The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-01

were moving alongs aud this adde(
fury to the cry for revenge. Wher
they reached the arsenal the com
mardant refused to admit them. HC
said he had but ten men and would
be powerless to hold the place IL The
i mob attacked it. He consented tc
take care of the wounded and they
!, were accordingly carried into the
hospitals. The main body of the
> troops continued their march out But
, Ter street, the fusilade being kept up
on them by the mob as they marched
! forward. The shots fred killed one
of the soldiers before they reached
the arsenal, and nearly opposite the
cemetery gate, fully a mile above the
: arsenal, two others were killed, and
were left lying on the sidewalk. They
continued their fight, and crossed
over to the north side of the ALE
ghany river on the Sharpsburg bridge
the mob following them as rapidly as
possible.
After reaching the north side, the
troops scattered. and in this way the
mob was divided into very small
bodies. In the meantime the city
was in state of anarchy. Thous-
ands WHO had not joined in the pur-
suit of the fleeing troops gathered
about the burning buildings and
trains and assisted in spreading the
flames wherever they had not been
applied. By z o'clock the fire had
extended from Millville Station to
Goth street, and eveloped many hum
dreds of cars, the extensive machine
shops, two round-houses. the depots
and Office of the Union Transfer Co.,
blacksmith shops, storehouses and
numerous other buildings making up
the terminal facilities OF this mann
moth corporation.
In the round-houses we're one hun.
dred and twenty-five frst-class loco
motives, which had been housed in
consequence ofthe strike, these were
totally destroyed; but even the i'm.
mense loss which will be sustained
in this item is but trife in the ag-
gregatc damage done.
The scene transpiring on Liberty
street, along the line of which the
tracks of the railroad run, simply
beggars description. While hun
dreds were engaged III firiug the cars
and making certain Of the destruc-
ton Of the valuable buildings at the
outer depot, thousands of men, wo-
men and children were engaged in
pillaging the cars. Men armed with
heavy sledges would break open the
cars and then the contents would be
thrown out and carried off by those
bent on profiting by the reign of ter
ror existing. The street was almost
completely blockaded by persons la
boring to carry off plumber they had
gathered together. In hundreds Of
Instances wagons were pressed into
service to enable the thieves to get
away with their goods. Mayor Nc
Carthy, early in the day, endeavor-
ed to stop pillage, but the handful of
men at his command were unable to
control the crowd, who were desper-
ate in their anxiety to secure the
goods. The piliage was checked
but the mob fired the cars, and then
with the work of destruc-
tion. 1t is impossible to form any
idea of the amount stolen, but huu-
dreds OF thousands wall not cover the
loss. Some OF the scenes, notWith.
the terror which seemed to
paralyze tue peaceable and orderly
were ludicrous in the high
est degree, and no one seemed To 8
enjoy them with greater zest than
hose outraged in wholesale pluuder.
Here brawny woman could be seen
away with pairs OF white r
Kid slippers under her arms another q
carrying an infant would be rolling {
/ barrel of flour along the si ,e walk,
lsing her feet as the propeiling pow
,r. Here man was pushing
loaded with white lead. i,
Boys hurried through the crowds !,
With large sized family bib.es a. their =
hare of the plumber, while scores of
emales utilized their aprons and .
Iresses to carry -four, eggs, dry =
FOODS, etc. Bundles of umbrellas. :.
ancy parasols, hams OF bacon, leaf
ard, calico. blankets, laces. aud i
ower were mixed together in the q
rms of robust men, or carried on =
astily constructed hand-barr0ws. =
At eleven o clock in the morning q
became apparent that something I,
lust be done to check the mob, aud
number Of citizens hurriedly pro-
osed notices calling a mass meeting ~
+ citizens at Old City Hall, TO take n
leasures to prevent further destruc-
ion of property. The meeting was Il
eld at noon, and committees APP
ointed to wa on the rioters failed W
D induce them to refrain from fur II
her destruction OF property, and The h
abroad authorities could not be
ound. From The time the military a
ed. up to o'clock in the afternoon =,
o effort had been made to check the ~
lot. other than the meeting of the 3,
itizens referred to. The mob work a,
d very quietly, and it was notice
BILE fact that lew OF the railroad en- n,
loyees were engaged in the work q,
destruction. Ilere and there te
ian who had been discharged might
ave been seen leading crowd. but
the ringleaders were men NJ
no had never been employed on n,
nyrailroad. Many half-grown boys a,
ere foremost in the work of devas-
ation. n
AT $3.50 burning car was rua Il,
own the grade. ander the she'd. W
the Union depot. Up ir
, this time it was hoped that the n
nilding would escape. but the
Iass OF pine lumber used in shed III
ing over the tracks were soon q sea N
f tire. While the fire ragged. the mob w
lllaged the freiht depot of the Pitts o,
nrg. Cincinnati and 81. Louis