Evening star., 1877-07-23
THE GREAT STRIKE.
REIGN OF TERROR IN PIrraRURU
Railroad Property Burned and Cars Robbed.

Dispatches received from Pittsburg after
The EXTRA STAR OF yesterday went to press
give particulars of the burning of the round
house and retreat OF the Philadelphia troops
1t seems that while large portion of the
mob surrounded the building In which the
military had taken refuge Others set fire to
the oil cars, and in moment the huge vol
Umes Of black smoke which rolled upwards,
out in every direction told the work of de-
SuUctiOn had commenced. The sight of the
e mek seemed TO literally craze the rioters,
soE9e of whom rushed wildly about with
flaming torches i'll their hands applying them
10 the cars lndiscriminately. An alarm was
sounded and The department promptly res
POIded, but The rioters, who had complete
control of the city, refased TO permit them TO
Ike any effort to extinsuish the flames.
They sa'd they were determined to destroy
thf railroad company's property, but do no
They Kept their word, too, and when lum-
Der pile belonging TO q citizen took
fire, The rioters themselves turned in
AID helped 10 extinsuish the flames and
remove The lumber TO safe place.
Finally large party OF strikers captured .
car II led with coke, which they ran from the
AiiegEany Valley railroad track to a siding
connecting with the Pennsylvania railroad.
They then procured large quantities OF petro-
leCIn OIL, and, pouring 1t over the coke, tg-
nItSd the materials. Ia q very few moments
the car was mass of fire, and 1t was then
pushed aleng the track and forced against
the roCncbouse. The building was soon
ignited, and the soldiers were compelled to
prepare 10 fght their way out through the
frenzied mass Of humanity clamoring for
their blood. The building did not burn as
rapidly as was desired and the mob, bent on
revenge, rushed out the road and sent burn
Ing trains towards the doomed buildings.
This afforded the troops, who were In actual
danger OF being roasted alive, an opportunity
TO emerge from the building, and they suo-
eetded in reaching Liberty street In . very
few moments. They quickly formed in line
and marched up TO SD street, aud thence To
Penns lyania avenue and Butler street.
Their objective point was the United States
arsenal, on Butler street, where they expected
10 obtain shelter. While turning into Butler
street, however, the leaders had discovered
their retreat, end fully one thousand, fully
arInet and supplied with ammunition, fol-
lowed In pursuit. Some OF the troops fired
at citizens either accidentally or intention-
ally as they were moving along, aud this
they reached the arsenal the commandant
refused 20 admit them. He said he had but
ten men and would be powerless TO hold the
riSce II the MOB should attack IL. He con-
sented 10 take care OF the wounded, and they
were accord dingly carried into the hospital
The main body OF the troops continued their
march out Busler street, q fusilade being
ep: up on them by the mob as they moved
forward. The shots fired killed one of the
soldiers before they reached the arsenal, and
nearly opposite the cemetery gate, fully q
mile above the arsenal, two Others were
killed, and were LEFT lying on the sidewalk
They continued their flight, and crossed over
70 the north side OF the Allegheny river, on
ShaTpsourg bridge, the mob following them
as rapidly as possible. After reaching the
north side the troops scattered, and I'm this
way Tie mob was divided into very small
bodies.