The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-25
THE PHILADELPHIA MILITIA.
THEIR WHOLLY UNJUSTIFlAhbE
SHOOTING OF INNOCENT
SPECTATORS.
The Unmilitary Conduct that bro"s"'
on the Plttsburg Riot.


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prrTsBuna. July 21.-The strike OF the
Train Mems Union culmlnated In
most tragic manner to-n1ght, on tne I'M
Unsuitable interference OF the mllltary
from Philadelphia, resulting ID inc gill
ing of fourteen persons and the 1DJur-
inc of sixteen others, many OF them be-
inc innocent parties-"spectator
Eighteen car loads OF military arrived
Mt q. M. and soon after went to the
crossing Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at Twenty.eighth street, where the
round house Is located. The home mil
itia was then on hand. and there was
not the slightest disorder. After the
military had been placed in charge.
Sheriff Fife came on the scene with a
posse OF fifty men to arrest the ring
leaders. The Black Hussars of Phila-
delnhia were ordered to move the crowd
from in front of the sheriff, and the
trouble then began. -
The Fourteenth Regiment oil. Pitts
burg was guarding battery, ana as the
sheriff advanced stone fell In the
ranks. The order to " fire" was now
given. and the Black Hussars began FIR
ing into the crowd Of people on the hill
side. instead Of at the men In front or
them. Shots were returned from the
hillside, and several .volleys followed.
Fourteen men were killed and sixteen
wounded. many of them being innocent
parties.
The home militia did not fire q gun,
but dropped on their faces. and when
they arose the crowd had become panic
stricken. and were fleeing. Two volleys
are said to have been fired after the re-
treating people by the Philadelphia SOL
diers, one Of whom was killed. ~.
Two members of the home militia
were killed, and one child was Killed
and two injured. 1t is claimed that the
shooting was uplustidabie, ana me
of Pittsburg, laid down their arms and
returned to the city.
The excitement in the city at once
became intense, and hundreds or mill
workers and idle men openly made
THREATS OF VENGEANCE.
The military from Philadelphia took
charge of the tracks, but no effort was
made to move trains. This morning at
6 o'clock comparative quiet had been
restored at the crossing, the soldiery
occupyipg one side of the tracks while
the strikers occupied the other. Early
in the evening crowds began to assem-
Bile on the south side, and about
o'clock q
FEARFUL MOB WAS ORGANIZED
at that hour, and 10000 persons had
congregated in the vicinity of the round
house. and the soldiers were compelled
to seek shelter within its walls. The
mob returned to the central part OF the
city, raided the gun shops, and re-
turned to the round-house.
The city is in state OF anarchy, ane
MARTIAL LAW
will likely be declared.
tits reported that the military from
Philadelphis consist, for the most part
OF New York roughs, who were gathered
up and sent out here by the military Of
ficers, In the absence of Gov. .Hartranft
who Is on his way to California. Incen
diary statements OF this kind added te
the fury of the mob. Sympathy is
everywhere expressed for the strikers
and while mob law Is discountenanced
there are none to openly raise thell
voice against the lawlessness.
Two men were shot on Liberty stree
for speaking favorably Of the action o
the visiting military. :,
The action of the officers in calling
out the militia Is severely commented
on by the citizens generally, as 1t is be
lieved the home regiments would hav'
afforded sufficient protection.