The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-23
TnE DEC\ OE' TERROR,
A Saneuiaary Conflict and an
Appalling Spectacle.
OVER TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
Soldiers Driven Before Pitts
burgh's Crowds.
THE UNION DEPOT PlLLAeED.
Cac Hundred and twenty-five Loco.
motives DESTROYED.
TNiRTl.rill NtiDRED CARS BURNED.
nj DrOp Of Water Allowed TO be Thrown
upon The Railroad Property.
TIE GREAT STRIKE EXTENDING.
Troops in Motion Toward Threat
Cac Hundred and twenty-five Loco.
motives Destroyed.
TnlRTYrnE HUNDRED CARS DrENrD.
nj a Drop Of Water Allowed TO be Thrown
upon The Railroad Property.
TIE GREAT STRIKE EXTENDING.
Troops in Motion Toward Threat
ened Railroad Property.

ened Railroad Property.
pirrsprRGu, July 22-Thc sun dawncd
this morning on one Of the most terrible
scenes ever witnessed except in the carnage
Of war. The fire ragged with undated fury,
and the flames kept creeping steadily to-
ward the depot. At Go'clock the large ma
chino shops by the tracks between Twenty
sixth and Twcnty-scventh streets caught
fire, and burning ears were switched on to
the Allegheny Valley railroad and sent
down that track in Liberty street, setting
fire to many of the houses. Superintendent
Pitcarns and other offices Of the company,
went next, and all the Philadelphia soldiers
were driven into the outer round house by
the fatal crossing. At 35 the military
made another desperate sally to escape.
They formed in solid column and came out
through the lumber yard, and went down
Twcnty-ilfth street to Liberty with Cat
ling gun in front. They made for the Allie
gheny Arsenal. After they had disappear
ell some ten soldiers, supposed to be desert
ers, were seen going along the Liberty
street wall waving their caps.
II Is known that several Of the soldiers were
killed in the round house during the night
and many wounded. Twelve are known to
have been killed and 1t is feared that many
more stayed in the building and were destroyed
BY the flares. Eight hundred soldiers went in
there Inst night. and the number who have es
caped the Hre and the mob is positively stated
at only COO With Gatling gun before them
the surviving Philadelphaus marched through
Penn avenue. driving one mob before them and
lotly pursued 10y another not less formidable
The soldiers wer" short Of ammunition and so
Gred but little They were refused admission
10 the Arsenal. and continued their retreat The
tiot"rs then numbered about GOO0.
Whe> these regiments lt!t the Union Depot
last night. they mud n ratons with them. and
frequently along Penn avenue they cried 70 the
people standing in the doors and windows for
tr~al and water. Their suffering was intense.
They were driven through Lawreneoyille out
l. sharpsturg six miles up the Allegheny and
outside the city limits rs the rioters had sworn.
L-ht soldiers were killed and several others
wounded during THIS retreat. the in'uriatel
mob allowing no one 10 t0u n the falling bodies
save some Catnolie priests from rectory in
The he ighhorhood About sixteen more citizens
are also reported Killed this morning.
At $3.50 the Union Line Once at Twenty
second street was burned 10 the ground Mean
time tho flames from the two round houses
machine shops. and cars became magnificent
and appalling. One hundred and twenty-five
locomotives were burned. valued at three
millions OF dollars aud tie loss on tie
buildings increases that loss TO siOO0,O0O.
All the morning the freight cars between the
Union Depot and the fire were being broken
open by the Ilunderers. and hams. sewing ma
chimes. boots, meats. tobacco in every form,
and every article OF merchantable ware were
rcmoyrd and carried boldly through the streets
bhomes. or auotoned to the highest bidder.
There is a heavy grade lending down into tho
Union Depot, about $50 yards long. As the fire.
approached the crest Of this grade. at about / Z
J. w.. burning "ars were sent laundering down
toward the hotel. Most Of them were turned
in'o sdngs so that they did not enter the depot;
tn' soon the passenger cars standing near the
d"splther's on 'o at the outer end OF the depot
causht fire. and at 3 o'clock tho depot itself WAS
nahle. The yard anl tracks were flled with
compact. dons, mob of pilferers who were
i"lt"n back from the burning cars only by tue
rnp ly advancing flames. Women and chill
dr"n W r." There by thousands. carry ng on all
th'y could Some of them took -four bar
POS ana ro.ei thnm into the tunnel OF the PAN
A". r.tl for safe krep NJ till they could be
''r'"I oM lliJ thousand people thronsed the
NUS 'Hhov' Nh" depot an tracks
i' 'N N. ii ~ In "y' rs part Of the city knows
no bounds. H. Liberty street. about twelve
hu' lnts are on nr'. ana in the J. lshbor-
h''i "i l"'n'y-"f4th street tho flames
Hr' 1 Tpr'''lns 'o"" Ae Al, shouy rapidly.