New-York tribune., 1877-07-24

siding, train occupied by the Philadelphia Diyi-
sion which was III the fights Of Saturday aud sun
day. They had crossed the river in their retreat by
the Sharpsburg Bridge had secured q train, and now
seemed to De headed for nome. Al the militia saw
on the road were obviously demoralized by the
rough handling these men had received from the
hands of the mob and were desrous OF anything
except duty in Pittsburgh. At Blairsvlllc. where
we stopped for breakfast / had a talk with n crowd
of workmen ut the station. They denounced the
Railroad Company bitterly, saying that il was pay
ing some Of its men only 80 cents day, which was
not enough to starvo on decenuy. brakeman said
that he received 81 65, but was given only two or
three days work in the week. lie could not pay
house rent and feed his family. Besides
cutting down their wages, he said the Com
pany was exacting Ssouble work from the
brakemon-that is, making them take twice rs many
ears a. they used 10. Another brakeman declared
that the whole affair a struggle between Labor
and Capital, and 1t must be fought out now; the
United States had no army 20 send to put the LABOR
ing men down, and the militia would be on their
side.
We reached Pittsburgh at II o'clock, to find the
streets full Of excited men, and the ctizens apre-
hensive of new outbreak from mob of the coal
miners who are reported marching in from the adj
joining country several thousand strong. The local
militia, which proved SO opusaninous and worthless
during the horrible Sabbath carnival of blood and
fire, Is now under arms, aud is paradng the streets
THE SCENE OF The FIRE.
7p.m.-Two hours spent in exploring the burned
district have afforded me only rapid oversight OF
the scene of yesterdays confagration. Beginning
NJ the two immense round-houscs and three large
machine shops Of the Company the flames ATE their
way along two miles Of freight cars packed in some
limo md m Ot Url,
ei2ht At least eight miles Of box and platform
cars are destroyed. In one OF the round-houses
counted the wrecks Of forty-tiye locomotives. In
the other the fire was still 100 hot to make an
accurate count, but there seemed over nifty.
These two miles of tracks, now strewn with
wheels couplings, brakes, twisted rods, and the
hlackened remenants Of such freight rs was not
wholly combustible are crowded IN between an al
most perpendicular line Of bluffs from 200 to 800
feet high. and a narrow strip OF thickly built
suburbs skirtIng the Allegheny River. AT the city
end Of the line stands the CHASTITY walls OF Tie
Union Depot. ami the tail chimney of the great
grain elevator once familiar 10 all travellers West.
This chimney Ought to staGd forever ~ moau-
ment to heanazing and criminal folly of ihe people
If Pittsburgh in banding over their city without
the least resistance ID the worst elements Of its
population for a Sabbath days orgie Of piundcr,
arson and murder.
Beyond the lofty chimney that seems. strangely
enough unscathed by lire and points like a finger to
heaven rs if invoking Justice the guilty, there
are two broad tracks Of ruin where were the freight
sheds OF The Pennsylvania Road There the fire was
meant to stop The people who looked ou at the i'll
fcrnal work from the bluffs and saId il good
enough for the Company intended il should burn
nothing except tie Compan,s property; bat tie
lanes which had mad, wonderfully clean piece
oi business thus Tar iniIgius scarcely ANYTHING be-
.dcs railroad property, seized promptly upon the
rows of brick tenement houses bordering the street
tat runs up t.e all to the Catholic Cathedral. Then
the hiieous tragedy ceased Ia be jollihcauon
fer tire thousands OF men and women who had been
arpa,Giut ~ during the day. Then It was That thc
O. zen, began ~ organize Vigilance Committees and
arm veteran soldiers Then the frcmcu VINO had
rot thrown u s'resm o. tine depot the elevator or
ia, mile, Of aiowiy burning caIs BEGAN to fight the
flames in earnest, Tie terror vas universal. The
whole of the triangular peninsula between the two
rivers was threatened rnbic feeling, under the
stimulus of self-mter-sf uuicr9ea. q quick rcyu.
sion ANA thc iu,cudiaucs were bitterly denounced.
Tle prosperous city, with all its churches. ware
house,. hotels banks and factories ls saved rs 81
bv q miracle tnr if the wind had iicsnencd instead
Of diving away Yesterday afternoon the city would
have met the fate ~ Chicago. As t was the loss 81
private property was not great. score or two ot
DWELLINGS, g. small hotel and few stores was all
To-day ia spite Of tlc bea-. intensified hy the burn
ing II coal suoue thr runs of tha ears, crowds Of
men and women have wandered about among the
smoking iuir, AL day, picking up souvenirs IN the
shape of articles Of glass and non curously dis
tr,d by the re and discussing cXcitedly the events
Of tuIday and sunday
Afiirud shoaceoopaned me over the burnt district
of criEe that RACED Yesterday, gives vivid de.crip
ou 81 the sact.ug of the freight trains before thcr
we.e dey9ufrJ ty TIE dames. lie says that the
paths leading up She bluffs aad the streets by the
wa,cr,iie ,0aI1icd with meu women and child
rem carrying of merchandise and provisions
OF almost every description. Women flied
their skirts with sugar from broken hogs
hcaja Men rolled OH mclodeons and sew
inr machines. Others staggered away under
loads OF dress goods or boxes of boots or shoes.
The contents OF the trains afforded a rich plumber
for many of the cars wcT hllcd with goods on their
Wa TO merchants in the West During oh ihc hours
in which the piundernG and burning went on no
policemen integicrcd. The Philadelphia military had
been driven acros. the Allegheny River anda Tor he
local soldicry they bad put Oh tner uniforms and
mingled frateraaliy with the mob.
ITrTsBUHGH RESPONSIBLE.
Rather thau try 70 repaiut Yesterdays terrible
picture with added detail and color, let me attempt
10 tx whore 90 bconss Tie responsibility for that
dreadful sabbath satuualia of dame and blood
1t is uot 20 be expected that tine journals
and people Of Pittsburgh can Judge fairly
n regard 70 these bightiul events. Iner minds
are ofncccssty warped by excitement and local pride
and 10y the strong prejudice current here against the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Only men outside thc range
f tts. f,trco.44 can mold with e,eu Lar5 tI,. .l
ance OF just criticism, aud they might well shrink
fr..n .I.h a hmLy. | M. at nLsl- dL.un.nA