The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-08-04


lines, the engineers are held in check by
the Brotherhood, which has not vet
sanctioned a strike, hnt should the dccis-
ion of that organization be in favor of strk-
ing, the situation will be rendered far more
serious. The obvious intention of the men
is TO extend the movement until the whole
fret ght communication between the West
and East is interrupted and then force the
companies 10 TERMS, The accumulation of
freight on the three lines is already enor-
nous, and as much of it is perishable, the
loss is increasing every hour The situation
is certainly a very grave one, and further
developments will be watched with anxiety
on all hands.
RIOTS AT PTrTsBuRG.
PITTsBuRG, July 2l.-Adiutant General
Latta, of the State militia, arrived at AS
this morning. The first division, one
thousand eight hundred strong, including
the Keystone Battery, and the division
under the command of General Brinton, are
expected to arrive this morning. The rail
road officials hope by thronging the tracks
with military to awe the strikers and open
the blockade without a conflict
AT twenty minutes to four o'clock the
Philadelphia troops left the Union Depot
for the scene of the disturbances at the
Twenty eighth Street crossing, marching out
along the track, and preceded by the Sheriff
and his posse, Expecting to fail in an
effort to dispense the strikers, the Sheriff
would endeavor to make arrests and then
call upon the military for assistance This
was understood to be the plan of action de.
termined upon, and conflict was expected.
They arrived at Twenty-eighth Street shortly
before five o'clock, the railroad tracks at
that point being completely blocked with
strikers.
The Black Hussars, of Philadelphia, were
ordered to clear the railroad crossing, but
not being able to do so, another company
was ordered to their assistance The mill
tary advanced with fixed bayonets but were
met with showers of stones and missiles
from the the crowd. They opened fire on
the crowd indiscriminately and in very
rapid succession, the crowd retreating to-
ward East Liberty. A number of men and
several women and children were killed and
wounded. Seven dead bodies have been
taken from the scene, and it is not known
how many are yet to be gathered up. The
firing was done by the Philadelphia militia
One of their own men and one of the Pitts
burg soldiers are killed. The bystanders
all say the firing was unproVoked.
Every few minutes the crowd would be-
come panic striker and stampede would
take place. The terrible results of the vol
ley has caused intense excitement through
out the city, and it is feared that another
as the mob can be recognized and provided
with ammunition.
The excitement is tremendous. A large
body of men left for the Allegheny Arsenal
a few moments ago with the avowed purpose
Of Selling the arms stored there, to be used
in repelling the militia.
At this hour-9 p. m.-the excitement is
raging all over the city, which is virtually in
the hands of an armed mob composed of
l.ls.
stevedores and others, who are in full
sympathy with the strikers. A large mob
surged along the streets, Selling gun-stores,
and finally besieged the Philadelphia
militia at the round-house.
The telegraph employees were driven from
their posts at the outer depot by stones and
other missiles as early as eight o'clock.
Threats are made by the strikers to destroy
the Union Depot.
The rioters also captured three pieces of
ordnance belonging to Knapp's Battery.
Sheriff Flies dead body has been brought
in from the outer depot, where he was killed
in the melee. Major General Pearson is
badly wounded. A number of citizens went
to the Philadelphia soldiers, who are in
trenched in the Pennsylvania round-bouse
tonight, and begged them to leave the city,
as a general massacre is feared. They were
unable to do so on account of the surround
ing mob.
Three Of the soldiers who attempted to
slip out singly were shot and instantly
killed. Two citizens were shot down on
Liberty Street short time ago.
Passenger traffic on the Pennsylvania road
is entirely suspended, and the Union Depot
and adjoining hotel have been abandoned
PITTsBuRG, July 22.-The crisis of the
railway strike in this city, as indicated in
these dispatches, Saturday night, was
reached Yesterday afternoon about five
O'Clock, when the Philadelphia troops, who
had been sent here to suppress the strikers,
fred upon the crowd. The terrible fatal
effects Of the shots fired by the troops, ex-
asperated the citizens as well as strikers,
and, in less than an hour, thousands of
workingmen from the rolling mills, coal
mines and various manufacturing establish
ments, hurried to the scene of the conflict,
determined to have revenge on the troops
and the railroad officials.
8: 80 a. m.-The machine shops, Superin-
tendent's Office, and upper round-house were
burned at eight o'clock. The temporary
arsenal of the soldiers was in blaze. Sud
denly, about this time, the military filed out
of the temporary arsenal and on double
quick, sped to Allegheny arsenal for refuge.
~: 80 D. m.-Both the round-houses
burned, and fifty locomotives destroyed.
The Philadelphia troops escaped to Sharps-
burg-the arsenal having refused to admit
them-and the meL IN 3nrs"it, There are
threats that they must all be killed. The
fire is spreading toward the Union Depot,
and the mob will not allow the engines to go
into service until after the action of the
citizens meeting, at H. 30, when, If
measures are adopted to secure the strikers
their pay, efforts will be made to extinguish
the fires. The churches were dismissed, and
thousands of people are in the streets of the
city, which is yet in charge of the mob.
80 p. m.-The scenes transporting on
Liberty Street, along the line of which
the tracks of the railroad run, simply beggar
description. While hundreds were engaged
in firing the cars and making certain the
destruction of the valuable buildings at the
outer depot, thousands of men, women and
children were engaged in pillaging the cars.
The men, armed with heavy sledges, would
break open the cars, and then the contents
would be thrown out and carried off by
those bent on profiting by the reign of ter
ror existing. The street was almost COM
pletely blockaded by persons laboring to
carry off the plumber they had gathered to-
gether In hundreds of instances wagons
were pressed into service to enable thieves
to get away with their goods. Mayor Nc
earthly, early in the day, endeavored to
stop the pllage, but the handful of men
at his command were unable to control the
crowd, who were desperate in their anxiety
to secure goods. At one time the pillage
was checked, but the mob fired the cars,
and then proceeded with the work of de-
struction. 1t is impossible to form any
idea of the amount of goods stolen, but
hundreds of thousands of dollars will not
cover the loss.
LATER FROM ALL POINTS.