The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-23


the depot snd extending back 500 feet
were lines OF n eat pine sheds, GOVERN :
the different tracks to protect the pas
sengers from the weather Ii wss under
these the burning cars were run.
The freight depo, OF the Pittsburgh, Cl:
CInns.l and ~. Louis railroad WAS large
shed building fronting on Grant street
sui extending from Washington street
10 Ninth avenue. The company :
general offices were IN four
story brick building fronting N Seventh
avenue. These were tOtalIy DESTROYED
~ was also the depot Of the Adams IL
press company, located on Grant street.
The books snd valuable papers had been
removed from the Union depot offices, a.
wei. as from otner buildings before the
drc reached them The lre department
o. he city continued on duty from the
time ot the first alarm, but were not al-
lowed tO throw any water, or mske am
eloTt to save the property OF the r,Il-
road company. They consequently i'll
rectcd their efforts 10 saving the pri-
yste property on the north side
were mainly successful, although SIX
dwellings and sash factory located near
the round house we're DESTROYED
Early IN the day when the Union depo.
WAS fired, followed by the Pan Handle
offices, panic seized the citizens who
had up 10 this time calmly folded their
arms and looked or. Ii WAS feared TIN,
Il
portion Of The city south d. the Pan.
Handle railroad tracks, rs many OF th'
buildings were smal frames and ~ dry
~ finder. A. this juucture the nra
department OF Allegheny winch hsd been
held IN readiness IN case o. 8u outbreak
on that side OF the river. WAS summoned
10 assist in wing the progress sl the irr
The PAN Handle railroad bII!ding Wa
the last one IN the Inc and the A lie
gEeny department WAS paced on SeveLth
Avenue 10 check the progress OF the
llames in that direction " hen this ias
building WAS hrcd the whole territory
between Seventh Avenue sud Hlliyalo
Station, distance @! three miles, was
mass of hsme. Tue railroad company,
property being all between the south
site "t Liberty ahi the b!uti hill, extend
ing from Seventh Ayenu" 70 Millvalr,
the nal houses ON the hil,Idr
although badly .noarcnnd, were not de
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and Washington ,t.crt. This WA.
built of huge tImbe-, and covered
with slate. l. contained large guam
tity Of grain. The destruction Of thes"
buildings seemed TO satisfy the rioters, A.
they began TO di-per,e while they wer"
burning. Most Z thuS' Who deserted
the crowd loaded themselves down with
plunder and wendrd their WAY home
ward. THROUGHOUT the entire iay varl.
Gus gags OF rioters were
sEARcaING FOR GES. Pearson
and the genera. officers Of III" PrnusyI-
vsnia railroad, the latter being ybroI-
ious TO them on accoun, o. having
brought the troops her, while Pcar.ou
ssschnrGed with having gwen the
order TO fire last evening, which resulted
in the death and woundIng so many crti-
zens. Whether he Is resPonslb." or not
he would certainly have been killed had
he not managed to get "u, ot u" way.
1t If SAID that he and the railroad
At sIl events his whereabouts j. unknown.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE ORGANIZED.
Atthe adjourned meeting of cit,z ns
held TINS afternoon VI. lance COM
mittee wa, orgspized /, pr.yeut further
destruction d., property I, WA. rnpid.
ty recrui,e.i and each unmL.r wa. br.t
provided with base ball bat