Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-07-26

4 W. - ~ Ati' 49, NV
Terrible R,ot ia Ptts''Ugl.-Miuy PRISONS
/ hli.i ant Woudsi-.Rom $4,000. ~
! WorfA ~ Property Dss,ragsi.
\ bloody rio. occurred at Pi',>burg at
I the outer depot OF the Pitjshur- road late
I Saturday evening. The mob We H.ed
[ upon by the militia. and number of per
I sons were Killed
The excitement Was tremendous \
{ large body OF men then l'ft for she Ale
3 .hany arsenal with the IyowcI purpose Of
Selling the arms stored there 10 be used To
rcpcllIng the militia.
At twenty minutes tn four the PhiiAdrl-
( pha troops lett the Union depot for the
18th street crossing, marching out along
+ the track preceded toy the sheriff and
posse Expecting 10 fIi in the effort To
di-perse the strikers the sheriff would en-
deAvor TO make arrest AID call upon the
military for the required assistance. Thu,
was understood 10 be the plan of action,
and conflict was expected.
/ They arrived shortly before five. the
I railroad tracks at that point belus COM
plciriN blocked with ~'lArf,. I.e !; s.A
HussArs OF Philadelphia were ordered IL
clear the rai.road gro, sing. but not being
able to DO 50 another company VA, order
ed ~ their assistance.
The military advanced with fixed bay1u-
cts but were met with shower Of stones
aud missiles from the crowd They Open
ed fire on the crowd ind >crimiuAtciy Aai
10 rapid succession. The crowd rctrrai.l
toward East Liberty.
There were five Killed aud about ten
wousdcd.
At 81 The crossing was in The possess
ion OF The military. Every few moments
the crowd would be pAuic-s,ricAcn and
stampede would take place. The terrible
results of the voileV OF the military caused
intense excitement throughout; the c.,y
AZ : L. VI, excitement WAS raging all
over the CITY. which wa, virtually lg
the aALd- Of an armed mob. composed u
lAborers. iron workers. coal miners steve
dprc> and others. who are in fun sympathy
WIKI the strikers. \ large mob visited
,Iuhu>ou'> gun factory on ~mitliirli street
Saturday evening, armed themselves aui
another aud si..l larger crowd denoli ,h.i
Bouns establishment; on Wood street.
which they completely guitrd. and then
marched down jJh avenue with drum,
beatng aud ii4gs hyin;
The rioters have captured three pieces
Of ordnance belonging 20 kuapp's battery
A. half past eleven a number of citizens
went 20 the Philadelphia soldiers. who
were iiirenched in the Philadelphia round
house. and begged them to leave the CITY.
a. a general massacre Was feared. They
were unable 10 ID - on account OF the
surrounding moo Three II the soldiers.
who attempted to slip OUT >iugiy, were
shot down on Liberty street a short time
ago Passenger traffic on the Penueylvanla
road j, entirely suspended, and the Union
depot aud adjoining hotels are Abandoned.
Another .uu shop was rAtded on Liberty
/ street about 10 O'Clock. SATURDAY, evening,
! A. half past O'Clock. sunday. \, NJ.
/ Sheriff Fifr's dead body was brought ia
I from the outer depot. Major Gen. Pearson
/ WAS badly wounded. Al This time the en-
. tire eastern end Of the city wa. Al the m,r-
/ cy OF the mob. The Pennsylvania track
! for quarter Of OF mile westward from
/ the outer dcpn, was sheet 81 fame. The
mob began To- push the burning ear, to-
/ wards the rouud-hsu>e. The number q!
dead and wounded j. very large aud can
/ not BE- precisely known Tor nine days.
The summing up OF the riot NJ Twenty
eight street saturday evening shows a tpt-
Al Of twenty Killed aud tweuty-uine wound.
ed The hillside was DOTTED with the dead
and diving.
The large seven-story For; Watnc bull.
ding. on the corner Of Tenth street. was
reported 10 flames.
The Pennsylvania railroad shop, and
rounahouse have been destroyed also >rv-
enty engines and 80 loaded car. Il f.,
estimated that the damage done to railroad
property viii exceed 81 ODO. 900
Sunday 7. M.-fhe freight drpst of the
/ Pittsuurg. Cincinnati & 81. koul> railroad
! and the general officers OF the same com
pany were fired at 30. These are ia
close proximity 10 the Union depot.
Crowds OF thieves were engaged all day
| Sunday laboring to carry oil the plumber
they lad gathered together. The handful
| of police were unable to CONTROL them.
The pllage was cht cked, bur the mob fr-
cd the cars and then proceeded with the
work OF destruction 1t is impossible To
form any idea OF the amount OF good,
stolen, bat hundreds Of thousands OF dol
| lars will not cover the loss
4 meeting was held Sunday noon to de-
| wise ways and means to check the mob.
| A large number ei the leading citizens
were present A committee composed Of
several gentlemen was appointed To con
fer with the rioters. and another commit
tee To wait on tie railroad authorities to
! ascertain what course they intended TO
pursue. or suggest a compromise that
would put an end TO the disorder which
existed. The committee to wait on the
| rioters ialleu 10 induce them L. refrain
from lurther destruction Of property. and
| the rail road authorities could not be
found.
The troops located at the roundhouse
near the depot were Obliged TO vacate ear.
ly Sunday forenoon on account of fire be-
ing set near them. since the time up TO
3 Z. VI. no effort was made 10 check the
riot,Othe than the meeting OF citizens. As
a general thing the ringleaders were men
who were sever employed on n railroad
While the fire was rsging at the Union
depot the mob pillaged the freight depot
of the Pittssurg. Cincinnati & 81. Louis
railroad. which is in close vicinity. Box
Is OF freight were broken open and valua-
bic contents carried of. Alter plundering
the depot for All hour. aud after -four
hams and all kinds of provisions had been
cleared away. Il torch was applied and
soon the va. depot and all the company :
general officers adjoining was mass OF
flames The Union depot was large four
story building with a frontage Oh Liber.
" street OF about 20 feet and extended
back about 200 feet. IL was considered one
of the best arranged depots In the county.
The Adams Express COmpsny's depot on
| Grant street was destroyed The books
and valuable papers hal been removed
from me Union depot.
The fire department Of Pittsburs was on
duty from the first alarm. but were not al
lowed to throw any water on or make any
effort to save the property Of the railroad
company. They consequently directed
their efforts to saying private property. In
this they were mainly successful although
six dwellings and a sash factory located
near the round-houses were destroyed
early in the day.
At this juncture the fire department of
Allegheny which had been held in readi-
ness in case of an outbreak on that side
| of the river, was summoned to assist 10