The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-24

Venge, rushed out on the road, aud
sent burning trains toward the doomed
mlldings From midnight I'LL i've
o'clock this morning, the main
Efforts OF tho crowd were directed TO
Hiring the buildings aud cars, but half
an hour later the mob which had been
hesleglng the military, left for some
unexplained reasona, This afforded
the troopa, who were In actual danger
Of being roasted alive, an opportunity
10 emerge from the building, and they
succeeded In reaching Liberty street
IN very few moments. They quickly
formed in liue aud marched up Thirty.
lhird street aud thence to Penneyl'
vania avenue and Butler street. Their
objective point was the United States
arsenal on Butler street, where they
expected to obtain shelter. While
turning into Butler street however,
the leaders Of the mob had discovered
their retreat, aud fully one thousand
fully armed and supplied with ammu-
milton followed In pursuit. Some OF
the troops fired on the citizens either
accidentally or Intentionally, rs they
were moving along, and this added
fury TO the CRY for revenge. When
they reached the arsenal the CONS
mandant refused to admit them. He
said he had but ten men aud would be
pOwerless TO hold the place II the mob
should attack II, lleoonsented TO take
care OF the wounded, and they We're
accordingly carried into the hospitals,
The main body OF troops continued
their march out Butler street, flsilade
being kept up ON them by the mob IA
they mOYed forward, The shots fired
killed one OF the soldiers before they
reached the arsenal, and nearly oppO'
site the cemetery gate (fully mile
above the arsenal) two others were
killed and left lying on the sidewalk.
They continued their light aud crossed
over 10 the north side of the ALE.
ghany river on the Sharpsburg bridge,
the mob following them ~ rapidly M
possible. After reaching the north
! side, the troops scattered, In this way
| the mob was divided into very small
bodies. In the meantime the city was
In a state OF anarchy. Thousands who
had not joined IN pursuit Of the ilee-
|
buildings and assisted In spreading the
flames wherever the torch had not
been applied. BY seven o'clock the
fire had extended from Mlllvllle sta.
ton TO Twentieth street, and envel-
oped hundreds of cars. The extensive
machine shops, two ro1nd houses, the
depots, offices OF the Union Transfer
Company, blacksmith shops, store
houses, and Il great many other build.
lngs, making up the terminal facilities
Of this mammoth corporation. In the
round house were one hundred and
| twenty-five tirst.ulaes locomotives,
which had been housed Ia conse
quence OF the strike. These were Ell,
tuely destroyed, but even the immense
loss which viii be sustained in this
itself Ia but triile in the aggregate
damage done.
The scenes Transporting on Liberty
street. along the line OF which the
racks of the railroad runs, simply
beggars description, While hundreds
were engaged in firing the ears aud
making certain of the destruction OF
the valuable buildings at the outer DIES
pot, thousands of men, women and
children were engaged in pillaging
the ears. Men armed with heavy
sIedges would break open the cars,
and then the contents would be thrown
out ana carried on by those bent on
profting by the reign of terror existing.
The streets were almost completely
blockaded by persons labOring To carry
or the plumber they gathered together.
In hundreds Ut instances wagons were
pressed into service to enable the
thieves to get away with their goSds.
Mayor Mccarthy, early In the day,
endcavOred to stop the pillaging, but
the handful OF men with him were
unable to control the crowd, who
were desperate In their anxiety TO se4
cure the goods. The pillage was
checked, but the mob fired the cars
aud then proceeded with the work OF
destruction. Ii Is impossible TO form !
any idea OF the amount Of goods
stolen, but hundreds OF thousands
will not cover the loss. From
the time the military fled, up
to three O'clock In the af
ternoon, no effort had been made TO
check the riot. The mob worked very
quietly, and IL was noticeable that few |
of the railroad employees were enga.
ged In the work of destruction. Here |
and there man who had been dis |
charged might have been seen leading !
a crowd, but the ringleaders were men |
who never bad been employed on any |
railroad. Many half grown boys were !
In A Il Al auf al ff.n
At halfpast three burning car was
run down the grade under the sheds
surrounding the union depot, Up to
this tune 1t was hoped the building |
would escape but the mass of pine |
lumber used In shedding over the |
tracks, was soon u sea Of fire. While |
The fire was raging here, the mob pill
Jagged the freight depot OF the Pitts.
burg, Cincinnati and 81. Louis rail.
road, which 10 In close vicinity.
Boxes OF freight, received for ship
ment, were broken omen and their
valuable contents carried OIL. After
plundering the depot for an hour, ana
when flour and hams and all kinds of
provisions had been carried away, the
torch was applied and soon the vast
DEPOT and the companies general OIL
offices adjoining were "A mass Of
flames. The union depot was large
four-story building. IL had 'front.'
age on Liberty street Of about ninety
feet, aud extending back about two
feet The lower story was
used as waiting rooms, ticket offices.
aud the cOmpanies' offices. The upper
floor was occupied by the Keystone
hotel compsuy, aud WAS one Of the
first houses In the city. The whole
building was one Of modern style Of
and was considered one
Of the best arranged depOts ia the
country. In the scar Of the depot, and
extending back FIVE hundred feet,
were lines NJ neat pine sheds covering
the different tracks, to protect passen-
gers from the weather. IL was undsr
these burning cars was run. The
freight depot Of the Pittsburg, Clncin.
n 4 = a u