Delaware tribune, and the Delaware state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1877-18??, 1877-07-26

insist on the enforcement OF the rates OF
wages which gave occasion to the strike.
There will be no attempt for the present
to move any freight trains. A few pas
senger trains are being run over the Wash
iugton branch, but travel is 80 light that
four trains daily, each way, amply accom-
modats it. A passenger train came in
from the West last night, and one was
started out. The orders are tina. there
shall be no running Of the passenger
trains after dark.
THE pRxsrDHNrs ACTION.
President Hayes yesterday held a con-
saltation with the Secretary Of War. Dur
ing their conference dispatches were re-
ceived from various points in the disturbed
districts which gave them pretty good
insight into intentions Of the strikers and
their riotous allies. Later in the day
Cabinet meeting was held, allth Eecre-
taries being present. The dispatch of
Gov. Hartranft calling upon the Govern
ment to aid the State Of Pennsylvania was
read, and it was agreed that the President
should at once issue his proclamation call
ing upon the rioters to dispense by to-day
at noon or suffer the consequences. Major
General Hancock has been ordered to
take command of all troops in Pennsyl-
vanis, and Major General Schefield is in
Philadelphia to cooperate with him.
THE STRIKE STILL INTENDING.
It appears from yesterdays dispatches
that the strike is extending rapidly in all
directions. Thus far strikes have occurred
on the following named roads Baltimore
l. Ohio, Pennsylvania Central, Erie, Lake
Shore 4 Michigan Southern, Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne l. Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cincin-
matt 4 st Louis, Vandalia, Ohio d Missis-
sippi, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati Il
Indianapolis, Philadelphia & Reading,
Philadelphia 4 Erie, Erie h Pittsburgh,
Chicago, Alton 4 st. Louis, Canada
Southern, and some minor roads. Strikes
are expected to occur on the following
roads New York Central 4 Hudson
River, Delaware, Lackawanna 4 Western,
Lehigh Valley, Baltimore d Potomac, and
Northern Central.
SURRENDER TO MOB THREATS.
The men of the Columbus, Cleveland,
Cincinnati, 4 Indianapolis road held q
| conference with the President Of that road
in Cleveland. He agreed to furnish the
employees with work, and to restore their
wages on the LIST CT August. Freight trains
were then permitted to proceed south on
that road.
At Erie, Penn, Chicago, St. Louis,
Fort Wayne, Detroit, and other principal
points, the situation is comparatively
unchanged. Trains are more or less inter
fered with, and the rioters are for the
present masters of the situation.
THE UPRISING AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF pRopERTY--THE BURNING OF LEBANON
| VALLEY RAILROAD BRIDGE-THE STRIKERS
CHECKED IN THEIR MAD CAREER.
In Reading on Saturday night and
Sunday, though intense excitement pre-.
vailed, yet no demonstration OF violence
was made until after 10 O'Clock on Sun
day night, at which hour the terrible news
from Pittsburgh was received. On satur-
day evening large meetings had been held
by railroadtrs, formerly in the employ OF
the Reading Company, and by the Read
ing division of the brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. The
proceedings at these meetings were
OF q very grave character and many
were the expressions of sympathy will
the strikes at Pittsburgh, Harrisburg anc
other places. The excitement continued,
and was intensified by each fresh receip
of the terrible news from all over the
country. EARLY on Sunday evening largt
crowds assembled at the outer depot o
the Reading road. After 10 O'Clock tn
passenger trains arriving were receives
with shouts and yells of derision. Tn
crowd steadily increased, and matter
began to wear serious aspect.
TRACKS TORN UP.
> Several hundred persons started for tn
E Lebanon Valley railroad tracks. west
the depot, and were quickly followed b
4 the remainder of the crowd. The advanc
portion broke open q tool house, seize
!. the crow-bars, picks and sledges, and con
= menced tearing up and blockading th
a tracks, Rails and stills were carried upo
a the tracks. Meanwhile two locor olive
), were cut loose from their respective train
having come from Philadelphia and Allei
!, town and run towards the obstruction
. The engineers were motioned back, an
. were greeted with volloys of stones. II
h headlight of one locomotive was kpocke
!. TO pieces, and the windows of the cab
= were broken. The other locomotive VI
q also damaged. Both were run back, tt
! engineer Of the hind locomotive dischar
+ ing two chambers of revolver a.
"a pushed through the crowd. :,
- Several cabooses were fred, and upon Il
"a fire companies arriving they were n
i, allowed to work but were driven back
!. the crowd Chief Engineer Boyer appear.
Il and was instantly surrounded. Upon dri
II ing 10 the railroad tracks q number
~ stones were thrown at him, none of whic
n however, struck him. Meanwhile q
N crowd had augmented to several thousal
a. people and rumor was circulated that
~ Reading depot WAS on fire. This prov
~ 10 be false, but together with the burnt
nj of the cabooses appeared to incite the NJ
10 maddened crowd TO other acts
OF destruction.
be WORK OF DESTRUCTION GOING ON.
ed While attention was diverted by I
he burning of the cabooses, number OF m
I'd proceeded UP the tracks, turning switch
and blocking them, and otherwise obstru
inc the tracks. The West Reading swift
h. was turned and blocked and u coal car v
he run upon the main track, and then run
at forming blockade. Continuing in tn
n operations, they fred the western end
line of freight cars, near the kissin
street bridge, which burned fercely conn
nicating from car to car.
IN The excitement hourly increased
he finally eliminated in general attack
INT railroad property in and around the CT
md EARLY in the evening car on the m
ia, line Of the Reading railroad near the DC
Us containing shingles was burned. At
AVG O'Clock an alarm of fire disclosed the
that several caboose cars standing in
cut on the Lebanon Valley railroad, n
lyu the bridge, were burning.
lad The fire department went to the see
id but all the apparatus was turned back
int came up between Elm and Buttonwe
fer on Fifth street, except the Keystone IL
nj and Ladder and Washington truck, WI
os;. passed through. Chief Boyer
'ds. momentarily detained by the crowded
tad dition of the street, and then drove w
tbe the fire. While the cars were burr
ON. Lebanon Valley railroad tracks outsid
I Of the western gallery were torn up