The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-07-28

spreadiDg toward the Alieghenv rapidly. HIM.
tween Gre railroad tracks and the Allegheny,
three squares, and the Eleventh street Union
DeDot and rhirtysec1nd street, spent the al
ternoOn in moving their most valuable effects
out Of the city. At 3b the Union Depot Hotel
caught fire and was destroyed. During the
burning of the depot more tnan dozen terrific
EXPLOSIONS occurred, but whether from powder
secrated there by the mob, or from the cont ents
OF the cars, or the ammunition of the soldiers, Is
not known AT O'Clock the Rush House, Op.
pOsite the DEPOT, on Liberty street. caught fire
The Fire Department worked all the afternoon
TO Keep the fire from catching the Rush House
block, as II Will burn very rapidly ana ~ direct
ly cOutlguOus to the whole lower part Of the
city, wnile tne depot Is, or was more by ITSELF
Three thousand live hundred cars all tod, have
been DESTROYED. the value m which, with their
COnteuts Is variOusly estimated at from four to
elgnt million of dollars
AtI2t p. NJ. mass meeting of citizens was
called, and committee of five, consisting Of
Bishop Trugg. James d. Bennet, the Rev. Dr.
ScOvile, James p Barr. and DIR. DOnnely. an.
pointed in accoruanco with the following resO.
| lulons;
ResotUed. That committee be appointed to
confer with the State, county and city author-
ties aud also the employees. wOrkmen and the
Pennsylvania Railroad officials, to secure the
protection Of property from wantOu destruction
and an arrangement OF the difficulties between
the railroad company aud the striking en-
| ployees.
our faith to the wOrkingmen that we have no
purpose to facilitate the introduction OF an
aimed force but look solely 70 the protection
of tle ngnUs and interests of all by anlc BILE
| means.
At AZ the large grain elevator looking toward
the city from The depot &C Oss an open square
caught fire. and before IA it became evident
that the Fire department were Dower4ess to
save IT, and streams were piled upon the neigh.
boring private buildings. from the crest Of
the hui behind the depot n continuous line of
fire, fame mouldenng ruins. and SMOKE OK.
tended along the Cdcks Il distance of miles,
The mob was still triumphant, and not 0 drop
OF wafer mas been allowed to be thrown on the
company's property. The scenes were terrific.
n hmrnan IN IN ha
tained grog and whiskey, from which barrels
were taken and IRON which gallons were dis.
tnOuted. The Atlantic and Pac fic wires along
the TACK have al Oeen cut The Adams EX.
press Company have moved everything from
their depot store house TO Offices on Filth street
IheY nave lost haavily during the morning..
There was no wind III the eally Fart of the day,
| but during the afternoon southwest breezs
started up, which hos since fre sben ed TO stendv
wind and pail of smoke OverhAngs the lower
part Of the clCv east Of Smithhed street. and
Teaching 10 the MOnOngahela. At o'clock
b1ilOlngs on tho 3 dc of the hui east and on the
opposite side OF the tracks. from the elevator
caught hle, and by j:jl the fire had ex ended a
DlocS aun a ha up Washlnoton street, f,Om
winch street the lire spread both wavs on
Webster street. This Is a district on the hiii
covered with low tenement houses, which are
closely PACKED with wOrkingmen and their
families.
Consideration has taken possession of the
property holders of the CITY Their only thOueht
Is by some means to Dnng about a TocOnciia.
ton, no matter on what terms. between the
Pennsylvania Rallroad and the strikers. All
IL
treated 10 meet at the Mayors Office at $3.50
Carts ana express wagons. with families Offrom
70 to ten children, with what little household
frrnlt 1re han been saved from the Il mes are
continually passing through the streets f,r
Allegheny and Birmingham, across tle MOnOn.
S5j p. NJ -NOthing has been more striking
during the cav than the Dathy with witch the
tens OF thousands that lhrong the city have
looked upon the riots, the DlOodshed and the
burning OF millions of property As thby WOuld
look at sensational drama. As evening AZ.
preached they w6lded their way peacefully
nome remaIklng careessly thnG it was al very
terrible, and tlat the Pennsylvania Railroad
hau almost D1nkIupted the city and mad Ony
got what ~ deserved.
