF which
10 be devoted TO the pui chase Of suitable for
Mrs xeGfn Soon after the meeting Adjourned
II reported here that the United States Marshal has
gone TO Washington to make his returns st headquarters
but enc believes that United States troops viii
psny him.
An election Of the directors OF the Northeast Railroad
held here this afternoon The folio wing gentlemen
were re elected for the ensuing John h. Walker
nh A Trarv Sat Qaaa