Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-02
The Great Strike.
CALIFORNIA.

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reports from the vicinity of the Pacific
Mail docks are that the crowd have
mostly dispersed; the fire is under con-
troll, though still burning, and the police
and citizens are masters of the situation.
The fire alarm at the corner of Stewart
and Mission streets proved to be un-
founded. As far as can at present be
gathered The fire near the dock was
of incendiary origin, the evident inten-
ton being to involve the company's pro-
perty in its spread. On the arrival Of
the first detachment of citizens, crowd
of about 10000 had gathered on the
wharves. A number of coal yards in
which the fire was raging were sur
rounded on the land side by Il fence A
portion of the mob tried to set fire to the
fence. The citizens attempted to drive
them off, and were met by shower of
stones from the hill. The hill was then
stOrmed in the face of a hot fusilade of
stones, and the mob began firing pistols
The force answered with volley, and
getting to close quarters, used clubs
with telling effect. In the charge, a
young man, teller in the London and
San Francisco Bank, fell, probably fatally
wounded Another citizen is reported
shot dead, and great many were
wounded, more or less seriously, by
stones and pistol shots 1t is impossible
to ascertain the loss of the rioters
Several are reported killed and wound
ed, but nothing is definitely known. At
least a hundred shots We're fired into
the mob. About a dozen are lying in
drug stores near the scene of action,
more OF less severely injured.
This charge broke the courage of the
mob, many of whom were captured
and long chain being stretched in front
of the mail dock, they were manacled
to it for present safe keeping. The
mob at no time obtained access to the
mail dock, which was closed, strongly
guarded, and several cannon planted at
the commanding entrance. Meantime
the fire had burned an immense guam
tity of lumber, mostly belonging to
Simpson Brothers, Mcdonald Mills,
Starbuck & Goldstein, and also the
wood yards of Mcconnell & Higgins and
Collins, and great deal ofsimilar prop
erty owned by various parties. The
ships at the wharf were hurriedly towed
toplaces of safety. The firemen, after the
first outbreak, were well protected
and worked with but slight hindrance.
The driver of hose cart No. l was re-
casual ties are known among the mem
bers of the force. After the police and
citizens had dispersed, the mob portion
of them, including some who had been
raiding on Howard and Folsom streets,
gathered in the vicinity of the Grand
and Palace Hotels on Market street, and
some of them penetrated in Kearney
street. Here they were met by the
force and driven back to Market, while
another detachment of citizens and po-
lice marched along Montgomery, and
taking the crowd between them, pun
ished them severely, and scattered them.
At present they seem to be roaming in
small gangs over that portion of the city
south of Market street, closely watched
by the police and citizens. as it is ex-
pected they will seize the first opportu-
nifty to gather again in force. The anti
coolie meeting which had been called
ia meet early in the evening near the
new City Hall, was not very large
crowd-perhaps 500 to 800 people. The
speeches from the stand and the utter
ances of the crowd were o fthe most in
cendiary nature. Threats were openly
made to clean out China Town and at
tack the residences of the railroad au-
thorities, and from what could be learn
ed by circulating through the crowd, it
would appear that Friday evening had
been fixed upon for a demonstration in
that direction. From some unacconnt-
able cause, neither police nor vigilant
made an appearance at the meeting,
which after adjourning formed a nu-
cleus for a band which has been during
the evening raiding in the southern por-
ton of the city. During the evening,
men were detected distributing printed
slips in envelopes marked "a warming"
The slips were as follows: "Pro bono
publico The attention of thousand
and one will be drawn to any and all
premises where Chinese are employed
or allowed. Property owners, insurance
companies, and employers may make a
note of this while there is time" Signed
A Thousand and One
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.-At this hour
2:15 A. NJ, all is quiet throughout the
city, with the exception of two or three
attacks on the Chinese wash-houses
which were reported, but the darties en-
gagged were Insignificant in numbers. A
large force remains on duty at the scene
of the fire, and the whole city is patroll-
ed by squads ofpolice and citizens; 1000
stand of arms have been received from