The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-23


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rolled upwards I'm every direction told the
uopr an nEsTRUcr1oy fk.a
- ), 4 rr,t,,la efo,,t of % :, 90 ,s,eann ,,n
nsu H. u sor.a 20
eG 70 nLelaiy LII, Iii aho,,t w;fh ssmino
Winon VINO! rusnea mn 5s Mn thau, -
sgIcnes ~ =. ,sus ,,;rafslv iarm VIVA
ndas sns saa atd th.' dansr rtn,ent nromntIy re-
suanded suonded hut nc I riotprs. who had eomplete
control Of the CITY, refused to permit them
IN mate auv efforts to extinguish the flames.
Thev. eaid thew were determined to destroy
the railroad eompany's property, but do no
ininry Ia. .fflas belonging TO private citizens,
Thev kenf tfeir word. too, and when Ium-
har.y,fle heInngir1p to a citizen took fire the
s;a.at. s., ,en,seive3 turned in and helped to
~ a,,;sb tho Hames and remove the Ium-
har 70 r,iaca az safety. Train after train
was fred by the -
TprpI.TEp CROWD.
~. !; :. tor a;otort from tho
put t9e cals W. AZ boot d;d M, affact the
rouno-nouses tnae Ils nSso ~ nos sos ~,
military, altnougn tnetl positton ss on. 0t
peril. Finally large parry VI sI.laEls cap-
tured car nlied WIN goAe, Mnleu .nsy tun
from the Allegheny Yaley rauroao trach 70
siding connecting With the pennsylvania
railroad. They then procured large guam
Titles OF petroleum OIL, ana, pouring IL over
the coke, lgnlted tne niaterials' ' II .
very few moments the car was mass ol
fire, and It was tnen pusnea a.9ng tne trnsA ~
and forced against tne IounuTnouse. m 40 !! ns
building was soon lgnloed, auo Tue soiaieis nei
were now conpeneu Piepa.o ns -
Inen way ou' 'Ae = ~ -.''''0
nuihani.y' o 5s.. i...-! -e..!
CLA4oKisa foh rbhooD'
| The building did not DuFn as fapldiy as
was desired, and the MOB, bent on revenge,
rushed out on the road ana sent burning
trains towards the doomed buidlngs. from
midnight until 8 O'Clock this morning the
main efforts OF the crowd were dieeted 70
firing the buildings ana cars, out apout laii
an hour later Inc mop "nicn' nao oeen. oe-
siegings the military ieit 1or some unea-
planned reason. ms anolueu .ue Ioops,
VINO were IN actuai uanger oi pelns ioa'tla tIa
alive, an oPpofIahtty 70 eineIse neM tuo
building. They succeeded IN reachlug ~ LiD-
erty street. IN very lew Hlollenes., = uey
quietly formed IN ltne ana marehea, up s 70
Ihlrty-thlia sIleet, anu '9ehe. hei, ~; ~ oct;ua
avenue ana bueleI .stlse'; e.,ta nea rsene1 on
POM was .ene W ther ae-rsotsd tn 'nhts;n
hs.ar 5u1,e WS;ie Inrn;no into Rntler street
snel.ei. III iaadars Rod 'Siscovered Their
Low. onS n shont one thousanG fully arm
aslseas' s,Inn1isJ anu % Nth ammunition followed
ca ana suppiieSu WIZ sl,on., 4ho trooD. fred at
tho ~ ptI citizans either accidentally or inten-
tinnoilv a. thew were moving along. and
thns % added furyto the
>''.''s - .cnv ro, prypror f..
...t,a, - - .I1 .,- -, :, .ho oo-,.
aen 'nes leaoteu nc Tue q" t,,en. n He cid
,nanuanI - tt.useu a.. nI W aI.S o,,Ta 10 nowerless
NC nau III. III 0uh 70 @ .ha nooh .bo1,Id attank
~ n3lu sno p,as - tata uo nar % tha ,yonnd A.
~; nc a,, e.o ~ .oordin t,,T earried info
tbs tn, inu hosnitsi i WV N' :. -
| :, 5@3THE MAIN BopY OF THE TROOPS -
oon+inned their march ont Rutler street. a
fns;Iade heinp KENT nm ON them by the mob
as they moved forward. The shots fired
killed one Of the soldiers before they
reached the arsenal, and nearly opposite
| the Cemetery gate, fully q mile above, the
arsenal, two others were killed and We're
left living Oh the sidewalk. They continued
their flight and crossed over to the north
side Of the Alleghany river, on Sharpsburg
bridge, m0bs following them as rapidly as
| possible.' After reaching the north side,
| the troops scattered and in this way, the
| mob was divided into very small bodies.
! In the mean time, the city was in state OF
anxiety. Thousands, who had net lolnea
~ the pnrsult o! j.! 9.nc3,, ieai: ?1a:*s
=. .rfiE ,a1at TEE fhEEAs1 ~ .Aoots - .r,.,
gathered about the burning ,ouliaings ana
trains and assisted lA :spreaoingIlie ha,ne9 n .
wherever they nad NOT peen appnea; ny :
O'Clock the ,nre nad exgenueo If9ui siisilie
station and enyelepeQ hunoreas s!@oI cals'
the extensive pscnine-snops,, Two I9una-
houses, the depots, and once OF the Union
Transfer Company, blacksmith shops. store
houses, and numerous other 6nfldlngs
making up terminal facalltles OF TINS man,
moth / corporation. ln'Ithe round-nouses
were j: ..a;...e :! i4sscg :.'@s
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE FIRsT-CLAss
.:g. LOCOMOTIVES, z 80 ~
which had been housed In. consequence OF
~ asn striEs nau % These % we're totally destroyed
hnt even the immense loss which viii be
u Sustained In this item is but q trifie in the
aooreeate damage done. The scenes trans
piring on Liberty street, along the line OF
which the, tracks Of the railroad run, SIM
ply beggar description While hundreds
were engaged in firing the cars and making
certain OF the destruction ,aof the valuable
buildings at the outer depot, thousands OF
men, women, and children were engaged IN
..r-s.l- !, ,P1LLAaNa THE CARS. 1osie.
Mon armed with. ,beayy ;sledoes would
hraaIr Dob. avon the cars and then the contents
Monid be thrown ont and carried off by