The Portland daily press., 1877-07-23
d. The crowd returned again in few min.


utes and openly discussed the feasibility of
breaking into Camden station.
Between and 10 o'clock about $50 people
marched up Camdea street, where the rioters
were most numerous, and after coming to a
malt orders were given to charge. The crowd
Instantly started to run and the police followed,
discharging blank cartridges from their revolv-
ers and completely dispersed the crowd. About
forty OF the rioters reiterated to Little Paca
street, when they began tearing up the pave
ment for the purpose of arming themselves,
but their operations were interrupted by the po-
lice, who scattered them.
The police made about sixty arrests, none of
them railroad men.
At Cumberland the rioters had it all their
own way, and no trains were suffered to run
out. The rioters arrested were released by the
Mayor because be feared the mob. A number
of freight cars were broken open and large
quantity of provisions stolen. In the afternoon
Gen. French ordered two companies of troops
TO cumberland to open the road. They arrived
in the evening.
BALTIMORE, July pat half past IL o'clock
tonight special train from Washington reach
ed Camden station with 120 marines, command
ed by Col. Charles Hayward, and on finding
the crowd at the depot under control, they join
ed the light battery from Fort McHenry on
duty at Locust Point, and with the battery re-
turned to the vicinity of Camden station.
About midnight the crowd which had been dis
persed at the depot, concentrated on Howard
near Lombard, and the police charged on them.
A general skirmish ensued, during which q
number of shots were fred, but the police by
the 1udicious use of clubs dispersed them and
made about forty prisoners, who were taken to
the depot, where about 100 were confined. Be-
tween II and II O'Clock a large crowd Of rioters
collected on Carey street near the workshops of
the company, at Mt. Clair. They were charged
by loo police and dispersed. During the shoot
ing on Eutaw street in the early part of the
nVaninp Offinnra .IOhn Nao1n ab,
Brown and a boy named Barnard Carlin were
shot and seriously wounded. Carlin was shot
through the spine and is not expected to live.
A train of 80 or 40 cars loaded with crude
petroleum at Viaduct station, a short distance
beyond the city limits. was fired this morning.
The fire spread rapidly. A part of the cars
were saved. About 5000 barrels Of oil were en-
tirely consumed.
Matters are quiet. The police throughout
last night acted in a most gallant manner, and
morning might be at the mercy of the mob.
Notwithstanding the apparent quiet
prevailing at this hour most exciting feeling
prevails. Four hundred regular troops arrriv-
ed this morning, and are under immediate
command of Gen. Hancock. Two hundred
rioters were arrested last night
BALTIMORE, July 22-(9 p m. 1.-The condi
ton is reported orderly in all the police districts
of the city, and with the exception of brick
bat assault on the troops from Fort Columbus
this forenoon, no disorder occurred. The gen.
eral opinion is that with the revenue cutter
Ewing at Locust Point, with guns trained on
the approaches to the government bonded ware
houses and elevators, the regular troops with
batteries stationed at various points, the 9Th
and 9th Maryland regiments, all regular and
500 picked special police, that the force is
sufficient to suppress or speedily quell any
violence of the strikers or plundering mob
There are probably from 800 to 500 regulars in
the city. They are stationed at Camden de-
depot, at Mt Glare station, just inside the city
limits, at the armOry of the 9th Regiment, at
the corner Of Fayette and Front streets. Be-
sides there are several hundred marines at
different points, in the custom house and else
where. These with the state troops and city
police are sufficient to subdue any mob that
may venture on plllage or violence
The only apprehension is the work of incen-
diaries. 1t is stated tonight by authority that
among the $50 men Of those arrested last
night and lodged in the city Jail there is not
one railroad man; Mark J. Doud one of the
victims of Friday night by the 9th Regiment,
died to-day. He was an employe of the Adams
Express Co. and was shot in front of their
office. The fearful outrages of Pitt.bnrg in
cendiariss has created deep impression here,
particularly among property owners and bust
ness men.
On the Erie.
BUFFALO. July %, 12.4O-Nothing of unus-
ual Importance occurred in this section until
late tonight The dissatisfaction among the
strikers does not extend beyond Buffalo and the
Western Susquehanna division centering. At
Hornellsville. sEHorts were made to induce the
iremeu and brakemen on the Delaware eastern
division to join them.
The Rochester division of the Niagara Falls
branch was not interfered With. Trains are
running over the Susquehanna division as far
as Corning. Through passengers were brought
that way today. Local trains are only run over
the Buffalo division between Attca and Hor-
nellsville. Way mail trains between Attica
and Hornellsvil!e run as far as Burns, eight
miles this side of Hornellsville. Local freight
is taken to Castle, 26 miles east of Attica. A
special from Attca was ran to near Hornells-
vlle AT o'clock tonight a return accommo-
datiOn to Buffalo and Hornellsville started. At
East Buffalo the fireman was induced to desert
his post by the strikers The train was stopped
and another fireman was substituted on the
train. When near Attica a number of rioters
from Buffalo stopped there and effectually laid
an embargo on all travelIfarthel east. The mob
were assisted by a strong reinforcement from
Attica. A few companies of militia number
ing 20 men " ere dispatched from here at mid
night. The Attica ringleader of the mob in
East Buffalo was arrested by the police and
sent on switch engine as soon as the news of
the disturbance was received, and lodged here
in jail.
Albany, N. Y, July % Two regiments of
the National Guard go to Hornellsville to quell
tuo IlUbluR vi Iu0 IEi0 TalltOdu. Iu6T0 Is a
rumor that strike on Vanderbilt's roads will
be inaugurated at midnight.
PORT JERvIs, July 22.-The Brotherhood of
Firemen held an excited session to-day with
out settling the question whether to join in thu
strike or not. They adjourned till evening,
when the question will probably be settled.
ELMIRA, N Y, July 22.-Gov. Robinson has
issued proclamation that the receiver appoint
ed by the Supreme Court of the state to take
the management of the Erie railroad having
made known to him that conspiracy has been
formed to prevent his dscharging his duty,
that the business of said road and the running
of trains having been interrupted by violence,
commanding all persons engaged in such un-
lawful acts to desst, and calls upon good citi-
zens and all authorities, civil and military, to
aid in suppressing the same. He says that the
law recognizes the right of all men to refuse to
work except upon terms satisfactory to them
selves, but does not permit them to prevent
other men from working who desire to do so.
1t is no longer question of wages, but of
supremacy of the law, which protects alike the
lives. the liberty, the property and the rights
of all classes of citizens.
HoRNELLsvLEE, N. Y, July 22-S p. M
The strike of the firemen, brakemen and
switchmen continues, but without success. The
ooti or or hon