The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-07-25
THE GREAT Strike.
Rapid and Alarming Spread of
the Labor Revolt

Our domestic kilograms. this morn
ing, are ofastartiing charactera The
revolt OF thefrailroad en1pIoyeesshasl
assumed most formidable proper
tions, and transportation on all the
leading Northern railroads. between
the East and the West, Is virtually
suspended. The numbers engaged
in the strike and the rapidity with
which the trouble has spread and is
still spreading, are we'll calculated to
arouse the most serious appreben-
sions of troubles still more aggrav-
ated. The collision at Baltimore is
most deplorable calamity, lfresult-
ing in the killing of at least eight
persons and the wounding of.several
more. Our special midnight dis
patch reports the situatie1 unchang-
ed and hestrikers everywhere refus-
ing to yield an inch. The widest ex-
citement prevails in Baltimore, and
the danger is that at the various
points where the strikers are in the
ascendency the news of the Balti@
more affair may prompt them 10
deeds of violence and bloo6shed.
Altogether, the news from all points
presents very alarming state of
affairs. The proclamations of the.
President and the militia called out
by TIE Governors OF West Virginia,
Ohio. Pennsylvania and Maryland,
appear to be Intellectual in checking
the spirit of revolt. Now that bloo1
has been,shed and a spirit of incen.
diarism developed, there is no tell
ing what excuses in the way or des-
truction of property and life will fol-
low. or course the strikers must
ultimately yield to force, if not to
reason. So dangerous a doctrine
as that Which underlies all such
turbulent movements can not be to-
lerated, and the last conditioner the
misguided strikers will be far worse
then the first. ~
WASHINGTON. July 21.-The strik
ers east and westiof ST. Louis seem
to be organizing Noincidents were
reported from Baltimore after the re-
port closed. The killed will aggre-
gate twenty-five. Many soldiers
were wounded with stones. 1t ap-
pears that the soldiers were slow in
gathering at the armories and Gov
ernor Carroll was finally persuaded
to allow the military to call by the
fire department. People understood
this and sympathizers with the strik-
ers gathered in innumerable mum
bers to obstruct the troops in reach
ing tile armory, leaving it and final
ly reaching the point of departure.
The Major of the Sixth Regiment
and several soldiers were badly bea
ten while approaching the armory
The First Company moving ont were
driven back, but finally made their
way out. The Second Company
moved in the same way, meeting
with the some resistance and the
same success. Other companies
found easier access but moved TO
the depot by a more quiet route.
When the Fifth Regiment reached
the vicinity of the depot stones came
4 in showers even the women, the &C.
count says, hurled stones, and add
AT the Junction of Camden and
Eltaw streets a solid mass ofrough-
looking men blocked the passage OF,
the soldiers. They came to halt
for moment, and although the
bricks were falling fast. Captain Zol-
linger counselled his men not to fire.
Then he ordered them 10 prepare TO
double-quick with their fixed bayo>
nets into the depot. Drawing his
sword, Captain Zolljnger shouted to
The mob to give way so that The COM
.mand might pass. A brawny man,
with his arms and neck bare, who
stood in the front in q defiant atti,.
tude. was knocked aside with the
blunt end of the Captains sword.
Then, amid the boots and yells Of
the crowd, the 9Th regiment charged
into the depot. Several shots were
fred at them but they gained the
depot without any casualties save
those already mentioned. The crowd
in front OF the depot swelIed in mum
bers, and kept up continuous cries
calling the leading railroad officials
by name, saying, Hang them, shoot
them, burn them out" &c. The
soldiers as soon as they entered the
depot proceeded to get into the cars
in wait. ing for them. The company
that suffered the most was company
c., near the rear OF the line. About
twenty five soldiers were more or
less injured. The excitement was
terrible and the people in the Viciui-
ty closed their houses. The Fifth
Regiment remains in Camden depot.
to which they forced their way. hav-
ing been detained by order of the
Governor. The Sixth Regiment are
gathering at the armory. and the
people are forbidden TO gather on
the streets this morning fne strik-
ers out-number soloiIers three TO one
at Pittsburg.