The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-24
BLOoDsHED IN READTNo.
A Mob Ruling the Ci,y-Connict with the
Fourth Regiment.

Fourth Regiment.
READING, July 2i-2A. M.-Readng has
but twenty eight policemen and no troops. The
crowd at the burning bridge numbered six or
eight thousand, and at least seemed 10 be en-
tircly in sympathy with the rioters. Chief OF
Police Cullen called upon Capt. Wcnrck. o.
the Reading Rifles to order out his mon for tho
protection Of the city. He refused. alleging tina
his men would not fire upon working men. who
were their brothers. Tho Chief then had the
Sheriff of Berks country brought up on
special engine from Douglass township TO
call out posse. read the riot at. etc.. and dis
perse the mob. When the Sheriff got here he
refused to call out n posse. saying that no one
would obey him. lie would not approach the
mob to read the riot act and trcmblcd with
fear when he stuck proclamation
up at the Mansion House corner Hour by
hour the mob grew bodcr and the situation
more threatening. They took possession Of the
railroad cut bclowth depot. between Walnutand
Washington streets. in the afternoon. stopped
freight train there. drove of the engineer
and fireman. and blockaded tho tracks. 10 pre-
vent the arrival Of an expected train with troops
from Norristown. The widest excitement pre-.
vailed throughout the town.. Ten thousand
people gathered in the cut and upon the banks
and bridges overlooking II. and the leaders
| Of the mob openly threatened that at nghtiall
they would burn tn. depot, shop. and AZ the
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! Rcedcr caused the Fourth Regiment. L. N. g..
! Col. T. ii. Good. 70 assemble Mt Allentown.
| One company came from Easton two from Allen
town. one from Hamburg. one from Camsaudua.
| one from Statington, and one from Portland.
IN gil 2lO muskets. They started for Heading
| At $50. at Brandon. eight miles from here. an
| excited master of transportation met them with
| the news that Reading wils in the hands Of the
mob. of whom 5000 waited ut the depot TO ami
| hiatc the military. At about a quarter past
the Fourth Regiment arrived here. By ms
| timn Chief Cullen and ~ OF his men had 10y
! npSpprutp
back the mob from the Penn street railway
crossing. and. pistol in hand, held them at bay.
! Once the mob undertook to advance on them by
| pushing freight cars in their front, but at the
very moment of collision hestated and held
Although most OF the saloons in town are
! closed, many OF the rioters were drunk. While
IN the cut the military. at the REQUEST OF
narrow way from the depot At a Charge
bayonets." TO clear the way for train, ex-
pectcd to bring MAJOR Gen Bolton and the
| Sixteenth Regiment from Norristown. As
they got into the cut the crowd greet
ed them with hootine and yes. Of
| They'll catch hell In the cut." In view Of the
hostile demonstrations. Cen Rerier ordered
his drum corrs to the rear and mad his men
! lord thrr pic".s.
! town and Hamburg mon, An order To stop
! firing WIS UNDECIDED and in a minute moro the
nr ,s'i into thn erowd baf ,r' them. The mob
| nrd IN CONFUSION. and before ia" mob ran IN
widest t.rror lioh,anls OF en- ms. WHO ny
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