The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-09


been ended at once, and the immense
destruction of property that afterwards
happened been prevented. The Phila-
delphians spent the night in the round"
house and adjoining depot supperless,
their commissary supplies being captured
Immediately under their eyes within n
hundred yards of the round. d.house. II
was about half.p seven or eight o'clock
when the mob began setting fire to the
cars. There were then in the round
house inClosure the two brigades with
their Gatling guns and the Hutchinson
artillery with two pieces. About mid
night cars filed with burning coal and
petroleum were run by the mob down
the track and against the sand house, q
large building near the round.house,
which was soon in flames. The round-
house and other buildings within the in
closure, although in great danger, we're
saved by the use by the soldiers of the
hose belonging to the railroad company,
A gun belonging to the Hutchinson bat
terry that had been left on the hill was
now planted by the rioters within one
hundred yards Of the round-house, and
loaded to the muzzle with couplings and
broken rails. That gun was never fred,
the Pittsburg papers to the contrary not
withstanding and thirteen we're found
dead beside it when the gray morning
dawn gave evidence of the skilful marks
manship Of the Philadelphians, who
picked them off one by one as they
crawled on their bellies along the ground
in the vain endeavor to discharge it. At
no time were The soldiers in the round
house smothered or scorChed by smoke
or fire, as has been represented son
the contrary" said Lieutenant Elliott,
with laugh, 1--WE like to have froze to
DEATH" At daylight, however, we began
to think about getting out, and at 7
O'Clock, after spiking the two guns Of
Hutchlnson's battery and Withdrawing
our outposts, the division left the round
house inclosure, marching by fours in
column down Penn street.
WHERE THE PHlLADELPHIANs SUFFERED.
ut was on this march that we lost all
the men who were killed or wounded
during our stay in Pittsburg, except the
few who were hurt by stones on Satur-
day afternoon. We marched at an ordi.
nary pace and in good order. We were
followed by no crowd, but from street
corners and alley.ways and windows and
house-tops we were fired upon as we
marched along, our men returning the
fire and intlicting considerable more loss
on their assailants than they received.
When we reached Fortieth street we let
90 at a house, from which an unusually
heavy fire proceeded, with the Gatlings,
the only time they were used. When
we reached the United States Arsenal we
were refused admission by Major BuAing.
ton, the Commandant on the plea that
his doing SO would bring the whole mob
down upon him-a scurvy excuse and
sCurvy trick, as we could have held the
Arsenal, admirably situated for defense,
against all Pittsburg. From there, after
leaving our wounded in the Arsenal, we
marched over the bridge into Sharps-
burg, where we we're kindly treated and
given food by the villagers. After
march of about twelve miles we reached
a place called Ross's Grove, about five
o'clock on Sunday afternoon, and from
there, after short rest, marched mile
further to HILL near CIaremont, where
the command bivouacked and remained
until they were ordered by Adjutant
General Latta yesterday morning to re.
turn to Philadelphia"