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Show GENERAL. THE GREAT STRIKE. Terrible Riot nt IMflsbnrs h'iriuz ou Ruth Sides. Several Parsons Killed oud Wouudetl. Gen. IIuucocls to Command nt Ualtluiore. Pittsburg, 21. The military was ordered to clear the cr&eaiug at 2Sib street. The crowds attacked them with stones. The military fired a volley, when the crowd returned the fire from revolvers. Feur were killed outright and a number wounded. First Sergeant W. Eccave of the Philadelphia light legion was dangerously dan-gerously wounded. A dreadful riot occurred at the outer depot of the Pennsylvania railroad rail-road about an hour ago. A number of men and several women and child reu were killed and wounded. Seven dead have been taken from tho scene and it is not known how many are to be gathered up. The firing was dene by the Philadelphia militia. One o( their own men and one of the Pittsburg Pitts-burg soldiers were killed by the strikers. All say the firo was unprovoked. unpro-voked. The excitement is tremeu dous. A large body of men left for the Alleghany arsenal a few moments ago with the avowed purpose of seizing seiz-ing the arms Btered there to be used in repelling the militia. Harriahurg, 21. Governor Hart-ranlt Hart-ranlt telegraphs General L.otta from Cheyenne to order promptly all troops necewary to support the sherifls in protecting the trains on the Baltimore Jc Obio railway, and to go to Pi ltd-burg ltd-burg and keep supervision of all troops ordered out. Waahinjton, 21. The secretary of war has ordeied General Wmlield S. Hancock, commanding tho department depart-ment of the Atlantic, with headquarters head-quarters at New York, to proceed at once to Baltimore and assume per-Bonal per-Bonal command of all the troor at tho Baltimore & Ohio railrrud depot. About 500 mariues and sailors sail-ors at Hampton Roads will arrive at Baltimore by vessels to-morrow. THE EfOT IN riTFillUKG. 1 PitUburg, 21. At 4.20 the Philadelphia Phila-delphia troops left Union depot for ,the diiturhunce at Twenty eight Btreet crossing, marching along the track, tho sheriff preceding with a i oese. The eberill intended to make arrests by aid of the military and a conflict was expected. Thry arrived ibout 5 o'clock and the strikers completely com-pletely blocked tho track. Tuc black hu-aars of Philadelphia being unable , to clear tho track another company was ordered to their asaUtanee. The military advanced with fixed bayon ets, but were met with a shower of stones and missiles from the crowd. They opened fire on the crowd indiscriminately in-discriminately and in rapid succes fiiou, tho crowd retreating towards East Liberty. - Martinaburg, W. V.i., 1.45 p.m. No trains have reached this placo from Baltimore to day, and the greatest great-est anxiety is manifested to know how matters stand, Somo freight- trains are moving east, but no more will be ! started west until there is some certainty cer-tainty of their passage. News here from points between Keyscr and Grafton is that the men will not go lo work, and those who express a willingness wil-lingness to do so are deterred by their wives and daughters. Careful iu-quiry iu-quiry discovers the fact that few comparatively com-paratively of the train men have taken any part in the demonstration. Washington, 21. The excitement hero is great over tho Baltimoro riot. Tho total number killed is sixteen; the wounded number forty. The officiaU of the Baltimore and Ohio have now suspended all trains. The Baltimore Sun says: This killing should have been avoided, and was an unnecessary slaughter. The president, this afternoon, issued a proclamation warning all persons engaged in or connected with domestic violence and obstruction ot the laws at Cumberland and along the lino of the Baltimoro and Ohio railroad in Maryland, to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes on or before 12 noon o( the 22d inst. Er.IE BA1LKOAD. Rochester, 21. The 45th regiment is ordered to proceed at once to Hor-nellaville. Hor-nellaville. , Bufl'alo, 21. The 7-itU regiment is ordered under arms to march at a moment's notice. Following is a list of the casualties so far as ascertained: Killed Henry Fisher, plumber; Jacob Newraaster, member of company E; Captain Keil, member of the 19th regiment, instantly killed, being shot through the head while standing on the hill side; Chafney, conductor of freight; Wm. Kay, J. Dearmor, John McCarthy, Mc-Carthy, John