The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-07-27

in the outer wards, as well as those eX
tending eastward some three or four
miles, were crowded with freight ears
filed with grain products and mer
chandise of all kinds, besides which
number laden with oil, coke, and coal
cars we're piled up in the mass. While
a portion of the mob surrounded the
building in which the military had ia
ken refuge large bodies proceeded TO
set fire TO the oil cars, and in a mo
ment the huge volumes of black smoke
which rolled upward, followed by lu-
rid flames reaching out in every direc-
ton, told the work of destruction had
co mmenced-
THE TORCH APPLIED TO THE RAIL
ROAD TRAINS.
The sight of the flames seemed to
literally craze the rioters, some of
whom rushed wildly about with fam
ing torches in their hands, applying
them to the cars dis,riminately. An
alarm was sounded, and the Fire De-
partment promptly responded, but the
rioters, who had complete control of
the city, refused to permit them to
make any effort to extinguish the
fiames. They said they were deter
mined to destroy the railroad com
pany's property, but would do no in
jury to that belonging to private citi-
zens They kept their word, too, and
when lum Der pile belonging to cit
izen took fire the rioters themselves
turned in and helped to eItinguish the
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safe place. Train after train was fired
by the infuriated crowd, but the cars
were so far distant from the round
houses that the heat did not seriously
affect the military although their po-
sition was one of peril.
THE SOLDIERS FIGHT THEIR WAY OUT.
Finally large prrty of strikers cap
ture a car filed with coke, which they
ran from the Allegheny Valley Railway
track to siding connecting with the
Pennsylvania Road. They then pro
cured large quantities of petrolem oil
and pouring it over the ccke ignited
the materials. In very few moments
the car was mass of fire, and it was
then pushed along the track, and
forced against the roundhouse.
The building was soon ignited, and
the soldiers were now compelled to
prepare to fight their way out through
the frenzied mass of humanity clam
oring for their blood. The building
did not burn as rapidly as was desired.
and the mob, bent on revenge, rushed
out the road and sent burning trains
toward the doomed buildings.
THE SOLDIERS ESCAPE FROM BURN
ING DEATH.
From midnight until O'Clock this
morning the main efforts of the crowds
were directed to firing the buildings
and cars; but about halt en hour later
the mob, which had been besieging the
military, left for some unexplained
reason. This afforded the troops, who
were in actual danger of being roasted
alive, an opportunity to emerge from
the building, and they succeeded In
reaching Liberty street in very few
moments. They quickly formed in
line and marched up to Thirty third
street, and thence to Pennsylvania av-
enue and Butler street. Their object
i've point was the United States Arse
nal on Butler street, where they ex-
pected to obtain shelter.
BLooDHoUNps or THEIR TRACK.
While turning into Butler street,
however, the leaders of the mob had
discovered their retreat, and fully 1, 900
men, fully armed and supplied with
ammunition, followed in pursuit.
Some of the troops fired at citizens,
either aceidently or Intentionally. as
they were moved along, and this ad
ded fury to the cry for revenge. When
they reached the Arsenal the COM
mandant refused 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 to take
care of the wounded, and they were
accordingly carried into the hospitals.
The main body of the troops continued
their march out Butler street, a fusiI-
ade being kept up on them by the mob,
as they moved forward. The mob
following the military numbers 5000,
bqt they do not get too close by reason
of the men having Gatling gun. The
churches all suspended, and thousands
of people are going to the scene. The
pursuit has reached Williamsburg.
Threats are made to sack the city to-
night. Will now go to the crossing
from which point subsequent specials
will be sent.
SHOOTING DOVE THE soLDIERs.
PITTsBURG, July 22-1:37 P. M
Later advices from the outer depot are
to the effect that a number of soldiers
were killed in the escape from their
temporary garrison. The scene of the
calamity is two miles from the city,
and correct particulars are obtained
with difficulty. 1t is said that twelve
or fifteen soldiers were slain, the mob
having allowed them to go a square
when volley from the cannon was
fred. Several volleys followed as the
soldiers were retreating, and it is said
that eight dead bodies of soldiers are
lying in the street. There will hardly
be as much private property damaged
as was anticipated, but threats have
been renswsd that the Philadelphia
militia shall not leave the city with
out being scourged. They could not
have effected their freedom without
terrible bloodshed had the mob under
stood how to manipulate the cannon.
The men are out of ammunition, and
are fleeing for their lives, as the mob
will not be quieted.
TaR Loss OBJ THE RAILROAD COMPANY.
In the meantime the city was in q
state of anarchy, Thousands who had
not Joined in the pursuit of the fleet
ing troops gathered about the burning
buildings and trains and assisted in
spreading the flames wherever they
had been applied. By o'clock the
fire had extended from Milvale Station
to Twentieth street, and enveloped
hundreds of cars, the extensive ma
chine shops, two roundhoQs' s, the
depots and Offices of the Union Trans
fer Company, blacksmith shop, store
house and numerous buildings making
up the termin al facilities of this mann
moth corporation. In the roundhous
es were 123 first class locomotives,
which had been housed in consequence
of the strike. These were totally de-
stroyed. But even the immense loss
which will be sustained in this item
alone is but trifie in the aggregate
damage done.
PLUNDERING THE RAILROADS.
PIPTsRURG, Pa, July 22-4i50 P.
M.-The scenes transpiring on Liberty
street, along the line of which the
tracks OF the railroad run, simply beg
gar description. While hundreds were
engaged in firing the cars, and making
certain the destruction of the valuable |
buildings at the outer depot, thous-
ands OF men, women, and children |
were engaged in pillaging the cars. |
The men, armed with heavy sledges, !
would break open the cars, and then
the contents would be thrown out and
carried OF by those bent on profiting