Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-07-26
The Railroad Strike!
In Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland and New
York /!
Murder, Arson and Rapine 4!
The Biggest Strike Ever known

The Biggest Strike Ever known
The strike is becoming alarm
ing in its proportions. 1t has
become a riot, extending from
st. Louis to the seaboard. The
military is not able to cope with
the desperate men of the mob,
and the outlook is black one.
The attack on the soldiers was
bold, and shows that daring
men have the leadership of the
rioters. The spread of the riot
indicates most clearly the tenn
per of the laboring classes, and
that there is a deep-rooted and
intense feeling among them.
The loss of life is already large,
and the sacrifice Of property is
immense. Proclamations have
been issued by President Hayes,
Gov. Hartranft, of Pennsylva-
MIA, Gov. Carroll, of Maryland,
and Gov. Young, of Ohio, and
troops are hurrying forward.
We copy
BALTIMORE, July 2O-8;3O
p. M.-He.l has broken loose
here. A company of militia
has been attacked by a mob on
Baltimore street. One hundred
shots have just been fired near
Holiday street. Twenty-six
men killed. The militia has
been ordered to Cumberland.
Intense excitement, and fears
of a general outbreak.
Advices from Cumberland
and vicinity have been Of the
most alarming character to-day.
1t was learned here that the
strikers, heavily reinforced by
boatmen from the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, were holding
the freight trains which had es-
caped the embargo, and that
there was no available force to
subdue them.
NEWARK, o., July 21.-The
presence of the military has on
ly rendered the strikers more
defiant, as they claim that the
greater part Of the troops here
are in sympathy with them, and
will not fire on them. No trains
have been moved, or will be
moved here to-day. Governor
Young has just telegraphed for
twelve additional companies Of
militia-four from Cincinnati,
two from Dayton, and six from
Cleveland--to come here to-
night.
WHEELING, w. VA, July
21.--The situation here is about
the same as on Friday. The
Baltimore and Ohio authorities
have not attempted to move any
trains, and consequently there
has been no unruly demonstra-
ton. The strikers are quiet,
but as firm as at the beginning.
1t is a part of their plan not to
have all their strength displayed
until the hour they may need it.
PITTsBURG, PENN, July q.
The city at eight o'clock is
in the midst of the most feverish
excitement known here since
1861. The railroad strike took
tragic shape this afternoon. Two
thousand soldiers from Philadel-
phia arrived at 2 P. NJ. A few
stones were thrown at the mi
litia, it is believed by boys, but
there was no determined attack
then. Some of the advance
guards of the Philadelphia troops,
with fixed bayonets, made a
charge which was Intellectual,
whereupon they fired. Then all
along the whole line firing com.
menced, apparently without any
orders. They fred in all direc-
tons, many shots going up the
hillside, where many women and
children were assembled as spec
tators. The firing continued three
or four minutes, the crowd having
by this time pretty well dispersed.
Twenty persons were killed and
twenty-nine wounded.
PIrTsBURG, July 22-12:50 A
MA determined and terrible
crowd OF $4,000 men are at this
time surging about the vicinity
of the depots and round houses,
and have fired a large number OF
cars filled with oil barrels. The
prospect is that the chief rail-
road buildings, if not large part
of the city, will be burned. Sher-
i'll Fife was hot dead a few min
utes ago, and Major General Pier
son severely wounded. 1t is