The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-23
PIT SBURCH.
Full Particulars of Satur-
days Riot
The City in a State Of
Anarchy.

PITTSBURGH, July ~ The crisis OF
the railway strike in this city as Indicated
in these dispatches Saturday afternoon
WAS reached yesterday afternoon about
five O'Clock when the Philadelphia troop,
which had been sent here 10 suppress the
strikers fired upon the crowd. The ter,
ribly fatal effects of the shots fired by the
troops exssperated the citizens as well as
the strikers, and in less than An hour
thousands Of worklngmen from rolling
mills. coal mines and various manu-
featuring establishments hurried IN
the scene Of the conflict. deter
mined 70 have revenge on the troops
and railway nticia!s. 1t WAS stated that
General Pearson, commander o! the
Sixth division OF the State Guard usl
directed the troops to tire before any re-
sistance had been made; and this.
coupled with the fact that many Of those
killed and wounded had gathered on the
hillside merely IA spCctators, served 10
increase the bitterness Of the crowd.
BY eight oc.ocl IN the evening mobs
were moving about the city in various
directions, sacklng stores u secure
arms, breaking INTO tue ArmorieS
Of the military companies, and pre-
pairing themselves to execute their
threats, freely expressed OF ma,sa-
creins the entire Philadelphia
command. By this time the
military mad Withdrawn ON the rail
road crossing at Twen,y-egAgl street,
where the hrs. conflict occurred, and
were ordered 10 one of the round houses,
where tney could find better protection.
AN IMMENSE MOB.
About ten o'clock in the evening mob,
numbering several thousand, ha1 con
greguted about the round house where
they Lad previously captured the guns
belonging. 10 Hutchiu-On's btttery, u 10.
cal organization, al. planted them so rs
TO command tn. round house. Several
solid shots were fired at the building,
and breach made in the walls, but when
the !nturiased mob attempted 10
rush into the building the
military were ordered to fire
the volley of musketry which followed,
and The rumor That the Gatling guns OF
the command were being brought into
requisltion, caused II panic, and the mob
fed precipitate.y for several squares, the
military in the meanwhile keeping up
the fusllade. The rioters however, were
S oon r,ssyr1d, and Us thousands were
hocking to their assistance, they returned
to the attack Finding it difficult 10 dis
lodge the soldiers from the building, they
resolved 10 burn them out. Al order
70 this effect WAS issued, and 1t WAS car
ried INTO effect
WITH A FIENDIsH ALACRITY
by tie rioters. In consequence of
the blockade which had existed
for two days, the sidIngs in. the
outer Idepot yards rs well as those cX-
tending east some three or tour miles
were crowded with freight cars filled
with grain, products and merchandise OF
all kinds, besides which number oi
loaded oil, coke and coal cars were piled
up in the mass While portion OF the
mob surrounded the building in which
The militia had taken refuge, large bodies
TO SET FIRE To THE OIL
CAK>,
and in moment the huge volumes of
black smoke which rolled upward, follow.
cd by lurid flames reaching cut in every
direction, told that the work Of destruc-
ton had begun. The sight of the
DANES seemed to literally craze the
rioters, some OF whom rushed wildly
about with flaming torches IN their
hands applying then to the cars Indis-
An alarm was sounded and
he department promptly responded, but
he rioters, who had complete control of
he city, refused 10 permit them TO make
any effort TO eXtInguIsh the flames. Incy
aid that they were determined -
iestroy the railroad companys properly
JuL would 90 10 injury to that belonging
o private citizens. They Kept their
word too and when a lumber pile be-
Ung!ng to Atchison took fire the rioters
urned IN and Helped to eytinguish tu5
lanes and remove the lumter to - safe !
place.
Train AFTER TRAIN WAS FIgED BY THE |
INFURIATED CROWD.
,ut the cars were so far distant
rom the round house that the hea. /.
lid not seriously ali-c. the military, I
Though their position was one Of peril. /.
finally q lsrca party OF strikers captured F.
car filled with coke, which tu"y run .
rom tie Allegheny Valley railroad Track .
on siding connected with the Pennsyi .
AHA railroad. They then procured .
argc quantities OF petroleum oil, and F.
,ouriu: il over the coke. i-Hltnd tue ma-
erisls. In very Few moments the car .
vas a mas OF fire, and Il VS. then pushed .
long the track and forced against tae
ouud house. The building was soon
gni.ed, and the soldiers were now
to prepare to hgnt their wsy
At through the
RENZIED MASS or HUMANITY CLANoR- .
ING FOR Their BLOOD.
he building did not burn a. last as wss
as red, and the NIB ben: on revenge,
ushed out the road and sent ;ue burn.
~ trains towards the doomed bui,dirg
rom mldnigLt til. o cock this morn
lg the man efforts o. tho crowd were
irected to firing the buildings and the
srs bU. soOut hait at hour later the
lob. which hai been bs.ieging the mill
ary, left from some unexplained reason.
his afforded the troops, who were in
ctusl danger OF being roasted alive,
chance to emerge from the
and they succeeded IN
eaching Liberty street IL very
ew moments. They quickly formed il
inc and marched up to Thirty-,h,rd
tree. sld thence TO Penn avenue snd
Butler streets. Their objective point was
he ULifed States srsenal on Butler
treet where they expected to obtain
beter. While turning into Butte