page_title: William C. McCarthy
section_title: Mayoralty
hierarchical_section_title: William C. McCarthy / Mayoralty
caption_attribution_description: English: "A Steeple-View of the Pittsburgh Conflagration"; engraving showing the burning of Union Depot and Pennsylvania Railroad yards, Pittsburgh, PA during Great railroad strike of 1877
context_page_description: William C. McCarthy was Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1866 to 1868 and from 1875 to 1878.
context_section_description: The Industrial Revolution was gearing up and Pittsburgh was annexing neighboring townships and boroughs. In 1868, Bloomfield became part of the city. During his first administration, the police department ceased orally assuring the citizenry "that all is well," and inclined planes began to ascend Mount Washington.
  The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 occurred during his second term as mayor.  Striking railroad workers clashed in a fierce battle with Philadelphia Militiamen at the 28th Street Roundhouse. Rail traffic was brought to a halt, and the terminal was burned.
  McCarthy was elected City Controller in 1878.
  He died January 27, 1900; and was buried in an unmarked grave in Uniondale Cemetery on the northside.
caption: A Steeple-View of the Pittsburgh Conflagration, an engraving by M.B. Leiser
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