The New York herald., 1877-07-24
NEW YORK.

NATIONAL GUARD ROUTED By THE MOB
COLONEL FLAcH, OF BUFFALO, WITH THIRTY
MEN ROUGHLY HANDLED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
BUFFALO, July %, 1871
Early In the afternoon assault was made by
nearly two thousand rioters about Two hundred
soldiers who guarding the Lake Shore
round house. The military were Obliged to
leave the building, which is now barricaded
by the mob who have placed In position rs do
fenco against an attack Colonel Fiach Of the Sixty
attn regiment with about thirty and three
officers foolishy proceeded to the round house 10 re-
take It from the mob. They were met with yclis Of
derisiou from the crowd, and, under a shower
of stones were obliged to retreat at the deublo
quick and forco their way through the
yelling crowd the point OF the bayone some OF the
soldiers being badly cut the hands with knivcs and
also cubbcd Four OF tho soldiers lost their muskct
which. however, were afterward recovered Colonel
Each was badly clubbed. twce knocked do~n, forced
across tho canal and obliged to refuge in the Lake
Shore paint shop.
The Erie strikers here have invaded the Lake Shore,
Erie and New York Central shops and stopped all
work: also the yards and stopped all freight and
stock trains. The Central will suspend all operations
unless protected by the civil power. There is more
excitement but no violence destructive of properly
has taken place.
The scvorty-iourth reg ment has gone to Hornolls-
VILE Tho Sixty Nth and battery are under arms
awaiting orders
MAYOR BgCKER's rIaDirY
Mayor Becker, who Is e1 oJfcio Police Commissioner,
instead OF calling the shorT to summon the posse
cop,itafus has issued milk and water call for cti-
zcns' meeting tonight at the Skating Rink, TO con-
sdor the situation.
MAYOR BECKER'S
Thcrc was meeting oI several hundred citizens
this evening under the following CALI:
TO ALL LAw-ABrDIyG cfTizgNs.
aecto IL TO be nv duty to announce to you that
such Is condition OF alairs In ths city thai peace
and good order not maintained and OBJ
served by large number . Of -, pers s ons' as .ho Tho
ton OF such iawlcss persons the lives and properly Of
the inhabitants OF this city are greatly endangered
The military been called out by the Governor OF
The State TO assist IN the maintenance oil
order and the enforcement OF the laws
and the police force rs endcavorns 10
do its full duty the emergency and yet II Is lcared
by many that these Will not be sufficient ana tat The
citizens themselves should take immediate action.
nj past seven O'Clock at the Skatng Rink, on
Pearl street. TO consider what precautions, II any,
should be adopted, and what acton should DC taken
0y you 'o' '"0 p''''''' PHILIP BECKER, Mayor.
The under wording OF this call will be better apprc-
ciated whom II is understood that Mayor Becker ia
candidate for denomination, and, OF course, docs not
wish TO offend the nne sensbiIItics OF tho average
voter.
TIE STRIKERS coAxED.
Tho Mayor called the IN mccting TO order ana on bis
motion Mr. Lauren G. Woodruff was made chairmin.
He made speech copciliatory to railroad men gen
orally hundreds oil whom he knew TO be good citizens.
A motion for a committee to report resolutions was
adopted. and then three cheers were given ior the