The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-07-26

~ lard hsmes reaching cot 10 every
direction, tod that TIE work Of 3cstrse,
Goa had commenced. The sight Of tie
eAmts seemed literally 10 craze the
rioters. soma Of whoa rushed wildly
Aboo, With torches 10 their hands. APP
plying theta 10 cars lsdiscriminslely.
TIE alarm vas sounded and The Ere
department. promptly responded, bot
the rioters. who had complete control
q the city. reiased 70 permit them 70
70 10 eXpnguish the hAmos. They
said they we're determined 10 destroy
The railroad cowpauy's property. bat
woeld do no Injury 10 that belonging
to private citizens They kept their
word. too. and when Lumber pile be
Logging ~ a citizen took FIRE the riot.
efs themselves tarned ia and helped 10
e1singgish the flames. Tram after
train was fred bv the Infatuated crowd,
but tho cars were 30 far distant from
the round house that the heat did nod
seriously affect the military. although
their position was one Of peril Finally
large party 81 strikers captured a car
illed with coke. which they ran from
the Allegheny Valley railway track to
a sidiag connecting with the Pennsyl
ysnia railroad. They then procured
large quantities Of petroleum oil, and
pouring il over the coke, ignited the
material In very few minutes the
car was a mass ot flames, and il was
then pushed along the track and forced
against the round house. The build
Ing was soon ignited, but did not burn
rapidly as desired. and the mob rushed
out TO the road and sent the burning
trains toward the building. From mid
night until five O'Clock on Sunday
morning the main efforts OF the crowd
were directed TO firing the buildings
aud cars, but about half an hour later
the mob. which had been besieging the
military. left for some unexplained
reason.
The retreat from the round.house
afforded the troops, who were in dan
| ger Of being roasted alive, an oppor.
tunity TO emerge from the building.
They quickly marched up to Thirty
third street and then 10 Pennsylvania
avenue and Butler street. Their OBJ.
jective point was the United States
arsenal on Butler street. where they
expected to obtain shelter. While
turning into Butler street, however,
the rioters discovered their retreat, and
fully a thousand armed men, supplied
with ammunition. followed in pursuit.
Some of the troops fred at citizens &C
cidentally or,intentionslly. When they
reached the arsenal the commandani
refused TO admit them He said he bad
but ten men and would be powerless i
the mob should attack it. He con
scented to take care Of the wounded
and they were accordingly carried into
the hospitals. The main body of tn,
troops continued their march out o
Butler street, fusilade being kept oil
them by the mob as they moved for
ward.
The shots fred killed one of the sol
diers before they reached the arsenal
and nearly opposite the cemetery gate
fully mile above the arsenal, TIVE
others were killed and left lying on th'
sidewalk. They continued their figh
and crossed over TO the north side o
the Allegheny river, on the Sharps
burg bridge, the mob following them a
rapidly as possible. After reaching
the north side the troops scattered
and ia this way the mob was divided
into very small parties
In the meantime the city was in
state OF anarchy. Thousands weo hal
not joined in the pursuit of the troop
gathered about the burning building
and trains aud assisted in spreading
the flames. By seven o'clock TIL
fire bad extended from Millyille static
TO goth street. and developed hundred
Of cars extensive machine shops, tw
round.houses, depots, and the Office Q
the Union Transfer Company, black
smith shops, storehouses and numel
GUS other buildings making up th
terminal facilities Of this corporation
In the round. houses were l25 first
class locomotives, which were total,
destroyed. The scenes transpiring o
Liberty street, along the line Of whie
the tracks run, simply beggar descriF
ton.
While hundreds were engaged !
firing cars and making certain Of th
destruction Of valuable buildings, a
the outer depot thousands Of men
women and children were engaged j
pillaging the cars. Men armed wit
/ heavy sledges wouli break open th
, cars. aud their contents would b
thrown out aud carried OF by thos
, bent on proiitiug by the reign Of terro
existing
Al 3 30 . burning car was run dow