▁little ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁done : ▁" May or ▁Mc Car thy ▁endeav ored ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁pill age , ▁but ▁the ▁hand ful ▁of ▁men ▁at ▁his ▁command ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁crowd ." ▁ ▁In ▁Pitts burgh , ▁a ▁citizens ' ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 0 0 am ▁and ▁sent ▁l ia isons ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁ri ot ers , ▁and ▁attempt ▁some ▁type ▁of ▁neg ot iation , ▁but ▁this ▁failed . ▁Yet ▁more ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁treat ▁with ▁authorities ▁from ▁the ▁rail road ▁companies , ▁but ▁none ▁could ▁be ▁found . ▁ ▁At ▁ 3 : 3 0 pm , ▁a ▁burning ▁rail ▁car ▁was ▁run ▁into ▁the ▁Union ▁Dep ot ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁set ▁al ight . ▁L oot ers ▁turned ▁their ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁& ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Rail road , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁goods ▁there ▁were ▁carried ▁away , ▁it ▁too ▁was ▁set ▁on ▁fire . ▁ ▁The ▁fire ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁remained ▁on ▁duty ▁throughout ▁the ▁confl agr ation , ▁and ▁concentr ated ▁their ▁efforts ▁on ▁private ▁property ▁along ▁Liber ty ▁Street , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁continu ously ▁prevent ed ▁by ▁the ▁mob ▁from ▁accessing ▁the ▁burning ▁rail road ▁facilities . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁Al leg hen y ▁fire ▁department ▁( then ▁a ▁separate ▁juris diction ) ▁was ▁dispatch ed ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁ensure ▁the ▁fl ames ▁passed ▁no ▁further ▁than ▁Se vent h ▁Street , ▁a