St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-07-27
The Railroad Strikes.
A Bloody Riot at Baltimore.


The railroad labor troubles extended
Friday from the Baltimore and Ohio
and Pennsylvania lines to the Erie road
and involved also the Pittsburg anC
Fort Wayne, while there were decided
signs of a rebellion. against the recent
reduction of wages on the Ohio anC
Mississippi, and, indeed, general re-
volt of railroad labor at the West. But
the most serious outcome of the strug-
gle between employers and employed
was ii rot at Baltimore, incident to the
calling out of troops, in which several
people were killed and number
wounded. United States troops and
the military of four states have now
been called out against the rioters, anG
while there are decided signs of weak
ening among the strikers at several
points, there are also signs of very
extensive revolt of labOring men against
the railroads.
THE RIOT IN BALTIMORE.
As the 9th regiment, Col. Clarence
Peters, was marching from its armory
along Baltimore street to Camden sta
ton to proceed to Cumberland, Md.
the regiment was stoned and fired into
by crowd on the streets, and the
regiment fired into the crowd, killing
and wOunding a number. Great con-
fusion and excitement followed, OF
course, and the widest rumOrs in regard
to the number of lives sacrificed were
circulated. The crowd on Baltimore
street for several squares from south
each way, was immense, rendering the
sidewalks almost impossible. In front
of the middle police station, on North
street, nearly opposite the city hall,
where most of the dead and wounded
were taken, the way was blocked with
an excited mass. eager to learn the
names of the unfortunate men. In that
station were then lying eight dead
bodies and two wounded men. The
following are the names of the dead as
far as ascertained: Thomas b. Besone,
register of the 5th ward, shot in the
head, aged 40 years; William Moran,
newsboy, aged IA, shot in the head
Louis JanOwitz, a shoemaker; Cor
nelius Murphy, shot through the spinal
column, aged 23, an Arab and four
yet unrecognized. The wounded-Jas.
Roke, aged 25, shot through the but
took, the ball coming out in the groin,
dangerously /; George Kemp, hukster,
aged 23, shot through the thigh, serious
ly. A later dispatch says: 1t is ascer-
tanned positively that 10 were killed,
and the following are to be added to
the list of wounded: Carey Williams,
abdomen, dangerous; Michael E. Hell
nan, boy, back, not dangerous; Jacob
Wagner, thigh, not dangerous John
Norton, boy, both thighs, not danger
Gus Mark Dowd, Adams express com
pany, saber-cut in the back and head,
cannot live through the night; William
E. Calendar, shot in the thigh John
Grob Marsh, shot in the back danger
Ously Jacob Klump, thigh, not dan
gerously John Neville. To tue list of
dead must be added Patrick Gill a
stranger, who had been there only a
few days; John H. Frank, aged %,
clerk in his fathers grocery store, shot
through the heart.
THE WAY THE RIOT REGAIN.
After assembling at the armory by
command of Gen. Herbert, the troops
were ordered to the railway station.
The three companies F, l, and B, each
formed, under command of Capt Tup-
per of Co. |, and marched out of the
armory, Co. in front, followed by Co.
F. As they marched down the stair
way of the armory into the street in
columns of twos, Capt. Upper at the
head of his command, the foremost men
on reaching the sidewalk were assailed
by shower of stones and brick bats
thrown by an excited crowd in front of
the armOry building.
Front and Fayette streets, on the
south side of the building, were filed
for several squares with an excited null
titude-fOur or five thousand people.
At the first volley of stones and brick
bats, William LennOx, Lewis Bolts, C.
w. MOrlOck, William Young, privates
of 1 and F, were felled to the ground in
a senseless condition., and borne back
into the armory. Amid a shower of
stones, companies / and F filed into
Front street, headed south toward Bal
timOre street, the assault by the crowd
growing fiercer, and company B not vet
being out of the armOry. The former
were halted to await the latter. Col.
Peters and Maj. George, at this time,
went to the head of the column, en-
deavOring to quell the riot and restore
order. The stones continuing to fall
thick and fast, the troops then, without
orders, fred into the crowd, most of the
guns being elevated above their heads.
By this volley one man was killed and
several wounded Col. Peters gave an
order to cease firing, which was obeyed.
Maj. George was struck with two bowl
ders in the breast and in the right leg,
injuring him temporarily, but not seri
ously.
The order was now given to march,