Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-08-02
THE RAILROAD STRIKE.
Beginning of the End.
BALTIMORE AND ORIO OPEN
All Distractions Swept Away.
Pennsylvania Railroad Again
Open for Business.
Sudden Collapse of the Strike

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ed and business on nearly all the lines
has been resumed. The strikers com1
menced to weaken on last Friday. On
the freight trains began to-
move and it Was evident that the
back bone of the strike was completely
broke. At various points there has
been feeble resistance to the resump-
ton of business, but of no avail. The
following account Of the opening of the
B. d o. railroad is from the Baltimore
american Of Monday:
Two hundred and fifty regular
United States troops, under the lmIne-
diate command of Gen. Barry and Gen.
Ayres, with two pieces of artillery,
commanded by Lieutenant Hubbard,
left Camden Station at $50 A. NJ. Tor
Riverside Station, whence the trains
were to be moved. These were follow
ed by the Filth Maryland RegimeEt,
25O men, Col. ". p. Zolliuger com-
manding. The troops arrived at Rlv-
erside about 8 O'Clock, and were de-
ployedeabout the round house and the
loaded cars, to protect the men engag-
ed in making up the trains and TO keep
off the crowd. Details of policemen
were on duty, under the personal di-
rection of Marshal Gray and Deputy
Marshal Frey, with squads O1 men
numbering from forty 10 fifty each,
under Captains Lannan, Delanty, Ken
ny, LeSson, Eirhart and Aaron. The
police assembled at the Southern Police
Station, and were sent TO points where
trouble would be likely to occur. The
striking employees, and number OF
other residents of South Baltimore at
tracted by the appearance of the mill
tary, gathered in the vicinity of River
side to witness the operations OF mOv-
ing the trains. At 9:45 Mr.. Clements
reported that he had d train, with en-
gine and crew, and steam up, ready to
start. This was telegTaphed To Camden
Station. The Vice President, when the
message was handed to him, said 1O:l5
was the hour fixed to start, but as there
were no trains on the way to interfere,
gave the word to "go." Mr.. Stewart,
chief of the telegraph department,
with his face aglUw with excitement,
gave the order TO an operator, "Tell
| Riverside to go" and in few minutes
the pioneer train, drawn by engine No.
2l4, Engineman Michael Riley, started
slowly toward the West. There was
no cheering. The troops stood quietly
by, as if they were there to give the
train a salute. In the ranks of the
Istrikers there was slight commotio1
and an indistinct murmur, with a few
hisses but no movement. The train
consisted of sixteen cars and a caboOse
: All of them but two were box or mer
chandise cars; two were flats, loaded
with heavy machinery. In the cabOose
: were eight soldiers, armed with rifles
and on the engine were three Other
armed men. The conductor of The
train was George Riley; fireman, S
, Knouse; brakeman, VIM. Gather
The signal for the train TO start wa'
given at $50, and at 1905 it started OF
its way. 1t passed Baylies at the rate
OF about six miles an hour. At thi
point there WAS no crowd and no dem
, onstration. Captain Deldnty, will
fifty men, formed lines on each side o
: the track, and single wave of a hand
kerchief was the only manifestation
made by the few spectators present
Fireman KnouSe stood at his post
2 looking a little pale, but the engine
I man was attending to his duty as Oh
l ordinary occasions. This train wa
e quickly followed by six others from
: Riverside, and one from MouDt Glare
7 About Il O'Clock Gen. Barry, havin
seen all the trains safely off, and hav
ing placed ten soldiers on each for thei
j protection, marched his command bac
: to Camden Station.
: THE TRAINS STOPPED AT KEYSER.
= KEYsER, w. VA, July 29-The frs
e freight train from Baltimore arrived q
n Cumberland at IL O'Clock, with Lief
It tenant Smith and a company of regu
n lars, who got on at Martinsburg. Othe
: trains followed, and the Company
official determined to send them on
e Keyser and then to Grafton if possibl,
= Four companies of regulars were ser
j. on to Keyser in advance in specii
a train, on which was your correspor
Vt dent. There was crowd around tn
}. station, but no demonstration was mad
toward the troops. About 2:15 P. y
the first freight train arrived at Keyse
and was allowed to come in, thong
the crowd followed, yelling at th
i- brakemen. Suddenly an order ws
ISlNeil w SOllS bilc W ~ OON Ii tut ron
and stop the following train. A rus
was made for New Creek bridge, ebou
a quarter of a mile below the station
e where the second train was met an
>. stopped and
r CONDUCTOR JERRY GIBSON,
o and the firemen and brakemen wer
D ordered to leave the train. The me
e complied, yielding to force of number;
t There was no violence toward the cor
e ductor, hut the fireman was throw
from the engine, but not injured On
T, of the Keyser brakemen followed Git
D son up the track, yelling: Hang him.
II Some one said: "Oh, that's Jerry Glib
y son." to which the strikers replied
IS "We don't care ii he is Jerry God A
u mighty" The conductor and othe
u hands reached the station in safety
: In the meantime the engine of the car
!, tured freight train was taken possession
: of by the strikers and run back. Som
!, apprehension was felt for the expires
'l passenger train from Baltimore an
:. Washington, said to be following, bu
[, it was ascertained that it had bee
= stopped in Cumberland.
IS A TRAIN WRECKED AND FIVE CAR
q FILLED WITH SOLDIERS THROWN
it FROM THE TRACK.
II PITTSBURGH, July 2S-At O'cloc
e this morning four trains over the Pa
e Railroad arrived from the East wit
: State troops. They are unier tn
:. command of Gov. Hartranft, who al
s companied them on a special car. Th
first train stopped at Laurencevill
= Station, and from there to Millvale tn
% cars are stretched along the track, al
}. filled with soldiers. They compris
g Gen. Brfnton'S Philadelphia Division
0 Gen. Galllgher's Division, Gen. Harr
l. Whites Division and three batteries q
J. U. S. regulars. There are other train
s en- route from the East, bringing tw