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

down the grade, under tho sheds surround
ing the Union depot. Up to- this time it was
hoped that the building, would escape, but
the mass OF pine lumber used In shedding
oYer5the tracks was soon. H,
I'D s.s Sf a SEA OF FIRE.
-:iWh bile the fire was raging here the mob
pillaged the freight depot Of the Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati and SC. Louis railroad, which is
in close vicinity. Boxes of freight received
for shipment were broken open and valua-
Bic centents carried off, After plundering
the depot for an hour, and when -four,
hams, and ALI kinds Of provisions bad been
carried away, the torch was applied, and
soon the vast depot and con,pany's general
Offices adjoining were mass OF hames.
aJ e THE UNION DEPOT
was a large four-story building. It had a
frontage on: Liberty street about seventy
feet and extended back about two hundred
feet. The lower. floor was used as wait
ing-rooms, ticket-ofices, and the compa-
ny's offices. The upper floors were occll-
pied by the Keystone Hotel Company, and
was one Of, the finest houses in this city.
The whole building was Of wooden style OF
architecture, and was considered one OF the
best-arranged depots in the country, and
was finished about seven years since. In
the rear Of the depot and extending
back five hundred feet were lines OF
neat, fine sheds covering the different tracks
to protect the passengers from the weather.
It was under these the burning car was run.
The freight depot Of the Pittsburgh, Gin
cinnai and St. Louis railroad was large
shed-building fronting on Grant street and
Fropo WASHINGTON atrppt f0
Seventh avenue. The, company's general
offices were in four-story brick building
fronting on Seventh avenue.
These. were totally destroyed, as was also
the depot OF the Adams Express Company,
located On Grant street. The books and
valuable papers had been removed from
the Union-depot Offices, as>Well as from the
other buildings, before the fire reached
them. ...f..ss
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
OF the city continued on duty from the
time Of the first alarm, but were not allow
ed to throw any water on or to make any
effort to save the property Of the railroad
company. They consequently directed
their efforts to saving the private property
on the north side OF Liberty street. In this
they were mainly successful, although six
dwellings and a sash factory, located near.
the round-houses, were destroyed early in
the day. E
when the Union-depot building was
fred, followed by the Panhandle offices,
panic seized the citizens, who hadup to this
time calmly folded their arms and looked
on: It was feared the confiagration would
sweep the entire portion Of this city south
OF the Panhandle railroad tracks, as many
Of the buildings were small frames, and as
dry as tinder. At this juncture the Fire
Department Of Allegheny, which had been
held in readiness in case OF anioutbreak on
that side of the river, was summoned to as
sist in staying the
-.r;: PROGRESS OF THE FLAMES.
The Panhandle railroad building was
the last one fired. The Allegheny depart
ment was placed on Seventh avenue to
check the progress OF the flames in that di-
rection. When this last building was fired
the whole territory between Seventh avenue
and MilIville station, a distance of three
miles, was mass Of flames. -,
GUNS BEARING ON THE RoUND-HoUsE. ,a
PITTSBURGH, July 22-7:30 a. M.-The
mob have two Knapp guns pointed towards
the round-house, in which there are two
regiments of soldiers. 5.i-ui i@ <s''i.''
THE SOLDIERS FIYFRoM THE RoUND-HoUsE TO
THE ARsENAL-THE RIOTERS FIRE ONE CAN
NoN-sHoT-THE CANNON RECAPTURED-
LARGE NUMBER KILLED. 7.
PITTSBURGH, July 22.-All the cars be-
tween Twenty-eighth and Thirtieth streets
have been burned: they number fully 250.
At daylight the rioters got the captured guns
in' position and fred one shot, when the sol
Ciiers in the rOund-house opened fire, cover
l.. ~, Yo11clyofrp and drove
the gunners from the cannon. Two OF the
rioters were killed and several wounded
before the cannon was abandoned. The
nachiue.shops between Tyenty-ffth and
Twenty-sixth streets have been burned.
The soldiers sailed from theroundhouse,
but were driven back. The soldiers then
formed a solid column and came out through
the lumber yard and went down Twenty
fifth street to Liberty street. With Cat
ling gun id front they made for the Allie
phany arsenal. Arrived at the arsenal,
United States troops on guard refused them
admittance. Left exposed. the Philadelphia
troops turned their Gatlfn gun on the
crowd, killing thirty, mostly strikers and
some citizens. The round-house, contain
ins seventy freight-engines, and machine
shop has been entirely destroyed by fire.
It is estimated that the damage done to the
railroad-property is $2,000,000.
THE ARTILLERY YIELD AND SPIKE THEIR
GUNs-THE MOB HAS 1T ALL THEIR OWN
wAY-BURNING AND DESTROYING.
j PITTsBURaH, July 22-11 a. M.-The
outer-depot yards Of the Pennsylvania
railroad have been abandoned by all
troops, The. Philadelphia men went
out Penn avenue, and the Pittsburgh
battery boys spiked their guns and came
down. to Union depot, and the mob have
things all their own way. The round-house
and shops, together with engines and q
nur1,ber Of cars, were entirely destroyed by
fire. It is reported that about twenty were
killed and number wounded.
FREIGHT DEpors AND OFFICES OF THE PITTS
.BURGH, CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS RAILROAD
IN FLAMES. ,.r.
PITTSBURGH, July 22.-The freight depots
,of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and st. Louis
railroad, and the general offices OF the same
company, were tired at 4:30 ?. NJ. These
are in close proximity to the Union depot.
LIST OF BUILDINGS BURNED III PITTSBURGH
CITIZENS .ARMING AND MARCHING TO THE
SCENE OF CONFLICT. ii.
PTrsBuRGH, July 22:-The railroad build
ipes destroyed here were as follows: Wo
und-heuses, one machine-shop, superl D.
tendent's Office. car repair-shop, black
smiths, shop, three or -four oil-houses,
Union transfer-depot, and the offices OF the
PulIman-C Car Company, laundry and Offices,
dispatcher's Office, powder-house, Union
Depot Hotel, Psn-H Handle railroad engine
house, general offices, and, freight depot,
and the freight depot OF the Adams Express
Company. II t,st!E.i ~ ;. !, X. !.
Citizens are organizing and marching to