▁full ▁ ▁stretch ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁between ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁Middle ▁Hill , ▁was ▁burning . ▁ ▁Al leg hen y ▁The ▁disturb ance ▁spread ▁north ▁across ▁the ▁river , ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Al leg hen y , ▁where ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Fort ▁Wayne , ▁and ▁Chicago ▁Rail road ▁voted ▁to ▁strike . ▁They ▁assert ed ▁that ▁the ▁assemble d ▁milit ias ▁had ▁no ▁authority ▁( the ▁governor ▁being ▁out ▁of ▁state ), ▁ra ided ▁the ▁local ▁arm ory , ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁pat rol s ▁and ▁armed ▁gu ards ▁in ▁rif le ▁p its ▁and ▁tren ches . ▁All ▁fre ight ▁traffic ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁a ▁halt , ▁and ▁the ▁strik ers ▁took ▁over ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁te legraph ▁and ▁the ▁rail road , ▁and ▁began ▁man aging ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁passenger ▁trains . ▁ ▁The ▁strik ers ▁ex ert ed ▁such ▁total ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁governor ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁area , ▁it ▁was ▁Robert ▁Am mon ▁of ▁the ▁Train men ' s ▁Union ▁that ▁assured ▁his ▁safe ▁travel . ▁ ▁Con clusion ▁and ▁after math ▁F ew ▁sh ops ▁opened ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁great ▁anx iety ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁violence ▁would ▁continue . ▁Many ▁prominent ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁set ▁to ▁work ▁organ izing ▁a ▁milit ia , ▁and ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁several ▁thousand ▁had ▁been ▁gathered ▁and ▁were ▁put ▁under ▁the ▁command