Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-25

and armed themselves.
Another and still larger crowd ha,
inst finished thedemolition of Brown
est Nblishment. on Wood street, which
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drums beating and nags hylng. They
number nearly 5000 and as vet they
have not shown any inclination TO de
stroy anything but railroad property
IL il reported that the Allegheny
arsenal is in the hands of the rioters
The Philadelphia militia are bo.
sieged IN the round house at the outer
denot and their nosition il considered
verv critical The telegraph employe,
were driven from their posts nj The
onter denot by stones and other mis-.
siles ns early ~ eicht o'clock. Threats
arc made bv the strikers 10 destroy
tbo IInion dcnot. :
80 TLo ,,o,o,. ha,., oan,nrod
Ia Ia -; ln ~ ~ J.,n a'J.oas n,J n,i.,,,
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Tbe widest excitement nervades the
CITY to.nigbt Tho First and second
Regimenfs of philadelnbia arc bud.
died in the round bouse of the Penn
sylvania railroad thoroughly frigbten.
ed with the result of the davis worl,
The basty action of tbe first named
has resulted in the death of ten per.
sons and a number of others so badly
wounded thattbev can hardly suryiye
An immense crowd is now in the
nclgbborbood of the round house.
Many are armed with guns and small
arms. taken from the goI, stores Of the
city. and threaten TO Kill every man Of
tho eastern soldiers they can reach.
At midnight a crowd. composed OF
strikers and workingmcn OF othc,
lines of business, are firing into tho
roundhouse, to which fire the troops
arc responding. Heaven knows what
morning will bring forth. Nothing
like 1t has ever been seen in this sec
tion Of the State.
Tho police are powerless and A
great force OF them has been pushed
aside. while crowds smashed in run
stores and carried off eyerythingin The
way of guns. revolyers and ammuni.
ton.
In the meantime the city was in a
state ofanarchy. Thousands who had
not Joined in the pursuit of fleeing
troops gathered about the burning
buildings and trains and assisted IN
spreading the flames wherever they
had not been applied. Bys seven o'clock
the fire had extended from Millyale
station TO Twentieth street and cnyel.
oped hundreds of cars. the extensive
machine shops. two round houses depot
and office of the Union transfer com.
pauy. blacksmith shops storehousc and
numerous other buildings making mn
tho terminal facilities of tbia mammoth
cornorotion
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ms lo.o'lio'''ea ",''su n"u o0'" Tt mous.
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l'i.i'enso 'oSs "p'ou ""' az susta'''eu
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run slnlp'y oessir uesci,p'lon. ip " n,e e
hunuro1s Wore engngou ~ hrins the
cars anu l'laAing eert',l ~ .nc ues'rac'
''on VI eno ,~a'u"oio ~ oui'ulns' ~ 'no
outer uepo', lnousalius ~ VI pnen, women women
anu onliui'' WY oneaS'u ~ p'iusne
tne cars. M9l nI'lcu WIN neavy
s,ouses ~ou'u ol.aA , opJn 'no n ',I.s ,n anu
tn.n ' ", 'iio s eon'sn.s ns mouiu ,p % 'n,o"n va
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my -, ,,
hc s.Is.. ~ S .ass was a''Us. oo'al,u.e,y g
og M nIrn5a, tbov had Hood A. ~ ~
ge,her In hnndrods Of instances wso. w.
ons wore nressed into sorvico 20 one no
Iio ,ho ,h;pros - 900, aa'a,. ,,';,h ,La;.
,oods Maror ul7,ar,h, a,l', ~ 49,
a. endeavorad 70 s,nn ,be n;iIoaa 80 Su, tn,
~ hand,nl ~ ,on a, 10 oo's,,a.,i uai
,sos nnahlo 20 ccn,roI ,ho oromd w,ho
,,ero ~ dsnero,o IN ,ha;r onx;o,v osao,,rS "mo
,ho ,oods The n;lIaae was cIeol,od
bnt sbe mob 6red ,ha cars ond ,hor
nroceeded % with ,be WORK oi des,r"c
Ion
+, = ;,nnoss;hlo 90 eor,, oov ;ao. .,
,he iarp,a amonn, Of aoods 49, -
hn, hnn6Jrods oe ,honsoods :, SoIls,,
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scenes, Notwithstanding the terror
which seemed to paraiyze peaceable
and orderly citizens, were ludicrous in
the highest degree, and no one seemed
to enjoy them with greater zest than
those outraged in the wholesale plum
der. Here brawny woman could be
seen hurrying away with pairs ol
white kid slippers under her arms
another carrying an infant, would be
rolling barrel of flour along the
sidewalk, using her feet as the propel.
ling power Here q man pushing a
wbeelbarrow loaded with white lead
bags, Others hurried through the crowd
with large sized family bibles as their
share of the plunder, while scores OF
females utilized aprons and dresses to
carry flour, eggs, dry goods, etc. Bun
dies ofumhrellas. fancy parasols. hams.