The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-23

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Greensburg, seriously injured; Egbert
Baker, private of company l.. first regi.
ment OF Philadelphia, hit on the head
with stone; Edward Jamison,
seriously injured, and will prob
ably die; Samuel w. Boyd,
shot through the thigh, seriously son
Of L. Patterson, leg nearly shot off, q
little girl, four year; OF age, residing on
net hill, seriously wounded
in the leg and thigh; will
have TO be amputated; FredeTicSs,
wounded in the arm; John Long, Pan
handle engineer, was shot through the
right luug and will die; Sam Scott was
badly injured in the leg a. ha!f-psc:
/ five o'clock the crossing Was IN possession
OF the military. Every few moments
the crowd would be panic stricken and =
stampede would take place. The terri
! BILE results OF the volley has caused in
tense excitement throughout the city,
/ and it is feared that another attack will
/ be made on the military rs soon Is the
mob can be reorganized and provided
/ with ammunition.
At TINS hour (9P. NJ the excitement
l. raging all over the city, which IS
virtually IN the hands of al armed mob,
composed of laborers and iron workers,
coal miners, stevedores and others who
are in full sympathy with the strikers
A large mob visited Johnson's gun factory
on Smithfeld street about seven o'clock
this evening and armed themselves, and
another and still larger crowd has just
finished the demolition of Downs
establishment, on Wood street, which
thsy completely Quilted, and then
marched down Fifth Avenue with drums
beating and flags flying. They number
nearly 5000 and as vet they have
not shown any inclination to destroy
anything but the railroad property. 1t Is
reported that the Allegheny arsenal is
in the
HANDS OF TIE RIOTERS
The Philadelphia militia are besieged IN
the round house, at the outer depot and
their position is considered very critical.
The telegraph employees were driven
from their posts at the outer depot by
stones and other missiles rs earl " n. s
o'clock. Threats are made by the
strikers 10
DESTROY THE UNION DEPOT.
The rioters nave captured three pieces
of ordinance belonging to Knspps bat
terry.
MEETING OF FIREMEN.
SCRANTON, July 2l.-The military Of
Scranton, Wikesbarre and Plttston have
been ordered to be ready to march at a
moments notice The iremen on the Lee
high Valley, Central, Delaware and
Hudson, and Delaware, LackawauGn and
w estcrn roads meet tomorrow.
MASSACRE Of MILITIA FEARED.
PITTSBURGH, July 2l-ll:3O p NJ
A number OF citizens went TO the Phlla-
delphia soldiers who are entrencned in
the Pennsylvania round house, tonight,
and begged them TO leave the city, as u
general massacre is feared. They were
unable TO do so on account Of the sur.
rounding mob and three Of the
soldiers who attempted to slip out singly
were shot and instantly killed. Two
citizens were shot down on Liberty
,treot short time ago. Passenger traffic
on the Pennsylvania road is entirely
suspended, and the Union Depot and adj
Joining hotels have been abandoned. !
Another gunshop was rsided on Liberty
street about 10 O'Clock.
DEPOT ON FIRE.
An alarm of fire is now striking from
the outer depot.
AT THE MERCY OF THE MOB.
PrrsBvRGH. July -, = A. Mt is !
difficult 10 get any reliable facts. AT this |
hour the entire eastern end OF the city IL
At the mercy OF the mob, which is hourly |
increasing. Anarchy and violence have
taken possession of the city and !
mob law reigns supreme. The Penn
sylvania tracks for Il distance |
Of II quarter Of mile westward from the !
outer depot is u sheet of lame. The !
mob began TO push the burning ears
towards the round house some time ago. |
Their intention Is to destroy the extern
,ive shops OF the company and the Union |
depot building. The number Of people !
slam since dark Is very large, |
but the exact number will !
not be accessible Tor seversl days. !
The summing up OF the riot nj Twenty |
eight street this afternoon shows u total !
of 70 killed and % wounded. The hill
side was dotted with the dead and dying. |
The large seven story Fort Wayne |
building on the corner OF Tenth street Is
reported in flames, aud by morning the
destruction will be complete. The seventh !
division OF State militia from
Meadville, TilusvIIle, Oh City and other
points in the northwestern part of the !
State are expected hourly ut the AL
lcgheuy depot. a large force OF armed
men are laying Tor them with portion
Of knapps battery, which they captured
earty in the evening, planted to com
u.and their approach. There will IN Nil
probability be terrible bioodshed when
they arrive. They were due al Ten
o'clock.
DISTRICT COLU.dBIA.
Volunteers no Good.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-General Nc
Dowell transmits telegram from hls
aid, Ileuter ant Keller, in which he