The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-23
THE MOB SET FIE TO A TRAIN OF
CARS AND Ru THEM INTO
THE EPOT.
Two MILLION DOLARS WORTH OF
PROPERTY DErROYED ny
THE CONFEDERATION.
The Militia Open Onthe Mob With a
Gatling Gun an Kill Thirty
Strikes.
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From Yesterdays Ianocrat Extral
P1TTsBURG, Pa. July z-The following is
from the II o'clock edith of the Pittsburg
Leader:
Fifteen minutes after to'clock the cars be-
low the transfer Office in ae yard were set on
fire. They were laden with barrels Of some
eombustible material, an when they took
fire they bursted, and somtof them few TO q
distance of one hundred fet The machine
shop between 25th and 9Th streets, caught
fire.
At this time blazing canvas run down on
the avenue railroad switch. This brought the
Philadelphia militia
OUT OF THE RoUNIHoUsE
They commenced firing at oce on the crowd
At 40 o'clock the walls the main Office
fell In, but In the meanwhile the soldiers were
driven back into the shol
At7:45 o'clock the Military made another
desperate attempt to scape. They formed
in solid column and ame out through the
lumber yard and wen, down Twenty-fift
street to Liberty street, 18th Gatling gun
In front. and made for theA lleghany Arsenal
Shortly afterwards firing VS. heard in the di-
rection Of Butler street. Thee was no
OPPOSITION 70 THEIR RoaREss
until they at Butler stret. After they
had dispersed some ten soldies, supposed to
be deserters, were seen goingalong The Lib
serty street wall waving their cps
The Black Maria was out at he scene three
| times this morning, and each ime d number
OF persons who were caught stating were ar
rested.
At ;20 the fire from the burning wreck of
the freight cars communicated Nth the upper
round house, In which sevcnt freight en-
gines were standing,
ALL WE'RE SPEEDILY DESTROYED.
The value of this property Is estimated
ut 81, 100000. The roofs fell n and In twenty
minutes the building was a riassof ruins.
AT $50 the Union line office caught fire, and
In fifteen minutes 1t was DESTROYED. The
houses on the south side o Liberty street
also took fire, and then, at list, the engines
were allowed to play on the flames and cx-
inguish them. There is little
DANGER OF A GENERAL CoNlLAaRAr1oN.
but 1t is estimated that well high $4,000 900
worth OF railroad property has ,een DESTROYED.
Upon arriving at the arsenal the Philadel-
phia militia found the United Safes troops at
the gate. The regulars refusM the militia
admittance. The troops continued on out
Butler street, and were last herd OF at the
Allegheny Cemetery gate, whre 1t is said
that
THEY WE'RE PARTIALLY DIsoH1ANIzED.
1t is said that after leaving the arsenal the
militia turned a Gatling gun o. the crowd
with great loss of life. 1t is reported that
thirty persons have been killed tls morning,
mostly strikers and citizens.
#@ Another Account.
9:3O A. Mt is now thought that there
Will be no more trouble between the troops
and the citizens. The troops, numbering about
800 men, marched up Pennsylvania Avenue
at . O'Clock, and every man had his gun at
half cock. ready to shoot the frs one who
offered to molest them AS thev reached |
thirteenth street the mob recovered some
what from their fear and some fired into the
rear OF the column. These shots ca,sed
SOME TREpIDATIoN AMONG THE r,oops
but whispered command from the officers
Kept them in the ranks though there were
many fearful glances cast behind. Ondsoldier
boy OF twenty or twenty lone years, vas shot
IN the head and fell headlong into the dust |
his comrades made no attempt to rescue him.
thinking that If they allowed the moi to get
hold OF him they would forget the rest of
them until the arsenal was reached.
The crowd advanced fiercely to the spot
where
THE BOY LAY GRovELING
and fatally wounded, and one man fired at
him. He CROPPED his way across the street to
The house of DR.. Daub, where two or three
young men forced the door, helped him into
the house and taking off his uniform got him
INTO citizens clothes. In short time it was
then announced to the excited crowd outside
Inat the soldier was but slightly hurt, and
lad escaped; also, that citizen had been
seized with fit and was receiving attendance
rom without, This was not believed until
The men brought the
SOLDIER IN HIS CIVIL RIG
,ut and across the street, where they said he
iVeo' neuuous name had to be given, and
me unfortunate lad was finally allowed to be
arried IN an insensible condition to an adj
dining house. 1t is feared that he can live
,ut short time
The troops continued out towards the ar
enal, frequently receiving stray shots
nough their solid and soldier-like appearance
aved them from any serious fights. Three +,
oldiers
WERE KILLED ON THE MARCH
no a number OF citizens were wounded by the