The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-07-25
THE RAILROAD STRIKES.

cry lnhubltant OF tne United OJaJeS
that we are now in the midst of the
greatest strike on record. 1t has been
accompanied with lawlessness, incen-
diarism, violence and bloodshed,
which was probably not contemplated
by those who were instrumental in
getting up the strike. The occasion
Of the difficulty was the reduction of
wages on nearly all the roads in the
country. It is impossible with the
space at our command to follow in de-
tail the incidents of the affair as they
have occurred in different cities.
The workmen on the Baltimore q
Ohio Railroad were the first to strike,
which they did the fore part Of last
week. The usual formula was gone
through with; trains were stopped,
miners and others associated them
selves with the strikers, and business
stopped. Militia and u. S. troops
wero ordered, Proclamation from the
President, ordering the strikers to dis
perse was printed and circulated, and
no particular violence occurred.
On Thursday last the freight trains.
men on the Penna. r. r. at Pitts
burgh refused to 60 out with their
trains. The strike was caused by an
increase of the number of cars in a
train without an increase of pay.
On Thursday night, the strikers in
Pittsburgh were joined by rOughs,
tramps &C., and the authority of the
Sheriff defed. All freight trains were
stopped. The Sheriff telegraphed the
Governor for assistance. The Eigh-
teenth Regiment of National Guards,
under command of General Pearson
arrived at Pittsburgh on Friday, and
thOn the trouble commenced. We
Z give part Of the Associated Press re-
port on this subject.
The arrival of the military served
to increase the crowd. On the en-
CINE were General Pearson, Sheriff
Fife and Superintendent Pitcairn. The
Sheriff Immediately mounted the ten.
der and read the Governors procla-
nation amid the boots and cries ot
the spectators. The crowd jeered al
him and when he descended General
Pearson got on the tenderQnd address
ing the crowd said there appeared tc
be disposition to treat the matter
lightly. He warned them that the
affair was very serious. No man had
more sympathy for them than he had
but he was under orders from the Gov
crnor, and those who knew him knew
he would obey. He assured them i
was useless to attempt to further stoI
thoworking of the road, that trains
must go through. While speaking he
was interrupted with cries Of "Wht
are you ?" "Give us bread" &c
When speaking of trains one man yell
ed out "what trainsP Passenger trains
certainly we allow them to go through.
Yes" said Gen. Pearson, "and al
other trains, even if they have moth
ing but pig metal"
Another asked to be heard, and saiC
be did not know why the military wer
there. The men had done no act o
violence, nor did they intend to d,
any. "Will you allow trains 10 G,
through asked Pearson. "No, shout
ed half a dozen voices. One man sal,
they might go through to TOrrens (cit.
limits), but God help the men on tn
trains after passing that point. Th
rack was cleared, and the engine re
urned to the city, carrying the sam
Rarty it had taken ont.
PITTSBURGH, July u.
AZ twenty minutes to four o'clocI
be Philadelphia troops left the I'm
en depot for the scene of disturbance
b tae Twenty.eight street crossing
arching out along the track, an
receeded by the sheriff and his posse
pecting to fail in an effort to dis
srse the strikers, the sheriff woul
deavor to make arrests and call VI
the military for the required al
lance. This was understood to E
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