The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-28
THE RAILROAD STRIKE
EIGHT CAR LOADS OF TROOPS IN
HARRISBURG.

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lunch, and left for Pittsburg. 1t is
reported here that the shops at AL
toona are about going into the strike.
The military companies in Harris
burg and other different places have
received orders tohold themselves in
readiness TO march at u moments no.
tice, in case they should be called
upon. Everything is quiet in this
city.
FIGHTING IN PITTSBURGH.
PITTSBURGH, July q, Top M
There is the widest excitement here
OF this hour, the mob having pos
session of the streets, consisting of
1900 men. They have taken all arms
and ammunition from the Great
Western and Bowers Gun Works
and were on their way to the arse
nal to take all the arms they had
there. To-day as the sheriff was
about to arrest fifteen of the strikers
for whom warrants had been issued
they resisted and in the fight that
ensued two soldiers, and ten men,
women and children were killed, and
and large number wounded. The
Sheriff and his men were protected
by the Philadelphia MALTA, who
firing at random and in an excited
manner killed two of the 10Th Pitts
burgh regiment. All the members
oil the 10th regiment were incensed
at this and threw down their arms
and disbanded. The mob immedi-
ately seized the guns. The Philadel-
phia soldiers are quartered in the
rooms, houses and outer depot of the
p. r. r, and large mob of rioters
have surrounded them. The citizens
of Pittsburgh seem mostly all to
sympathize with the strikers.
BLOODY WORK IN PITTSBURGH.
BALTIMORE, July %, 2 a. ma
dispatch received here from Pitts
burgh states that the rioters have
taken complete control of the city.
About 1900 men armed to the teeth
made desperate assault upon the
military, and drove nearly the entire
division out of the city. One regi-
ment took refuge in the round house
where they endeavOred to defend
themselves, but the rioters cooped
them up, and set fire to the house.
AS the soldiers attempted to escape,
they were shot down by the mob
which completely surrounded them.
A party of rioters from the glass
works and iron mills at Bellair de-
termined to join the mob at Pitts
burgh, and they waylayed the Chica-
60 express at Bellair, but were not
quick enough, and did notsucceed in
getting the train. They then took
an engine from the yard, and started
for Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, July 2l.-At $40
o'cock the Philadelphia troops left
the Union Depot for the scene of dis
turbance at the Twenty-eighth street
crossing, marching out along the
track and proceeded by the sheriff
and his posse.
Expecting to fail in an effort to dis
perse the strikers the sheriff would
endeavor to make arrests and call
npon the military for required as
Sistance.
This was understood to be the plan
of action determined upon, and a con-
flict was expected.
They arrived at Twenty-eighth
street shortly before 5 o'clock, the
railroad tracks at that point being
completely blocked with strikers.
The Black Hussars of Philadelphia
were ordered to clear the railroad
crossing, but not being able to do so,
another company was ordered to
their assistance. The military adj
vanced with fixed bayonets, but were
met with shower of stones and mis-
sells from the crowd. They opened
fire on the crowd indiscriminately
md in rapid succession. The crowd
reated toward East Liberty.
1t $50 O'Clock tine crossing was in
session of the military. Every
few moments the crowd would be
panic stricken, and panic would
take place. The terrific results of
the volley has caused intense excite
ment throughout the city.
PITTSBURGH, July 22.-At 5 O'Clock
a crowd, numbering perhaps two
had assembled at the outer
depot of the Pennsylvania railroad
where the troops that We're coming
from Philadelphia were expected.
The Jefferson cavalry were drawn
up on the right of the platform while
the 18th and 10th regiments were
posted on the hillside, above the
tracks, as was Hutchinson's battrey,
with its two brass pieces frowning
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