The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-07-25
AN EXTENSIVE STRIKE.

last week on the Pennsylvania and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroads. The
roads were blockaded and intimida-
ton and violence resorted to by the
strikers. The Gov. of Ohio was call
ed upon for troops. The strike still
continues and some idea of its magni-
tude may be drawn from the following
At Grafton, on the B. & o., the
strikers, 500 strong, are entirely be-
yond the control of the civil authori-
ties. kilograms from Cumberland,
on Friday afternoon, state that all the
freight-trains were stopped there, and
the crews taken from them by the
strikers. Three trains from Martins
burg arrived arrived here to-day. One
had troops and passed without trouble.
The engineer and fireman were taken
from the others and the trains stopped.
There are but few railroaders here,
but the idlers from the rolling mills
and the sympathy of the citizens make
all tue trouble. There is much exciteei
ment. g.. .,.is r.
The violence and lawlessness of the
strikers having been brought to the
knowledge of Governor Carroll, he
this afternoon issued an order, calling
out the military.
At Columbus, Ohio, the passenger
trains are running as usual, but no
freights are allowed to go out. Large
crowds are expectantly awaiting the
arrival of troops, but no violence is Of
fered. Several attempts have been
made to move trains, but without sue
cess. The strikers are very reticent
as to what will happen on the arrival
of the military. The Circleville Guards
and Champion City Guard are now in
this city, on their way to Newark.
The Mount Vernon and GAINESVILLE
companies are also expected at New
ark.
In Baltimore, July 20, as the Sixth
Regiment was marching. from It's ar
mory along Baltimore street to the
Camden station, to proceed to Cum
berland, the regiment was stoned and
fired into the crowd on the streets.
The regiment fired into the crowd and
a number were killed and wounded.
The confusion and excitement is so
great that it is impossible to get at the
facts Just yet. -Four dead bodies were
taken to the Middle Street station, and
a number of wounded, six or seven, to
various drug stores.
The strike has continued TO increase
in magnitude, AT Pittsourg, Satur-
day night, about o'clock, the riliiS-
delphia troops sent to suppress the
strikers fired upon the crowd. The
terribly fatal effects of the shots exas-
perated citizens as well as strikers,
and in less than an hour thousands OF
working men from the rolling mills,
coal mines and various manufacturing
establishments, hurried to the scene OF
the Sonfict, determined to have re-
venge on the troops and railway ofiic-
ials. 1t was stated that General Pear
son, had directed the troops to fire
before any resistance was made, ano
The fact that many of the killed and
wounded had gathered on the hill side
merely as spectators, served to increase
the bitterness of the crowd. BY s il
the evening mobs were moving about
the city in various directions, sacking
stores to secure arms, breaking into
armories of the military companies
and preparing themselves to execute
the threats freely expressed of massa
creing the entire Philadelphia com
mand. BY this time the military hat
withdrawn from the railroad crossin,
at Twenty-eighth street, where tn
first conflict took place, and were or
dered to one of the round houses wher
they could find better protection
About 10 in the evening mob, mum
bering several thousands, had congre
gated about the round house. The
3 had previously captured the guns be
longing to Hutchinson's Battery, a 10
cal organization, and planted them s
as to command the round house. Sew
eral solid shots were fired at the build
; ing and a breach was made in til
t walls; but when the infatuated mo
attempted to rush into the building tn
a military were ordered to fire. Tn
volley of musketry that followed, an
: the rumor that the Gatling guns of tn
command were being brought into re
n QUESTION, caused panic, and the mo
: fed precipitateIy for several squares
h the military meanwhile keeping up fl
SHADE. The rioters were soon reas
e sured, and, as thousands were flock
n ing to their assistance, they retulne
d to the attack.
n Finding it difficult to dislodge tn
= military from the building, they II
= solved to burn them out. Such a
u order was issued and carried into exc
h cution with fiendish alacrity by the +
It oters. La consequence of the bloch
II ade which had existed for two days
. the sidings in the outer depot yards
as well as those extending eastwar
three or four miles, were crowded wit
= freight cars filled with grain and pro
II duce and merchandise of all kinds
l. besides which number were loade
), with oil, coke and coal. The cal
y were piled up in mass. While
n portion of the mob surrounded til
e building in which the military had tai
|. en- refuge, large bodies proceeded I
set fire to the oil cars, and in me-