Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-01
The Great Strikes.
CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.-The latest
reports from the vicinity of the Pacific
Mail docks are that the crowd have
mostly Dispersed; the fire is under con-
troll, though still burning, and the police
and citizens are masters of the situation.
The fire alarm at the corner of Stewart
| and Mission streets proved to be I'M
| founded. AS far as can at present be
gathered. The fire near the dock was
of incendiary origin, the evident inten-
ton being to involve the company's pro-
perty in its spread. On the arrival Of
the first detachment of citizens, crowd
of about 10000 had gathered on the
wl,arves. A number of coal yards in
which the fire was raging were sur
rounded on the land side by fence. A
portion of the mob tried to set fire to the
fence The citizens attempted to drive
them of, and were met by a shower of
stones from the hill The hill was then
stormed in the face of II hot fuslade of
stones, and the mob began firing pistols
The force answered with volley, and
getting to close quarters, used clubs
with telling effect In the charge, a
young man, teller in the London and
San Francisco Bank, fell, probably fatally
wounded. Another citizen is reported
shot dead, and n great many were
wounded, more or less seriously, by
stones and pistol shots. 1t is impossible
to ascertain the loss of the rioters
| Several are reported killed and wound
ed, but nothing is definitely known. At
! least hundred shots were fired into
the mob. About dozen are lying in
! drug stores near the scene of action,
more or less severely injured.
| This charge broke the courage of the
mob, many Of whom were captured,
and a long chain being stretched in front
| of the mail dock, they were manacled
to it for present safe keeping The
mob ut no time obtained access to the
/ mail dock, which was closed, strongly
guarded, and several cannon planted at
the commanding entrance. Meantime
the fire had burned an immense guam
uty of lumber, mostly belonging to
Simpson Brothers, Mcdonald Mills,
Starbuck 4 GoldStein, and also the
wood yards of Mcconnell & Higgins and
Collins, and II great deal ofSimiar prop
erty owned by various parties. The
ships ut the wharf were hlrriedlv towed
toplaces of safety. The tiremen, after the
first outbreak, were we'll protected
and worked with but slight hindrance.
The driver of hose cart No. was re-
ported rs shot 10y the mob, but no other
casual ties are known among the mem
bers of the force. After the police and
citizens had dispersed, the mob portion
of them, including some who had been
raidiug on Howard and Folsom streets.
gathered in the vicinity of the Grand
and Palace Hotels on Market street, and
some of them penetrated in kearncy
street. Here they were met by the
force and driven back to Market, while
another detachment of citizens and DO
lice marched along Montgomery, and
taking the crowd between them. pun.
iShcd them severely, and scattered them
At present they seem to be roaming in
small gangs over that portion of the city
south of Market street, closely watched
by the police and citizens. as it is ex.
pectcd they will seize the first opportu.
nifty to gather again in force. The anti.
: coolie meeting which had been called
tn meet early in the evening near the
new City Hall, was not Il cry large
crowd-perhap 500 10 500 people. The
= speeches from the stand and the utter.
T ances of the crowd were @ fthe most in.
cendlary nature Threats were openly
made to clean ont China Town and at.
tack the residences of the railroad au.
thorlleS, and from what could be learn