▁on ▁the ▁outer ▁dep ot ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road , ▁where ▁a ▁large ▁mob ▁had ▁gathered , ▁and ▁arrest ▁the ▁group ' s ▁leaders . ▁ ▁At ▁ 2 8 th ▁Street , ▁what ▁troops ▁did ▁arrive ▁found ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 , ▁with ▁another ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁nearby , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁additional ▁reg iments ▁of ▁city ▁troops ▁and ▁one ▁battery . ▁ ▁F ife ' s ▁attempts ▁to ▁serve ▁his ▁writ s ▁met ▁with ▁der ision . ▁He ▁read ▁the ▁Ri ot ▁Act ▁and ▁the ▁troops ▁set ▁forth ▁attempting ▁to ▁dis per se ▁the ▁crowd . ▁Some ▁strik ers ▁attempted ▁to ▁wrest ▁the ▁rif les ▁from ▁the ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁one ▁was ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁advance ▁of ▁bay on ets . ▁A ▁cry ▁arose ▁of ▁" St ick ▁to ▁it ; ▁give ▁it ▁to ▁them ; ▁don ' t ▁fall ▁back !" ▁and ▁some ▁protest ers ▁began ▁to ▁throw ▁rocks ▁and ▁fire ▁p ist ols ▁at ▁the ▁troops ; ▁several ▁men ▁were ▁injured , ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁seriously . ▁The ▁troops ▁returned ▁fire ▁and ▁used ▁their ▁bay on ets , ▁beginning ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁un ordered ▁shot , ▁and ▁continu ing ▁in ▁a ▁vol ley ▁for ▁nearly ▁ten ▁minutes . ▁When ▁the ▁firing ▁ceased , ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 0 ▁men , ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁had ▁been ▁killed , ▁with ▁another ▁ 2 9 ▁wounded . ▁ ▁" The ▁sight ▁presented ▁after ▁the ▁soldiers ▁ceased ▁firing ▁was ▁sick ening ,"