Source:Fleming-firemens-riot
From Pittsburgh Streets
George T. Fleming. "The firemen's riot: The conflagration of July 16, 1849, and attendant circumstances—rioting firemen and scenes of terror as devouring flames spread unchecked—Judge Parke's story of the event: How the Gazette representative viewed the frightful scene and spread on it—brass band and parading 'strikers' lend eclat—a hot time in old Alleghenytown—fearless mayor." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Aug. 22, 1920, sec. 5, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85905937.
