The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-07-26

round house, which must now 20. There Is no
doubt but what the Philadelphians, who have for
they are fighting for their lives, will be driven
from their refuge or roasted alive. The excite
ment Is at boiling heat
10a. mat this writing the citizens who are on
the hill with batteries have again opened fire on
the round-house. Cannon shots In quick success.
sion are heard. They have shattered the win
dows and claim that their shots are working
dreadful effect, They are reported to have large
quantity Of ammunition.
In the early part Of the evening number Of
citizens woke up grocer and bade him furnish
powder, or have his throat cut, He complied.
No one thinks of sleeping here. The place is
alive with people who watch the fire unmoved,
and laugh and Jest as though 1t were 'merely q
display OF pyrotechnics.
stofiel, whose death was reported, was shot in
cold blood by soldier. After the first volley OF
firing had about ceased, q soldier walked up and
accused Stoiiel Of striking him with stone. He
denied 1t, and the soldier shot him dead on the
spot
1t Is understood that an information charging
Gen. Pearson with murder will be made to-mor.
row by some of the relatives Of those who were
killed. It Is claimed that the fact that he gave
the command to fire can be substantiated by for
ty witnesses This can only be determined, how
ever, upon the hearing and until then any move
ments toward treating the General with violence
should be diBcOuntenanCed.
THE SOLDIERS ESCAPE.
The Philadelphia soldiers escaped from the
round-house about an hour ago, during the tenn
pOrary withdrawal of the mob. They double.
quioked TO the Allegheny Arsenal, where they
now ore. On the way there was q conflict with
the citizens, and 1t Is believed about 10 were
killed.
Thousands of cattle are roaming at liberty, and
the stock yards and cars are burned, The fire Is
still In progress, The ound'house, Engine.
houses and outer Depot are burned, and most OF
| the Twelfth Ward is in hames. Eight hundred
cars of oil and freight are burned. The Mayor
has demanded the withdrawal of troops from the
city.
i126 a. m.-The outer depot yards of the Penn.
sylyania railroad are abandoned by all the troops
The Philadelphia troops went out Penn avenue
and the Pittsburgh Battery BOYS spiked all the
| guns and came down TO the Union depot, The
mob had things all their own way. The round
house and shops, together with the engines and q
number Of cars. were entirely destroyed by fire.
| 10 0'CLoCK.-The loss at this time is estimated
at two millions and half Sixty engines were
| burned.
The military were refused admission at the Ar
| senal, and the guns turned on them, The Phila.
delphians crossed the river at Sharpsburg, pur
| sued by well organized mob with cannon and
small arms. The soldiers are entirely out Of am
munition. Several more have been shot and
they have taken to the woods and fields, heading
| for home.
It was Sheriff Flies father who was killed, in
stead of the Sheriff himself.
A citizens meeting is TO be held In half an
| hour All is growing more quiet.
3D. pm-The walls of the main Office fell at 2:4(
p. m. with great crash. The round house witt
seventy engines, and the machine shops have
been entirely destroyed by the flames, IN the luric
light Of which desperate battle for life is beinG
fought by the Philadelphia troops. They were a
first driven back with considerable loss, but raj
lying with the courage Of despair, they formed II
solid column and charged thro' lumber yard
turned into 25th street and moved to Liberty
clearing their way with Calling gun Wher
they reached the Allegheny Arsenal they wert
| refused admission by the United states troops
| who dared not open the gates. The column theI
moved down to Butler street, where heavy frint
took place. the soldiers using their Calling gul
upon the citizens and strikers with fearful effect
1t is believed that over 30 persons were killed
and twice that many wounded; but 1t Is impossi
BILE to get exact figures amid the wild excitemen
prevailing everywhere. The loss to the Railroa
Company by fire is estimated to have alread
reached $2.50O000.
THE UNION DEPOT BURNING.
The Union depot Is now on fire.
S.82 D. m.-The fire is spreading along tn
tracks, and is now about catching the sheds 8
the Union depot
All yaluables are being removed from the Unio
hotel and offices report that Philadelphia sol
dier has been captured and will be lynched. Tw
or three more have been shot.
| The Pan. Handle men are now all out, The eX
| citemant becomes more intense.
A committee of prominent citizens has been az
pointed and have now gone TO wait upon the Oft
cials and the mob
THE DEPOT IN RUINS.
m.-The splendid Union depot here is q
this time little more than mass OF smolderin
r,ins. It is doubtful If the elevator adjoining i
an immense structure, can he saved.
The mob which Is now entirely independen
M NI NuGV
Committee, and went so far as to stone them.
is believed that the local military cannot be al
sembled to fight this desperate set Of rioters,
Panic after panic has occurred, and the casual
ties are innumerable.
Adams Express Company are removing all thel
goods TO places of safety.
THE MAYOR PULLED DOWN.
It Is reported that the Mayor of the city, VIII
went to address the strikers, was dragged tror
strikers distributed themselves among the pat
seHger coaches in the yard, and set fire to every
fling Things are growing very serious.
The Atlantic and Pacific wires are burned. Al
passenger trains are stopped; squad of Phila
delphis soldiers are at Walls Station, and anz
ions 10 return home. The Philadelphia troop
are reported to be scattering over the hills, pul
'UTS This Al morning there was not single Pennsy
yania railroad official in the city, they have he
~ The crowd will not allow the burning cars I
| he uncounled and the fire is working down th
wav Everything Is in blaze In the vicinity Q
the outer depot number Of houses in the v
cinity of Liberty street are IN names The Affair
tic and Pacific telegraph poles are burned dow
and all passenger trains on the PennsylVani
| road are stOpped the fast line at Shady Side an
the mail at East Liberty.
THEY WANT TO GO HOME,
detachment of Philadelphia soldiers wh
oame in This morning from East Station are
walls and are reported as being in terribl
state of trepidation and cannot get back On
man IL reported as having shot four soldiers o
the way out of Penn. avenue
Roth The i4th and 10Th regiments have disban(
ed Dnring the night General Joe Brown was
The IInion depot This morning he said the pol
uIsr feeling made 1t impossible for them to d
anything while most OF the men sympathize
with the strikers
SHOOTING THE SOLDIERS DOWN,
Inst az the troops fled down 25th street, an
turned M Penn, shot was fired into the ranl
bv a citizen without effect. The soldiers responC
81 with a yolley of shot, and killed the man wh
sbot AZ they continued their march TOWARD
Iewrenceyille they were hred on as they passe
esnh siley' and with fatal effect Five or six so
diera iell between 26th and Butler streets. At th
iunetion Of Butler and Penn streets one soldiG
| was killed.
BARRED OUT OF THE ARSENAL.
When the column arrived atthe arsenal towar
which they had fought their way, expecting I
| And n an asylum, they were refused admitta1c,
This annesred to demoralize them, and they bt
1an In deSert the ranks, Three soldiers ran int
3 Side street, and besought citizen as they nevC
meant Ia flght the workingmen. They were toll
10 rnn toward the Allegheny river, which the
aid Irhe column, not now over two hundred an
fiftv strong, marched further up the street, an
made stand. The very fact that there were bu
250 Philadelphians shows that many must hav
made their escape from the round house durln
the night
THE FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING
Fxtended to the blocks opposite the outer depo
When the Companies property was buIpiAg th
strikers would not allow tne engines to do an!
thing but when the fire crossed the street to cit
zens' property the plugs were opened and the Ell