, 1877-07-27
chuck out a rock and t1len run Into The ;yard
| and disappear.

we're mere jookcrs-on. Their tyrlnuthjc, wero
undoubtedly with the railroad men, but they
deprecated the .,,, conduct q tic ioys, yet dit
hal ttaki nt !o.nc. tlic mohs disposed to do
mischief could have been sguclched IN M Tina
at alf. The noite do not jiko to fire Into n
any dcs0n to f,rcak the law, asl only shot when
Their lIses were In danger. Tic skIrmisl,es
at the riaduct and at the brfs]Rc only brought
from the south aud upper portion OF the West
sluc crowds who Tucked to ths vtaduct 10
from Twelfth street toush almost 10 the bridge
tiaisteti ttreet was packed with people. Tic
toliec woulsl occasionally march up and down,
,sa, snn 'he the crowd would 80 Into tho cross
~. owit,g To ths wish to gratify their cl,riosl-
~, eescral Ut tho Ioukers-on got c1ubbel, and
~ IT AElsEu THEM nI01fT.
10 one nds my Guh,ne.s n tat district e1eept
a1d shot. anu EcuE'y aIl vino hayr been wot,n,t-
~ au1 Killed thus far were mere lookers.os,
thev cnn blame no onc but themselves. They
there. and must suffer the Consequences. Il
pcop|e will persist II, running the rfsk, md tho
infantry begin firing, there Will DO truny very
,2als1 .rai,,a,,. n'y'' anl women killed and Injured.
,rs.t on oot tss1 and IN e tues ss IT. ey 1s,st 1sr
was before so mucl. travcl on TINT thorou9iItaro
u yesterday. 50 great was the crowd that its
Erese1lvc WIS reported at thu the Twelfth Street
.1.t''' n'su vi tbc ea'Alsf aslu Policemen ami
tile seeo!nl Rcgnentwcre sent orer tu supprr.s
an anticipated uutLscak. Ti,cre we're nut tlyu
nunsfFetl out o] the yast cruwu who had uuy
disposition to raise riot. rhe troo,s 1,arrl,cti
q s'oot, a. Wyaaon required, bcfslg followed by
tlic policemen atMl cavalry. Tllc Eecuna srrr il,
fatigue uniform, und their Eubs were loa4.d and
a,"; a,s .sin ssyts ,x .r. , 1ey lo.ke NE htsIs
haa been fired. several stuncs were
thrown, but no attention was mic
to these. The troops tnarylieG III;
us far as Twcnty-sceo.ul street, haltin..
Il lew moments d. CauaIIDrt nren1ie, wl.erv
tonls Of thr strikers had teen gaserc,l, but
thcy bct;4nle trflsbg IN moment NttefI halt
was orsleEul. At Twenty-sccond street, tI,u
tulice charged OH q cruSd. sotne Of whom had
four Of five of the guilty ones. Tic tnu1 was d
large ot'e, and fought the officers. Orders wero
Elvrn ~ ono eufApafy vi the 9ce,tnd t. cl,urrc,
bt!t before they hau nloyel step the yail.s
went leltcr-skcItcr Ia al1 directions. ills was
the u,ily adventure On tue way .lo,sn. Kcttr,.-
Ing, tue soldiers nnrcled before, all ready tor
an emergency: but they were NOT called IN to
TO anFthinE.
street. q detachment of police, sotnc armed
with inuskcts md others with clubs and seyo)y-
crs, ulade d dash on
GANa or nuilKMtAxs on s1xrEEsrn arnEEr.
Into exprcss wagons. anu, guarded bv the ollI-
GERS aud under escurt Ut three OF foilr cayaIrY-
men, started for the Twelfth Street Station.
Inc old croHd OF youth and buys who hal
haunted tl'e vaduet all tho morning attacked
tllcse men rs they we're crossing, md the olli-
cers ased over thctF heat1s. Tne nbject OF tho
Rioters was to rescue tau prisoners, but In no
ease were they succcssful. Half dozen express
stones ~ tho moi, and shu eavalrymcn, &c gcttln.e
tired u IT. IcEan shtnotEug to Kill. Ono mai
was wounded tn ths breast None OF tue uttl-
sers Or militia we.s hurt: Attempted. rcscues
were tue vcricst EDWARDS. and run a. soo1.
