, 1877-07-24
BUFFALO,.
BLOODY Woj1k.


snerta1 EfstHg4cA IN TAe Tribune.
DurFA1o, N. T., July A-3 a. in.-The train
coming from Wcat1ctI, on the Lake Shore, with
q company Of militia belonging 10 tho Eighth
Division, was stopped by the strikers about o
o'clock this evening nboyc Tiift's farm. in the
outskirts Vi tho city. The mobcntcrcd tho cars,
and succeeded In forcing frou some Of the
soldiers their miskcts, wbca general Gght Ell.
sued with firing Of guns ou both sides, and the
throwing Of stoucs By the assaIlsnts.
One man was Killed.
Michael Lyons WIS fatally wounded, aud five
or six others were severely wounded.
Terrence Murphy, one OF the strikcrr, was
shot in the knee.
A man named Ryan WAS also shot.
Nedlc Jack, a striker, WIS wounded.
Tic Captain Vt tue militia was quite severely
Injured.
Private ". J. Harvey wns wounded In tho
| side. Medical treatment las been rendered.
There Is great confusion and excitement.
THE MILITIA WERE coMrLErELr DEAonALizED,
and Cnpt, Ltndcrman'a battery l,as bueu sent to
the sccnc Of the rlo: by special car.
ViNR
| Just occurred In tho eastern part Of the city,
thought 10 b. the rcund.housc, but az II has at.
ready died down 1t turns out to have bcca one
of the cass that came In, set on 1-c by the mob,
and they refuse to let the Ftre~DcpaEsment play
| on 1t.
The militia company
ABANDONED THEIR ARMS
to the strikers, scattered, and fed. Tic CON-
pany Of United States troops from tho fort, It
| IL said, have gone In search Of them.
The car that WAS burned was
| USED nr THE STRIKERS
| to bring the wounded to the city. They pushed
the car nearly two niles, and, after the wound
Cd were removed, they sct tic car on fire.,
THMKAlTI or TIE sTHtKENs.
| Sptcsai Dt.pa.eh IN Tat 7ribuA..
DurrAIo, N. T., July al-Tha strike has H.
sumcd 1arge proportions iu this city. Tie stfik-
eEs number about 1850, and with their frten.ts
make mob Of 1000 to 5000. Freight trains
wera abandoned thls morning on the Lake Shore
and New York Central Roads, sud al trains
wcrc given up on the Erie Road. At tho New
York Central stock.Y ards. East uufEalo. stock
traiu. ready to depart at 4. sl., was broken,
and the engine taken awAy BY tho strikers; also
Z passenger train boudd for the. tails WAS stop
ped soon after leaving tho depot. Tho engnc
uncouplcd and rsn down the trark. Tho train
MAS consequently abandoned. Flscncn wcre
| pulled oil several engines during tho morning
Dctachments Of tho si1ty.ftth Regimen. and
police guarded tue Eric Depot tast uiXht and
To-day, anl Two or three companies OF tho
6t1ty-Gtth were stationed al East Buffalo TO
guard the New York Central Depot and build
ings.
on tho Lake Shore Road llasc joIpcd the strikers
demanding higher wages. ortng to this and
other developments, passenger trains were
abandoned Oh tho Lake sloru this ailernoou.
fsoa Efe eane ts down qp sSe tr.eS Z to notth'
| cast nu1 forced all tl!e tr2eknlcn
to stop work. Capt. Leoderman's battery Of
e!E pieces and tho troop Of cavalEy, numbering
thfa AFTERNOON It tue State Arsenal, and a~ait
onirrp, Notwithstanding tho large military aud
police force on duty here, ttle strikers appear to
have had everything thclr own way on tho rail.
way truck.
have assembled In large force At East Buffalo
oa and s's 5: ea. 'ssn EIs' s :: :eSa; tSs;
% .hs aspot waa1 "i be burned ne % se'n1rSt but, but,
thau to interfere With thc movemsats : % of trsIns %
l,a. been ' :hcw1; F.. between - md u o'sloek
& Eric shop and took the mechanics from tl.clr
work. The latter shop was guarded by \ CON-
pany Of military, but the Captain deemed bcst
mt to n'o'cst them 10 long ~ they rcfrslned
froln damaging property.
tue crowd visited the s4ops OF the Buffalo, New
York q fhtfaleiphta Railroad and compelled
| kHc "plk!hel u quit M0fk. LUIS tuAu 4Ent out
ua freight trains. Tho dretnen and brake
nl-n were taken of shs buffalo
l. Janlcstown Railroad train, striving shout 10
!. tn. A train on the Canada Southern w1s
stopped BY the strikers this evening OIL tbs ill.,
tGEnatt0nal hrtdgc. Tue Loekport train on the
New York Ccutrai was also stopped 1t Lower
Black Rock this evening,
| PROCLAMATION
Of tho Mayor called i meeting OF the citizens
this evenlnG. A large cruwd assembled In the
| Rink. but, us SOON ~ organized sud speeches
comnlenced, II was made manifest that = large
portion Of the crowd were strikers aud their
| sympatbizoss. Tbs Council to-day aatho1-
lied the swearing in of 1000 cxt14 police
| men, aud tho Commissioners als Increasing
tho force accnEdIuxly. Tho MAJOR and some u
the leading clttzcus a1tcr the meeting consulted
| and passed resolutions to Increase tho poilcs
| tosve tu \, 000 speetals.
| TIE 1sTthE yoAcR or HATE MILITIA
| In Western New York has been placed under
tho Command Of Gcu. K Howard, Of the Eighth
Division, and the greater part OF this division
haS been ordered to Buffalo. Four Of the s!x
| senarste companies Belonging 10 ths Eighth d.
vision have been ordered to tlls city. VIZ: Those
from Wssaa", Weataeld, L<xkpors, aud b.
| tayta- THREE separate loca1 military orG1nixa-
tlona arc also under Arns. Tho co.u panies FROM