Delaware tribune, and the Delaware state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1877-18??, 1877-07-26

blocked, and the road westward l. entirely
INSTRUCTED.
or LEBANON VALLEY RAlI1oAD
BRIDGE.
The Lebanon Valley railroad bridge, one
of the abandonment structures In this Sec
ton Of the State, was set on hro ct 1l.60
O'Clock Sunday night. The Are was
kindled ct the western end Of the bridge,
near the watch.tower. A portion OF tin
was removed from tho roof, and cotton
waste saturated with oil was dropped down
among the network of timbers. The fire
at first burned slowly, and II was three
quarters of an hour after the Are had
been kindled before An alarm Of fire was
sounded.
After the fire had gained headway the
flames spread rapidly across the bridge UNI
til the entire structure vas enveloped in
flames. The sight of the burning bridge
was witnessed by thousands Of people,
many of whom were on the Harrisburg
bridge. The fire companies ~ they re-
ported at the scene of the fire were pre-
vented from throwing water on the bridge.
Ane poHco WeFo SEenuy ousno "
the sympathizers with this movement
who lined both banks of the
schuylkill. The immense timbers
of the bridge were licked up
by the devouring element, and the entire
burning mass presented magnificent
sight, one long to be remembered.
Showers of sparks asoended from the FIRE,
which swept from one end of the bridg'
to the other, and the work Of destruction
was complete. At 1876 q. M, the spans
fell into the river, the western span start
ing first, and taking all the others with it
in quick succession. The bridge was
erected in 1857, and is said to have cost
&l5O, 900. The piers are left standing.
LEADERS OF THE MOVEMENT.
The leaders in the work of destruction
are said to have been strangers, not iden-
titled in any manner with the Reading
Railroad Company. By some they are
said to have come from Baltimore, while
others said they were Lehigh Valley rail
road employees. They appeared To have
come to the city on coal trains, had black,
begr;med faces, and wore only shirt,
pantaloons, and cap. Each man is said to
have been we'll armed, as were also many
of those who co-opperated with them.
ARRIVAL OF MILITARY AND THE SHERIFF.
The Allentown and Easton Companies
arrived at 4.45 a. m. this morning.
Sheriff Yorgey arrived at q. m, and will
Immediately summon pose c0anitdtas.
At the latest accounts the work OF
destruction had ceased and the city was
all quiet.
BLooDsHED AT READING.
On the arrival Of four companies of mil-
itary at Reading, at $40 last evening, they
marched in toward Penn street from the
depot, and, without any warning, fired
upon An assembled crowd of citizens, kill.
ing people and severely wounding be-
tween 20 and 80 others, among whom
policemen.
In the vicinity of north Seventh street,
near Penn, the sidewalks were lined with
people sitting in front of their homes.
The main line of the Philadelphia and
Reading road passes through the city on
Seventh street. Penn ia the main highway
and crosses Seventh at right angles.
From Penn street northward for two
squares are two lines OF tracks leading Il
the new depot. These are laid through
deep cut with heavy stone wall, twenty
feet high, on either side, and it was on THU
section that the bloody work was done b,
the military. The soldiers, about Sht
strong, marched to the tap of few drum
that could not be heard a square away
Few were aware of their arrival in the city
and scarcely anyone knew that they wer'
advancing upon the crowd.
Steadily they approached, and wher
within short range of the crowd, suddenl.
300 rifles were discharged in volleys ant
firemen dropped dead upon the street. A
the first volley the troops were assaulted
with rocks and stones by men on top o
the walls AAnking the street, and quite
number of revolver shots were returned b,
parties in the crowd.
The troops continued thus firing on
volley after another. and men, women all
children fed in terror. The crowd ha'
assembled to look at the train that ha'
been stopped, and they were thus reel
lessly aud Unfortunately fired into b
the military.