Year: 1877




the brow of the hill ran deep ditch, into
which those who had enough presence of
mind cast themselves. After the first shot
the troops fred in every direction. The
first volley swept over the hillside and was
delivered by those troops nearest the hill
The second side of the square was along the
track, and the others, SO far as could be
ascertained, wheeled and fred down Twen-
ty-eighth street


A NIGHT m TIE ROUND HOUSE


Before dark, when the dead and wounded
had been carried off and the crowd got over
the fright and commenced to gather again
in great numbers, we were ordered into the
round house, as afording US a shelter for
the night and better protection from tho
stray shots heard every now and then.
With the approach of nightfall We got
hungry and tired, but were consoled in
measure by the announcement that supper
had been ordered and would arrive in q
brief time. At dusk, peeping out of the
windows of the round house, we saw the
wagons carrying our rations captured by
the crowd; dishes and their contents hurled
into the street, while the crowd cheered like
Augmented with the approach of night, all
thoughts of sleep were given over and
guards stationed at the windows of
the round house and also placed at
each of the gates leading into the yards.
They were out of the reach of the crowd and
had instructions to Are upon persons who
attempted to enter.


THE SCENE AT MIDNIGHT.


At midnight the crowd outside, as
we could observe from the windows,
had grown into man thousands, and
shots were fired at us from out of the yards
Df the company in close proximity to the
round house We replied to them, with
what effect we were unable to ascertain.
When the fire was started in the box cars
we became very seriously alarmed. Some
few men ] have heard made their way
out of their quarters in citizens
clothes and escaped from their peril
ous position. We could see long lines
of oars, one after the other burning. but
dared not expose ourselves to the guns Of
tho mob.


CAPTURE OF A GUN


The fire slowly but surely crept down
captured one of the guns belonging to
Hutchison's battery, of Pittsburg. and at
tempted to get it into position to fire upon
us. 1t was heavily loaded. we knew, and if
1t was fired in close proximity to us it must
have done heavy damage. However, we pre-
vented them from putting it in position, as
We covered it we'll, and we were in quarters
where we could pick of the men without
much injury to ourselves. The number of
times the freight cars ran between
us and the gun shielded the strikers from
our shots, but they finally gave the matter
up and hauled the gun away. All this time
the situation was becoming more and more
serious The fire was creeping down upon
US with the certainty of driving us out
sooner or later. The crowd, too, was grow
Ing more dense and bold, and threats of
violence should we come out were distinctly
heard. Away up the track in the yard
where the cars were burning we could sec
men pillaging while their old rusty arms
were mingled with bright barrels which
flashed in the glare of destruction.


THE oArs ON PRE-.


Suddenly down the grade came
one car after another, some laden
Oith oil which was on fire and burning
fercely. These cars were sent down in
order that they might ignite the wooden
work of tho round house and the company's
lumber yard. They were heavily ladened
with combustible material, and when the
box cars took fire they burst and scattered
the contents in every direction, dealing out
disaster with lavish hand. The machine
shop, between Twenty-ffth and Twenty
sixth streets, then caught fire and soon our
building was surrounded with wall of fire.
The heat was so intense that we were
obliged to retire from the windows and
ing. Many Of US would have run
out, but the danger outside from
the violence of the crowd was as much