The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-23

flces, panic siezed the citlzens, who h ~
up to this time calmly folded their siuI,
and looked on. 1t was fe.red that tho Il =
would sweep the entire portion Of the ciy
south Of the Pan Handle rsilrosd ira ka.
At this juncture the FIRE department oI
Allegheny, which had been held in re d.
moss in case of outbreak on hat eide of lie
river, was summoned 10 assist in stay irv
the progress of the flames The Pan Har-
die railroad building vas he last one IL the
line and the Allegheny department was
placed on Seventh avenue 10 check the
progress of the flames in that direction.
When this last building was fred the whole
territory for distance of three miles was
In flames, the railway comra1y's property
being all between tho south side of Liberty
street and Bluff Hill. Small houses on the
hill side, although badly scorcAed, we're not
destroyed.
The railroad buildings destroyed were as
follows: Two round houses. one machine
shop, one superintendent's ffiie, car repair
shop, blacksmith shop, three or four oiI
houses, union transfer depot and ,aices,
Pullman car compauy's laundry and offices,
dispatcher's tffi ;e, powder house, union
depot hotel, Pan Handle engine house,
general tffices and freight depot aud freight
depot Of the Adams EXPIRE ss company.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Sheriff Fife's dead body was brought in
from the outer depot about midnight last
night. Gen. Pearson Is badly wounded.
Three soldiers who attempted to escape
from the round house we're shot by the mob
and instantly killed. Two citizens were al
90 shot down. In the riot at Twenty
eighth street yesterday twenty were killed
and twenty mine wounded. The hillside
was dotted with dead and dying. 1t is sta
ted that after leaving the arsenal to-day the
Philadelphia troops turned gatllng gun on
the crowd, with great loss of lite. 1t is re-
ported that 30 persons were killed, mostly
strikers and citizens.
GLUTTBD WITH REVENGE.
About FIVE o'clock the fire from the
Union depot communicated TO an immense
grain elevator, adjoining, containing q
large quantity of grain. The destruction
of these buildings seemed to satisfy the
rioters as they begun to disperse while the
fire was burning. Throughout the day
they have been searching for General Pear
son and other Pennsylvania railroad
officials.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE ORGANIZED.
AT the adjourned meeting OF citizens a
vigilance committee was organized to pre-
vent the further destruction of property.
1t was rapidly recruited and each member
at first provided with base ball bats, but
these were afterwards exchanged for guns.
They were designated by white ribbons on
their arms. As soon as the force organized
they marched to Seventh avenue where
hundreds of spectators, who had been wal =
ing for some one to lead, joined with them
, In preventing further incendiarism. The
Indications now are that
THE REIGN OF THE MOB IS OVER
although threats have been made THAI Guild
+ ings belonging to the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago road, Cleavalsnd N d
: Pittsburg road on Penn street, and lie
Duquesne freight depot on Liberty slre,l
: will be fred this evening. A large numb'
of the vigilance committee will guard IL 81
: depots through the night, ard it is tn. ugh
e they will be saved. Through uairs GA h.
D Pennsylvania railroad have arrived and de-
: parted as usual today. The Wet Penn
/. | eylvanis railroad tracks are being uscC
s from Allegheny City to the Barsville in.
q | tersection ON the main line.
Fl PITTsBURG AND FORT WAYNE YIELD.
o 1t is stated that the Pittsourg and For
Z Wayne company have notified their men
8 that they have acceded to their demands
q and will pay wages the same as before th
c reduction of June 10. The men are nov
busy getting the road in running order
Fort Wayne blockade being raised, it /
, likely the other roads will be able TO rul
as usual. The crowds around the burne'
. district and along tho Pennsylvania roat
a are growing less. Two thousand cars o
= coal, merchandise, etc. have been destroyed
\. These. with the round houses, locomotive
q and other property destroyed, swell th
ii Pennsylvania railroad companys loss t
/ between three and four million d ars.
n ALL THE MILITIA CALLED OUT.
AZ PHILADELPHIA, July %.
4 The governor has ordered out every mi
N itia company In the state, and teltgraphe
,e TO the president for U. S. troops, and suf
y gested the advisibility of call for volur
ID teers.
70 TROOPS STONED AT HARRISBURG,
1t HARRISBURG, Pa, July %,
IA The train conveying militia TO Plttsbur
10 was hooted and stoned here. The polio
n made one arrest and were also stoned b
il. the mob. The coupling pins of the cas-
m ward bound freight train we're removed du
o. ing the few minutes 1t stonped here. OIL
q ers were substituted and the train move
,h without further difficulty.
q TRAIN OF SOLDIERS CAPTURED.
40 ALT oNA, Pa, July 90.
v. A train of soldiers reached here en- rou'
a. for Pittsburg, was stopped by strikers an
g the engines taken therefrom. One con
=. pany stacked aims and refused to do an,
q. thing; another company tried to comm
:. an engine to the train, but was attacked an
!, driven off The whole train of soldiers
,v now here under complete control of Il