The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-23
OUR TEN O'CLOCK EXTRA.

( W." AAN " OhVOA Liza L 400
Yesterday's Bloody Work in Pitts
burg-Scenes Last Night and thi
MOrning-The Killed and WOun
ded-The d. & VI. Mutterings-
On the Lake Shore and Othe
Roads, ETC.. Etc.
PIrTsBURG, July 23-4 A. M.-No neN
outbreak since last report, and matter
still growing more quiet, the streets, ex
cept in the immediate Vicinity of tn,
fire, becoming rapidly deserted. No fur
ther Il ouble is apprehended.
P1rTSBURG, July 23-S A. M.-The re
sponsibliity for the terrible form tn,
evil has taken is variously estimate d
UP to the afternoon of Saturday NJ
change in the situation appeared.
During that time any negotiations tha
may have been thought wise could have
been had, but the railroad authorities
totally misunderstood the affair.
They did not seem TO realize that the
strike was more than local affair, an(
meant battle with the entire trade
union or labor, interest of the country
and soon planned to quell it by force.
They further overlooked the threaten
ing fact that workmen in other branches
were sending messages of sympathy to
the strikers, and on Saturday night
large.numhers of these would be at the
scene of the trouble here.
The loss to property is variously esti.
mated at from $5,OOO,OOO to $4,000 900.
This morning opens with qhiet, the riot.
ers having subsidized from sheer exhaus.
| tiop. ... -.
| PITTsBURG, July 23-9 A. Mt is re-
ported this morning that boat loads OF
miners from the Mon0ngahela mining
olstrlcts are on the way to the city to
join the rioters.
Great fears are entertained for the re-
suit II this bad element is permitted to
join the mob.
The Mayor has called a meeting of
veterans az IL O'CLOCK to-day for organi-
zatlon, and Invited all citizens to join.
1t Is the intGtion to meet these rein.
lorcements on their arrival and prevent
their landing. The fire alarm mas again
sounded.
summary of the Pittsburg CaIam.
ity.
PITTsBURG, July 23-S A. M.-In the
midst OF The excitement Of Saturday
nignt it was impossible to give an accu-
rate account of the terrible work, There
was muttering during Saturday after
noon, buG everything remained c0mpM-
atyely quiet till about p. NJ, when the
Philadelphia troops, with General Pear
son and staff, and Sheriff Fife, marched
out of the Union Depot. The Philadel-
pDlans were nervous and excited. They
were ordered to proceed quietly to the
scene OF disturbance on Twen6r-eigh,h
street, but in answer to derislye wells
and some stones, IL few OF the men be-
gan firing without orders. Pretty soon
the trng became general along the line.
many OF the shots taking effect on the |
hillside, where men, women and chill
dren were assembled as spectators. and |
where the Fourteenth Regiment Penn |
sylVanla troops were assembled. The |
crowd became indignant, threatening
and boisterous, and began replying to |
the shots OF the Philadelphia SOL
diers. Then came wild scene
OF terrible excitement and a rush for
arms. Every gun shop and other pla ,e |
In tlie city where firearms were kept was
rlfi!d. and The crowd also captured
hnaFs battery. All night the ii mt was
kept up. ana a scene OF anarchy and con-
lusioh was Witnessed. Miners,puddlers..
mill men anu machine shop men united
with The railroaders, and the crowd was
estimated az not tar from twenty thou.
sand. Daylight found the Philade phians
u the round-house, where they had
'aken refuge, and tire crowd hootln and |
Yelling, and hrlng kept up by both sides.
Threats were maue to burn tn. military |
)ut or roast them alive. At 8 o'clock
sunday morning burning cars were run
Town upon the round-house, and the sol.
irers compelled TO escape, as The build
ny was soon III fl mes. They came out
'eceiVlng the fire. Ut the crowd and re.
urning 1t, ana made for the Allegheny
arsenal, but IL was c.oseu againstl
hem,, and, pursued by the
crowd, they made for the country,
oward Snarpsbulg. Both tie round
'ouses were burned, with sixty loco
motives worth a million OF dollars. The Il
MON Depot was also on fire, and To
LOT, Dlooasheu ami carnage was added
he terror ot raging, furious fire. Be- {
ldes tue depot, elevator, rUund-hOuses
~ w. N"1PNhy WV tuOu0huu
oaded cars and one hundred and thirty
locomotives were uurned. The fire also 4
estroyed AN immense amount OF pri. I
ate property in The Grand Ii III district. | I
'enement houses were one after ALL
ther burned, and families were turned | /
urrledly iato the street to add TO the |
lner causes Of confusion. About nighl
lunkenneSS was Tor the first tim |
otlced, and the effects OF drink added
D The wildness Of the scene.
A vigilance Committee of five hum Y
RED cillzens was organized, and went
WORK TO restore order.
The PhiIadelphia military retreated
hill above Clermont, where they
pent the night, watching for another
tack. They lost in the retreat seven q
He'd. eight wounded, and TWO missing. lp
u Of The Sixth Regiment. h
PIrTsBURG, July 23.-The following ara o
e names OF the ciliz,ns killed aud !
ounded, SO Tar as known, commencinc y
It'll those killed by the first firing OF the b
ilitary: c.
KILLED. q
Jacob Dearmott, engineer on the Pan .han- "
Z Road 81
John Long, brakeman on tho Pennsylvonia tul