The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-01

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and three were thrown completely
round and lay across the track, will
the car of brick crushed and splinter
ed topping all.
Colonel Johp Hamilton, of ID,
FiFst United 6tates Artillery, ~
St vsrely Injured ia the side, and ssv
eral soldiers we're badly bruised D,
the conclusion. The soldiers Of h.
wrecked train remained at the siding
till G O'Clock, this morning.
/, The third section of the train wa.
detained above the depot by tns
wreck, and was several times at
tackled by the mob, The soldiers o
the wrecked train threwiont q pickle
line, and succeeded in arresting aboui
one hundred OF the rioters.
OF this number seventy-Gve or
more will be brought to this city with
the military this evening. The troops
which came through on the first trail
and arrived here this morning, die
not have any serious trouble. 4at
The first train, as it arrived in this
city, presented a formidable appear
ance. In front OF the two engines
was o gondola car, on which was
mounted q Calling quo, and defend.
jed by u detachment of the State
Fencibles, and the engineers aud fire.
men on the locomotives were andei
a strong guard, the soldiers having
orders TO shoot them if there was the
slightest hesitation in diseharging
their duties Uupon their arrival
here they quietly disembarked, and
were marched to the West Pennsyl-
vania Hospital grounds, where they
are now encamped Their present
position is on q hill side, and over
looks the railroad and Twenty-eigh:h
street crossing, the scene of the en-
counter of Saturday and Sludty last.
PITTSBURGH, July 26-P. NJ
Affairs in this city remain quiet, al
though the citizens are not relinquish
ing their efforts ia the least The
police, regular and special, are busily
engaged in making arrests of sus-
picious characters and parties who
participated in the attack on the Phil
adelphia soldiers. A large amount of
stolen property is being recovered,
four wagon loads having been found
IN one house this morning. A large
force of workmen are clearing the dis
tr.ct aud relaying the tracks on the
p ennsylvania road. At the Ale
gheny Depot the strikers have posted
a notice that one train will be allowed
to ran daily each way over the Pitts
bnrgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago.
Cleveland and Pittsburgh, and Pitts
burgh and Erie Railroads. The Su-
perintendents viii be allowed to run
other trains if they can obtain men to
run them. This is signed by the
strikers. TIE situation on the other
roads remains unchanged.
PITTSBURGH, July 23.-The follow
ing has just been received here and
forwarded to Washington: no'e
HARRISBURG, Pa-RuMerford b.
Hayes, Presidentof he United States,
Washington, D.. O.: Domestic vio-
lencc exists within the State of Penn
s%ylvania, in the city of Pittsburgh
and along the line of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad and other railroads in
said State, which the authorities are
unable to suppress and the Legisla-
ture of Pennsylvania cannot be con-
vened in time to meet the emergency.
| have, therefore, TO request, in con-
formity to the Constitution, the Gov
ernment of the United States shall
furnish me with military force suffi-
Gent to suppress disorder, and to pro-
tee; persons and property against
domestic violence.
john +. HARTRANFT,
Governor of Pennsylvania,
P.rrsE uRGH July %, 1S77.-Yes-
terday afternoon about FIVE o'clock
D OF the most frigbtful and de-
struetive railroad accidents that we
have ever been called upon to chroni.
Gle, occurred on the West Penn Rail-
road abou, one half mile above Guy
asuta station and six miles from this
city. The regular mail train on the
West Penn and the Philadelphia Ex-
press coliided ct the above named
place, and besides demolishing the
two engines, a baggage and one
passenger coach, I've men we're killed
outright and ten others wounded.
The Philadelphia express train of the
Pennsylvania Railroad left Allegheny
City owe this line at five minutes
after five o'clock, railroad time, in
stead of waiting at Sharpsburg,,for the
mail train to pass Der, which was due
at about the same time as the express,
train ran through that borough
at the rate of tbirty-fve miles an
hour. When she passed Guyasuta
n half mile this side of the
wreck and about one mile aud a quar-
ter above S~harpsburg station, it is
to be supposed that her rate
bad been increased five miles, being
D fearful speed to collide with. The
mail train is said to have been run
ming at the same speed and as the
two trains swiftly approached each
other the destruction of all the pas
,engers on both trains seemed inevita-
BILE.
Atthe above named point there is
q bend ia the road for a quarter of a
mile, 10 which the two fated trains
met. The engineers on both trains
IS soon as they perceived their situa
ion, whistled "down brakes" applied
he air brakes and did all in their
power to escape the certain death
was staring them 10 the face.
i he two trains came together with a
terrible crash, but not however, be-
fore a number of persons had jumped
them and escaped with very
bruises. The scene which fol-
owed after the the trains met, beg
yars description. The two engines,
No. 10 and No. 66, one express car
and two passengers coaches were en- /:
.irely demolished and burned. Seat
cred through the ruins could be seen /
he mangled forms of these who had ,
net such an untimely and violent
while their means and cries
we're b~eartrendiuv Word was i'm