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forms as they passed. 8 IS.
. At one point, just before reaching
the United States Arsenal an attack
by the mob caused some confusion in
the rear of the column, and halt was
made, and the Calling guns used on
the attacking party, which was dis
persed; and no more attacks were made
upon the troops. In this march three
of the soldiers were killed and several
wounded, one of whom Q.ieut. Ashe)
died a few days afterward at the Unit
ed States Arsenal.
Gen. Brinton left his wounded at the
arsenal, and continued his march, fin
ally encamping on the grounds near
the WOrkhOuSe, where he was furnished
with rations for his men, etc. Mean
time the destruction and pillage of the
railroad property continued undated,
and was participated in by men, wo-
men and children. The police on Sun
day arrested about seventy-five per-
sons who were carrying off goods, the
arrests being made some distance from
the place whence the articles were TAX
EN-. Those arrested were taken before
the deputy mayor and most of them
were by him discharged. This seems to
be all that the police did to restrain
the rioting on Sunday. Soon after the
first car was set on fire Saturday night
(21sD the alarm of fire was given, and
the firemen responded, but were not
allowed to attempt the suppression of
the fire, the mob cutting the hose and
threa tening the firemen with death if
they persisted. After some talk with
the mob, however, they We're allowed
to save private property, and to this
fact may be ascribed the safety of a
good portion Of the city; for the. fire
had communicated to the property Of
individuals adjoining the railroad pro-
perty, and but for the efforts of the
firemen large confagration must have
ensued. 1.-The destruction of property
did not cease until about o'clock p.
m. on Sunday, the 22nd, and then only
when the limit of the corporation pro-
perty had been reached at Seventh
street by the destruction of the Union
Depot, Union Depot Hotel, and the
grain elevator"
The Eighteenth. Regiment after as
sembling on the 21st, had proceeded to
there and keep the tracks clear at that
point. The commander, Col. Guthrie,
experienced little difficulty in doing SO,
as his regiment was not allowed to
fraternize with the mob, but was kept
entirely aloof, and hence did not be-
come demoralized, as the Fourteenth
and Nineteenth Regiments did. 49,.
Late on Sunday afternoon he was or
dered to march to Pittsburg, where he
arrived after dark, and too late to stop
the destruction. of property, which had
all taken place before his arrival. On
Monday forenoon, together with the
Fourteenth and Nineteenth Regiments
(Which, having been disbanded, owing
to their Decentralization, were now or
:dered to reassemble), his command
marched through the principal streets
| of the city for the purpose of overawing
| any disposition toward riotous conduct
| that might still exist. A citizens COM
| mittee was also organized on Sunday,
| and exerted considerable influence in
quelling disturbances, especially at the
| Dusquesne Depot (the property of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, where
between land s o'clock p. m. 81 few OF
the rioters had gath ered M til the. sinr
tention of burning the structure and
the cars In the vicinity. One car was
set on FIRE and an attempt made to fire
the depot, but six or eight of the citi-
zens' safety committee arrived and in
| terfered to put stop to the destruc-
ton, which they did, the rioters de-
sisting as soon as they saw any auth.
GRITTY exerted in opposition to their
| schemes.
This was about the last attempt at
violence at Pittsburg, although, is was
several days before order. was fully
restored. From the very beginning of
the strike the strikers had the active
sympathy of large portion of the peo-
| pie of Pittsburg.
The citizens had bitter feeling
against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company on account of, as they be-
. lieved, an unjust discrimination by the
railroad company against them in
| freight rates, which made it very diff
! ticult for their manufacturers to COM
pete successfully with manufacturers
| further west, and this feeling had ex-
/ listed and been intensified for years,
and pervaded all classes. A large por-
ton of the people also believed that
| the railroad company was not dealing,
fairly by it's men in making the last re-
| duction in wages, and the tradesmen,
| with whom the .trainmen dealt, also had
| direct sympathy with the men in this
| reduction. for its results would affect
their pockets. The large class Of labor
(ers in the different mills, manufactures.
mines, and other industries in Pitts
burg and vicinity were also strongly
| in sympathy with the railroad strikers,
| considering the cause of the railroad
men their cause, as their wages had al,
so been reduced for the same causes
| as were those of the railroad men, and
| they were not only willing but anxious
to make a common fight against the
corporations. This feeling Of aversion
to the railroad company and sympathy
| with the strikers was INDUCED in by
the Pittsburg troops to the same ex-
tent that it was by the other classes,
| and as MANY of them had friends and