The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-02

pbnt thoAan<1fnl ofsmsn - z1zis oomuand
were unable to control the crowd, who
were desperate In their anxiety 70 secure
! ! !
}5,a noe s5sszsd -. gis =
tpsy ndor. dcro GprpWB4WYm1u0upl =
In hurryingawayle ~{fTB(0h1t} :
>l$pperp upder her IN 2kj61 ~ i.
an Infant lIop2d SoI1S ~ ~ ~
'nnal0ng the sldel ., z z ~ e
y pQ1Q % mr. =
pulling WHEEL barrow loaded With white
Viz s4ss sssS FISIs s g sg9 9Ss
n %s & RReas :Dl XR,|' ma STsS 3 s.
Bundles Of umbrellas, fancy parasols,
hams, bacon, leaf lard. calico, Blankets,
'lsceA end fienrRera smtzed togethsr IN
the arms Of robust men on. carried on
hsstil f,eOastrretsd hand bsfrews.
3 .;1 Is gfaf d1sIos pHfos stsssR.
80 At,'hsif-past thrse q bnrning car was
run DOZEN tho grade. under the sheds sur
rounding the. Union depot up to this
time II YVES hoped that he building would
y shedding over the track was soon sea
FRsIsHr DnFsf rILIAaRp AND BURNRp.
While the fire was raging here the mob
pillsged the freight depot OF the Pitts
burghs Cincinnati and st Louis Railroad,
Which was in the close vicinity. The
open, and valuable contents carried off.
Alter plundering the depot for an hour,
and when flour, hams and all kinds OF
provisions had been carried away, the
torch was sppiied, and soon the vast de-
pot and oompeely's general Offices adjoin-
Ing were mass Of flames. tcu,
The Uhion depot was d large four story
building. IL had q ffontage- on Liberty
street Of about 75feet, and extended back
about 200 feet. The lower floor was used
~ waiting rooms, ticket oflices and COM
psny Offices. Thenpper floor Yves. occu-
pied by the Keystone Hotel. 1t was one
OF the nsst-hotels In this city. The
whole building was in modern style OF
architecture, and was considered one OF
the best arranged deppts In the country.
It was finished about seven years since.
In the rear Of the depot, and extending
back 500 feet, were lines ofneat pine sheds
covering the different tracks to protect
the passengers from the weather. 1t was
under these the burning car was run.
THE RAILROAD suILDINes DESTROYED
were ~ follow; Two round houses, one
machine, shop, superintendents office,
car repair shop, blacksmith shop, three
or four oil houses, Union Transfer depot
and Offices, Pullman Car Company's
1sundry, offices, dispatcher's Office, pow
der house, Union depot and hotel, Pan
Handle railroad engine house, general
Offices and the freight depot ofthe Adams
Express company. &c Iso e.3i ~ t-
:, IAN IMMENSE ELEVATOR BURNED. /,
2 About Eve O'Clock the fire from the
Uiiioh depot communicated to the inns
fraenee grain elevator on. the corner of
Grant and washington streets.2 This
was built OF huge timbers and covered
With SLATE, and contained alarge guam
tity of grain. The destruction of these
bgildings seemed tosatiefy tle rioters, Ms
they Began To dispense. bgi
q THE rLuspERrsa ooSrrstRp. 81,
While they were burning, NEST Of those
who deserted the crowd loaded, them
selves with plumber and wendell their
way homeward. f.tfgs viltr
lrzs seaga MURDERoUss sINTENT.-ir, ii+.'
Throughout the entire day various
gangs of rioters were, searching for Gen.
Pearson and the general officers OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad. The. latter had
made themselves particularly obnoxious
because they brought the Philadelphia
troops here, while Gen. Pearson Is charg-
ed with having given the order to- fire
last evening, which resulted IN the death
andwounding Of many persons. Whether
he is responsible or not, he would have
certainly been killed had he not managed
to ret out of the way. : II n said that he
and the railroad officers left the city this
morning. At all events hiss whereabouts
are unknown. ~ .s,..aiot 80 ss4 i9iGt, ~
- tig@ THE LOSS HERE i'a lsi 60
within the past twenty-four hours, can
only be estimated Along the Pennsyl-s
vania Railroad, from the Union depot to
East Liberty street. the numerous tracks
were filled with loaded cars. TheBewere
DuTu0Qs EIOIuf 0xliltaloy 1Wcuty-blixtl
street, to Thirteenth street, o distance of
twenty blocks, It L. estimated that
i'wsl ,srwo THOUSAND cARs,,g -
loaded'with oil, coal ana an kihdso fmer-
chandise, have been totally destroyed.
All those, together with 125 locomotives,
buildings and other properly destroyed,
swell the railroad company losses 10 an
from 900 to IS, OO0, 900. ~
READING, July 23.-Several thousand
persons assembled along the Reading
Railroad this iaftefnoon, and stopped
hitting only mail trains 10 proceed. At
eight o. clock this evening seven compa-
MES Of the Fourth Regiment of Penn
eylvania militia arrived, and proceeded
along the railroad 10 Pennsylvania street,
While in n deep cut, extending two
squares, from Walnut 10 Pennsylvania
streets, the soldier were ,sssailed with
stones and Immediately J, commenced
firing, It Is alleged without orders, doing
bad work among an immense concourse
OF people in the vicinity, among whom
as ladies and children. The troops fired
down Seventh, and up and down Penn
syivsnia streets. Five persons are known
to.have been killed, and from eighteen to
wounded, several .mortally.
Among the wounded are seven police-
men, some seriously, Chief Cullen had
q narrow escape, having been shot in the
breast, but thick, memorandum book
turned the ball. The police were sta
toned along the road tracks TO preserve
order, and received the full fire. A num-
Der or soldiers were knocked down by
large stones thrown at them. Great ex-
citefnent prevails. The mob broke into
the armory of the Reading Rifles and
captured all their guns and sacked q gun
store. They threaten vengeance upon the
military. The mob is tearing up tho rail-
road track. n6i vgH {"
BUFFALO, July 23.-Early this AFTER
noon an assault was made by nearly 2, 900
rioters on about 200 soldiera who were
sth6 xAkS Shor6 FOUND house.
The military were Obliged TO leave the
mobs who pushed The Cars into position
as n defense against an attack. Col.
Flack, Of the Sixty-fifth regiment, with
about 80 men and three officers, foolishly
proceeded to the round house TO retake Il
hom the mob, but was met with yells Of
derision nom The crowd, and under q
shower. OF stones were Obliged b retreat
"A Fanxvt1n N v,lo1xf ,xxI k~~<~ ft,ol~ xy.xx