, 1877-07-22
Serious Aspect Of Affairs at Newark
Trains to Be Started To-Day, and
The Rioters VARIED by
Gpy. Young.
RIOT. AT PITTSBURG.
BLOODY WORE

PrrrsDuRG, Pa, July 21.-Thc 1ai3Toau stI1ke
rcachcd a traeical climax this afternoon. Nearly
9. COO troops from Philadelphia arrived al
o,c1ock.1 At twenty minutes to O'Clock the9 :
left the Union Depot for the scene OF disturb
ance at the Twenty ty-eighth street crossln@'
mrrching out along the truck, and preceaeu W
the Sheriff and his posse comltatus' lucy
vnuld reach the point Of destination shoft'y
after O'Clock. Expecting to fail in IN effort
IN dfsperse the strikers, the Sheriff WOULD
cndcayoR to make arrests, and call upon
the military for the required assistance. LUIS
nos understood to be the plan OF action
datarmfned upon, and conflict was expected.
The Sheriff and his possee reached twenty
eiobth street shortly after O'Clock, oy WHICH
time . ~,,,<r,.,
Ind congrcgatcd at that point Ihe h'1ls'oe
was literally black with people, a vast majority
~ whom had been attracted to the spot by
mere curiosity. No demonstration was matte
until the Black Hussars, OF Philadelphia, VINO
u,crc dismounted, we're ordered to clear the
rwenty-cighth-street crossing OF the crowds
rbe moment the Hussars attempted to execute
the order they were ossahed o5 &uo
crowd IN the hillside, who sent a
shower Of stones with the force Of meteor1tcs
,non the soldiers. 4 number OF the lattcF
were seriously injured, and their companions
goaded to desperation,
COMMENCED FIRING.
The first shots were aimed above the ncaus u
,hc crowd, which had now become a moo' oul
tho shower Of stones continued. Then some OF
tine mob drew their rcyolvcrs and tired at tug
military, but their shooting was wlld' anu was
,n,ch less effective than the missiles WHICH n'''
hcen hurled. The military then hreu dlrect'1
into tic crowd, and the vo1lcy proved to DC
most disastrous to the assallants.
The excitement at this moment was Simply
indcscribable, and it was not until some ino
mania that the effect Of the firing was made
known. IT. soon asccrtained that
FOURTEEN PERSONS HAD BEEN KILLED
| .>,a thu same number wounded. The crowd
ho.revcr. soou rallied, and SO vigorous va
+hc;r onset that the military WIS forced TO It
| +,re from their position. Then the strikers re
trent cd, aud started in the direction OF tnc n1
sena, for the ayowcd purpose OF securing arm
and ammunition.
At ha1f-past 5 the crossing was IN the posses
sim of the military, the main booy OIL I'll
strikers having started towards the AFScna
Ererv few minutes the crowd would DC pan1'
etr,ckcn. and stampede would take place.
The terrible result Of the yolley has
CAUSED INTENSE EXCITEMENT
,,,,,,,,+ thc city. aud it is feared tha
anorher attack will be made onthe military
.oon as the mob can be reorganized and pr
r3ded with ammunition. The Nineteenth hee
n,cnt was stationed on the hillside and wei
targets tor the Philadelphia troops.
As soon as the firing was over tue ne"oe
of the Nineteenth scattered, and III 1e
,,.,+a nost Of them had returned to Il
city. :,
Threc IF the killed we're women, and OF tt
wounded large proportion were women ..
children ybo were among the spectators on Il
, hillside. Very few of the strikers were amo'
the killed or injured.
The puldlers, miners, and woFktngmen e.
! orally are imbbing large quantities ol oeet' -
preparing to joiu the strikers In an al'&A
1hc Philadelphia troops tonight. OWING
+hc,r svmnathy for the strikers full one hal1
the Pittsburg militia have
STACKED THEIR ARMS AND DE5kh1ko'
It is expected m expected III effort WILL De nA
: tn move trains before morning, whacn VIII
3 erttanrv cause another collision. The police