The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-07-27

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mills, coal mines and manufacturing estab-
lishments assembled, and sacked stores in
search of arms and ammunition. The mill
tary meanwhile withdrew to one of the
round houses for protection, The mob
brought cannon to bear upon the walls,
and effecting a breach, prepared to rush in
but were repulsed by volley Of muslletry.
The rioters then proceeded to roast them out
by pushing burning coal oil cars up to the
building. A terrible scene then cnsued.-
The mob became perfectly frantic, and real
lied the most thrilling descriptions of the
dreadful scenes of the Paris Commune
Men ran about with blazing torches in their
hands, which they applied to the loaded cars,
Il large number of which had been detained
at the spot. In n short time there was a
blaze of burning cars extending for three
miles.
The round house in which the soldiers had
taken refuge soon became SO hot that they
were literally roasted out. While the mob
was engaged in firing buildings and cars the
soldiers emerged from the building. They
were soon discovered and assaled by the
rioters, and compelled to fight their way
across the river and out of the city, where
they scattered into small squads and escaped
| General Pearson, in command of the troops
was seriously wounded and Sheriff Fife was
killed. The number killed and wounded is
| not known.
The mob then had complete possession OF
| the city and scene of wild anarchy and con.
| fusion cnsued. Men with sledgss broke open
| the cars and boxes of merchandise they con.
tanned, the contents of which were carried
s OIL by men, women and children In some
\ instances wagons were pressed into service
| TO assist the thieves in carrying off theil
plumber.
The loss will amount to three millions O
dollars.
THE RAILROAD BUILDINGS DESTROYED
were as follows:
TWO round houses, one machine shop
superintendent office, car repair shop
blacksmith's shop, three or four oil houses
Union Transfer depot Offices of the Pullman
Car Company, laundry and offices, dispatch
ers office, powder house. Union Depot Hotel
Pan Handle Railroad engine house, genera
offices and freight depot Of the Adams Elk.
press Company.
One hundred and TWENTY-FIVE locomo
tivcs in one of the round houses were also
destroyed and large grain elevator burned
The citizens at first seemed TO sympathizt
with the rioters and no one offered to assist
the police or military to preserve order OF
protect property AS the danger of destruc
ton to the entire city became imminent
there was return to reason. A vigilance
committee was organized, comprising thous
ands of citizens, but by that time the fury Of
the mob appeared to have been spent.
The horrible discovery was made on Mon.
day that fifteen Of the Philadelphia soldiers
were burned in the round house on Sunday
morning. They were either the dead OF
wounded whom the detachment were obliged
to leave behind when they decamped.-
The soldiers assembled again in strong posi-
ton about ten miles from the city, and forti.
| fled themselves.
One hundred and fifty miners captured q
steam boat and came to Pittsburg on Mon
day, to reinforce the strikers, but were per.
suaded to return peaceably. Another gang
of 400 started for the city on Monday.
Railroad strikers did not take part in the
scenes OF riot bloodshed and pllage, on Sat
urday and Sunday, the mob being composed
OF the very worst class of unemployed men
The rioters held undisputed sway in Pitts
burg on Monday, and spiked four cannons
belonging toa city battery in Market Square
in the very presence Of the military and citi
zeGs and were unmolested. No further VIC
lcnce was resorted to. The strikers are
aghast at the violence of the mob in which
they proclaim they had no part, and dcnounct
| 1t in unmeaSureQ terms