The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-23
Spreading Over the Land
No Railroad Traffic in the East
Riot Reigning Rampant.
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Work Of Destruction Progressing.
Pennsylvania Troops Routed
Terrible Outlook for Eastern Roads.
lot Reigning Rampant.
Work Of Destruction Progressing
Pennsylvania Troops Routed
Terrible Outlook for Eastern Roads
Particulars from the Different
Roads Involved.
The Maniac Mob.


Pittsburg, July 22-2 p. m.-The
Pennsylvania railway shops and the
round-house at the outer depot have
been destroyed, together with seventy
engines and about two hundred and
fifty, loaded cars. The destruction is
complete. Thirty persons are reported
killed Large numbers of wounded.
The loss is over three millions. All
appears quiet now.
HOW THE BALL OPENED.
Cannon shots were fired at the six
hundred militia in the round-house by
the twenty thousand persons, including
women and children, who were aiding
and urging on the strikers. Pillaging
meanwhile tiourished, though private
property was untouched. At 4:45 a.
M, eight men were killed by the SOL
diers and their comrades swore ven
geance over their dead bodies, declaring
that not one of the military should
escape. At that hour 200 to 300 cars
were burned and the mob were threat
ening to burn every car between Pitts
burg and the East Liberty stock yards,
five miles distant. The wires were cut
at East Liberty. Up to that hour 30
persons We're killed and about one hun
dred wounded.
At 7:15 many Thousand infuriated
men still surrounded the round-house,
and the soldiers had taken refuge in
the pits, which were an admirable de-
fense. Nobody was allowed to pass the
dead line at peril of life. The mob had
lost the cannon and were trying to re-
capture it from the soldiers by running
cars between it and the building so as
to form defense against the soldiers
rifles. Many cars were burned, with
grain and merchandise. 1t was then
rumored that the company would accede
to the strikers demands. The soldiers
We're denied food, and could not sleep
and were getting desperate.
AT p. IN. the cars before the transfer
Office, laden with combustible material,
were fired and burst, spreading the
flames everywhere. The Philadelphia
troops thereupon. at 7:4o left the round
house and fired upon the. crowd. The
walls of the main office soon after fell,
and the soldiers were driven back into
the shop. AT 7:45 the military formed
Il solid column and went down Liberty
street with Gatling gun in front, and
made for Allegheny arsenal, where
firing soon commenced.
AT 500 the upper round-house caught
fire from the burning freight cars and
it, with seventy freight engines, were
speedily destroyed. Loss, one million
dollars. The building is 4 mass of
ruins $50 the Union line office
caught FIRE, and in fifteen minutes was
levelled to the ground. Houses on
Liberty street caught fire but the en-
gines We're allowed to play on and put
out the flames. There is little danger
of general confagration.
Upon arriving at the arsenal the
United States troops refused admission
to the Philadelphians, and the latter
continued on and were last heard of at
Allegheny cemetery, where they were
partially disorganized.
At $3.50 this morning the difficulty
seemed about over. The mob shot one
of the Philadelphians as the troops
marched through the streets, and he
was left where lie fell. The crowd
fiercely advanced to where he lay grow
elling, and shot him again. Three
soldiers were killed ell route. 1t is
rumored the Philadelphians left twelve
of their regiment dead in the round
house. AT noon it was reported that
the Philadelphians were demoralized
and retreating toward Sharpsburg Hills.
The fires were still raging and the fire.
men were not allowed to work on rail-
road property. Thieves were con-
stantly at work. A citizens meeting
was called at 1870. The strikers then
held two guns captured from the mill
tary. The railroad officials had all left
town, fearing for their lives.