, 1877-07-23

| ~~'"A "ASSeSo. W ~ pIcfcnt "EitIHEt 0FcT
S3ooo,o COO worth Of property hare been de-
stroyed.
THE NARRATIVE.
CLIMAX or 7Hk 1uMuLT.
Sp<csai TNtpateh tn ne TFtbuaA
FITTsnrRo, July 4.-The terrible ordeal Of
excitement and terror cuimfuatcd last evening
In the riot, cofncr Of Twenty eighth stree. and
the railroad, and With terrible destruction ot
life and property. Ats o'clock yesterday after
noon tho Philadelphia troops arrived at the
Cntun Depot, and At o'clock, preceded by
sl'crlI Fife and q posse u,nItatus, started
north along tho rallroad.trnek to the spot
where the rioicrs we're in force. The Illll
overlooking Twcntycighth street was tined
With lnen, wotnen, and children. Tie
Sheriff attempted to make arrests, be-
Ing supported by tue Philadelphia militia.
There was no denomination until tho oft'cr
was given by Gen. pcarsnn 10 clear the ttack.
The distnountcd Black Hussars attempted 10
obey, but were
GREETED WITH JEEHs AID 4 SHOWER or STONES
from the mob on the side Of the hill. Tic
troops becoming 1naddene.l. order was given to
fire. Tic tvol1ey was aimed &bovo the heads
Of the crowd. This only added fuel to the
flames, and tho Philadelphia soldiers recciY-
cd another vo1!cy OF stones sshl bricks.
The mob also drew revolvcre and fired at the
military without any apparent effect. The
military then directed another vollcy, this time
tnso the crowd direct, with
MOTT TRAGIC KEsrI7s,
Tor fourteen persons were killed, Including scv.
cral women and children, and about the same
number wounded. Tho strikers. maddcuel
almost bcyond Imagination, pushed upon the
military, which retired. Then
THE Mon SUDDENLY LEFT,
and again at 5 O'Clock tile soldiers were in nos.
session Of the raIlroad crossing. Tic main
body Of tho mob lad moved down into the city,
where they Quilted Johnsou's md Bowen's gun
shops. During the bslt,c, portion Of the
Nineteenth Regiment, which hal been posted
adjoining the strikers, wero badly use.l, and
seytrai Of their number kftto.I and wounded by
tue shota fired bY the Philadelphia Hussars.
The puldlcrs, miners, and woFkingtncn in gen.
cFol Joined the mob. and, With their nssfstancc,
tho gun-shops were Quilted. Shortly after this
sortle, portion Ut tic mob proceeded 10 Allie
ehcuy, whcrc tiIcy
naoKE iS1o THE ARxoRY or KNArrs nATTERr
and stole three OF the cannon, while they took
to TIC round.house. They next marched
through the city with q fifc and drum, hr[ug
thtlf GUNS. Three Of the soldiers and two cit.
gems were killed during the evening.
THE KILLED AND wouNDRp
OF last night number The following:
John Long, brakeman Of, the Pennsylvania TALL
e.; J. y. Scwmister. Of Company +. Nineteenth
Mestt1nea', 'hot 3! rh'1adsl'hla .roopa through
i@:"p, @ ,;.,. peH.R e3 lived s'4esa &c cs:ae, ,,ts ~
.:Dt.ts cSmpsny, lived o. Forty. fourth siffet;
Hal. zig. In groin and heart. i!fed on Diamond
street; Meyer, Of lha Fourteenth ltegi1lcpt uhot
sssi II ah. ae 70 shGt y e.
Phs ttooP.. ktlisa ia:t.n!i;; s,'] b.b1 q VI.
.hs hssa .a4 n.s.a,Iy f9'n{ {l',sa: ~ .Hss 5osa
S .s;ess es ;o IL: e,s ' ;as4 Nas AZ
ysaf. S!d. .hSt i9 left lce: .nS dlel It o'elosk;
THE WOUNDED.
:, william Weldon. left wstst I'D foot; =: Irwin.
p: Fsea'es; oe".xe s!erteF. Kea4Y IluRhss. !.
shena.n, Scott heana, William itsnc3, j.. Oliver,
Newton ssnds Gh.ris. Wills. and D. Misii.m;: oi
GseenburE: Fanr other mea were wounded whose
Bcfoso
TUE RETURN or TIE MOB,
the Philadelphia troops took shelter In the
round-housc, with tho troops quaEtcrcd thcre
to protect 1t. Tho mob surrounded It anl sworo
Vengeance. They vowed that none should c.
cape fran tbs building alive, and that tue
structure should be burned Oyer their beads.
During tho night the mob burned several oil
anil freight trains between Lawsensevt1lo and
Eat Liberty. Troops sent to relieve tho sol.
ders wrsu dltched about eight mics from the
citr nm t1e A11,fshrnV Vp1tcv 1Isjfrnnd nnrI,n