▁to ▁state ▁authorities . ▁The ▁same ▁day , ▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁and ▁acting ▁governor ▁James ▁W . ▁Lat ta ▁te legraph ed ▁Major ▁General ▁James ▁Be aver : ▁ ▁Situ ation ▁in ▁Pitts burgh ▁is ▁becoming ▁dangerous . ▁Tro ops ▁are ▁in ▁sympathy , ▁in ▁some ▁instances , ▁with ▁the ▁strik ers . ▁Can ▁you ▁rely ▁on ▁yours ? ▁ ▁Work ers ▁of ▁the ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Fort ▁Wayne ▁and ▁Chicago ▁and ▁the ▁Pitts burgh , ▁C inc inn ati ▁& ▁St . ▁Louis ▁rail ro ads ▁in ▁Al leg hen y ▁City , ▁also ▁struck ▁and ▁stopped ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁fre ight ▁along ▁their ▁lines . ▁ ▁Governor ▁John ▁Hart ran ft , ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁California ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁was ▁not ified ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁and ▁turned ▁back ▁toward ▁Pennsylvania . ▁With ▁fre ight ▁movement ▁stopped , ▁the ▁economy ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁region ▁was ▁brought ▁nearly ▁to ▁a ▁stand st ill . ▁Alexander ▁Cass att , ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road , ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁that ▁morning ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁the ▁strik ers : ▁no ▁more ▁double ▁headers , ▁pay ▁re inst ated ▁to ▁the ▁rate ▁prior ▁to ▁June , ▁the ▁re h iring ▁of ▁all ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁laid ▁off , ▁and ▁the ▁abol ishment ▁of ▁pay ▁gr ades ▁for ▁the ▁workers . ▁The ▁reply ▁to ▁his ▁sub ordinate , ▁Super int endent ▁Pit ca ir n , ▁was ▁simply : ▁" Have ▁no ▁further ▁talk ▁with ▁them .