The union. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1877-18??, 1877-07-26
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GRERSRyILLr, TENN, JuIY26.
THE GREAT STRIKE.

Tnl6 n0ur. Inc eHtlIe eastern emu
of the city is at the mercy Of the
mob, which is hourly increasing.
Anarchy and violence have taken
possession of the city, and mob
aaS reigns supreme.
The Pennsylvania tracks for a
distance of a quarter OF mile
westward from the outer de-
not is a sheet of flame. The mob
began pushing the burning cars
towards the rouud house some time
ago, their intention being to de-
strag ,sss extensive shops OF the
onplnt AID the Union depot.
TIE number of people slain
since DARK IS very large, and the
exact numbers will not be accessi-
BILE for several days. The sum
ming up of the riot at Twenty
rithth street this afternoon shows
"a total of 20 killed and 20 wound
ea. The hillside was dotted with
dead and dying. '
PITTsBURG, July 22.-All the
cars between Twenth. eight and
Tkirtieth streets are burned. Fully
1--WE hundred and fifty cars were
burned at daylight. The rioters
got the captured guns in position
and fred one shot, when the sol-
diers in the round house opened
fire. covering the gun with mus
kerry and drove the gunners from
the cannon. Two were killed and
several wounded before the cans
mon was abandoned. The ma
chine shops between Tweuty>ffth
and Tweut5.sixth streets are
burned. The soldiers sailed from
She round house but were driven
back. The soldiers then formed
a solid column and came out
through the lumber yard and
went down I wenty-ftth to Liber-
" street with 8 Calling gun in
front and made for the Allegheny
arsenal.
When they arrived at the ar
benal, the United States troops on
guard refused them admittance.
Left exposed, the Philadelphia
troops turned their Calling gun
on the crowd, killing thirty, most
~ ,,strikers and citizens. The
round house, containing seventy
freight engines and machine shops
are entirely destroyed by fire.
1t is estimated that the dams
0go done to railroad property is
100000.
PtrfsBtRe, July %, 8 o'clock.
The Union depot is in flames.
PITTsBuRG, July % The rail-
road buildings destroyed were as
follows: Two round houses; one
maobine shop; superintendent
tBice; car repair shop and black
smith shop; three or four Of
houses; Union transfer depot and
Abe Offices of the Pullman Car
Company; laundry and Offices;
train dispatcher's Office; powder
house; Union Depot Hotel; Pan
Handle railroad engine house,
general Offices and freight depot,
and the freight depot Of the
Adams Express Company. The
freight depot of the Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and st. Louis and the
general Offices of the same COM
tany we're fired at 4:S0 o'clock
this afternoon.
The citizens are organizing and
marching to the scene of the con-
o., 10 prevent further damage
Az are armed with concealed
weapons and heavy base bal
bAts. '' ~.
HARRISBURG, PA, July 22.-
TIE Railroad men have strucl
he. e.. Passenger trains, not con-
flaming troops, are allowed t.
hasa.
monday Ncoh Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, July 23,-Th'
militia ordered from various points
in Pennsylvania was stopped b,
the strikers. Loaded coal car
are ,un from sidings and Nrecket
on he main track. The freigh
business is stopped on the South
ern O'.io roads. Ohio and Missis
sippi have cent no freight ives
from. CINCINNATI. Freight trains
we're stopped at Dunkirk, but tn
mail and passengers were allowed
to proceed. A compromise j
pic gseesing at Indianap oils
rneaotimo the trade over the Be
Zine is unobstructed.
Tie regular night mail trains
we're abandoned on the Vandalit
r ad.
The bridge oyer The schuylkill
Mich cost $3.50, 900, was fire.
and totally destroyed, the otjec