Rowe, a young man on Sixteenth street, who lived only n short time. Wounded Chas. White, a boy, shot in tho leg; a boy named Buchanan, shut in the left lung; Mrs. E. Keuner, shot through the arm while standing in her doorway; a little girl shot in the leg; Daniel Williams, freight conductor, of Greenburg, seriously; Egbert Becker, private, company E, 1st regiment, Puihvdel-phia, Puihvdel-phia, hit on tho head with a stone; Bl. Jamison, seriously, will probably die; Sam V. Boyd, through the thigh, seriously; a son of Al. Patterson, Patter-son, leg nearly shot off; a little nirl, 4 years old, residing on the hillaido, seriously wounded in the leg and thigh, which will have to be amputated; ampu-tated; Fredericks, wounded in the arm; John Long, Pan Handle engineer, engin-eer, shot through tho right lung and will die; Sam Scott, badly injured in the leg. The telegraph employed were driven from their posis at tho outer depot by stones and othor missiles as early as S o'clock. Later. The rioters haveeaptured three pieces ef ordnance belonging to Knapp's battery. At 5.30 the crossing was in poeees sion of the military. Every few moments mo-ments the crowd would become panic stricken and a stampede would take ! place. The terrible results of the vol- ley has caused intense excitement ! throughout the city, and it is feared ! another attack will -be made on the j military as soon as the mob can be reorganized and provided with am- j munition. 9 p.m. At this hour the excite-j merit is raging all over the city, which is virtually in the hands of an armed mob, composed of laborers iron workers, coal miners, Btovedores and others, who are in full sympathy with the strikers. A large mob visited the Johnson gun factory on Smitbfield street, about 7 o'clock this evening, and armed themselves and another and still larger crowd has just finished tho demolition of Brown's establishment on Wood street, which they completely gutted, and then marched down Fifth avenue with drums beating and flags flying. They numbsr nearly 3,000. Aa yet they have not shown any inclination to destroy anything but railroad property. pro-perty. Is is reported that Alleghany arsenal is in the hands of the rioters. The Philadelphia raihtia are besieged in the round house at the outer depot, and their position is considered very critical. Sheriff Fife's dead body has just been brought in from the outer de pot. .Gen. Pearson is badly wounded. A number of citizens went to Philadelphia Phil-adelphia soldiers, who are entrenched in the Pennsylvania round house tonight, to-night, and begged them to leave the city, as a general massacre is feared. They were unable to do so on account of the surrounding mob. Three of the soldiers who attempted to slip out singly were shot and instantly killed. Two citizens were shot down on Liberty street a short time ago. Passenger Pas-senger traffic on the Pennsylvania road is entirely suspended, and Union depot and the adjoining hotel have been abandoned. Another gun shop was raided on Liberty street about 10 o'clock. An alarm of fire is now striking from the outer depot. rOPDLAK SYMPATHY FOR THE STRIKERS. STRIK-ERS. Columbus, 29. Tho county com-m com-m issioners have l efused to vote money for the sustenance of the military. The strikers have guaranteed tne military food, and it ia reported the citizens have guaranteed support to the strikers. Tnis makes a compli-i compli-i cated mess of it. The troopB and strikers appear friendly. It is rumored ru-mored the troops will he shortly withdrawn. with-drawn. No interference is expected with passonger trains on the Pan Handle. Governor Young has Usued orders to the crowd to keep away from the yards at Newark. MiliUuy reinforcements reinforce-ments are arriving. Orders will be given to the military to disperse the strikers at G o'clock to-morrow morning, morn-ing, and trains will go out, in which event there will probably be a bloody conflict. Washington, 21. Tho Columbia typographical unien, to night, passed resolutions condemning the action of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company, com-pany, denouncing the action o( the labor league condemnatory ot the strikers, extending sympathy to the strikers and declaring that they shall sustain them by all legitimate means; also adopted a resolution sympathizing sympathiz-ing with the working men of the navy yards, who have been notified that "their present rate of pay will be reduced. |