New-York tribune., 1877-07-23
PRICE FOUR CENTS.

Girl. years Of age, residing hillside. seri-
onsly wounded in leg and thigh tho leg VIII have
| 90 be amputated
| FREDRRCKs, wounded IN the arm.
JoHN LoNG, a Pau-Ifauilc engineer shot through tho
| night lung, and viii die.
saHrEL SCOTT. badly injured in the leg
At hnpast five O'Clock the crossing IN possession
81 the military. Every few minutes the crowd would bo
panic stricken. and a stampede would take place. Tho
terrible results OF the yoey caused intense excitement
throughout the city, aud brocght 10 he mob immense
! reinforcement Of tramps and working men, from
the rolling mills, coal mines, aud yarions manu-
featuring establishments, buried 10 the socls
OF the conflict, determined have revenge
the troops and railroad officials II claimed
that Gen Pearson. Commander OF the sixth Division,
of the state Guard had directed the troops before
resistance hid been made, and the fact that many
Of those killed and wounded bad gathered the hillside
merely spectators served 20 increase Ine bitterness Of
tie crowd
BY o'clock IN the evening mohs we're moving about
the city various direction sackng stores ie
arms breaking into the Of the military compa-
MES and preparing themselves TO execute threats freely
expressed OF massacring the entire Phiiadepha
maud The city at this time virtually IN the
hands o utterly irresponsible mob composed only IN
small part, however, Of railroad hands. but more %
laborers and iron workers. coal miners soyedofos and
others who IN full sympathy with the strikers
large mob visited Johnson. fac ory ca smithneh
st.. about o'clock in evening and armed
mcut wood-st. which they completely suited aud
then msrched down Ffthaye., with drums boating and
flags flying; about 5000 number. During
these events, the military had Withdrawn from
the railroad crossing at Twenty yeightlst., where
the first conflict took place. and Ia pursuance q
0Tters had marched 10 the R0und House where they
could ind better protection.
BURNING TUE ROUND HOUSE.
About 10 o'clock IN the evening mob numbering
eral thousand had congrcgatod about the Round
House They had previously captured the belonging
10 Iutchinsons Battery, local Organization. ald they
planned them cover the Round House. several
solid shot fred at the building and breach made
ia the walls. When the infunatcd mob attempted 10
rush into the building, however, the military were
ordered to fire and sent the yoy Of mnskctry st tho
crowd. Tie umor that the Calling gums % be
mand being brought into requiston caused .
pauic and the mob lcd precipiiaey several squares.
the military. meanwhile. keeping mp @ STEADY hre
The rioters, however soon recovered their courage.
and thousands ocng their assistance. they
returned the attack. Finding II dlicult ~ disi0iec
the military from the building they resolved o. bum
them out An order TO this effect issuoi.
and II carried INTO execution with alacrty.
In consequence Of the blockade which had existed
for days the sidngs the yas ~ the station
as. we'll As those extending eastward 'or three or
four miles, crowded with freight cars,
dllcd with grain produce and merchanilse
all kinds besides which lumber OF oaiei oil. coke.
aud coal collected there massr. While .
portion OF the mob surrounded the building In which tho
military had taken refuge, large bodies proceeded 10 st
fire to the OIL cars, aud in a moment huge volumes II
black smoke rolled upwards, followed by iuri flame,
reaching out In drccu telling that the work VI
the destruction OF property had begun.
The SIGHT OF the flames seemed literally 90 drive tho
rioters crazy OF them rushed wildly about with
flaming In their hands applying them
discrminatey. An alarm OF fire sounded aud tho
fire department ~ the city promptly responded but the
rioters had complete control OF the city refused To
permit them TO make any effort to eatinguish the
nmes They said they we're determined 20 do
stroy the Railroad C0mpany's property, but would
do no injury that belonging o. private citizens
and they kept their word. When a lumber pile belong
ing citizen took fire the rioters themselves turned in
and helped extugush the flames and remove tho Inn
bcr safc place. Train after train nrct hy The in-
furistcd crowd, but the ears were ~ far dis.
tam from the Round House that the heat did
not seriously affect the military, although cr position
was OF peril. Finally large party Of strikers cap
tur,d a filed with coke which they from tho
Allegheny Valley railway tIack "a a siding connecting
with the Pennsylvania Railroad. They then procured
large quantities OF petroleum. and pouring It over tho
coke, gntcd the pile In very few minutes the car vas
OF fire. aud it then pushed along the tracks
aud forced against the rouudhousc.
FLIGHT or TIE TROOPS.
The building was ieuiiod, and the soldiers wers
PEELED To prepare fight their way oar through
the lrcnzed mass or hulnaLiy clainnrhg of ih'f h""h
The building did burn rapidly desired, and the
mob bent ON revenge, rushed up the road aud
sent burning trains down toward the doomed
buildings. From midnight until o'clock this
molnng The main Efforts of the crowd were di-
rrctcd TO riug the buildings cars but about half
hour the mob which had been besee1ug the military
cft tic grounds for unexplained reason. This AZ
iod,d the troops, who in actual danger 81 being
roasted alive opportunity to emerge from the building,
and they succeeded In reaching Ibcrtyst ia very few
moments They quickly formed alinc and marched up TO-
Thirty hird-st aud thence 20 Ponn-aye. and Buierst
The obi ctiye point the United States Arsenal where
they expected Ia obtain shelter Whiletuning into Butt
lers however the leaders OF the mob ld been in
formed ~ their retreat, brought fully 1000 rioters
armed and supplied Vith ammunition, after tncn iu hot
pursuit Some OF the troops fired al the rioters as they
moved along street which only stirred the mob 70
greater fury.
When the troops reached the arsenal the commandant
refused to admit them he said he had only ten
aud would be powericss to hold the place n the mob
should attack IT. He consented 10 take care ~ the
wounded. aud they were accordingly carried into tho
hospital The main body Of the troops continued their
march along Builcr-st constant fusiade upon them
bong kept up by the mob as they moved forward ono
of the soldiers killed by a shot before they had
reached the arseua; aud nearly opposite tie cemetery
gate fully mile above the arsenal, two others
killed aud eft lying the sidewalk. The column
continued It's fight crossed the north side 81
the ALE gheny River the sharpsburg bridge, The mob
following RAPIDLY possible After reaching tho
north side troops scattered aud this way the oo
divided into very small bodies
AcARNIyAL or DISTINCTION.
In the meantime the city state OF anarchy.
Thousands who had joined IN ho pursuit of the fee
Ing troops gathered about the burning buildings and
trains and assisted in spreading the flames wherever
ney had not heretofore been applcd By o'clock sun