The New York herald., 1877-07-24

10 desire to send down the road be stop.
ped at the Pittsburg end a
LAKE SHORE YAssESGE ERs DELAYED.
Lake Shore passenger trans have run some day,
but Will stop as they cannot get into Buffalo West
bound trains also 10 be stopped A great many
travellers are held at Cleveland there were
by which Eastern bound travellers could 20 ON to
Buifalo
CLEVELAND ROLLING MILLS
The Cleveland Rolling Mil, the largest estab-
lishment of the kind in this section which was
Idle to-day for fear OF not having coal enough
will open again tomorrow No trouble is an-
,icpa,cd IN Cleveland tonight. the authorities
prepared order, but will make no effort to
aid the Lake Shore in getting trains under way feeling
that any show OF violence thoir part might cause
trouble.
SAD SCENES AT COLUMBUS.
The great railroad movement reached Columbus and
formally inaugurated last night and to-day Meet
ings OF the Pan Handle nremen and brakemen wero
held yesterday afternoon and last night resolut
were adopted demanding restoration the old rate Of
pay. pending consideration OF which by the road OH
cals employees abandoned tier posts The meeting
last night largely controlled by gang OF out
sidcrs, several of whom made violent incendiary
harangues which were received with rapturous APP
pausc by the motley bat immense crowd OF people
present
THE FIRST ACT LAwLEssYEss.
At meeting which held In the large Union
Depot the first nwess outbreak occurred this morn
ine toward tho hour Of noon. large gang OF men
gathered about the depot and yards early the day.
but it observed that but few railroad men were
among the crowd. The main body was made up OF
iders curiosity seekers and set OF roughs and non
raroaders who seem to have suddenly come to tho
front. passenger train stopped for few seconds
outside the depot. rho rusned for II peli NELL
to learn that the Of its waiting for another
engine to got out OF the way.
COMPELLING FACTORIES TO SHUT DOWN
Tho gang, Numbering two three hundred, visited
private Establishments between nine and twelve
O'clock A. VI. lho first place visited was rolling
mill On the banks OF the Oientangy. The employees
ordered 10 cease work. As there was q general
disposition nmong the mill men to Join the strikers
they easily obtained promise that the mill would
shut down as soon as the heat on hand finished,
which was dorc The mob then went to the Smith pips
works farther north, ana com manded an Immediate
suspension. Somo in favor even Of letting tho
metal In heating out of tho cupoa. There was q
charge OF five IONS nearly ready 10 pour out and had
the threat been carried out the hot metal would have
fred the building and destroyed the fine property Mr.
Poland, the superintendent, sensiby told the mob
he would shut down soon the heat was OF. The
crowd then left
me men at tho Washoe FIRE Clay works were next
visited and quit work al once. The rabbe took pos
session OF the place. put the fires and other
unlawful liberties with the premises.
Patton's pot works. Adams planning MILL the Frank.
lin Machine Company, Peter Dashoe's factory, and
tho Fuller buggy works then successiveiy Wis.
tied and compelled 10 shut down The mob said to
Mr. Forestone, Of the Columbus Buggy Company,
''Shut up or burn up Tho same expression was used
at the Franklin Machine Company's place, where
they were asked why they wanted the
pany to close their shops. The leaders
replied, awe going to have a meeting
at Goodale Park, and you come and hear what
we have to say" The Fuller Company received tho
threats. oheu's saw mill and Hayden's rolling
mill were subsequently compelled to shut down. IL
Is scarcely necessary to say that when tho manuiac-
who have large property at stake told under
such circumstances they generally shut up The
Der OF the gang increased rapidly TIL 1t reached
over thousand.
the who hao quit work marched to tho
Union Depot in q body, and ate dinner from their
pals.
CLOSING UT ALL FAcroRIEa
After dinner the gang closed the spice mills,
and before night every establishment containing an
engine, the west side OF the river, had been
closed up. Arnold Islcr, local reporter. was
with the crowd Some time before reaching Haydsns
presence of reporters and sler told several times
he would be killed If he gave any Inside OF
tho mill he seized again and threatened with
bodily harm. Acquain iances interposcd aud Iser
released.
Johnny Cain, formerly convict In the Penitentiary,
was Of tho principal leaders Of the mob.
ALL FREIGHT TKArFic CLOSED
The officials OF most OF the roads have voluntarily
closed the railway shops for tho present. thus reliev
ing the mob from the opportunity of compelling them
to close The through lines decline to receive freight
and freight houses generally closed up Brakemen
and switchmen state that they had nothing do with
the raids Oh the private establishments, and do
approve 1t; but few railroad men we're seen In the
mob.
A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE PROPOSED
Citizens are talking o. organizing a Vigilance Com
mitce to take charge OF tramps and scalawags found
committing outragcs. The city OF Columbus is full OF
tramps, and there is telling what they will do
There is much excitement all over tho CITY, Ono
hundred and li,y Drcech loading guns belonging 10
the Agricultural College cadets removed IRON the
college to the United States Arsenal last night. War
Issued this afternoon for the arrest OF sew
era leaders Of the mob. There may repetition here
Of the scenes witnessed yesterday ut Pttsbur Busi.
greatly sod by stoppage OF freight
THE srIIKE AT LANCASTER.
LANCASTER, July 23 1871
The great strike lie about to demonstrate itself in
Lancaster. Ono hundred hands in tho Cincinnati ana
Muskingum Railroad shops cease1 work to-day at
eleven O'Clock, but alter delberation among them
Selves resumed shortly af,crward and worked until
the whistle blew this evening Prominent railroad
me that the shops here will JOIN the
strikers before TO morrow noon. The filed
with aborIng men this evening, and great sympathy
is cvncod by business men In their cause.
ONO AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD
The situation on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad