, 1877-07-23
thr depot, where the grade Is llcavy. Tho ratla

IF lttt HLTIkCFs sIuEl tHH NAEl|lHr VI tHE hs-
tent up the hill. At 10 o'clock the train waa
ready to leave the depot. Notices were sent to
all hotels to passengers who hal been waiting
to &c. away ever since the strike commenced,
TINT an effort was to be matlc to get train
west 10 Dunkirs. Only fourteen responded,
tho aspect Of affairs being 40 threatening. Capt.
suIlyan, Of Company u, Northumberland.
Tenth Battalion. WAS detailed with forty mrn
70 ACCOUNTANT THE TRAIN.
Four men mt! Il Sergeant were placed on tho
engine and twn on tho platforms pl each rar,
the rest being scattered through tho cafs. Tho
mali which came in with the Pacific express
yesterday morning, and Ind been held here ever
since, waiting for tho makeup Of train, was
transferred to the car brought from tho East
t1lls morning. Beside the postal cur there wcro
two passenger coaches anl q baggaEc car tn the
train, which was III cllarEc Of Conductor Hiram
ilnrty. Engineer y. +. Cary, and Fireman Mat
Dewey.
THE TRAIN rCLtKp SAFELY
ont Of the yard. The thanttes Of tho trnckmcn
line the track for hAlf mile west, aud, al tho
train paasc.l, crowds Of women antl children
were gathered in tho yar.1s and close 10 the
track. i short distance otit OF tho station the
engine struck the soapcd track, and, although
thu cnglnccr put on plenty of stsani, the engine
commenced slipping. Al this the 500 strikers
assembled at tho crossing and alung tic track
about West street set up dcafcning stous, and
n,a4lc preparations for future nctton. A crowd
1tusuED ZION THE TnACE.
TorpctIncs were placc.1 at Intervals on tho rails
to lift the locomotive from them and t1cck It's
progress. Engineer Garry poured tue sand from
his box Upon the track anil guyc his cllglnu a.
tn,lrl, spcctl as was possible. The n,cn OH tho
track waved rcd tlas, aud fierce demand was
1t.adc from hundred thruats for the train 10
stop. The cnciuccr continued lettIng tluwn hfa
sand and putting OIL stcam. Tic torpclocs cx+
ploded, and tue crowd yelled Its defiance, but
tic engineer kept oil. 1t wis impossible TO get
up spccl Of more than eight iutlcs an hour,
md ~ the train got in tho midst Ut tho crowd
incn
JUMPED UPON THE ENGINE,
clatnhcrctl un tho steps Of tho cars, and
cllug to the platforms. The soldiers presented
bayot,cts, anu madc several attempts to keep
tho strikers OF. Amid I'll. widest cheering, and
shouts Of "knock them OF |" "Cut her In
two!" cte,, the ncn finally gained foothoiI
on tho platforms, and touk possession of tho
brakes, thus ccotnplshing the first stcpi In gain-
linz 3spsscssion of tho train. Tho FIRST uan who
rot TIL the train mouutcl tue platform Of the
passcngcr-ear next to the baggagc-ear. Tic
pushed asile the guard, put OH tho brake, and
III n1, instant tho Tar was uncouplcd.
Tho two p4sAcngcr<oacl,cs stopped, while the
cnginc, mall untl baggage cars Kept On, snap
ping tho bcl-ropc, oue cntl Of Hhtcl, whipped
about the neck of soldier on tho platform,
choking him severely before It could be
looBcncd. The kgcno was ono Of
THE Widest IMAGINABLE.
Tho air was rent with tic determined cries Of
tho victorious strikers. Engineer Garry stopped
l,ls engine aud started hack to mike an effort
to rrpoupic tho ear, nut the men mounted his
engine and the cars, putting on tho brakes,
ordering Garry to procecd with his engine II lie
wanted to 70 out of tue yard. Again shouting,
tho strikers nockcd about the Locomotive.
The engineer, sceiug that nil efforts to regain
ls tran would bo useless, started ahca1
with the mail aud baguagc ears. Tho strikers
then rushed upon the passenger cass In crowds.
They soon oycrpowcrcd tho guards, and ordered
them to get of. The passengers, among whom
werc three ladies',
wEHE TOLD TO nET orT.
The strikers thcn c1awlcd under tho cars TIL.
Hooked brake-sods, md bent them double.
aion with axes smashed tho hrukc-whccs tu
Pieces, entirely disabling tho train. Tlley were
then started down tho grade toward the station.
rhc entcrc5 tbe vard nt tbe min of ,1ftcen ~
tvor,y ,nIlc. nr- l,mr. An cng,,,o mil a co,cl,
laY IN, the track near the depot. Tho engineer
ho1 Inn litlo .tcan, on bui co,n,r,,,..i l,ac,;
Inc mt nf thc wny. The ru,. would hayo ro,,e
~ cn4sl,1so lsro Mn
III aro,hcr motnrnt. WHEN Engineer Dan CHM
| ,nan. WIN wna mar l,y. hurrte1ly turned !,
switch. and let tho rushing ca.s in ,,uou It
Tcv r,,,, nfy the switch tn lhs pro,n1 t1ofne. ne
,,.rnuoc.
Aftcr .turttup tbe car. town .be ,,,,f tn,
,rnwt, of,yunrctl. yelling md c],rcrint.. 10 tlt
,,,litary. nnd c.rorttur back the guards thc,
| ha1 TAXI II froU The rars. 4 thuusailu or 1lIDrt
neople were gathered about, aud tho cxcltetppi
ran high. The strikers wcro oycsjoyca vt thc
victory, and were pluInty
| xupoLpENEp AND nEAssunRp,
After til, 1utlure Of this effort to run q fu
traIu oat Oh tho Western Division the Fri,
offlcla!s concluded to try uut( get QUO through
| to Buffalo, The Buffalo Division, branches ot
from tho Western Division short distance
,,cyoDl TIC station, There is a heavy gra,lc o]
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