The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-23
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.
The Very Latest Dispatches By
Associated Press.
THE RAILROAD STRIKE.

kederal troops called for, "A AorrtDle htot
in Pittsburg Burning . Round House
Filled with Soldiers
PrrTsBURa. July 90.
The crisis of the railway strike iu this city
was reached yesterday afternoon about
O'Clock when the Philadelphia troops who
had been sent here to suppress the strikers,
fred upon the crowd. The terribly fatal
effects Of the shots fred by the troops ex-
aspiratod the citizens as we'll as the strik-
ers and In less than an hour thousand of
the wcrkmen from the rolling mills, coal
mines and manufacturing establishments
hurried to the scene of the conflict. BY
8 o'clock in the evening mobs were moving
about the city in various directions, sack
ing stores to secure arms, breaking into ar
mores of military companies, and prepar-
ing themselves to execute threats, freely
expressed, of msssacreing the entire Phila-
delphs command. By this time the military
were ordered to one OF the round houses,
where they could flnd better protection.
About 10 o'clock mob numbering several
thousands bad congregsted about the round
house. They had previously captured guns
belonging to Hutcbinson's battery, q local
organization, and planted them 90 as to
command the round house. Several solid
shot were fired at the building and breach
made in the walls, hut when the infuria ed
mob attempted to rush into the building
the military were ordered to fire. A volley
of musKetry which followed, and a rumor
that the Calling guns of the command we're
being brought into fequisitlon, caused
panic and the mob fed preciptatingly for
several squares, the military keeping up.
The rioters, however, were soon rcassured
and as thousands were focking to their as
sistance they returned TO the attack. Find
ing it difficult to dislodge the military from
the building they resolved
TO BURN THEM OUT,
and an order to this effect was issued. In
consequence of the blockade which had ex-
listed for two days, the sidings iu the outer
depot yards, as we'll as those for three or
four miles out, were crowded with freight
cars filled with merchandise, besides which
q number OF loaded oil, coke and coal cars
were piled up in the mass. While portion
of the mob surrounded The building In
which the military had taken refuge, large
bodies proceeded to set fre to the oil cars,
and in moment huge volumes of smoke
which rolled upward, followed by lurid
flames reaching out in every direction, told
that the work of destruction had COM
menced. The sight of the flames seemed
literally to craze the rioters, some of whom
rushed wildly about with torches in their
hands, applying them to cars indiscrimi-
nately. An alarm was sounded and the
fire department promptly responded, but
the rioters, who had complete control of
the city, refused to permit them to 60 TO
extinguish the flames. They said they
we're determined to destroy the railroad
companys property, but would do no in
jury to that belonging to private citizens.
They kept their word, too, and when a
lumber pile belonging to q citizen took fire
the riolers themselves turned In and helped
to exlinguish the flames.
TRAIN AFTER TRAIN WAS FIRED
by the infurialed crowd, bat the cars were
30 far distant from the round house thai
the heat did not seriously affect the mill
taTy, although their position was one Of
great peril. Finally a large party of strik
ers captured car filled with coke, which
they ran from the Allegheny valley track
to a siding connected with the Pennsylva
MIA railroad. They then poured large guam
titles of petroleum oil, and pouring 1t ovel
| the coke igna ed the material. In a very
few moments the car was a mass of fire
and it was then pushed along the tract
and
FORCED AGAINST THE ROUND HOUSE,.
| The building va, soon ignited, but die
not burn as rapidly as desired and the mol
rushed out on the road and sent burning
trains toward the building. From mid
night until five o'clock this morning tn
main efforts of the crowd were directed 4
firing buildings and cars, but about half al
hour later the mob which had been besieg
ing the military left for some unexplained
reason. This afforded the troops who wei
In danger of being
ROASTED ALIVE,
an opportunity to emerge from the build
ing. They quickly marched up to Thirty
third street and thence to Pennsylvani
avenue and Butler street. Their objectiy
point was the United States arsenal O
Butler street where they expected to OBJ al
shelter. While turning into Butler stret
however, the rioters discovered their retret
and fully thousand armed and supple
with ammunition followed In pursui
Some Of the troops fred at citizens acc
dentally or Intentionally. When the
reached the arsenal the commandant n
fused 10 admit them. He said he had b,
ten men and would be powerless to defen
the place If the mob should attack II. II
consented to take care of the wounded ar
they were accordingly carried into the ho
pitfalls. The main body of troops continue
their march out of Butler street, q fusilat
being kept up on them by the mob as the
moved forward. The shots fred killed OF
OF the soldiers. Before they reached Il
. arsenal and nearly opposite the cemeter
. gate, fully mile above the arsenal, ~
others we're killed and were left lying o
the sidewalk. They continued their dig