Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-07-26
road and sent burning trains towards the doomed

road and sent burning trains towards the doomed
building. From midnight until O'Clock next
directed to firing the buildings and cars, but,
about half an hour later, the mob which haa peen
beseging the military left for some unexplained
reason. This afforded the troops, who were in
nifty to emerge from the building, and they sue
ceeded in reaching Liberty street. In very few
moments they quickly formed in line and march
ed up to Thirty third street, and thence TO fenn-
sylvania avenue and Butler street. Their object
i've point was the United States arsenal on Butler
While turning into Butler street, however; the
leaders had discovered their retreat, and fully
muniton, followed in pursuit. Some Of the
troops fired at the citizens, either accidentally or
intentionally, as they were moving along, ana
this added fury to the cry for revenge. When
to admit them. He said he had but ten men, and
would be powerless to hold the place if the mob
should attack it. He consented, however, to take
care of the wounded and they were accordingly
carried to the hospitals The main body OF troops
continued their march out Butler street, fusil-
ade being kept up on them by the mob as they
moved forward. The shots fired killed one of
the soldiers. Before they reached the arsenal,
and while nearly opposite the Cemetery gate,
fully mile above the arsenal, two others were
killed, and were left lying on the sidewalk. They
continued their flight, and crossed over to the
north side of the Allegheny River on the Sharps-
burg bridge, the mob following them as rapidly
as possible.
After reaching the north side the troops scat
tered and in this way the mob was divided into
very small bodies. In the meantime the city was
Joined in the pursuit of the fleeing troops gathered
about the burning buildings and trains, and as.
sisted in spreading the flames wherever they had
not been applied. By7 o'clock the fire had ex-
tended from Milville station to Twentieth street,
and enveoped hundreds Of cars, the extensive
machine shops, two round-houses, the depots and
Office of the Union Transfer Company, black
smith shops, store-houses, and numerous other
buildings making up the terminal facilities or OF
this mammoth corporation. In the round houses
were l25 first-class engines, which had been
housed in consequence ofthe strike. These were
totally destroyed, but even the immense loss
which will be sustained in this item is but trifte
in the aggregate Of damage done. The scenes
transpring on Liberty street, along the line OF
which the tracks oftbe railroad run, simply beg.
gars description. While hundreds were engaged
struction of the valuable buildings at the outer
depot, thousands of men, women and children
were engaged in pillaging the cars. Men armed
with heavy sledges would break open the cars,
and then the contents would be thrown out and
carried off by those bent on proting by the reign
of terror existing: The street was almost com,
petely blockaded by persons laboring to carry OIL
the plunder they had gathered together. In hun
dreds of instances wagons were pressed into ser
vice to enable the thieves to get away with their
goods.
Mayor Mccarthy, early in the day, endeavored
to stop the pilage, but the handful of men at his
command were unable to control the crowd, who
were desperate in their anxiety to secure the
goods. The pillage was checked, but the mob
| fired the cars, and then proceeded with the work
of destruction. The mob worked very quietly,
and it was noticeable fact that few of the rail-
road employees were engaged in the work Of de-
struction. Here and there man who had been
discharged might have been seen leading crowd,
but generally the ringeaders were men who had
never been employed on any railroad. Many
half grown boys were foremost in the work OF de-
vastation. At $780, burning car was run down the
grade under the sheds surrounding the Union de-
pot. Up to this time it was hoped that the build
ing would escape, but the mass of pine lumber
used in the shedding over the tracks was soon a
sea of fire. While the flames were raging here,
themob pllageG the freight depot ofthe Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad which is in
close vicinity. Boxes of freight received for ship
ment were broken open and their valuable con-
tents carried off. After plundering the depot for
an hour, and when flour, hams, and all kinds OF
provisions had been carried away, the torch was
applied. and soon the vast depot and company 8
general offices adjoining were mass OF flames.
| The railroad buildings destroyed at Plttsburg
were as follows: Two round-houses, one ma
chine shop, superintendent's Office, car repair
shop. backsmiths shop, three or four oil houses,
| the Union Transfer Depot and the offices OF the
patchers' office, powder house, the Union Depot
| Hotel, the Pan Handle Railroad engine house,
| general offices and freight depot and the treghc
depot Of Adam Express Company. The freight
depot of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and st. Louis,
and The general offices of the same company were
fired at halfp o'clock the same afternoon.
These are in close proximity to the Union Depot.
LATEsT-THE STRIKE COMING TO AN END.
A Pittsburg dispatch dated last Sunday
conveysth the following information, from which
it appears that the troubles will end without
further violence:
Citizens early in the day effected an organ
ization which has subdued the rioters and re-
stored the control of the town to its municipal
authorities. They have invited the fugitive
Philade phia soldiers to return, assuring them
of protection. Many citizens marched to the
wharf and prevented accessions to the thieves
from the river. The disorderly element should
not now be called strikers, because the real
strikers are rendering effective aid to the mu-
ncipal authorities in maintaining order. The
Mayor has possession of the cannon and most
of the arms used by the mob, and the reign of
terror may be regarded over.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Rev. j. M. Carlisle, of Spartanburg, has
invented corn-husking machine.
- The citizens of Doko have changed the
name of that place to Blythewood.
Governor Hampton returned to Colum-
bia on Thursday last ..
- Sixteen thousand dollars of State and
county taxes have been collected in Ander-
SON.
The summer meeting Of the Grand d.
vision of the Sons of Temperance, convened
at Williamson, Anderson county, on yester-
day.
Mr.. J. R. Garvin, aged twenty-five
years-a son of Leander Garvin, formerly Of
Yorkvlle-died in Winnsboro on Thursday
of week before last.
-Deputy-Marshal Hubbard, who was
lodged in Jail in Columbia several weeks ago.
on the charge of assault and battery, has
been released on bail.
- Senator Buck, of Horny county, has
turned over to the Board of County Commis.
soners 800 of his salary, saying that he
voted for $500 and he thinks that amount
enough.
- The Abbeville Medium advocates the re-
moval of the State capital from Columbia to
Charleston, with the additional suggestion
that if the up-country desire full share of the
honors, there be t,Oo capitals, one at Charles
ton and one at Greenville
- The Democrats of Fairfield have nomina.
ted the following persons as candidates to ill
vacancies in that county: Clerk of the
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