The Ottawa free trader., 1877-07-28
The GREAT Strike.
A Thousand Devils let Loose
and Raging over the
Country.
Mob Rule Rampant, and An
archy and Bloodshed
Run Wild.
General Stoppage Of the Rail.
roads and Business at
IL StandStill.
Impotency of the Local "Milish' and Police
Force, and Growing Feeling in favor
of Big Standing Army
Brief GeneIaI Survey of the Field
of Turmoil.
Baltimore, MartInsburg, &c.

Baltimore, Martinsburg, &c.
In our last we briefly noted the breaking
out of strike en- the Baltimore and ONO
Railroad, accompanied with mob violence at
Martinsburg, in Western Virginia, and its
suppression by the aid of L. S. troops. Since
then this cloud, which was no larger than 4
mans hand has swelled into a terrific storm
that has swept over half the country, accom-
panied with such violence, lncendiarism and
bloodshed as to cause general amazement and
terror
Fooled at Martinsburg, as mentioned in our
last, by the prompt intervention of u. >,
troops, the strikes next broke loose" on the
same railroad,
At CUMBERLAND, ND,
To which many of the Martinsburg strikers
| had fled and where they hoped TO have large
accession of coal diggers. The same trick OF
stopping freight trains was repeated here,
with the same impotence OF the civil authori-
ties to stop the lawlessness. Gov. Carroll, OF
MARYLAND, however, with more faith in the
state militia than the Gov. of West Virginia,
at once ordered out the 9th and 9th regiments
of Maryland state guards, intending to send
the former to Cumberland and hold the latter
in teserye They were ordered to rendezvous
at G O'Clock p. NJ on Friday al the armory
IN BALTIMORE,
And leave that night on the cars for Cumber-
land. At Gl2 O'Clock the City Hall bell rang
ont the military alarm, which not only brought
the members of the regiments in question TO
their armories bu: immense crowds of peO-
pie, so that by : o'clock the streets in the vi
cinity were a mass OF struggling, shouting and
curslng humanity. a man in uniform who
had been late IN coming up was rushed upon
and pitched over bridge into Jones Fails, a
stream in that quarter of the city. Bricks
were also thrown at the soldier on guard at
the door of the armOry, followed by shower
of missiles which destroyed the windows and
doors of the building Partial quiet was re-
stored by the police, and at s p. VI. Col. Pc.
ters, in command of the 9th regiment, left the
armory to proceed to Camden station. The
regiment" numbered but $50 men, and
marched with loaded pieces. They had no
sooner entered the street, however, than they
were assailed with a shower of missiles, in
terspersed with shots from revolvers. Final
" one of their number being struck down,
the regimen. opened fire on the mob, keeping
up volley after volley until they reached Cam
den station. The other regiment, IN march.
ing from their armory on Howard street to
the same station, were also assaIled, but fired
no shots in return. Up to this time 12 per.
sons had been killed and about 80 more or
less badly wounded. AT 101s o'clock the de-
pot was set on fire by the mob, which now
numbered 10000, but the fire was put out by
the united aid of the fire department, police
and military, and several similar attempts
during the night to fire the builing were in
the same way foiled. Of course the 9Th regi-
ment was not sent to Cumberland as the Gov
ernor intended on Friday night
Next morning, though the station was still
surrounded by the mob, three mail and pas
senger trains were allowed to leave, but no
more trains were sent out on Saturday IN any
direction.
Gov. Carroll having notified president
Hayes that he had no state troops competent
to cope with the mob, was Promised L. S.
troops, meantime being authorized to draw
what guns and artillerymen he needed from
Fort Mclienry. Thus Saturday passed with.
out any more violence, though the utmost
anxiety prevailed all day.
On Sunday three companies of l. 5. sol.
diers arrived from Willis Point, Ny. While
marching though tie streets they were, like
the militia on Friday night assailed by the
mob with missiles. Finally heavy piece of
rock hit a sollicr on TIE head, inflcting a
painful wound, upon which the order was
given 10 "haitr and the rioters q, once took
fright and fed.
Since Sunday revenue cutter has been sta
toned at Locust Point with her guns trained
on available points in the city; regular troops
with batteries have Oeen stationed at 9th
er points; and with FIVE hundred regular and
picked pclce, 1t Is believed Baltimore Is safe
against any further outbreak.
The troops promised from Baltimore failing
to arrive at Cumberland, Gen. French, on Sat
urday, sent three companies of l. 5. regulars
to that place from Mariinsburg, ana since
then Cumberland has been as quiet as need
be wished, and the railroad company has
made 1T point TOR collecting MS iule locomo.
tives and freight cars. And thus, by the judic.
lous distribution of regular troops, the whole
g. & %. ROAD 10 the Ohio river is out OF dan
ger, though the company don't dare 10 send
freIch, trains over the rogd, and in conse
ouence the Maryland and West Virginia
peach men are in despair, as they will lose