The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-07-27
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
A violent Anti collie HIeeting-Attempt 10
Destroy Property of the Pacific Mail Go.

A violent Anti-C collie MeetnmR-Attemp 10
Destroy Property of the Pacific Mail Go.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.-At this hour, 215,
all is quiet throughout the city with the excep-
ton of two or three attacks on Chinese wash
houses lately reported, but the parties engaged
are Insignificant in numbers. A strong force
remains on duty at the scene of the fire, and
and the whole city is patrolled by squads of po-
lice and citizens.
-Four thousand stand of arms have been re-
ceived from the United States arsenal BY the
boat, with an abundant supply of ammunition
to the members of the committee of safety as
required.
Careful observations of those composing the
mob lead to the belief that workingmen formed
q very small portion of it, the great body being
idle hOodlums.
An anti-coole meeting was held in the even
ing near New City Hall, comprising perhaps
800 to 800 people. The speeches and utterances
of the crowd were of the most incendiary ma
ture. Threats were openly made to clean out
Chinatown und attack the residences of the
railroad authorities. From what could be
learned by circulating among the crowd, it
would appear that Friday evening is fixed up.
on for the demonstration in that direction.
From some unaccountable cause, neither PC
lice or vigilants made an appearance at the
meeting, which after it adjourned, formed the
nucleus for band which has been raiding in
evening. Men are detailed to distribute print.
ed slips in envelopes marked, "a waning"
"PRo BONO PUBLIco.
The attention of a thousand and one will be drawn
to any and all premises where Chinese are employed
or allowed. Property owners, insurance companies
time and before the avengers Of oppressed labor
thunder at your doors.
THOUSAND AND ONE"
The fire near the Pacific Mail dock yesterday
Yrno fhn avid infnv Hn;w a.
involve the company's property. On the ar
rival of the first detachment of citizens
crowd of about 10000 had gathered at the
wharves. The lumber and coal yards in which
the fire was raging, are surrounded on the land
side by fence running near the foot of hill
On the top of this hill the crowd assembled
while portion of them attempted to set fire to
the fence. The police and citizens attempted
to drive them off, and were met by showers of
stones from the hill, which was then stormed
in the face of hot fusilade of stones and pis-
tol-shots. The police answered, and getting in
to close quarters used their clubs with telling
effect.
In the charge q young man, teller in the
London and San Francisco Bank, fell, proba-
bly, fatally wounded. Another citizen is re-
ported shot dead. and q great many were
wounded. 1t is impossible to ascertain the
loss among the rieters; several are reported
killed aud wounded, but nothing definite is
known. at least hundred shots were fred
into the mob About dozen men are lying in
drug stores.
The charge broke the courage of the mob,
many OF whom were captured, and long chain
was then stretched in front of the Pacific Mail
dock. The mob at no time obtained access to
the dock, which was closed and strongly guard
ed, and several cannon were planted command
ing the entrance. In the meantime the fires
had burned an immense quantity of lumber
mostly belonging to Simpson Brothers, the
Mcdonald Mills Company, and Starbuck &
Goldstein, together with the woodyards of Con-
neil, Higgins & Collins, and great deal of
similar property owned by other parties Ships
at the wharf were hurriedly lowed to places of
safety. The firemen, after the first outbreak,
were we'll protected and worked with but slight
hindranceI
The driver of hose-cart is reported to have
been shot dead by the mob, but no other cas-
ualties ale named among the members of the
force. After the police and citizens had dis
persed the mob q portion, including some who
had been raiding on Howard and Folsom
streets, gathered in the vicinity OF the Grant
and Palace hotels on Market street, and soon
penetrated into Kearney street Here they
were driven to Market street, while another
detachment of citizens and police marched
between them punished them severely and
scattered them. Afterwards they roamed in
small gangs over that portion of the city south
of Market street, closely watched by the police
and citizens, as it was expected they would
seize the first opportunity to gather again in
force.
II a. Mall is squiet thiss morning. Only
man known to have been killed is Herman
Gunderville, note teller of the London and
San Francisco. bank. Several were dangerous
ly wounded.