The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-24
IN PHTLaDEIPHIi.
An OIL Train burned by Mob In the city
The Trnck DESTROYED Also.

PHILADELPHIA, July 23.--Philadelphia has
been in a fever OF excitement all day over tho
angry attitude OF the strikers and roughs. who
early in the morning burned an oil train. and
afterward came in collision with the police
force two or three times. All day the streets
have been crowded. gunrd OF $50 policemen
remained over night at the West Philadelphia
depot.
Nothing occurred. and day broke upon scene
In which neither rioters nor strikers formed a
part. Col Scott had announced his dctcrmina-
ton to recomncnce moving freight trains to-
day. and il seems the mob determined to pre-
vent il. Tho roughs began to gather at Cnllow-
hil street bridge at : o'clock, ana by 10
o'clock six hundred ., persons. princi-
pally Young mon and boys like the dis'urbers in
Baltimore had assembled there. Grn. Han
cocks hrdncss lent conild"n "a To- the mob.
Their tlreats and boldncss cau,ed Col. Scott 70
rcscind his order, So thai no au"mp; WIS nato
t. move any freight. Three hun irvl pole"
mob approached their post the 500 oiii srrs
charged and drove the mob back rs far as the
heights above the railway on Hayertori road.
freight train. Rhand1n"d ON SMur lay nitht.
was being moved into Ia" depot. Another po-
le" charge resulted IN u defeat 81 the mob.
Passenger trains came and went IN usual. AMI
At half past 10 o'clock this morning Special
Officer Grey OF the Reading road saw a man
who wore slouoh hat and shnhty dress apply
"a paper torch To- one ~ a tram of SIX oil cars
above the South street bridge. on tn amshouse
property The officer did not eat ID the IN 81 n
diary. The oil ear burned raridly. The
other cars. iron tank cars NJ we'll as
wooden ones. were -onn in flames. and
half an hour att rwurd on" ~ tho tanks burst.
and flaming OIL WAS = catered over many
| yards. The Shoppers were destroyed for
| one hundred yards. and the rails upon
| thcm curled W Ike snakes. Trees Two
| hundred yards from the fire were burned ~
| their roots. Two iiremcn were severely burned
| and many citZ"ns suffered slight burns At
noon the fire was cNtinsui shed. though the train
| was entirely destroyed
Al = o'clock l2J marines arrived from Wash
| ington. and half an hour Hitrrward Gen, Han
cock arrived from Baltimore. He ana Pr'si-
| dent > 'ott rode around the prospective seat OF
war soon alter the General = arrival.
A car load NJ auinunIt ton arrived tonight
! from Washington iOrthr marines and regulars.
The Brid"slurs Ars"n.li rloscd AMI guarded.
and or4uun' " ruuluaub- the Ntr.uu- fuiran ."a.
A great STATE secret IA Philadelphia - the Ia {
| TINT loo hnuker- 0nl m'r h!ut- mt az the
| MAYORS Nice this afternoon. John Mrrn pre-
siding. Some OF the prcArls were thor, ana
/ Col. Alexander VI Clure 50 ke. The Mayor
! iu appoint a.. an extra fore Of or n hou-ani
| p0lite ami In appointing guards to Wat'i
| tie interiors ana ext rIors ~ the grcnt NOR
,antlle nous = and hanss Of the city. Tho
I NOR h0ni~ nIpg ni'd n commit " oi I'VE io
confer the NNorasto the ninuneroi carry
TX out flr lr 'liI-ri nlUa~ur.. lN1 u.a
| are 10 hr : leotrl from the GRIND Army ~ tho
/ Republic 20 act M q ior %, s'ml-cu n-tahulWy
! unl efmi-miAttry Ia rnara TER. The N9-
/ papers have All ugr'"l not To- publish tines.
| facts. ana no reporters We're admitted.