Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-07-25
The Strike on the Ohio and Balti-
more Railroad.

force to it, until the mob had full
sway along the whole line, running
riot in bloodshed, rapine, and arson.
The local and state autho rites were
powerless, and the President was
called on tor aid. The loss of life
at Baltimore and other places has been
fearful. The strike was owing to a
reduction of wages, and the cry went
up "Blood or Bread" The strike IS
extending to nearly all the railroads
and other public works in the middle
and western states, and the end is not
yet. The scene at Pittsburg is de-
scribed as follows:
Saturday morning there was meet
ing of strikers at which it was determ.
ined not to allow any trains to move
until their demands for an increase of
wages were acceded to. The strikers
on the Plttsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago road were joined by 200 men
from the company's shops. The strike
was wholly against the 10 pei cent.
reduction which went into effect June
Is. The only serious trouble on the
line of the Pennsylvania Central was
at Altoona, where about 5 o'clock a
train Of soldiers arrived on route for
Pittsburg, when the strikers cougre-
gated on the railroad and attempted
to keep it from starting, but the train
got of, and while moving out the
strikers threw a few stones aud fired
a number of shots at it. Several SOL
diers returned the fire, but no one was
hurt. After the train left the rioters
dispersed.
The trouble at Pittsburg begun in
the afternoon, when the Philadelphia
militia, under Gen Brinton, arrived
at the union depot, where they were
met by Sheriff Fife, who had sworn in
a large posse of deputies. The Sher-
ifs had warrants for the arrest of tif-
teen of the riugleaders Of the strikers,
and started with his possee and the
troops, on the arrival Of the latter, for
the western depot to secure his men.
II was about 5 o'clock when The uili-
tary we're ordered to clear the crossing
at Twenty eighth street. A crowd at
tackled them with stones. The mill
tary fired volley, when the crowd
returned the fire from revolyers. Many
persons were killed outright and a
number were wounded. The military
advanced with fixed bayonets, but
were met with shower of stones and
missiles from the crowd. They open
ed fire on the crowd Unfortunately
and in rapid succession. The crowd
retreated toward East Liberty At
o.3U the crossing was in possession OF
the military, Every few moments tho
crowd would become panic-stricken
and a stampede would take place.
The terrible results of the volley Of
the military caused intense excitement
throughout the city, and the mob be
gan to secure arms to renew their lat
tack on the military. There was a
large number of women and children
among the killed and wounded
About s o'clock there was another
dreadful riot at the outer depot of the
Pittsburgh Railroad. A number of
men and several women and children
were killed and wounded. Seven
dead were taken from the scene, and
it is not known how many lost their
lives or were wounded. The firing
was done by the Philadelphia militia.
One of their own men and one of the
Plttsburg soldiers were killed. The
bystanders declare that the firing was
unprovoked. The excitement was
tremendous. A large body of men
left for the Allegheny Arsenal with
the avowed purpose of Selling the
arms stored there to be used in lepel-
ling the militia. By 8 o'clock the
most terrible excitement ragged all
over the city, which was virtually in
the hands of an armed mob, composed
OF laborers, iron-workers, coal-lniners,
stevedoers and others, in full sympa-
thy with the strikers. A large mob
visited Johnston's gun factory on
Smithfield street and armed them.
selves, and another and still larger
crowd sacked Bonn's establishment
on Wood street, which they complete.
ly Quilted, and then marched down
Fifth avenue with drums beating and
flags flying. They numbered nearly
5000, but showed no inclination to
destroy anything but railroad proper
ty. The Philadelphia militia was be-
seiged IN the round-house at the outer
depot. The telegraph operators were
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