Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-02
The Strikers Riots.


since Monday morning, and very few CT then
arc said to be disposed 10 hold Gu. Gcaiust tas
company. Nearly ell the Dl4: :. Ba!;ic,oEc,
as we'll as ct Martinsburg, Ke?5cr, Grafton aud
Wheeling, arc wiling TO return to the service
Of tie company, iudlug any further Resistance
futile With the exception OF these who arc
recognized as riog leaders in The strike, al! are
being cmpioycd ty tie company IS il las uso
for Ike, services
| The last obstruction 10 tie Increment os
trains ever The Baltimore aud OHIO Read VAS
removed yesterday, aDd trains were .un over
| Grafton and Wheeling, ever Which freight
| trains had 60: been run since the strike corI-
meBced.
There was some disposition at Wbee!ing TO
resist the moving Of trains from that place, bat
the presence CT the Mayor, With . large force
Of police and citizens, prevented any disturb
| aoce. The incoming trains at Wheeling were
| also protected by the municipal authorities.
| Two freight trains westward bound were
fred Upon from the bushe; By bush ThackerS
yesterday evening and two OF the trainG1ea
w3uDdcd. The shots were tired from the Mary
| Land side Of the Potomac, about :hrcc AID ..
| half miles from keysec. Four shots were fired
at enc tralo, oae Ct rhicli gas AIMED at The CD.
sinccr but missed him aGl entered the cab;
three others were fred iGto l.: cabcGsc, TOuc4
ing the conducto: slightly ia tic chin, anl
mCuudiag orc OF the brakeTcn II the wrist.
| The next train following had two shots fred Z!
il, neither Of which did any damage. Gen.
! Barry detailed detachment 81 men aod sent
tkaM oct TO try to capture the hushwhack
Who committed tic outrage, but it vas not
| lear ued that they mad succeeded.
kEYsER, ". Va, August ~ 0seph Lane,
| the brakeman arrested yesterday, charged With
conspiring, with others, 10 stoppiGS tac train
or Sunday, aHd WAC made bis escape from the
sheriff returned this morning aod gaze him
self up. 4 nan 1aned Graham Patterson vas
| lodged il Jail this evening, charged with W.
coupling bot pins and otherwise obst.uct;cg the
railroad.
Otthc twenty men who were tried yesterday
| for forcing their way into passenger tral0, re
| iiusiog to pay fare and acting in . riotous a5d
disordcr!y ma1ncr, these discharged left town
within the prescribed two hours. hs7cusc-att
aud Knight of the four convicted Of carrying
| concealed weapons, were discharged this moro
ipg on payment Of the foes imposed by Mayor
Shay, ana the other two arc yer in custody.
Cough, the ringlcader of the strikers, is said to
have broken down completely 10 Jail yesterday,
crying like child lie was firm and dcGaat
at the hearing.
Twelve more Of the late strikers we're seat
out on vest bound freight trains this lnoruug,
but the company's officials adhere to the &C.
termination Got TO employ number OF others
who took prominent part ia the strike.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, August la crowd
OF six or seven thousand people assembled at
the Lchigh Valley depot to see The mail train
south come in, at 345 o'clock this afternoon
The strikers we're out in force. \ constable
and United States dctcctiGc, saading on the
platform next 10 the engine, we're stoned.
Master Mechanic Drumbcllcr was ruouiug the
engine and the strikers stoned HIN uuIll ne
mad to gel off, As he did so he was struck in
the face With . stone. The strikers chcered,
mounted the engine. cut il loose aud rat 1t to
Sugar Notch John kuthlcr, Inc Constable,
was seized by the mob and roughly handled.
They were going to duck him in the canal, and
would have killed him but for the Interference
OF his friends. lie is now in the station house
for protection The mob followed HIN through
the streets, hooting aud yelling.
4 large number Of passengers are compelled
to lay over here. The strikers have The cGs;nc
taken from tho train, aud arc ruDHi0g il -, and
down Inc road, blowing the whistle and ChscE
ing. The miners anl railroad Ec1 &c c0ata&
cicg, AID trouble Is feared.
Mobs arc in entire possession O. everything
10 Kingstou, Plymouth aud Natcok2. Tic
LeLlgh Valley clulDenccd ruDolug tralns IN
the morning, but were mobbaci and stopped. The
whole country IS il possession Ct rioters, a0i
minc pumps are stopped generally. ~ ScGan.
ton the mob is IN possession CT most Ct the city,
and several hundred rioters have driven tic
zen from the Delaware, LacEaWauGa aal
Western railroad shops an1 the ir0G c9l1pauy's
furnaces, aud haze assaulted aud wounded the
Mayor.
Three or four have been killed. Gee. BIN
ton, yFitl! .ic First Division CT National! Guard,
arrived at Naoiicoke. aoi is proceeding ca
tiousIy to Kingston. WiIkcs5s-rc and Scranton.
Gcy. iIa-tr.1tt with additional troops. arti.
Icry and supplies, is oa the way. Altogether
there arc about ,. 900 troops ca tie wly to
Luzar1e county.
The Sh@rtf's isw ar1 order posse, number.
ing about $780, made street parade liz; cTcE.
ing, and after being addressed b. thc Sheriff
and Mayor were disbauded, it being considered
that no danger Of mob viOcGcc DoH exists here.
About forty persons, who have been arrested
during the past week charged with Tlotous COZ
duct, were given q preliminary hearing this
mcrorg Nearly all were committed for trlal at
the next term Of court.
SCRANTON, aug. 1.-At about 1870 o'clock
Ills morning nearly 5000 mco, armed with
clubs aod 1c7o7crs, forced a!l the employees CT
the LscksWanna Coal and Iron Company who
had returned to work after a brief strike 10 de-
sist. They then proceeded to the car shons CT
the Delaware, Lacka7aDla AID Western Rail
road Company. drove the men irom their posts,
Az! threatened to destroy the car shops end
Office. Not satisfied With this they violently
assaulted several Of the employees, both 10 tic
shops aud the office, and macy Of thcn sus.
tainc5 painful, though cot serious, wcaads.
Mayer Mckuoc ha5tcned 10 the sceGc, and at
the ssuc time sent Eord to volunteer ccga1i.
cation Of youDg men which had been guarding
the extensive stores ci the i. |. and I. CO. for
abou. week past. The Mayors a.EVa! a: the
sceac Of the nc!cc was the signal for general
attack upon hn, ard tGt for the Interpolation
Of Father Du5p, : Catholic priest, he ,7caId
probably have been killed. lie escaped: hoa
ever with double fracture Of tie JAZZ. Nlcao-
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