The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-24
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Noon Associated Press Report,l
PlrTsBuRG, July 2S.--rhe crisis OF
the railway strike in this city, as in
dcated in these dispatches Saturday
night, was reached yesterday after.
noon about five o'clock, when the
Philadelphia troops, who had been
sent here to suppress the strikers, fired
on the crowd. The terrible and fatal
effects OF the shots fired, eNasperated
the citizens as well as the strikers, and
In less than an hour the band Of work.
ing men from the rolling mills, coal
mines aud various manufacturing es-
adjustments, were determined to
nave revenge on the troops and rail-
road officials. Ii was stated that Gen
eral Pierson, commander OF the sixth
division of the state guards, had di-
rected the troops TO fire before any re-
sisteuce had been made, and the fact
that many of the killed and wounded
had gathered on the hill side merely
rs spectators, served to incl ease the
bitterness Of the crowd.
BY eight O'Clock in the evening
mobs Were moving about the city IN
various directions sacking stores to
secure arms, breaking into the armo.
res of the military companies and
preparing themsel, es to execute the
threats freely expressed OF massacre
ing the entire Philadelphia command.
by this time the military had with.
drawn from the railroad crossing at
p.enty-eighth street, where the first
conflict took place, and were imme-
diately ordered to one Of the round
houses, where they could find better
protection.
About ~ o'clock in the evening Il
mob, numbering several thousand, had
about the round house.
They previously captured the guns be.
longing to Hulchinson's battery, To-
cal organization, and planted them 80
as to command the round house. Sew
eral solid shots were fred at the build.
ing, and breech made In the walls,
but when the Infatuated mob attempt.
ed to rush in the Luilding, the military
were ordered to fire. The volley of
that followed, and the rumor
were being brought to bear, caused Il
pauic, and the mob fled precipitately
for several squares, the military mean-
while keeping up the fusilade. The
rioters, however, were soon treasured,
and as thousands Were Hooking To their
assistance, returned 20 the attack.
Finding IL difficult to dlslodge the mil,
itary from the buildings, they deter
mined tO burn them out. An order
was given TO this effect, and II WAS
carried into execution with fiendish
alaCrity 10y the rioters. In consequence
of the blockade, which had existed tV0
days, the buildings In the outer yards,
as well IA those extending east for
three or four miles, were crowded with
freight cars filled with grain, produce
and merchandise OF all kinds, besides
which "A number laden with oil, coke
and coal were piled up In u huge mass
While a portion 81 the mob surrounded
the building In which the military
had taken refuge, large bodies pro
reeded TO set fire tn the oil cars, and In
IA moment the huge volumes Of black
smoke which rolled upwards In every
told that the work OF de-
-truction had commenced. The sight
VI the flames seemed to literally craze
the rioters, some OF whom rushed
wildly about with flaming torches IN
their hands, applying them to the
ears indiscfiminately. IN alarm was
sounded and the fire department
responded, tr' Ihr rioters,
" no had complete rOu'f1 oi The city,
refused To- permit thfD 20 make an
effort TO extinguish ~" u .mes. They |
said they were deteri ned to destroy |
the railroad c0mpaii = property, hut
woull not burn the property OF Gill.
,pns. They kept their word, too, and
when lumber pile belonging TO cit
zen took lire, the rioters Themselves
turned out aud helped 10 extinguish
the flames, and remove the lumber to
a safe lace. Train after train was
fired by the crowd, but the cars were
-o far distant from the round house
hat itdid not seriously inj1fe the mil.
Itary, although their position was one
" peril. Finally large party Of
strikers captured y car filled with coke,
which they ran from the Allegheny
RAILROAD track 10 siding connected
with the Pennsylvania road. They
then procured large quantities of pc.
froltum oil, aud pouring Il over the
coke, ignited the materials. in very
few moments the ear was mass OF
lire, and il was then pulled alongside
the track and forced agains, the round
house. The building was soon ignited
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