Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-07-25

fire on the crowd Unfortunately an(
in rapid succession. The crowd retreat
ed toward East Liberty.
At halfpast five the crossing was in
the possession of the military. Ever,
few moments the crowd void be panic
stricked and stmpede would taxi
place. The terrific results of Yolley hal
caused intense excitement Throughout
the city, and it is feared another attacl
will be make on the military as soon as
the mob can be recognized and provi
ded with ammunition. A large body o
men left for Allegheny arsenal with tho
avowed purpose of Selling the arm:
stored there, to be used in repellins
the militia.
THE EXCITEMENT RAGING.
| At this hour, 9 P. M the excitement
is raging all over the city, which is
virtually in the hands of an armed
mob. composed of laborers and iro
workers, coal miners, stevedores anc
others who are in full sympathy with
the strikers.
A large mob visited Johnston's CUR
factory on Smithield street. about
O'Clock this evening, and armed them
selves, and another and still larger
crowd has just finished the demolition
OF Bowen's establishment, on Wood
street, which they completely gut
ted, and then marched down Fifth
avenue with drums beating and flags
flying. They number nearly three
thousand and as set they have not
shown an inclination to destroy any,
thing but railroad property.
A GENERAL MASSACRE 'APPREHENDED.
MORE sLAUGHTER-THE SHERIFF KILL
ED-GENERAL PEARSON BADLY WOUNDED.
PITTsBTRG, July GA number of
citizens went to the Philadelphia SOL
diers who are entrenched in the Penn
sylvania round tonight and beg
ged them to leave the city, as a gener-
al massacre is feared. They were unr-
bic to do SO on account of the sua-
rounding mob. Three of the soldiers
who attempted to slip out singly were
shot and instantly killed. Two citi-
zens were shot down on liberty street
short time ago. Passenger traffic on
the Pennsylvania road is entirely sus-
pended, and the Union depot and adj
joining hotels have been Abandoned
Another gunshop was raided on Lbs
erty street about 10 o'clock. An alarm
of fire is now striking from the outer
depot.
MIDNIGHr.-Sherif Flies dead DO
dy has just been brought in from the
outer depot. Major General Pearson is
badly wounded
TIE STRIKE EXTENDING.
CINCINNATI, July 21.-The brake
men and fremen of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton railroad held a
meeting which was largely attended
to day. 1t is expected they will strike
Sunday Or Monday
THREE MILES OF FLAMES.
When this last building was fred
the whole territory between Seventh
Avenue and Miilvale Stations distance
of three miles, was mass Of flames,
the railway company property being
all between the south side of Liberty
and the bluf-the hill extending from
Seventh avenue to Millvale The small
houses on the hillside, although badly
scorched, were not destroyed
SUMMARY OF THE DESTRUCTION.
The railroad buildings destroyed
were as follows
Two lound-houses. one machine
shop, superintendent office, car re-
pair shop, blacksmith shop, three or
four oil houses, Union Transfer depot
and offices of the Pullman Car Cons
pany, laundry and offices, dispatcher's
Office, powder house, Union Depot
Hotel, Pan Handle railroad engine
house, general offices and freight de-
pots of the Adams Express Company.
The freight depot of the Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and St. Louis and general
offices of the same company were fred
at 430 o'clock this afternoon. These
are in close proximity to the Union
depot.
ORGANIZING TO PREVENT FURTHER
DAMAGE.
Citizens are organizing and mareh~
ing to the scene of the conflict to pre-
vent further damage All are armed
with concealed weapons and heavy
base ball bats.
TIERS SATISFIED.
About FIVE o'clock the fire from the
Union depot communicated to the i'm
mense grain elevator at the corner of
Grant and Washington streets. This
was built of hugh timbers and cover
ed with slate 1t contained large
quantity of grain. The destruction of
buildings seemed to satisfy the rioters,
as they began to dispense while they
were burning. Most of those who
deserted the crowd loaded themselves
down with plunder and wended thei
way home>ward.
AMILITARY TRAIN STONED AT HAIR
RISBURG.
HARRISBURG, Pa, July 22.-Large
crowds congregated at the Pennsyl-
vania railroad depot as a special
train containing detachment of Phila-
delphia troops en- route for Pitts
burg arrived here. They were
loudly heeted, and as the train
started out stones were showered
upon it by the mob. The police ares
ted one man, and as they were taking
him to the mayors office they were
also stoned blythe crowd. Alta later
hour the coupling pins OF an eastward
bound freight train were all removed
during the few minutes it stopped at
the depot. Others were substituted
and the train moved on without further
difficulty. There is no strike as yet,
but fears are entertained that it will
soon occur.
SOLDIERS BLoCNADED AT ALTOONA.
ALTOONA, PA, July pa tram of
soldiers reached here this morning en-