Question

This nationwide strike crippled much of the railroad industry in 1894, but was eventually ended by the Federal government.

Answer 1

It all began on May 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia in 1877 after Ohio and Baltimore cut wages of their employees for the third time . In this occasion the strike lasted  45 days when put down by a local, state militia and federal troops.   Across the United States of America about 100 people were killed in the unrest . Workers in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and other cities burned down train stations facilities, engines, stock and property.