The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-23
COMMUNIST TRIUMPHANT.
ALI THE RAILROAD PROPERTY In
PITTSBU DESTROYED.
THE DRUNKEN MOB SACKING SMALL
STORES AND SALOONS.
A Dread Lest the Banks VIII Be Broken
Into and the City Burned.
Last Nights Report.
[ National Press Association the Atlantic
and Pacific Line

National Press Association-By The Atlanti,
and Pacific Line
TWO AND HALF MILES OF CONFEDERATION
PTTrsBURG, July22, p. m.-Pittsburg is un
der cloud of dark smoke to-day, arising from
two and a half miles of burning Pennsylvania
Railroad property, comprising one hundred
and thirty-five locomotives, two thousand
freight cars loaded with valuable goods, the
extensive round-houses and machine shops oil
the company, as well as the general offices OF
the railroad transportation companies with
their vast transfer sheds and storehouses.
The firemen permitted the flames to follow
the tracks from the outer depot through the
city until it has now reached the Pullman pal
ace coaches and the Union Depot Hotel, and
will probably extend to the large elevator
owned by the road, as the wind is in this
1 direction. The smoke from the burning
buildings hangs over the city like pail The
streets are crowded with people, with wagons
and carts loaded with stolen goods taken from
the freightca These carts are galloping over
the streets filled with plunder, while women
and children are carrying off in baskets and
bags filled with what they could gather up.
AS there is no more Pennsylvania Railroad
property to destroy, the fire department will
probably be permitted to stop the flames,
which are now raging In the very heart OF
the city.
| WHISKY AT WORK.
| PTTTsBURG, July %, 4 80 p. NIP to this
hour very little drunkenness has been ex-
hibited, but now the effects Of rum are being
dangerously exhibited. Drunken horsemen
with drawn pistols are galloping up and down
the streets, shouting their threats Draymen
are running their wagons along the streets in
a wild, furious and drunken manner. A few
minutes since rough looking party rolled d
| barrel of whisky across Fifth Avenue, direct
ly In front of the office; three young men
quietly followed with an ak and spilled the
liquor In the street, and walked hastily away
from the scene before crowd had time to
| come up.
THE GLORIOUS DEEDS OF THE PHILADELPHIA
MILITIA.
PITTsBURG, July 20, 5 80 p. m.-The Phila-
delphia militia have fled.
The houses on Liberty street are in flames
The Atlantic and Pacific telegraph offices
are burned. All passenger trains are stopped
A squad Of Philadelphia soldiers are at
Walls Station, and anxious to return home at
once. The Philadelphia troops are reported
to be scattering over the hills, pursued by in
furiated crowds.
THE MOB IN POSSESSION OF THE CITY,
This morning there was not single Penn
sylvania Railroad official in the city, they
having fled for their lives.
The Union depot is deserted, and it is ex-
pected that it will be destroyed. The crowd
will not allow the burning cars to be un-
coupled, and the fire Is consequently working
down this way. Everything is in blaze in
the vicinity of the outer depot number of
houses on Liberty street are also in flames
All passenger trains on the Pennsylvania
Railroad are stopped the fast line at Shady
side and mail at East Liberty.
THE MILITIA DIsBAND.
A detachment Of Philadelphia soldiers. who
came here this morning from East Station,
are at Wallis, and are reported as being in a
terrible state Of trepidation, as they cannot
get back home.
One man here Is reported to have shot four
soldiers on their way out Pennsylvania Ave
nue.. Both the Fourteenth and Nineteenth
Regiments disbanded during the night.
Gen. Joe Brown was in the Union depot
this morning, and said, "The popular feeling
has made it impossible for the militia to do
anything, while most of them sympathized
with the strikers"
just as the troops filed down Twenty fifth
street and turned up Pennsylvania Avenue,
a shot was fired into the ranks by citizen
without effect. The soldiers responded with
volley that killed the man who shot. AS
they continued marching toward Lawrence
vile they were fired on as they passed each
alley and with fatal effect. Five or six sol |
diers fell between Twenty-fifth and Butler |
streets. At the junction of Butler street and
pennsylvania Avenue one soldier was killed.
When the column arrived at the Allegheny |
Arsenal, toward which they had fought their
way, expecting to find it an asylum, they
We're refused admittance. This appeared to
demoralize them, and they began to desert
the ranks. Three soldiers ran into side
street and besought a citizen for Gods sake
10 heip them escape, as they never meant to
nght against the workingmen They were
told TO run toward the Allegheny river, which
tney dld. The column of soldiers was not
now over $50 strong. These marched further
up the street and made stand there The
very fact that there were but $50 Pbiladel-
phians left shows that many must have made
their escape from the round-house durinp the
night.
ALL THE RAILROAD PROPERTY IN pTrrsRTTRc
BURNED.
The fire early this morning extended to the
blocks oDnoSite the o,,tar danot wbon IL
property was burning the strikers
would not allow the fire engines to do any,
thing, but when the fire crossed the street to
citizens property the plugs were opened and