The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-08-02
AT PITTSBURG.

given some recent accounts from the
scenes of disturbance
AT PITTSBURG.
On Saturday four trains arrived at
pittsburg over the Pennsylvania road
from the East, each with State troops
under Coy. IIartranft They comprise
Gen. Brinton'S Philadelphia Division, Gen
Gallaghel's Division, Gen. Harry Whites
Division, and three batteries of regulars
The most serious trouble en- route was at
JohnstoWn. AS the second section of the
train passed the depot at that place it
was attacked by a great mob, armed with
stones and pieces of metal, which were
thrown at the windows with telling effect.
Nolley after volley poured into the train,
crushing windows and injTing number
OF soldiers as the train moved on. Several
different attacks We're made, the last and
most serious after the train had passed
beyond the depot some distance. At this
point the patience of the commanding Of
ticer, Col. Hamilton, gave way, and reach
ing up he pulled the bell-rope to stop the
train. The engineer and fireman were
under a strong guard of soldiers and they
at once reversed the engine. In all prob
ability this saved the life of half on board
the train, for at a point just in front Of
the train Il switch had been misplaced
and Il car heavily laden with friedrich
placed on the switch for the tast-ap-
preaching train to be run into and be
thrown over the cmbankment. When the
train struck the switch its speed had been
greatly slackened. The engine, tender
and five ears. two baggage and three
passenger, left the track and came in
contact with a car loaded with brick with
such force that the, rails and ties We're
torn up. The five cars We're piled up in
4 mass of ruins. The bottom Of one car
rested on the top of another, and three
We're thrown completely round and lay
crossWiSc on the track, with the ear of
brick, crushed and splintcred topping
all The soldiers OF the wrecked train
threw out Il picket line and succeeded in
IrTcstng about 100 of the rioters. OF this
number scVenty-tive or more were taken
To- Pittsbug. The troops which came
through on the first trains did not have
amy serious trouble. At several points
along the road the strikers were out in
force, but offered no resistance to the
l)'lSSt3t ol llIllS Ilt tlISl lItlII I)It-
scented a formidable appearance. In front
ot the two engines was a gOndola car, on
which was mounted 4 Calling gun, de
Tended by detachment of State Fenci-
bles. The engineers and tremen on the
locomotives We're under Il strong guard.
the soldiers having orders to shoot them
if there was the slightest hesitation in
discharging their duties. Upon the az
rival at Pittsburg, they quietly disem-
ballled and marched to the West Penn
sylVania Hospital grounds, where they
encamped. Their present position is on
a hillside and overlooks the railroad and
Twenty eighth street crossing, the scene
of the encounters of Saturday and Sun
day last. The strikers remained quiet
and orderly. No demonstration OF any
kind occurred Saturday evening. Among
the troops On guard were the Philadcl-
phia regiments who We're shut up in the
round house one week ago Saturday
night. The strikers who were compelled
to run the trains We're sullcn and disposed
to offer resistance, but with death staring
them in the face they at last reluctantly
yielded. y great crowd gathered. and
the hillsidcS are thicklv dotted with peO-
Pile. The strikers say they won't resist
troops, but We're strong in the belief that
the railroad company will fail to get crews
to take out trains. Thcy declared that
they are stronger and more determined
now than at any time since the strike was
inauguratcd.
IN ONO.
The Mayor OF Columbus ut t.le head of
twenty police, marched to the freight
yard Saturday, to send a train on the
Little Miami road. At the depot they
met three companies Of military passing
through on their way home from Newark
They were invited to remain until Il train
was sent out, which they did. The train
was made up in the midst of an immense
crowd. The strikers put forward every
lnduccment to crews to abandon trains.
offering the engineer 500 cash to quit
the engine, but to no effect. No violence
wat used, and no attempt was made to
uncouplc cars. Three strikers were al
rested for running an engine from tie
yard into the roundhouSc. The general
Manager of the Pan Handle line 1T Co
IHmbuS, o., says: 'Om roads west OF
Columbus are in full operation The head
quarters of the strikers is at Columbus
| gave the Mayor and strikers notice that
| intended to run freight trains The
Mayor opposed it until called upon the
Governor, who told him he would render
All AID necessary We prepared to move
trains Saturday. Tie engines were cap
turcd by the strikers, but We're speedily
rctallen, and a train started for Cincin-
matt.
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
The condition of affairs in the coal min
my region about Scranton seems going
from bad to worse. Thousands Of men are
IDLE The pump~at the fifteen shafts of the
the company in Scranton are still, and the
mines fast filling. This is causing great
alarm among the c0mpanY'S officials. The
1orcmtn are Wiling to start the pumps. but
the committees Of miners have forbidden
them. The water in the Diamond mines
has already risen over four feet. An eff
fort was made by the foreman Saturday
10 place donkey pumps in the mine, but
the men would not allow it. This mine
viii fill n few days and will require six
months to empty it again. The business
men are becoming alarmed, and heavy
pressure is being brought to bear by them
tll INC IlOl. Jolll DIlSDll bI lllt lIdck1-
wanna Company, who is in the city to
counsel the company to accedc to the de
mandS OF the miners, but as yet no over
lures have been made to the men. All
the mines of the Delaware and Hudson
Company are idle, and the train men
have been notified to quit work. The
puddlcrs of the LackaWanna Iron and
Coal Company held Il meeting Saturday.
and made a request upon the merchants
not to raise the price OF provisions. The
store of this company is guarded at night
by a force of thirty policemen. Incendi-
aries fired the Pennsylvania Coal Compa-
ny's bridge at Spring Brook and it was
destroyed.
GENERAL NOTES.
News has been received at the Office of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in New
York that the strike on the road is ended,
and that the passenger and freight cars
have commenced running.
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