As result OF the call to the Mayors office $50
SPECIAL cOnStnhles were sworn in 20 protect the
baltimOle ana ONO depot and the large freight
depots OF the PennsyiVani Company al the
foot of Liberty street, on the MOnongaheIa
quay, Volunteer vigilance committees were
aiso formed about U strong and furnished
with arms at Municipal Hal Many of the
Nlrllhnls, nOwevor. nre IN sympathv with the
rioters The Fou toenth ana Nine cen h Regi
menlS OF PlltsDurg have dlSOanded he ., 40
philadelphia troops which left the East yesier
Oay nIe topped al Walls, twel tv miles east,
end nothing since has been heard from them
Mails from the East are nelng bTOunnt sTnim
Latrobe, via The West Ptunsyivonit hnilroan,
twelve hours Oeayod. one of the strongest
raj ying cries of The IiOter- has been Let her
barn bors 1t Will give US work 10 do"
WY r M-Parton'S apOslrOphe 20 Plttsburg,
at night as ne stood on The 1eights Of htlle
Mount Washington II loOgs as though we
were on the BRINK OF he'll and the lids was oti'
mlles Ol not rals ten TRACKS SIDE Oy side, vito
as many miles OF ties TURNED into glowing Goals
ana TONS ON tons ut non car skeletons and
wheeis almost ut whit e h at. Hundreds of
coal ana coke cars are still at full blGsJ; two
hotels an elevator, ana many dweLiuEs are
burning turuu-ly, and hupurpdS Oi suIatt T
buildings aiOng the lite still in a bt1Ee with
The intermittent 1ia'ues OF Iuil II. hU I un .ns
deOr.s ot the rounI house and m ChlLe shops
Away from tue fire ring tue city at 8 O'clock
was all in turmoil. A band 0t men set fire to
me fot NaYne llies large flve'storv Jmd-
ing at Tenth street AID Pemnsylvuna avenue
DuI lhe attempt was ii scuyered aud little dam.
age was done. In the sIcking OF NJ jOr zen. A
L. Pearson house moth ng was ii whole from
Z g!rreU TO cellar, His family, however, were not
luju1ed Gen. Pear"On bIInself ls stli believed
To- De dangerously wounded, 1t not killed. The
officials Of the PennsVlVania EaIlrOau mpany
have Eept themselves under very close c0Hcf
Tor iclr OF their lVes. it Is tirmIv believed that
Tom scott himself is here. but none Tut his
cluscst lflendN hnoW Wncre he is The troops
et Wa Is uid not come in. because no engiueet
would risk hls life br bringing them here. 1t is
undglstOO0 that they have TelurEed hqme
telegraplic di'patch dated at Pittsburg
Iuesuai at o'clock y IN, STAGES THAI the riot
5 there have sur rendered TO The citizens vigi-
lance committee. At5r destroying millions OF
pro1e tY belonging to the raIrOad company,
plluglng the stores of he merchants, ana cIus-
ing me ,O,s OF many lives the moo ielGs to the
law. Was there ever SO wantOn and useless a
sacrifice of life and property.
The Conflict In Reading.
READING, jay 24.-Yesterdav evening at
o'clock body OF twelve Coal and Iron ponce un.
]
tIu Pm lauelph'a I am. Upon MAKING Iht;r ap.
pea anpe they were greeted with most uuwel-
come welcome by MOB com JOsed Of six or
seven hundred persons, NOaVIentiun was pald
! TO the iuunts OF the mob until IL became neces.
! sary to interfere on beha + Of human III. The
! up trt III that 10 due here IRON Phludylph at
| b:2O hHd arrived and It's engineer seemed likely
! TO lose his lie unless Rescued from the mob.
! Upon coming within sight Of Resdng tnls Un
eincer observed the situation OF affnrs, and de.
tel IN med 10 take his train through OF leave tne
| tracG. AT tue co. ner of seventh ana Penn
| streets the latter was piled high with cOsl. out
| through tnls obstruction the cugIueer dashed
at tuil speed, arriving at the depot on time aud
/ IN good con itlon.
The mob at tue depot had observed the ap
proUcn OF The tram, and no sooner hat II >tupUed
/ tnan CeputltOn Wis ted the engineer aud
treated him IN such manner that tue Cal pnd
Iron police WdO witnessed the affair telI Goa.
/ strd neu TO interfere. t'lmmg uls nien, Of
! AldersOI drove them back. surrounded by
| most overwhelming numOers the COal anc IrOd
] men marched steadily tOrwaTd and drove the
! moo from tue depot, out at .cupth, be ug eutire
! ~ surrounded, the coal region men were com.
] pelicd 10 retreat, ieat that was pc. formed IN
! good order, auu facns the enemy.
] Al O'ylOck special ira, arrived from Potts
! vile, and landed UWClvs COaI AID IrGn 30 Sc.
| men uudcr uarshal Heislcr. JOn.ne with ire
ponce already On tne spot, Uue e.t.re body
| marched from the depot 10 the car shops under
| the command Ut Captain Linden. The mau0u
/ vres OF the pOilc5 we're watched wlth llJsIest
! by constantly increasing tlrOag whose "a ten.
ton was coon attracted by The ARRIVAL UI
uuolher tram hrlnglng 10 the seat Ut WGr three
] mhlUlY companies, one ON AleutuWu,
! another ON Cuttslu1us, auc the WeI-kLOWn