He was one of a group of striking workers killed as they assembled on July 23, 1877 during a violent protest of wage cuts and layoffs. Rioting workers and citizens were rioting in many parts of the country.
Locally they were destroying and burning telephone poles and wires, rail tracks, the Lebanon RR bridge was burned and totally destroyed. Earlier in the day of the Jul 23 massacre, trains were blocked by violent strikers and mobs and employees intimidated and threatened. To provide safe passage of the trains, the Forth Regiment of the National Guard of Allentown was called, under Col. T.H. Good. There were seven companies which included past civil war companies and soldiers. A total of 250 men. Just prior to the shooting tragedy these troops were escorting a train as it was passing from Penn to Walnut streets which passes through two high walls. Rioters began pelting the soldiers with stones and bricks from above and when it had ended, 20 soldiers were injured some seriously. Although ordered not to fire some soldiers panicked with the rock throwing and began firing into the assailing crowd. There were also other persons shot and injured by the rioters later that evening. Eleven persons were killed, many injured, some seriously who could have died days or weeks later.
(courtesy of Find A Grave contributor Neil D Scheidt)
Locally they were destroying and burning telephone poles and wires, rail tracks, the Lebanon RR bridge was burned and totally destroyed. Earlier in the day of the Jul 23 massacre, trains were blocked by violent strikers and mobs and employees intimidated and threatened. To provide safe passage of the trains, the Forth Regiment of the National Guard of Allentown was called, under Col. T.H. Good. There were seven companies which included past civil war companies and soldiers. A total of 250 men. Just prior to the shooting tragedy these troops were escorting a train as it was passing from Penn to Walnut streets which passes through two high walls. Rioters began pelting the soldiers with stones and bricks from above and when it had ended, 20 soldiers were injured some seriously. Although ordered not to fire some soldiers panicked with the rock throwing and began firing into the assailing crowd. There were also other persons shot and injured by the rioters later that evening. Eleven persons were killed, many injured, some seriously who could have died days or weeks later.
(courtesy of Find A Grave contributor Neil D Scheidt)
He was one of a group of striking workers killed as they assembled on July 23, 1877 during a violent protest of wage cuts and layoffs. Rioting workers and citizens were rioting in many parts of the country.
Locally they were destroying and burning telephone poles and wires, rail tracks, the Lebanon RR bridge was burned and totally destroyed. Earlier in the day of the Jul 23 massacre, trains were blocked by violent strikers and mobs and employees intimidated and threatened. To provide safe passage of the trains, the Forth Regiment of the National Guard of Allentown was called, under Col. T.H. Good. There were seven companies which included past civil war companies and soldiers. A total of 250 men. Just prior to the shooting tragedy these troops were escorting a train as it was passing from Penn to Walnut streets which passes through two high walls. Rioters began pelting the soldiers with stones and bricks from above and when it had ended, 20 soldiers were injured some seriously. Although ordered not to fire some soldiers panicked with the rock throwing and began firing into the assailing crowd. There were also other persons shot and injured by the rioters later that evening. Eleven persons were killed, many injured, some seriously who could have died days or weeks later.
(courtesy of Find A Grave contributor Neil D Scheidt)
Locally they were destroying and burning telephone poles and wires, rail tracks, the Lebanon RR bridge was burned and totally destroyed. Earlier in the day of the Jul 23 massacre, trains were blocked by violent strikers and mobs and employees intimidated and threatened. To provide safe passage of the trains, the Forth Regiment of the National Guard of Allentown was called, under Col. T.H. Good. There were seven companies which included past civil war companies and soldiers. A total of 250 men. Just prior to the shooting tragedy these troops were escorting a train as it was passing from Penn to Walnut streets which passes through two high walls. Rioters began pelting the soldiers with stones and bricks from above and when it had ended, 20 soldiers were injured some seriously. Although ordered not to fire some soldiers panicked with the rock throwing and began firing into the assailing crowd. There were also other persons shot and injured by the rioters later that evening. Eleven persons were killed, many injured, some seriously who could have died days or weeks later.
(courtesy of Find A Grave contributor Neil D Scheidt)
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