Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-07-26

OF being roasted alive, an opportunity
to emerge from the building, and
they succeeded in reaching Liberty
street In a very few moments they
quickly formed in line and marched
up to Thirty-third street, and thence
to Pennsylvania avenue and Butler
street Their objective point was tho
United States arsenal. on Butler
street, where they expected to OBJ
tain shelter. While turning into
Butler street, however, the leaders OF
the mob had discovered their retreat,
aud fully one thousand men, fully
armed and supplied with ammunition
followed in pursuit Some of the
troops fired at citizens, either acct
dentally or Intentionally, as they
moved along, and this added fury TO
the cry for revenge. When they
reached the arsenal the commandant
refused to admit them. He said he
had but ten men, and would be pow
erless to hold the place IL the mob
should attack it. He consented to
take care OF the wounded, and they
were accordingly carried into the
hospitals. The main body of the
troops continued their march out
Butler street, a fusilade being kept
up on them by the mob as they
moved forward. The shots fired
killed one OF the soldiers before they
reached the arsenal, and nearly OPP
posite the cemetery gate, fully a mile
above the arsenal, two others were
killed, and were left lying on the
walk. They continued their flight,
and crossed over to the north side OF
the Allegheny on he Sharpsburg
bridge, the mob following them as
rapidly as possible. After reaching
the Northside the troops scattered,
and, in this way the mob was divided
into very small bodies.
In the meantime the city was in a
state of anarchy. One thousand who
had not joined In the pursuit Of the
fleeing troops gathered about the
burning buildings and trains. and
assisted in spreading the flames
wherever they had not been applied.
BY 2 o'clock the fire had extended
from Millvale station to Twentieth
street, and enveloped hundreds OF
cars, the extensive machine shops,
two round-houses, three depots, and
the offices OF the Union Transfer
Company, blacksmith shops, store
houses, and numerous buildings
making up the terminal facilities OF
this mammoth corporation. In the
round-house were 125 locomotives,
which had been housed i'm conse.
quence OF the strike. These were
totally destroyed. But even the i'm
mense loss which will be sustained
in this item alone Is bus a trifle In the
aggregate damage done.
The scenes transporting on Liberty
street, along the line OF which the
tracks Of the railroad run. simply
beggar description. While hundreds
were engaged In firing the cars and
making certain OF the destruction OF
the valuable buildings, at the outer
depot thousands Of men, women and
children engaged in pillsging the
cars. Men armed with heavy sledges
would break open the cars, and then
the contents would be thrown out
and carried off by those proflting by
the reign OF terror existing. The
street was almost completely blocka-
ded by persons laboring to carry of
the plumber they had gathered to-
gether. In hundreds OF instances
wagons were pressed into the service
to enable the thieves to get away
with their goods. Mayor Mccarthy
early in the day, endeavored to stop
the pillage, but the handful OF men
at his command were unable 10 con-
troll the crowd. who were desperate
in their anxiety 20 secure goods. At
one time the pillagc was checked. but
the mob fred the cars and proceeded
with the work OF destruction. 1t Is
impossible to form any idea of the
amount OF goods stolen. But hun
d-eds OF thousands will not cover the
loss. w fia
Some OF the scenes, notwithstan-
ding the terror which seemed to
paralyze peaceable and orderly citi-
zens, were ludicrous in the highest
degree, and no one seemed to enjoy
them with greater zest than those
engaged in the wholesale plumber.
Here a woman could be seen hurry
ing away with pair OF white kid
slippers Under her arms; another
carrying an infant. would be rolling
a barrel of flour along the sidewalk,
using her feet as the propelling pow.
er. Here was a man pushing a
wheelbarrow loaded with white lead.
Boys hurried through the crowd with
large family Bibles rs their share OF
the plumber; while scores OF females
utilized their aprons and dresses to
carry flour. eggs. drygoods. etc.
Bundles of umbrellas. fancy parasols,
hams, bacon, leaf lard, cal leo, blank
cts, laces and -four were mixed to-
gether In the arms of robust men, or
carried on hastily constructed hand-
barrows.
At IL o'clock in the morning il be-
came apparent that something must
be done 20 check the mob, and a
number OF citizens hurriedly pre-
pared notices, calling a mass meeting
of citizens at the old City Hall to
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