The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-07-26

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utes after five O'Clock the cars below
the transfer office in the yard, were
set on fire; they were laden with
barrels Of some cOmJustible materi
nj and when they took fire they
bursted; some Of them few to a dis
taco Of one hundred feet. The ma
chine shop between Twenty fifth
and Twenty-sixth street caught fire,
and at this time a blazing car was
run down on the 4. V. Railroad
switch. This brought the Philadel-
pima troops out of the woodhOuse
and they commenced firing on the
crowd. At 7:4O the walls of the
main Office fell, but meanwhile the
soldiers were driven back into the
/ shops.
At 7:45 the military made anoth-
er desperate attempt to escape; they
formed in a solid column and came
cut through the lumber yard and
went down Twenty-fifth to Liberty
street, with Calling gun in front
and made for the Allegheny Arsenal
and shortly afterwards firing was
heard in the direction of Butler
street.
At 8 20 the fire from the burning
wreck of freight cars communicated
with the upper Round House, in
which 70 freight engines were
standing, and all were speedily des-
troyed. The value Of this property
is estimated at one million dollars.
The roofs fell in in 20 minutes, and
the building is a mass Of ruins.
At $50 the Union Line Office
caught fire and in ID minutes it was
destroyed.
There is little danger of a general
cOnaagration, but it is estimated
that well-nigh two million dollars
worth of railroad property has been
destroyed.
Upon arriving at the Arsenal the
Philadelphians found the United
States troops at the gate and they
refused them admittance. The
troops continued on out Butler
street and were last heard of at the
Allegheny Cemetery gate, where it
is said that they were partially dis
organized. 1t is said that after
| leaving the Arsenal the Philadel-
phians turned a gattling gun on the
crowd with great loss of life.
1t is reported that 30 persons
have been killed this morning, most
ly strikers and citizens.
Pittsburg, Pa, July %, 4 P. NJ
Pittsburg is certainly under cloud
of dark smoke to-day, arising from
the two and half miles of Burning
Pennsylvania r. r. Property com
prislng 13j locomotives, 1000 cars
loaded with valuble goods, the ex-
| tensive round houses and machine
shops of the company, as well as
/ the general offices Of the railroad
and transportation companies, with
| their vast transfer sheds and store
| houses. The firemen permitted the
flames to follow the tracks from the
outer depot through the city, until
/ it has now reached the Pullman
palace coaches and the Union De
pot Hotel, and will probably extend
to the large elevator, as the wind is
| in that direction.
The smoke from the burning
hangs over the City like pail, the
streets of which are crowded with
/ people, wagons and carts loaded
with the stolen goods, galloping
over the streets, and women and
children carrying hams and bags fill
ed with what they could gather up.
As there is no more Pennsylvania
Railroad property to destroy the
Fire Department may be permitted
to stop the flames that are now rag
ing in the very heart of the city.
No additional demonstrations
were made at Pittsburg Monday,
though excitement was intense.
The strikers now regret that they
went TO such lengths and surren
dered their arms. The city was
quietly controlled by patrols of cit
liens and military. The strike was
extending over all the trunk lines
north and some of them have given
in to theistrikers An oil train was
burned at Philadelphia. At Co
lumbus, Cleveland, indianapolis,
Buffalo, st. Louis, Toledo, Erie,
/ Terre Haute, Gainesville, Wheeling,
and numerous other points, work
men are all on strike At BufTa-
10 considerable damage was done
| by the insane mob. At Reading
seven strikers were killed in a riot.
/ 600 strikers were marching from
Harrisburg to meet the military.
The whole country is at the mercy
of the communists and the sight of
troops but maddens them. The
/ government is retaining all forces
possible at Washington for the de-
Tense of the Government property.
1t is thought that if the matter rest
ed alone with the railroad men, the
strike would cease, but it has cul-
minated in a general riot of blood
thirsty ruflians who are prompted
by communistic principles and an
iniuriated desire to murder and
burn.
The rioters were still very turbu-
lent Tuesday at Albany, Chicago,
| Evansville, Louisville. Reading, st.
Louis and Other points. Wander
bilt restored previous wages and
! pacifed his men. The L. Il n. r.
r. keeps up wages and the men dis
persed at Nashville without riot
The trouble has extended into On
tario and is taking in all the rail
roads that have reduced rates. Ev-
erything quiet at Pittsburg and Co
lumbus.
The last register of Vanderbilt
University shows an attendance of
3S2 students. OF these Tennessee
furnishes 1914, Alabama "a, Arkan-
sas u Gaorgia Il Louisiana 40