The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-08-01
THE RAIL ROAD VAR.

For The benefit Of our..asaatsy. Eeaderss,
and those who have not access 70. the daily
papers, we condense much Of the remar,
kable and fearful incidents attendant upon
the rail road striles brief reference 10 which
was made in one last issue. The subject Is,
the all absorbing one. inasmnch as il has
unexpectedly plunged large portion Of the
country again into the horrors Of civil war.
and besides its disastrous effects upon tae
transportation aad travel Of the country.
bears il its incidents and in itspribciplcs
so much Of the fearful nature Of the French
Commune, q. war. with property aud with
society, as to engender the most cruel anx-
tiety for the stability Of institutions so labo>
riousIy erected and so carefully guarded.
OF the origin Of the strike all that is
known is that it grew out Of the order Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company
for the reduction Of wages Of all employees.
The enforcement Of this order was resisted,
not only by the withdrawal Of all such en-
ployees from the service of the Company.
neressitatlng the stoppage Of all freight
trains. but also by the forcible obstruction
to such substitutes as offered themselves to
fill the places Of the strikers; thus ccmpell>
ling the rail road company to call upon the
authorities Of the State of West Virginia to
aid them in breaking the obstruction at
Martinsburg. the grest central freight aud
engine station il the road. aud where the
blockade was so complete that a hundred
engines aud thousands Of loaded cars were
stopped at that point.
The Governor responded. and the :nilita-
ry companies of the surrounding country
we're ordered out. But they sympathized,
if they did not frateruize with the strikers.
and gathering courage from immunity. these
last became more demonstrariye than be-
fore and it became necessary 10 call on
the General Government. Troops in small
detachments. under the command Of Gen.
French Mere pushed forward 70 Martins.
borg. but as We write, have done nothing
farther than being instrumental in the des.
patching Of few freight trains.
In THE meantime. Governor Carroll o
Maryland had ordered up the sixth Mary
land regiment Of Baltimore to Cumberland
very important point ob the b. and o
r. X. On their way 70 the armory, the,
we're beset BY angry and excited mobs. ant
after obtaining their arms were compelled
to 6gbt their way to the point Of embarka.
tion. firing prOmiscuously into the crowds
and killing aud wounding large numbers
some os whom we're Innocent of Al! partici
patton in the riot. This, il not the frs
bloOdshed. was the FIRST collision between
the military and the strikers aud sLowe,
he latter their strength aud the seakues
Of the other. Tho lesson was not lost q
sIaNEsaa -
PittsbnEg. 81 ~ $ IL
FEARFUL DAY AT PITTsBuRG. -
: Sunday the 22ud inst. surpassed an.
scene Of civil commotion ever before wit
messed On this continent. This City j. no
only alsrge feeder 10 the B. and q. X. X
bat i also the focal point q the vast traf
&c Of the monster Corporation, the Penn
slyyania Hail Road 60. The employees 0
this road fell 10 very readily will the plan
Of those Of the b. and U. strikers. aud ther
was a general suspension of traffic. Their
was at Pittsbnrg AZ immense accumulation
Of engines aud lruins. ThOusands " car
loaded for east aud west cncnmbered Il,
side tracks and turn outs for miles. I'll
round houses were crowded With engines
Millions Of property were concentrate,
within compact spagc, precisely 10 20
sitiOn 70 share common fate. The Who'll
: city 10 the meantime wss 10 . fury oe ex
citomeut .,TLc strikers. the original mover
in the outbreak. had becoIqe alarmed u ID
: storm they had evoked. and were ready I
! side with the authorities to preserve psac
y and protect property. But order had pas,
9 ed beyond their eoolrol. The city was a
J the mercy Of thieves and rufEsns. Az thi
junciure regiment from pliladelpbia. .
i brutal as they afterwards proved eowarJly
b boAstfal Of their ability. to wipe OUT u,
g mob. recklcssly aid wiihOu: orders. ERE
4 into The Surrounding crowd killing 30
. woundiug moro than one hundred people
4 men. women aud children. The mob va
e exciitd 70 the widest fury. and bent upo
J the sBnibilatioD 81 The offending regiment
e This last took refuge 10 one Of the round
; houses. Thisibe mob, 70 the number 0
thousands. wan armed. and With The gun