The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-26

which will be sustained in this item is
but a trihe in the aggregate Of damage
done. While hundreds were engaged
firing the cars and making certain de-
struction Of the valuable buildings ut the
outer depot, thousands Of men, women
and children we're engaged pillaging cars.
Men with heavy slcdges would break
open cars, and the contents would be
thrown out and carried off by those bent
on profting by the reign of terror. The
street was almost completely blockaded
by persons laboring to carry off plumber
they had gathered together. In hum
drcds of instances wagons were pressed
into service 10 enable thieves TO get away
with goods.
Mayor Mccarthy, early in the day, en-
dcavorcd to stop the pillago, but The
handful of men at his command were un-
able to control the crowd, who were dcs.
pcratc in their anxiety to secure the
goods. Pillagc was checked, but the
mob fired the cars, and proceeded with
the work of destruction. 1t is impossible
to form an idea Of the amount Of goods
stolen, but hundreds of thousands will
not cover the loss. At II o'clock in the
morning it became apparent that some
thing u!uut be done to check the mob,
and a number of citizens hurriedly pre-
pared notices calling mass meeting of
the citizens to take measures to prevent
further destruction of property. The
meeting was held at noon. 4 committee
appointed to wait OH the rioters failed to
induce them 10 refrain from further de-
struction of property, and the railroad
authorities could not be found. From
the time the military fled up TO 3 o'clock
i'll the afternoon no effort had been made
to check the riot other than the meeting
of citizens referred TO- ,i'inc mob work ed
very quietly, and it was noticeable fact
that few of the railroad employees were
engaged in the work of destruction.
Here and there man who had been dis
charged might have been seen leading n
crowd, but generally the ringleadcrs were
men who had never been employed on
any railroad.
At $3.50 burning car WAS run down
the grade under the sheds surrounding
the Union depot, and the mass of pine
lumber used in the shedding over the
tracks WAS soon sea of fire. Boxes of
freight received for shipment were broken
open and their valuable contents carried
Off. After plundering tho depot for an
hour, and when flour, hams, and all
kinds of provisions had been carried
away, the torch WAS applied, and soon
the vast depot and company's general
Offices adjoining were q mass of flames.
The western part of Pittsburg is in the
hands. of the rioters. The control of
affairs has passed from the strikers into
the hands Of the discontented laborers of
all classes, and the most terrible disor-
ganization exists among them. Oil cars
are set fire and pushed from point to
point for incendiary purposes. The po.-
tions of knapp's battery which the rioters
captured are, strategically placed to pre-
vent the soldiers approaching the city.
Sheriff Fife is certainly killed. Gen.
Pearson is said to be dying in the Round
house where the soldiers are bcsicgcd
They owe their present safety from mas
sacre to having II Gatling gun in the
Roundhonsc which the troops seem 10
handle with discretion and effect Dead
bodies are lying i'll the vicinity which
the rioters are afraid to move.
WASHINGTON, July 2l
The Secretary of War directs Gdl.
Hancock, with two strong batteries ito
occupy both Washington and Fort Nc
Henry. He also, after consultation With
the President, has directed Gen. FrSnch
to send portion of his troops to Gum
berland. This is in response to fqui-
sition from Gov. Carroll, of MARYLAND.
The Secretary of the Navy has odered
the vessels of the North Atlantic squad
ron to assist in transporting the tTbops.
The President has issued pybclama
ton similar to that in regard TO West
Virginia, covering the entirS United
Sfotp nH ha ~. hat
to disperse, on or before IL o'clock to,
however, alludes to Maryland and Cum
barland, and to the cal! of Governor
Carroll. The Secretary of War has or
dcrcd Gen. Hancock to Baltimore.
latest from the Strike.
PITrsBURG, July 23.-Thc citizens
early in the day affected an organization
which has subdued the rioters and re-
stored the control of the town to It's mu-
nicipal authorities. They have invited
the fugitive Philadelphia soldiers to re-
turn, assuring them Of protection. Head
ed by the mayo the citizens marched
to the wharf and prevented accessions to
the thieves from the river.
The disorderly element should not now
be called strikers, because the real
strikers are rendering effective aid to the
municipal authorizes in maintaining
order. The mayor has possession of the
cannon and most OF the arms used by the
mob, and the reigr of terror may be re-
garded as over.
BUFFAi.o, July 22-7 p. m.-The mob.
reinforced BY '--gc numbers, called ut
the car shops OF Vhc Lake Shore and Erie
Railroad Companies and ordered all the
workmcn there to quit work, which they
did forthwith. No serious demonstra-
tions are as yet being made. About 4
o'clock this afternoon a Buffalo and
jamestown tniH, which leaves the Erie
depot, on arriving at Compromise Cross
| ing, two mics from the depot, had a
passenger each detached and showed on
the Central track, and the fireman was
forcibly taten from the engine. Super
intendent Doyle, who was On the train,
demonstrated with the strikers, stating
that there had been no reduction oi
wages OF their road, nor had there been
any sinte-its inauguration. The effect OF
this statement was the bringing back oil
the coach by tho strikers, who coupled il
on and assured the Superintendent thai
nothing should be done in any way to in.
terfere with the workings of his road
Early in the afternoon An assault was
made by nearly two thousand rioters on
about two hundred soldiers, vino were
guarding the Lake Shore Roundhousc
| The military were obliged to leave the
bnilding, which is now barricaded by the
mob, who have placed cars in position q.
defence against an attack. Col. Flosch
of the Sixty. fifth regiment, with about