Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-07-27
THE RIOT IN CHICAGO.
We copy as follows from the Virgin

We copy as follows from the Virginia
Chronicle OF last evening:
Chicago July 25-The night so far has been OF
element and trouble. The meeting which was TO have
been held by the Communists Market street WAS broken
up in It's ncplency by goodforce of police after battle
with stones and sticks on one side and with blank
ridges and billies the other The mob at last
but not thou notifying the police hs bs Sy Ts aass
gun shop the West Side taking some fifty guns and
quantity OF ammunition. About o'clock bloody row b.
gan Hatesd and Sixteenth streets where the police In
attempting to disperse the crowd oveowered and
compelled to take refuge the round house OF the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy railroad. They however
reinforced and made stand the Hastesd street VIA
duct where the crowd became aggressive and regular
battle ensUed which has Just been concluded The police
used their clubs and revovers with considerable effect
They killed young man by the name Of Pat Rooney,
striking brakeman and fatally shot Ed McGeary Besides
this, fifteen sixteen less INJURED how
verely cannot be ascertaned this hour The police
ceived nothing but bruises from stones fists etc The In
iured almost exclusively boys and young men They
finally driven off Various exciting ramors are abroad
but these the only facts that be CLEANED Of actua
encounters The rioters have compelled the West Side
lay Off and have dumped number Of Blue
Island off the track and them into street
Chicago, July 26-lO46 A. M-Advices from West
Twelfth street state that mob there holding small de-
tachnent of police in check and that policeman has
been seriously wounded The Second regiment has been
At 10 o'clock this morning the police had fight with
mob NeWbsrry avenue, and fifteen Of the rioters were
hurt.
squad Of mounted veterans with drawn ssbers charged
on the sixteenth street mob and l6o rioters were wounded
llS0 A. 1.-Two boys we're killed at Hastesd vladuet,
and one policeman is reported Killed.
The mob Of last night gathered in force the South
Side early this morning, and renewed Its depredaons and
of violence. They began with OO0 and svellei
multitude before They showed savage bravado and
seemed fearless. However when 800 police under Raney
charged them, they broke up after hot encounter.
They reunited again shortly and prepared for another
encounter Sixteenth street and Halstead visduct
Interchange of shots and nvecve succeeded Then
the police being reinforced broke into the mob with yell
that heard for blocks away The renforcements
sisting OF squad Of police and company OF armed
cavalry under Colonel A Gramonte began deadly
5laught the results Of which impeecty known and
reported varously: One report, which probably
exaggerated, says twelve killed aud $50 wounded
Another says three killed ard fifty wounded There
certainly LAn three killed No be learned
This broke up the mob for time but they gathered
again
gang Of the mob passenger train off the track
Twelfth this morning. and after allowing the pass
egers escape smashed the windows and furniture of
the severa, The Second regiment then mounted
horse and the regular force OF Chicago the
scene Of battle.
1910 MAt ll40 the artillery left quarters for the
Of conflict Hastead and Sixteenth Streets and in
few minutes after their arrival the booming OF cannon
showed that the regulars had opened on the mob With
and canister. correspondent at the
hrms this The slaughter will be terrible.
The President has authorized the use Of troops. The
following explains itself:
Washington July 25, IST7.-Coonel c. Drumm, As
sistant uant General Chicago Illinois: The President
Directs that you the United troops of
in suppressing the at Chicago under the
orders Of the Gov ernor Of the State
E. D. TowSsBSD, Adiutsnt- General.