The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-07-27

street The latter were followed by a crowd
using stones, and the attack continued on
Baltimore street, all the way up on the road
10 the Camden depot The militia marched
without music, at a very rapid pace, turning
to fire right and left as they were assaulted
with stones. Ten persons were left dead or
wounded on Baltimore street, several of
them being newsboys, who had been crying
the afternoon papers. Of course the street
was quickly cleared and the militia passed
on to the depot, where they were to join the
Fifth Regiment from their uptown arm
ory.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Seven men are known to be killed and
eight wounded, some of them mortally. The
dead and the dying were taken into convent
ent saloons and drug stores, the floors of
which look like butcher pens. At a saloon
corner of Holiday and Baltimore streets a
dead boy, with his skull crushed in, dead
man, with his bowels torn out by a ball, and
another dying of wound in the neck, lay on
the floor. Similar scenes characterized other
localities on the route. At Carlden Depot
an immense mob was congregated, and the
Fifth Regiment found it dtiicult to make
the way clear. The crowd, pressing upon
them, tore the muskets from many of the
men, but there was no firing.
EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY.
The greatest excitement and indignation
Ia 10, thn nttx IN frat tnr
Cumberland, which was expected to leave at
o'clock, could not leave, as it was reported
that the tracks between Baltimore and the
Relay House were torn up in several places.
No evening trains due could get in. 1t was
evident, too, that there is now as much use
for troops in Baltimore as anywhere else in
the State. The strikers and sympathizers
here held large general Meeting to-day
privately, but it is not believed this meeting
had anything to do with the emeute, which
was sudden, unexpected and apparently
spontaneous
MONDAY, JULY %.
Saturday at PHsbmy.
The situation IN Pttsburg on Saturday
morning was extremely critical. The Alle-
gheny county troops and those from Phila'
delphia were on duty, including infantry, ar
tillery and cavalry. The strikers, however
expressed the greatest contempt for the mil
itary, and mingled freely among them
From the Union Depot to Twenty eighth
street the streets and avenues were all pick
eted, and every suspicious individual was
stopped Judge Ewing, of the Common
Pleas Court early in the morning issued
warrants for the arrest of the principal strik-
ers, and Sheriff Fife attempted to secure s
posse of one hundred men to execute them
but could only obtain eighteen, most o
whom were the regular deputies. Prepara'
o'clock. and at that time the military, with
Calling guns and field pieces, were being
concentrated. aud the stri ikers reinforced by
miners from Wilkinsburg and idle workmer
engaged in the obstruction of the tracks
have no connection with the, railroad, anC
all the late accessions are fror non railroad
ers.
The city was in feverish state of excite.
ment and the streets throrged At 3:4(
o'clock the First Brigade of Philadelphia
under General Brinton, and headed by Su
perintendent Pitcairn, left tl,e Union Depo
for the scene of disturbance at the Twenty
eighth street crossing, marching out along
the track and preceded by the Sheriff ant
his posse Anticipating iai lure in the effor
to disperse the strikes, the Sheriff, accom-
panied by some fifteen dep, tiles, expected t.
attempt the arrests and then call upon thu
military for the required assistance. Tn,
party arrived at Twenty.eighth street short
ly before o'clock.
When the line reached the depot they i'm
med ately cleared the crossing amid th
jeers and hootings of the strikers, who wide
ly scattered through the great crowd, ther,
being not less than 5000 people present
Consultation was then held by the officers il
command with Superinte ndent Pitcairn ant
the Sheriff, after which the latter proceeded
to read the riot act. B.aving warrants TO
the arrest of fifteen of the ringleaders h
proceeded to make an arrest The particu
lar man for whom the warrant was ISSUED
approached, waved his hat, and calling t,
the crowd and the strikers, said, "Give then
hell" INN ediately l. shower of boulder
was hurled into the troops and one revolve
shot fired into the ranks. General Brintoi
then ordered his men t., fire, and the wore
went along the line from platoon to platoon
until the left of the line was reached, an,
then the firing was repeated several times
The crowd fled in dismay and hid whereve
it was possible. Immediately after the fir
ing crowds of excited people sprang up iron
all directions, and the imprecations agains
the Philadelphia troops, who were blame,
by the strikers and the mob as being respon
sible for the trSuble, were very threatening
These remarks were interspersed with lou
and bitter threats that the company's shops
depots and buildings should be laid il
ashes.
Sixteen persons were killed and thirty o
forty wounded. The shooting exasperate
the strikers intensely, and at 10 o'clock tn
city was in possession of bowling moi
The gun stores and cutlery shops were force
open and gutted of their contents, armin
thousands of men who had sworn yengeanc
against the military.
THE TROOPS BEsIEGED.
The troops retired after the shooting t
the round house, where they were besiege
by the mob. The cars standing on the trac
outside the depot containing oil were set o
fire, and at o'clock Sunday morning, tn
tracks for the distance of quarter Of a mil
were one sheet of flame, the intention bein
to burn the military out of the round house
The fremen were not allowed TO use thei
engines. A number of the citizens went I
the Philadelphia soldiers,w who were intrenct
ed in the Pennsylvania round house, an
begged them to leave the city, as generi
massacre was feared. They were unable |