The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-07-28
THE STRIKE.
RIOT AND BLOODSHED,
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rITTsBURG RIOTERS SURRENDER THEIR
ARTILLERY.
On Monday the rioters at Twenty. eight
street surrendered their guns, including the
three pieces of artillery taken by them on
Saturday. The officers of the Fort Wayne
road informed the strikers that there would
be no compromise, and it is stated that, on
learning this, even the hands on the pas
senger trains quilted work. The Philadel-
pha militiamen, or a portion of them,
started east, and 90 members of the First
and Second Regiments were captured west
of Harrisburg by body of several hun
dred strikers, who, however, treated them
well. Captain Snowden and thirty two of
the City Troops were "found a mile out
side" Harrisburg, and conducted by their
friends to the State Arsenal.
FIGHT AT READING.
On Monday afternoon, adeplorable riot oc-
CURED at Reading. Four companies of the
Fourth Regiment, being stoned by some
strikers in the deep cut, fired indiscrimin-
ately at the crowd of citizens and police in
the streets, killing five and wounding over
twenty. Two of the wounded have died.
The same night the mob seized the guns in
the armory of the Reading Rifles, and also
the weapons in a gun store, and tore up the
railroad tracks. The iron workers and
others employed in the manufactures at
Mckeesport struck on Monday. There
was a slight demonstration in West
Philadelphia on Monday involving the
burning of several coal oil cars. Governor
Hartranft having asked for Federal troops
to preserve the peace in this Commonwealth,
all the available force at the disposal of the
Government has been ordered there, and
the President of the United States has
issued proclamation commanding the in
surgents to dispcrse.
In New York, the Central and Hudson
River Railroad men held meetings at AL
bany and Syracuse, and resolved to strike
unless the reduction in their wages was
rescinded. The Northern Central Railroad
employees at Elmira 200 in number, struck
on Monday. Travel between Rochester
and Buffalo was entirely stopped, and there
was rioting in Buffalo during the day. A
public meeting of citizens called by the
Mayor of that city in the interest of order,
was captured by the strikers and their
friends, and nothing was accomplished.
In Maryland no further disturbances are
reported, either at Baltimore or other
points. The work of military organization
is going on, but railroad travel, except
between Baltimore and Washington, is not
yet established.
In Ohio, the railroad strikers in Column
bus compelled the employees i'll the rolling
mill and number of other manufactures
to quit work. A similar course was pur-
sued at GAINESVILLE. Freight traffic on the
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indi-
annapolis, Cleveland and Pittsburg, Gin
cinati st. Louis, and Ohio and Mississippi
railroads was suspended
In Indiana there were strikes on the
Vandalia and the indianapolis and St.
Louis Railroads. The machine shops at
Terre Haute were closed and the fires put
out.
In Missouri the strike on the Eastern
roads, centering at St. Louis, went into
effect at midnight on Sunday night. The
employees of the Transit Company also
struck. In New Jersey nothing serious
has occurred. The Pennsylvania Railroad
hands at Jersey City stated that they would
not strike.
THE BURNED DISTRICT.
The scenes about the Union Depot were
not hard ot description. All is desolation.
The ruins of the passenger depot and the
Pan Handle buildings are covered with
men and women, who are digging with
their sticks and hands, in expectation of
getting something worth keeping. The
chief article of spoils was leaf tobacco,
and there was not much Of that Occa
siOnally man was seen walking off with
an armful Of this stuff pretty well singed.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
About 80, on Monday the strikers set
fire to an oil train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road track near South Street bridge, West
Philadelphia. The fire was gotten under
control after four cars of oil had been de-
stroyed. 1t is not known by whom the fire
was started. The large crowd present as
sisted in detaching cars from the burning
train and running them to places of safety.
The excitement has been allayed and the
people dispersed.
NOTABLE EVENTS AT HARRISBURG, PA.
The First City Troop, A. Louden Snow
consisting of 80 men, was captured few
miles from Pittsburg, on Monday night,
whittier the company had strayed while on
the way to Philadelphia. The company
had been to Altoona, and came to Rock
vile, five miles above the city, on the cars.
The postmaster and his weary troops were
escorted to the State arsenal. The same
evening the strikers made another capture.
About thirty militia from Philadelphia,
who had come from Rockville, voluntarily
surrendered their arms and themselves to
the railroaders above Harrisburg, with the
understanding that they should be pro.
tectcd from violence. The strikers grace
fully complied with the terms and triumph
antly marched their prisoners through the
streets and provisioned them. \ short
time afterward Mayor Patterson addressed
the militia and a crowd of 5000 people,
advising them to abstain from all riotous
proceedings and surrender the arms to the
State authorities. The ring leaders oh
jected to transferring the arms to the State,
but it was finally agreed that they should
be sent to Philadelphia. The arms were
enthusiasm, the crowd cheering him to the
echo.
MOE DoINGs AT BUFFALo-NEw YORK MI
LITIA ON THEIR SPEED.
Early, on Monday afternoon, an assault
was made by nearly 1000 rioters on about
200 soldiers who were guarding the Lake
Shore round house. The military were
obliged to leave the building, which was
barrcaded by the mob, who placed cars in
4 position for defense against an attack.
Col. Flack, of the Sixthfi Regiment,
with about 30 men and three officers, fool
lSneu prOCeeueu 10 Tie round mouse TO re-
take it from the mob. They were met with
yells of derision from the crowd, and under
shower of stones were obliged to retreat
at the double quick and force their way
through the yelling crowd at the point of
the bayonet, some of the soldiers being
badly cut on the hands with knives and
also dubbed. Four of the soldiers lost
their muskets, which however were after
wards recovered. Col. Flack was badly
dubbed, twice knocked down, forced across
the canal and obliged to take refuge in the
Lake Shore paint shop. The engineers of
the Erie and Lake Shore roads have signed
an agreement with the tiremen not to run
with green hands.
DEMORALlZED SOLDIERS.
Mr.. f. B. Godfrey, of Pittsburg, arrived
in New York, on Sunday, having left the
former city on Saturday night. Attached
to the train on which he travelled was
darkened car, in which he says were hud.
died about thirty members of the Black
Huzzar Regiment, of Philadelphia, who
had escaped from the round house. Many
were wounded. The train in passing