The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-07-26

THE RAILROAD STRIKES.
THEIR COMMENCEMENT = EXTENT =
Observation-Disclosures - CAUSES
REMEDIES.
The greatest strikes ever known are
now IN full progress. They commence
ed on or about the 18th inst, at or near
Martinsburg on the Baltimore and
Ohio railway. Some Of the employees
stopped work and then stopped others
and stopped the freight trains. The
military was ordered to dispense the
rioters and when the commanding Of
fcer notified the rioters that if they did
not dispense he would fire upon them
they fired upon the military and the
military returned the fire. Several We're
killed. The strike extended and soon
reached Baltimore where the strikers
came in collision with the police and
military and several were killed and
wounded.
Almost Immediately the strike ex-
tended to the Pennsylvania railroad
and eliminated in its worst thus far at
Pittsburgh. Here and at Philadelphia
and other places Oh the road the strik-
ers and rioters became SO formidable
that Governor Hartranft issued a proc
lamation ordering them to dispense and
called on the President for assistance,
and the President issued pr0clama-
ton and ordered the assistance.
The municipal authorities Of Pitts
burg being unable to subduo the riot
the military was ordered to their assist
ance. A regiment from Pittsburg was
called out and another ordered from
Philadelphia. Upon the arrival Of the
Philadelphia regimentand it's approach
ing the distractions on the railroad
they were jeered at, missiles hurled at
them several being knocked down and
injured and then apart Of the regiment
fired upon the rioters killing several
mostly spectators. Then the rioters
closed upon the regiment and were en-
Couraged by the people of Pittsburgh.
The regiment took shelter in the round
house and the rioters brought cannon
which they had taken from the armory
and fired upon them. Being unable to
dislodge the regiment they set the
round house. on fire and surrounded it
to prevent their eScape-there being
from 5000 to 10000 there. The regiment
cut it's way through the mob and es-
capped with some loss of life and much
injury The number of killed is not
certainly known probably so Or more,
and there were an equal number or
more wounded. The citizens of Pitts
burgh coming to realizing sense of
their situation organized to prevent the
destruction OF property and to restore
order. The mob having spent it's VIC
lence the police and citizen soldiery got
control. 5000 cars and 1870 locomotives
were destroyed. Damage estimated at
$1O,0OOO00.
At Philadelphia the riot was not as
bad as at PittS5urg A late dispatch
says, The killed and wounded are re-
ported as thirty seven instantly killed,
and fourteen soldiers wounded.
On the Erie road the strike com
menced at Hornelsyille and has resulted
in stopping freight trains. ie
On the New Jersey Road there has
been q strike and several killed.
The New York Central has been
reached but that, as we write, is not
fully under the control of the strikers,
but probably soon will be, notWith-
standing the Governors proclamation.
Other roads are involved in the strike
at Buffalo more than the New York
Central. The strikers there have come
in collision with the authorities and
there has been some loss Of life.
There are strikes at Columbus
Cleveland, Toledo and Cincinnati in
Ohio, on the Ohio and Mississippi and
Lakeshore railways, and there esev-
eral strikes in Chicago commencing
Tuesday or Monday evening affecting
all roads connected with the city.
At East ST. Louis there has been a
strike for several days, stopping freight
transportation. And there is q strike
on the Canada Southern Railroad. And
there is no knowing how far the strikes
may yet extend.
These strikes interfere with the
transportation of the four through
lines between Chicago and the East in
the United States and one line in Can
ada. This interference stops trans
portation and is destructive and ruin
Gus in it's effects. The strikers, the
railroad companies and the people
will all suffer from it. But how ex,
tensiye, detrimental and disastrous il
will be in its results and consequences
can not be foreseen.
All effects have causes, and SO have
strikes. The causes Of strikes are
two fold Wrongs on the part Of the
managers of railroads, and wrongs OF
the part Of the employees. Both have
been in the wrong before the strikes