Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-21
The situation I'm B.ttimora

IFfoni our special Bd1fnaore cores Dadenf
THE STREET AFFRAY-THE FEELINGS 40
TIE PEOPLE-THE BITTERNESS or &c
woMES-coMMENTs UPON THE sIrI A.
TON.
Your correspondent went at 6 a. m. to-day
10 Camden station and made a careful sur
vey OF the situation there. The police and
citizen soldiers were ia full possession. No
indication OF any feeling al that hour sx-
cept curiosity. The streets were all guard a,
and passers by were told 10 move on. Jhe
shed at Lee street was partially burned. The
despatcners Office at that corner IA sn all
Iame structure) was entirely destroyed. lu
one OF NE irac Ks a locomotive stool in a Z .
aoIen conoltlon, and near 10 Il a lrst-cl IS
coach, burned 10 its floor. The tracks sl
were torn up had been replaced, aad Seve al
passenger trains came In about Z o'clS X
without being molested anywhere. I fou 4
Capt Geo. w. Earhart I'm charge OF tb. o.
lice al Lee street Jsded after "a hours cont A.
uOus service, but alert and In full cOntrOl
he is satisfied that the outbreak last mis- al
was spontaneous movement. In no W Nv
concerted, but came from the great m asses OF
labortng men, idle In the evening, whs 50
sympathies are wholly with the strikers. Tue
oh regiment has Its armory I'm the center of
the city, directly opposite the shot tower IN
Front street, q neighhorssosi where Tue
great majority OF The people arc gien ~
The public alarm that notified th.ul
also advised the community, and for eve -
volunteer soldier, ten or probably hundr ds
a.
strongest prejudices against the military
leaving the city I'm the Interests of the re- n
road; Ii was among This crowd that desta
found most OF its victims. Toe regimert
was aSsailcd, stoned and fired al by the Ia y
less as they marched along baltimore sire 4
EXasperated and disabled I'm part, a numi q
turned upon the mob and fired withanL tir-
ders; the result was the usual history OF su \
emeutes. A number Of innocent people were
killed and others wounded. or the soldier.
William III. Young, an actor, son Of Frtd.
NOnnR. Nm f.HHs
so many years, was one OF the dangerous y
wounded belonging 20 the 9Th regiment.
been recognized; they evidently we're not r
the street ARRAYS. / do not think there
be another formidable movement OF la
less character in this city. That OF Ia
night was too spontaneous To have N
thod and too quick TO permit It's earlier su
preston. There is no Disgusting the Il
the strikers in all their lawful acts have
fullest sympathy of the community. The y
per cent reduction after two prev ious redu e
tions was i'll advised. The company for yes
has boosted of It's great earnings, ana pa
of OF the reduction upon the wages OF Z l.-
firemen would be ten per cent OF the wag
OF three hundred men, averaging about a.
1000 per year. The losses of the company
already have been estimated at sleo 900.
The firemen evidently have worked hag
chiefly OLD employees, married, and hsvif
families dependant upon oSem. The mo
intelligent seem content 70 appeal 10
public and ask IL wages that do nor now pc
NIT over as per week TO 60 TO the nous,ns
clothing and feeding q family are more ths
sufficient as q remuneration for experience
labor full of danger and responsibility. T.
singular part OF the disturbances is, I'm q
very active part taken by the women WI
are the wives or mothers OF the firemen.
look famished and wild, and declare
starvation rather than their people sho>
work for the reduced wages. ~Beuer.a,
starve outright (said one In my heariAg
TO die by slow starvation" "A ,ru,hfnu,,
have given you frankly fo-dsy tn.
all that i bave seen and bfeSe vio,enc.. ar
oeI,er people 90 over, but they, never
theiess e2us.iy, d Lssste action OF the railroad
70 tnem In g, ,s,s last reduction OF wage,
e eompsIlik OF sssr humblest workmen.
esPeSi' AsTRoLoCER.