Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-08-02

half the persons on board the train. as
4 switch had been misplaced and a car !
heavily laden with fire brick placed on
Lhe switch for the fast approaching
trains to run into and be thrown over
the embaHkment. When the train
struck the switch its speed had been
greatly slackened. The engine, ten
der and five cars 1.-TWO baggage and
three passenger) left the track and
came in contact with the car of brick
with such force that the rails and ties
were torn up. The five cars piled up
in mass of ruins, the bottom of one
car resting on the roof of another, and
three were thrown completely around
and lay crosswise on the track with the
car of brick, crushed and splintered,
topping all. Col. John Hamilton, of
the first U. S. Artillery, was severely
injured in the side, and several SOL
diers were badly bruised by the con-
cussion. The soldiers of the wrecked |
train remained at the siding until 4
O'Clock this morning. The third sec
tion of the train was detained above
the depot by the wreck, and was sev-
eral times attacked by the mob. The
soldiers Of the wrecked train threw out
a picket line and succeeded in arrest
ing about one hundred of the rioters.
OF this number 75 or more will be
brought to this city with the military
this evening.
The troops which came through on
the first trains and arrived here this
morning did not have any serious
trouble. AT several points along the
road the strikers were out in force, but
@3N-x "a it,, 90 In nf
the trains. The first train that arrived
in this city presented formidable APP
pearance. In front of the two engines
was gondola Cal, on which was noun
ted
A GATLING GUN,
defended by detachment of State
Fencibles. The engineers and tiremen
on the locomotives were under strong
strong guard, the soldiers having or
ders to shoot them if there was the
slightest hesitation in discharging their
duties. Upon their arrival here they
quietly disemb mbarked and were march
ed TO the West Pennsylvania Hospital
grounds, where they are now encamp-
ed. Their present position is on the
hillside and overloOks the railroad and
Twentyeighth street crossing, the
scene of the encounter of Saturday and
Sunday last. The strikers have re-
mained quiet and orderly, and no dem
onstration of ANY kind has taken place.
The New York Central.
New YORK, July 2S-All was quiet
on the n. Y. Central and Hudson Riv'
er Railroads this morning, and freight
and passenger trains are running regu'
larly. Today the running of freight
trains commences on the Lake Shore
and Michigan Railroad.
THE BLOCKADE RAISED.
PHIL, July 29-The Pennsylvania
moved all their eastbound freight to-
day from Pittsburgh, including nearly
200 car loads of cattle. The trains east
from Pittsburgh were made up oi
double headers, and will reach Phila
delphia and New York on Monday.
Columbus.
WEST PHILA., July 2S-The follow
ing has just been received from the
General Manager OF the Pan Handle al
Columbus, Ohio
"Our roads west of Columbus are ir
full operation at all points. The head
quarters of the strikers are at COlum
bus. ! gave the Mayor and the stri
kers notice that propose to run freigh
trains today. The Mayor opposed it
until called upon the Governor, WHIT
told him be would render all the aiC
necessary. prepared to move the
trains this morning. The engine
were captured by STRIKERS, but wer,
retaken and train started for Cincin
natl. Two of the men were arrested
All is now quiet and the crowd ha
dispersed. We intend to move TIN
, trains at once"
! MOVE ON THE LITTLE MIAMI.
i COLUMBUS, July 2S-The Mayor, g
the head of SQUAD of twenty police
, marched to the freight yard this morn
ing for the purpose of sending out
r train on the Little Miami Road. Tn
( train was made up in the midst of al
immense crowd of people. The stri
kers put forward every inducement t
the crew to abandon the train, offerin
t the engineer 800 cash te quit the en-
t gine, but to no effect No violt nc
J. whatever was offered, and no attemp
: made to uncouple the cars. The trai
r left bout IL O'Clock.
81 An ATTEMPT was made this afternoo
o to send out train on the IndianapC
!. lis division of the Pan Handle ROAD
I The strikers coaXed the engineer an
Il fireman off, and ran the engine int
J. the round house and put out the fires
Chicago.
Fl CHICAGO, July 2S-The Journals thi
|, morning published revised lists of tn
I | killed and wounded. The Tunes give
Il the names of nineteen killed, with &C
( dresses and facts confrmatOry. TIL
: other papers give fifteen names of th
: killed and large numbers wounded
!, !. and intimate that lists are incomplete
The Outlook on Tuesday.
j AT this writing, it may be state
that the backbone of the strike j
broken. With very few exceptions
both freight and passenger trains ar
running, though somewhat irregular
ly, on most of the trunk lines. Their
!. are srots here and there, where diff
culties exist. Such for instance as a
. Columbus, Monday, where the striker
appeared to hold the fort in the shop
;, and round house of the Pennsylvani
railroad lines. The strikers seem to b
the most determined, and to have tn
greatest cohesive force, in our own i'm
: mediate vicinity. This is evidence,
from the fact that only one train pc
day, each way, is yet running on tn
= g. d P. Railroad. While it is report
ed that freight trains are running ol
the First and Second divisions of tn
; b. d 0. Road, none have started from
l this city yet. But we believe all tn,
passenger trains are running on sched
D ule tune. The night trains were pu
on for both the East and West, las
s night, for the first time within tel
al