The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-07-26
WHOLE NO. 9SS.


! ing troops gathered about the burning
1 buildings and trains, and assisted in
! spreading the flames wherever they had
not been applied. By o'clock the fire
had extended from Millville station to
Twentieth street, and eveloped hundreds
of cars The extensive machine shops,
| two round houses, the depots and offices
of the Union Transfer Company, black
smith shops, stOre-houses and numerous
| buildings making up the terminal facili-
ties of this mammoth corporation.
| In the round houses were 125 first
elias locomotives, which had been housed
in consequence of the strike. These
were totally destroyed. But even the
| immense loss which will be sustained in
this item alone is but trife of the ag-
gregate damage. Along the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad, from the Union depot to
| East Liberty street, the numerous
| tracks were filed with loaded ears
These were burned from Mil
vile, Thirty-third street, to Thir-
teenth street, a distance of twenty
blocks. 1t is estimated that 1000 cars,
| loaded with oil, coal and all kinds of
which altogether with locomotives,
buildings and other property destroyed,
swell the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany's losses to an aggregate amount
variously estimated from $3,000,000 to
S5,000,000 ...
The railroad buildings destroyed were
as follows: Two round houses, one ma
chine shop, superintendent office, car
repair shop, blacksmith shop, three or
four oil houses, Union Transfer depot
and offices, Pullman Car Company's
laundry and offices; dispatcher's offices,
powder house, Union depot, hotel of the
| Pan Handle railroad engine house, gen.
eral offices and freight depot, and freight
depot of the Adams Express company.
AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 21-The result
of the firing last night is nine persons
dead, several will probably die, and, as
far as ascertained, about 20 wounded.
BALTIMORE, July 22.-This morning
an incehdiary fired train of 80 or 40
cars, loaded with crude petroleum, at
| Viaduct station, short distance beyond
the city limits. The fire spread rapidly.
and the cars of train on an adjoining
track were also on fire. A locomotive was
sent out, and that portion of the train
not on fire was drawn off amid the jeers
and cries of large crowd of strikers.
Nine cars were consumed.
AT CUMBERLAND.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, July 21.-Freight
cars at this place were broken open this
morning by the mob and large quantity
of provisions and other things were
carried away. Women and children,
with bags and baskets, assisted in the de-
probation. The authorities are unable
to guard the property. Fifteen hundred
riotous strikers are at Cumberland, and
thus far have everything their own way.
The coal miners from Frostburg have
joined the rioters at Keyser.
AT HoRNELLsvILLE.
HoRNELLsvILLE, n. Y, July %
This morning an attempt was made to
run train No 3, on the western division,
with a guard of militia upon the plat
forms. About half mile from the
depot the rails had been soaped, causing
the wheels to slip. The striker swarmed
upon the track and cut loose its passenger
cars. After the militia and passengers had
vacated them, the brakes were unset, the
brakewheels broken, and the cars allowed
to run down the track to the depot,
where they were stopped by being run
off the track. The engine with mail
and baggage car, proceeded west. At
tempts are also being made to run out
several other trains, but without success
The sheriff estimates the strikers at
about 800.
PTTTsBURG, July 23.-No demonstra-
tions whatever have occurred up to this
time. The citizens are thoroughly
aroused, and measures have been taken
which will entirely prevent any further
violence. At P. NJ. the strikers at 2Sth
street surrendered their arms, including
three pieces of artillery. Since the
obstruction of the tracks between here
and East Liberty, the Pennsylvania Rail
road have been running passenger trains
into the city over the West
Pennsylvania division which in
tersects the main line at the Blairs-
vile intersection. This evening about
5 o'clock the Philadelphia express east
met the mail west at Guyasuta station
two miles above Sharpsburg. The trains
collided, and the engines closed in on
each other like telescope. Both the
express messengers, mail agent and three
passengers were instantly killed, and a
number dangerously wounded. Names
of the killed as far as known are: Frank
Louther, express messenger; Pierce
mail agent; Engineer TAFT and passen
ger named Delong. One of the firemen
was fatally injured.
i AT READING.
READING, Pa, July 23.-The existing
railroad troubles, which have created in
. tense excitement in this city, eliminated
, in serious outbreak last night Shortly
after ten o clock, upon the arrival of the
last passenger train from Philadelphia
about one thousand men followed after
the train from Seventh and Penn streets
to the new passenger depot. Night trains
were prevented from leaving the depot
and several hundred persons commenced
the obstruction of the tracks of the Le
banon Valley Railroad leading to Har
risburg.
Two cabooses were set ON fire, and an
alarm of fire having been struck the en-
tire fire department responded. The
fremen were prevented, however, by the
crowd, from extinguishing the flames.
, Attention having been directed to the
burning cars the work of destruction was
continued at other points along the road
: tearing up tracks, turning and blocking
: switches, and burning freight cars. A
: train of freight cars on the main tracl
? ON Second street crossing, was set on fire
! and five cars were totally consumed.
The Labanon Valley railroad bridge
} magnificent structure across the Schuyl
4 kill, costing over S150,000, was fired a
| the western end, and shortly before mid
: night was totally destroyed.
e About P. NJ, the mob came in con
: flict with the militia at the depot cut
e The troops fired down Seventh and VI
r and down Pennsylvania streets. Thirty
2 seven persons are known to be killed