The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-07-29

| HHi!,u"d H3isini- El.c!r;: Cor Their
| lives.
rIrrs0vEo, July 2:.-ilA. M.-Thc
ozter 1cpat yards OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad have been rtarduucl by all
troopa. The Philadelphia men wen:
outGy pcnus! lYaria avenue, and the
Pi!tsburg battery boys spiked their
GuEs ana CAME down to the Union depot,
and then the mob had things their owp
way. Tie round-house and shops, to-
gsthcr with engines and number Of
cars were entirely destroyed hy fife.
1t is reported that aLoUt ;NcGty are
kiliod and number wounded.
Afaw cannon shot were fired 1T the
GO military cccTed up in ike round
house by the 20, coo persons, Including
women and children. who were aiding
and urging on tho strikers. i'illagiug
meantime Lourishei, Though Private
property was UGtcuchcl. Asi:45 eight
Iasn were killed by the soldiers ard
their comrades swore vengeance over
their bodies, declaring that rci one OF
the military should escape. At that
hour from 100 10 300 GAYS Hc.c burned
and the nab were threatening 20 bum
every car between p;.tsbarS and Last
Liberty stock yards, i've miles distant.
fr.g pTrf 4
Up 10 that hour % persons were killed
and 100 wounded. At 7:l5 many thou
sani Infatuated IIen still surrounded
the round house, aud the soldiers lad
taken refuge in Inc pits, which were an
admirable defense. Nobody wGs al
lowed 10 pass the dead line at tie peril
and were trying to rccaatmrc i; E-on the
soldiers by running cara between il Il, d
the building, SO rs to form defense
against the soldiers rifles. Muny CAR;
We're harmed With grain and mcrchan-
disc. The loss roughly estimated was
two million dollars. It was then ru-
mored than the company would accedc
TO the strikers demands. The soldiers
were denied food and conld not sleep.
and were getting desperate. At five
o'clock the ears before the transfer Of
flee, laden with com5us;iLic material,
we're fred, and burst out, spreading
flames everywhere. Tho Philadelphia
troops theroupon Mt $50 left tho round
house after having fired upon the
crowd. The walls of tile main Office
soon after fell and the differs were
driven back into the shop. At 7:l5 the
military formed into solid column
and went down Liberty street with n
Gntling guu in front, and made for The
Allegheny arsenal where iiriug soon
commenced.
Assoc the upper round-housa caught
from tho burning freight cars, and it,
With seventy freight nsincs, was sreed-
lily destroyed. The loss is n million
dollars. The building is mass Of
ruins. At $50 the Union Line oiiae
caught fro and in fifteen minutes was
levelcd 10 the ground. Houses on Lib
crty stree! c;.n.;ht fire, but the engines
were allowed to play on and put out
the flames. There is little danger ci
n general coaAaGratIou. ...
Upon arriving at Tho arsenal the
United States troops refused admission
to the PeilnAclphiaEs, aud tie latter
continued on aud were la1: heard from
at Allegheny cemetery, w!ic:o ;Lcy asc
partially disorGanizel.
81 G:30 this morning the difficulty
seemed about over. The mob shot ono
of the Philadalphian5 as the troops
marched through the street, and lac
was left where ho fell. Tho crowd
iicTceIy surrounded him where lie lay
grooming, and shot hi!n again. Three
soldiers we're killed en- route. II IL
rumorcd that the phiIaiclph:ans Lett
twelve OF their regiment deal in the
round-hOuHc.
81 noon i! was reported the PLjla.
delpL:aus were icmoraIizch and retreat
inG toward The SharrhuTg hills. Hires
were still raging and The lrcmcn no.
allowed TO wor!: on the railroad prop.
orty. Thieves vera constantly at work.
y citiaemE' meeting was called nj
1880. Tic strikers held two guns cap.
tnrcd from ;ho military. The railroad
officials had all lea town, fearing for
their livcs.
Nrw YORK. July ga dispatch
FROM Last Buffalo, New York, SAYS the
strikers there will not allow stock TO
move east oil the Sew YORK Central.
| CnrrENSr, July 20. --Thc employees
OF ihc Union Pncidu railroad received
notice inst evening from General 81.
rtfinIcnacEi ClHric tia; tho order Of
the PTcsidcit reducing wages to take
ciIcc. Jnly II. IL r.suinIcd. This giysa
general satisfaction aud nycrts all dan.
ger Of a sttiho,
| L"utTuLr, July 2J.--The order re-.
dncing tho pay of ipcn or the Louis.
Vile AMI Cincinnati raiiroad, and tho
Louisville, Cincinnati anil 1.osiugton
raiIroGd, hss been rcscindoJ by tho
rniiroad ofiiceIs.
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