~ shut ~us nrcd at them. POLICEMAN
Hickey. on horseback, and o1l alone, took 10 opo
OF tho rioters, tying ut,e cna of = cord on the
IT. ans Mr1st and fastening tho other to tbs sad
die. The crowd jcercd and Yelled and threw
stoncst tut Hickey went right thruueh them ali,
With hls revolver hat1-tockcd and ready 10 Kill
the Erst rullan who in,crferel with hls progress.
tho bridge WIS quiet. The majority nf those
who hau been lettering Oh tho sidewalks on tho.
lookout for some fun had gona home. THIS
shops were all closed. There was not . police
ence Ut thu officers anu tho militia seemru to
e1aaperatc q great m1ny. There WAS much
feeling =! a:anst the po',eo for .tlriu9 lnto ths
ssra sr. nssa Msns'4y t sht anil .o,s4 s'lur :s5; ;
crowd, i, was .tatr TINT m t tcy a Ieaasf not come
again there would be nu further tr1,ublc. There
certainly was 1'o dl'licnitY fur nearly IN hour.
{. coInpany of cavalry. which ha'i been out on
ssrect patroaltng the country. rode
on to Aalstcd street near tho vta1uct and
!altea, I! thesr commander apparrntly not know
nofce and military Wcru OIL the north sidu Ut
!he hFtdgc. III tho yirintty o{ Twelfth street.
Had the euvalrY followed them two lives would
have beeu saved: Tue Captain ternc1 south.
Jagged behind for some reason,-a man with \
Nllits ruat atnl spectatleH. lie Was separated
froHl the othcrs, ansl ~ he was riding along to
rateh up With t''s colnpantoni, dozen
lups OF houses. lilo doslge4 them. Gut became
Angry, and, drawing hls revolver,
YtREp RIGHT AND LETT
1t the lcoplo On the s!dewalks. Tho STOPPING
a.,l scattering vera very laughahle 70 behol1.
That eayalryAa' Mas bold fellow, but acted
fess f'nltsaly. When he. got up wilh hls conf
nahd they weso near Nineteenth street. a
:sowd row. followed owed thetn,-they wsroa separated
he1n with stones and ruvolyers. Quo shot was
'Fc.l fzu.n house. The cavalry, OF whom tlere
! erc only about t~cnty. were In ootwccn TWO
lfss; !,s; 80 M thty e. dreT the!s "poos" .na lot ~
truck over the head With sabre.
It WIS reported thst oMu of thu soldiers was
'bpt; n m out hls n.u.s could rot bs learned. Willis
lot. many shots being 6rcd-two Of the men
ltarted toward the yiadurt for ruInforcementa,
,ach holding hL revolver In readiness ~ be RIDE
'iong. squal of police, arlne1 With rides,
:auue to tbs rtstle, aud they
AKnEsTkU SEVERAL HtOTxRg.
facing thtlu iu an exDTeSs wagon, tho whole
'qsly escorted them over the yia.tuct, paytng 10
lttentton tu the stones thrown at them, but
',sartug the street Of pcople ~ they went
'long. Sonlo wlo didn't move fast enough,
" prrttsted 10 9o'uR south, were knocked
lown With clubs fnd bad!y bruisstt Ouo nicely
Ircssed young man attempted to pass tbs line
ut was struck with tAa4e. and then property
urned aud fed north. Thess tner who wcFs
dubbed wcru doing nothing, but they deserved
Ehat they got. sncr their placv WIS Ut home, and
lot helping to swell y crowl. 1'hrsc wers re-
'osts that ! WOMAN huu been rluLbed for throw-
ug brick, but 1t waa doubtless untrue.
From tAls tune on until little after O'Clock
IL wax quiet. hut at this time smother tight
ecu1rel 1t the Yladuct, autl policeman WA
hot in tue leg, that old gang VI boys having
aud STONED Autue policemen who
feEu passing with psist'ne!a
AMUSa THE KILLED
t tho lialsted street vialuct wa4 Wyentz No
wAo lived at IL Fisk street, coFuer Of
Dlarc, liz Way shot IN Sixteenth