Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-24
THE STRIKE.
Few Particulars from the Saturday
Nights Report.

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rot occurred at the outer depot of the Penn
sylvanla railroad about an hour ago. A
number of men and several women and chill
dren were killed and wounded. Seven dead
bodies have been taken from the scene. 1t
IS not known how many are yet to be gath
cred up. The firing was done by the Phil
adelphia militia. One of their own men and
and one of the Pittsburg soldiers are
killed.
B~ystanders all say the fire was unpro-
voked. The excitement is tremendous. A
large body of men let for Allegheny ar
senal a few moments ago with the avowed
purpose of selling arm stored there to be
used in repelling the militia.
A company was ordered to their assist
ance. The mill airy advanced with fixed
stones and missiles from the crowd. They
opened FIRE on the crowd indiscriminately,
and in rapid succession, the crowd retreat
ing toward East Liberty.
The following is a list of the casualties
as far as car be ascertained:
killed-John Mccarthy; Henry Fisher,
plumber; Jacob Newmaster, member OF
company E Capt. Kell, member OF the
Nineteenth regiment. instantly killed, be-
ing shot through the head while standing
on the hillside: Chafney, conductor Of
freight VIM. Ray, j. Deaner and John
Rowe, a young man Of Sixteenth street, lived
only a short time.
Wounded-Charles White, a boy shot
in he leg a boy named Buchanan, shot
in the left lung Mrs. E. Kenner, shot
through the arm while standing in her
doorway: a little girl shot in the leg;
Daniel Williams. freight conductor, seri-
i ously; Egbert Becker, private company
E, First regiment, Philadelphia, hit on the
head with a stone; Ed Jamison, seriously,
will probably die Sam w. Boyd, through
i the thigh, seriously "a son of A. l.. Patterson,
t leg nearly shot off, a little girl four years of
a age, residing on the hillside, seriously woun-
ded in the leg and thigh, will have to be
. amputated Fredericks, wounded in the arm;
John Long, Pan Handle engineer, shot
through the right lung. will die; Sam Scott,
e badly injured in the leg.
At half past 5 the crossing was in posses
y sion of the military. Every few moments
Ie the crowd would become panic stricken and
a stampede would take place.
The terrible results of the volley has
caused intense excitement throughout the
le city, and it is feared another attack will be
e. made on abe military as soon as the moi
st can be reorganized and provided with am
munition.
70 Another and still larger crowd have JUS
~ finished the demolition of Browns establish
lie ment on Wool street, which they completely
se Quilted and then marched down Fifth avenue
nt with drums beating and flags flying. They
" number nearly 5000, but as yet have no
shown any inclination to destroy anything
lg but railroad property.
The Philadelphia militia are besieged il
the round house at the outer depot, anC
their condition is considered very critical.
The telegraph employees were driver
III from their posts at the outer depot by stones
and other missiles as early as eight o'clock
lie The rioters nave captured three pieces o
er ordnance belonging to Knapp's battery.
as Pittsburg, July q, Ga. m.-Excitemen
r. is raging all over the city, which is virtual,
he in the hands of an armed mob composed o
a laborers, iron workers, coal miners, steve
a dores and others in full sympathy with tn,
OF strikers. A large mob visited johnson
m gun factory on Smithfield street about
ot o'clock this evening and armed themselves
be Pittsburg, July 21.-Sherif Flies dea'
he body has just been brought in from the cute
in depot. Major General Pearson is badl
ld wounded.
ce A number Of citizens went to the Phila
delphia soldiers who are entrenched in th
in Pennsylvania round-house {. night an,
begged them to leave the city as a genera
HI IN assacre is feared. They were unable t
do so on account of the surrounding mol
"a Three of the soldiers who attempted to sli]
p out singly were shot and instantly killed.
ia, Two citizens were shot down on Libert
street a short time ago.
Pittsburg, July %, 2 a. NIT is difhcu.
ID. to get any reliable facts at this hour. Th
entire eastern end of the city is at the mere
of the mob, which is hourly increasing
John Nogle, John Alt, John Brown and
- boy named Bernard Carlin were shot an
:. seriously wounded.
si The Seventh division Of the state militi
re from Meadville, Titusville, Oil City an
Ia other points in the northwestern part of tn
be state are expected hourly at the Alleghen
depot. A large force of armed men a,
laying for them and have a portion
ial Knapp's battery which they captured earl
ia. in the evening planted to command the
approach. In all probability there will
y terrible bloodshed when they arrive. The
sts were due at 10 o'clock.
7er Baltimore, July 2l.-The following is
or correct list of the killed and wounded la
night:
=, Killed-Thos. V. Byrne, clerk and res
'he lister of voters, fifth ward, age 80; Patric
ire Gill, tinsmith Louis Sinovitch, laborer
lad Cornelius Murphy, clerk VIM. Howard
YER newsboy; John Henry Prank, aged %
George Mcdowell, carpenter, aged 26. Ott
'er Manck, aged 40; John Runhard, of Phil,
yer delphia, aged Is.
lot Wounded-M. J. Dowd, probably fatally
George Klump, seriously Carey William
~ age II, probably fatally Jno. Norton, ag
me Is, dangerously Jno. Groh, dangerously
ice VIM. .. Calender, Geo. Kemp, John Re-
In vile, Michael Ehren, age Is; Jno. w. Blu
,er ton, age 35 Robert Ryon, age 35; Geo.
Short, Louis Layage, Jacob Wagner, dal
lot gerously VIM. Ludsbury, seriously Sc
ON geants Dull and Blackston, and officers Ke
re. ley, Clipper, Hickey, French, Lennon ar
raj Cheney.
FOREIGN.
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