The New York herald., 1877-07-23


Pittsburg, disbanded last night, and re-
turned to their homes, having fatty refused
listed for The killing Of one of the men,
bers of the first named regiment by the
Eastern militia in its fire upon the people
yesterday afternoon highly incensed the men
of the Fourteenth, and they took their dead
comrade home and refused any further pro-
lection to the Pennsylvania Railroads prop
erty. Only one regiment is now doing
duty. This is the Eighteenth Duquesne
Grays, who are stationed at Torrens station,
and who thus far, without resorting to
any violent demonstrations, have preserved
from destruction the property OF the
railroad corporation. There is no mistak-
ing the feeling of the Western Pennsylva-
MIA troops. Their sympathies are with the
strikers, and yet until the arrival Of East
ern soldiery there was no violence, or oc-
casion for any. In conversation with Gen.
|
eral Brown, commanding one of the divis-
ions, he said that at the Union Depot, this
morning. popular feeling made it impos-
sible for him to do anything with the troops.
The men in the ranks or ut least the ma
jority of them, sympathize with the strikers.
II am at loss to know what to do" said
the General; ''the men won't obey me, and
in this highly excited state of affairs I am
utterly unable to compel them. 1t is a
reign of terror which hope God in some
manner will speedily bring to an end"
| AN APPEAL FOR PEACE.
The Leader, this evening, appeals to the
| workingmen of Pittsburg in the name Of
the whole people of Pittsburg for peace.
1t says there has been bloodshed enough
fur more than enough. Workingmen have
triumphed over soldiers who rashly opened
fire upon them, and there is now nothing
more to fight for. Now is the time to show
they deserve victory, by proving themselves
good citizens and refusing to prolong a
slaughter that is merely useless butchery.
The Philadelphia militia, however rash, how
ever boastful, are yet men who thought they
were obeying the call of duty. There
were undoubtedly roughs among their
number, who gave an evil character to
the regiment, but there are surely many
good men among them who simply obeyed
orders. Even when they fired their pieces
they only obeyed orders. Now that their
pie MOTTO sully their victory with further
shooting down Of these men, who only seek
escape To continue to hunt them down in
their iretreat on the north side, whittier
it is said they have gone, is to
stain the green fields of our suburbs
this bright Sunday with useless effusion Of
blood. To do this would only be to cause
revulsion of feeling and sympathy, which
to this point has been altogether with the
strikers and their friends, and we conf
IDENTIFY appeal to them that, having gained
everything they fought for, they will now
exert themselves as nobly to prevent excited
outsiders from taking advantage of their
triumph to shoot men when they only want
to get away.
| - 81 WHO Is TO BLAME.
Since Thursday last, when the industrial strike
| was inaugurated at the outer depot OF the Penn
sylvana Railroad, this city has been Ia state OF
absolute terror, and yesterday and to-day wit
messed carnival OF blood the recollection OF which
niakDs the very flesh creep, and sensitive souls
scken at the thought OF the result OF the ter.
| rble affair that ever occurred In this country To-
night there is mourning and grief IN numerous
households, for many persons who yesterday morn.
ing were in the enjoyment OF health are now life.
less clay or suffering the intense agones ofngerng
death from wounds which are beyond the power
OF healing.
The strike being so formidable as to defy the
efforts OF the civl authorities TO control those who
arc engaged in 1t, the Pennsylvania Officers called
upon the military, AMI three regiments from this
end Of tho State, with one or two batteries re-
| spOnded, and during Thursday and Friday guarded
the company's property and kept the strikers, who
never were disposed to do violence, in proper
bounds Yesterday detachment from the First
and Second regiments Of Philadciphia arrived here
and to this soldiery may be attributed all the blood
shed and all the vast destruction OF property which
| has taken place. The remark Is attributed to
Mr.. Thomas scott mat these troops would
| see that the trains went through as SOON
| as they arrived at Pittsbuig. ''Great Lord!"
how much better would 1t have been
! for the welfare OF the people In general what d
sacrifice OF life would 1t have prevented, how
| many million dollars would II have saved the Penn
| sylvania Railroad Company had Mr. scott kept
them at home. Many OF these young men, fresh
| from banking counters and mercantile Offices, who
arrived here yesterday at noon iu OF hope. jollity,
anxious for distinction in the military way, are
| boated corpscs today, while others carry wounds
for life. The regiment which marched into the
Union depot yesterday with jaunty step and dying
colors, tonight are nrcnched some six miles from
the city demoralized and thoroughly dsgusted
| with the result of the mission. In spirit
they are broken, In numbers they are wonderfully
reduced, many OF their comrades having deserted
them In the hour OF their sorest distress, donning