Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-07-26

as he was getting down there was q
cry from the crowd give us bread
1t was determined to call out Gen
Pearson brigade of three regiments
of the state guard. One regiment
speedily responded but the strike.
held their ground. The stoppage Of
freight trains continued all day Fri
day, but passenger trains were al,
lowed to proceed. On Friday night
three regiments Of troops were de-
spatched from Philadelphia to the
seat of war, but owing to the block
AIDE Of the road did not get farther
than Altoona. The telegraph wires
were also cut in various places The
mob held full sway on Friday and
Saturday but did no injury beyond
stopping trains. Meantime the spirit
Of disorder and not war extending to
other roads, such as the N. y. and
Erie and number OF Western roads,
and decided indications OF sympathy
with the strikers were manifest at
Chicago and st. Louis.
On Saturday ana Sunday the mob
at Pittsburg proved themselves con,
querors. The two regiments Of troops
failed entirely to quell the riot. In
every advance they were driven back.
They fred upon the mob several
times Turing the day and many Of the
rioters were killed and wounded. The
troops were finally driven to the loco
motive round house which was sur
rounded by the rioters, making The
troops close prisoners. On Sunday
afternoon mad with rage the mob
commenced the work Of destruction
of property. Among the mass Of
blockaded cars were several trains Of
oil tanks. These were pushed to the
round house and set on fire max ing
an awful contlagration and compelling
the soldiers to make an effort to es-
cape or be burned alive. This they
did closely pursued by the mob. The
rioters now held unchecked sway and
commenced the work Of firing
cars and railroad buildings. In a
short time the large Union depot, the
immense grain elevator and all COM
pany Offices We're in flames. One hum
bred and twenty five locomotives and
hundreds Of loaded freight cars were
thus totally destroyed, a nonntln9 to
millions in value. The work of pill
lage and robbery was meantime going
on. 1t was noticed that the most ac-
! tive Of the rioters were not RAIL road
!
men at all, but outside thieves, rouyhs
and yagabonds. The citizens, seemed
paralVzcd with terror, but on Sunday
morning they began to realize that
something must be done to check the
work Of destruction or the whole
whole city would 80 to ruin. a pub
lie meeting was accorlinsI y held aud
committees appointed to confer with
leaders Of the mob. The fire depart.
lnent was on duty but not allowed to
work. At a second meeting of cltiz rs
vigilance committee was formed and
citizens began to rally for the protec-
ton Of property. AS night came on
the mob seemed fairl Y glutted with
its work Of destruction and became
quiet. There was no further loss of
life on Sunday evening. Meantime
the riotous spirit made itself manifest
at Harrisburg, Philadelphia and
Reading.
All trains on the Pennsylvania road
ceased runniu, and on the Reading
road several bridges were burned. -
At Baltimore the violence subsidized
on Saturday night and Sunday. -Four
hundred regular troops arrived and
were not molcsted. Tie city was
quiet on Sunday night and several
trains moved out. The strike has
extended to a number of roads West
and north west and trains are stopped
in all directions.
Since Sunday the strike has ex-
tended to New York on the east and
st. Louis on the west, involving all
the trunk lines. Riotlng has occurred
at Philadel phia, Harrisburg, Reading
and Buffalo. At Reading the militia
ry fired on the mob. Five men were
killed and twenty-five wounded. The
Harrisburg strikers marched out to
meet the returning Philadelphia mi
lItia and took thirty prisoners. The
fighting at Buffalo was between the