Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-11

the Isl, or general militia call, to be
sounded By the FIRE bells. This unpre-
cedented action augmented the general
alarm tenfold. The widest commotion
prevailed throughout the city.
MOB BEsErs THE SIXTH REGIMENT.
Responding to the alarm the Sixth
Regiment, Colonel Peters in command,
issued from It's armory In Fayette street.
The troops were at once beset by mob
numbering several thousand with
bricks paving stones, and pistol shots.
AT Frederick and Baltimore streets the
men turned, seemingly without orders,
and fred q voley into the people. Men
dropped in the streets, but the mob re-
doubled its violence. Opposite the Of
tee OF the American another volley was
fred. The mob paused, daunted for a
moment, but resumed their assault az
Charles street, where for the third time
they encountered the fire OF the militia.
Than the soldiers made their way with
out further obstruction TO the Camden
station.
Here the Fifth Regiment was already
assembled. The united forces of the
militia had no effect on the mob, which
beset the station and at 1890 o'clock set
fire 10 the lower floors. The fire was
with difficulty extinguished, but the
rioting continued through the night.
In the morning il was found that
twelve persons had been killed by the
militia bullets. Three were respectable
citizens who had been drawn into the
crowd by curiosity. The others were
rioters and foreigners. Most OF them
we're members aud leaders OF the
''Workingmen's Party OF the United
States" the American branch OF the
''InternationalS," and as events proved
this society was largely Instrumental In
fomenting the riots. The movement
was az that time new 10 America haV-
Ing been imported bV Johann Most and
Justus Schwab. John Swinton, OF New
York, al that time a writer for the New
York sun, had espoused their cause, as
had not few men Of comparative In
telligence and responsibility. The
movement was destined TO spread and
grow until it received its Quietus In the
Cook county jail ten years later on the
scaffod OF Spies, Parsons, Engel and
Schwab.
PROPAGANDA Is ISSUED.
On the day following the riot in Bal
timore the executive committee OF the
'Internationals" held meeting and
prepared a propaganda against the
propertied classes" This action be-
coming public at once gave new color
10 the strike, changing it from a rail-
road strike 70 an organized movement
Of Anarchists against society. As such
the war quickly spread over the Union.
Another formal call was made upon
President Hayes, who at once placed
all the forces OF the government at the
command OF the State officers menaced
with disorder. A second proclama'
tion was issued. All law-abiding citizens
enrolled themselves against anarchy.
This concert OF action infused such
spirit into the authorities OF Baltimore
that on July 81 the police were able
with their clubs to dispense the mobs.
But as measure Of safety the govern
ment deemed il necessary TO invest
Washington City with all the avail
able land and marine forces. The war
vessels POwhatan and Swatara we're d.
rected 10 the Potomac to remain 10 the
navy yard. The Treasury building was
invested with a strong guard. Ex-
press companies were required TO de-
cline all valuable packages. The Bal
timore aud Ohio Company made formal
announcement that it would make no
further effort to run trains.
Meantime sympathetic" strike had
paralvzed the Pennsylvania Company,
and tae storm ceater lowered over Pitts
burg, The Pennsylvania strikers went
tout On an Intellectual protest sgSinst
"double headers" and an equally impo-
tent protest against lower wages. The
strikers met in public assembly, and, as
at Baltimore, their meetings were
taken under command by the Anar-
chists and Internationals.' The
Sheriff Of Allegheny equity was defed,
aud three regiments of militia were sta
toned on the track. The presence OF
the militia only intiamed the mob, which
grew in numbers aud violence as the
hours passed. Tom Scott, the eminent
statesman of Erie, directed the CON-
pany's campaign and did much TO irri-
tate the strikers further.
REIGN OF TERROR IN PITTsBURG.
As the night Of July 81, 1877, fell In
Pittsburg the streets Of the city In the
vicinity of the Pennsylvania station and
tracks wore thrOnged with a mob that
outpgmbered the militia and police three
10 one. Resides the strikers were the
lawlsss elements of the schms and the
still more pernicious agents OF the "In-
ternationalists. Women mingled with
the men, vyiug with them in the vio-
lence OF their words and acts.
IL proved a night OF terror to Pitts
burg and 10 the State OF Pennsylvania.
Violence began, even before nightfall,
at the Twenty Eighth street crossing,
the principal rendezvous Of the strikers.
The Sheriff OF Allegheny county re-
paired thither TO read the riot act He
was accompanied by posse and rein
forced by brigade Of militia under
command of General Brinton. The
strikers booted the Sheriff, aud when
he attempted TO arrest one OF their
number offered resistance. The mill
tia at once opened FIRE on the crowd
and sixteen persons fell dead.
This bloodshed was but the beginning
OF street war that ragged through the
night. Pittsburg emptied itself into
the streets No less than 10000 people
surged about the TwenJy-eighth street
crossing, the scene OF the first fusilade.
They surrounded the militia, hurting
bricks aud paving-stOnes into their
ranks Special violence was displayed
against the companies from Philadel-
phia. AT niue o'clock the mob broke
into a number Of hardware stores and