The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-23

Nlueu lDtO very bulall OOuieS.
In the meantime the city was In 4 state
of anarchy. Thousands who had not
Joined In the pursuit of the troops gathered
about the burning buildings and trains and
assisted in spreading the flames. BY seven
o'clock the fire had extended from Milville
station to Twentieth street, and enveloled
hundreds of cars, extensive machine shops,
two round houses, the depo;s and Office of
the Union transfer company, blacksmith
shops, storebouses, and numerous other
buildings, making un the terminal facilities
of this corporation. In the round houses
were 1875 first class locomotives which were
totally destroyed.
The scenes transpiring on Liberty street,
along which the tracks run, simply Deggars
description. While hundreds we're engaged
in firing cars and making certain of the
destruction Of valuable buildings at the
outer depot, thousands of men, women and
children were engaged in pillaging cars
Men armed with heavy sledges would
break open the cars and their contents
would be thrown out and carried off by
those bent on profiting by the reign OF ter
ror. The street was completely blockaded
by persons laboriDg to carry off the plum
der they had gathered together. Ia hun
dreds of instances wagons were pressed
into service to enable the thieves to get
away with their goods. Mayor Mccarthy,
early In the day endeavored to stop the pill
lage, but the handful of men at his COM
mand were unable to control the crowd.
The pillsge was checked, but the mob flied
the cars and proceededl With the work of
destruction. 1t is impossible to form any
idea of the amouEts sbf goods stolen, but
hundreds of thousands will net cover the
loss. Here a brswhy woman could be
seen hurrying away with pairs of white
kid slippers under her arms another car
rying an infant would be rolling barrel of
-four along the side walk, using her feet as
rropelling power, while scores of females
utilized their aprons and dresses to carry
-four, eggs, dry goods, etc. Bundles of
umbrellas, fancy parssols, ham. bacon,
beef, lard, calico, blankets, laces, and
-four were mixed together in tho arms of
robust men, or carried on hastily con-
structed hand barrows,
At eleven o'clock it became apparent
that something muet be done to tneck the
nf C;t hnr iaII l.
posted notices calling a mass meeting OF
citizens at the old city hall to take measures
to prevent further destruction of property.
The meeting was held at noon and large
number Of leading citizens responded to the
call. 1t was decided to appoint commit
tee consisting of Bishop QuiRg of the Cath,
olc church, James Park. ir., DR.. E. Don
nelly, James Bennett, and DR.. s. T. Scovill
pastor of the First Presby terian church, to
have conference with the rioters, while
another committee was appointed to wal
on the railroad authorities to ascertain
what course they intended to p1rsue, Of
suggest compromise that would put al
end to the disorder. The meeting then ad
journed to meet at four o'clock. The com
mittee to walt on the rioters failed to in
duce them to refrain from further destruc
tion of property, and the railroad author
ilies could not be found. From The tim,
the military fl up to three O'Clock nj
effort had been made TO check the riot 9th
er than the meeting of citizens referred to
The mob worked very quietly, and 1t wa
a noticeable fact that few OF the railroad
employees were engaged in the work o
destruction. here and there man VII,
had been discharged might be seen leadini
a crowd, but generally the rngleader
were men who had never been employed Of
any railroad. Many half-grown boys wer
foremost In the work of destruction.
| DEPOT BURNED.
At $50 O'Clock burning car was ru
down grade under the sheds surroundn
the union depot. Up to this time it wa
hoped the building would escape, but
mass of pine lumber used in shedding owe
tracks was sooa sea of flme. While th
Are was raging here the mob pillaged th
freight depot of the Pttsburg, Cncinna
aud st. Louis railroad, which 10 in close v
cinity. After plundering the depot for a
hour, a torch was applied and coon the VA
depot and the compaDys general office at
joining were mass of fame. The unio
depot was large four story building, Ii
upper floors being occupied by tho Ke!
stone hotel. In the rear of the depot an
extending back five hundred feet, wei
lines of pine sheds covering differer
tracks to protect passengers from II
weather. 1t was under these the burnir
car was run. The freight depot (
the Pittsburg, Cincinnati Il St. Louis raj
road was large shed. built fronting c
Grant street and extending from WashinI
ton TO Sevepth avenue. The company
general tfflces were in the four story brio
building fronting on Seventh avenu
These were totally destroyed, as was ali
the depot of the Adams express compsn
Grant street. The books and valuable p
pers had been removed from the depot O
fees as well as from the other building
before the fire reached them. The fire d
partment continued on duty from the tin
of the first alarm, but they were not I
lowed to throw any water on or make al
effort to save the property of the railroi
company. They consequently direct
their efforts TO saving private property {
the north side of Liberty street. In Il