The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-01

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Docent persons we're killed. The bill
side was black with people, and the
bullets took fearful effect among them.
At least eight we're killed and twelve
or fifteen wounded, some fatally. The
bullets tore such great holes in some
of the bodies that an impression got
abroad that one Of the Gstling guns
had been discharged, but General
Brintou denies that report. and says
the cannon was not fred once on Sat-
urdsy evening. 3 as4
Stationed on the side of tho bill
were detachments of the Fourteenth
aud Nineteenth regiments. of this
city One of the latter. Jacob New
meister. was killed by the Philadel.
pbisns. This, combined with the
fact that many others narrowly es-
capped, and that many of the soldiers
of both regiments were in sympathy
with the cause Of the Strikers, bat not
of the mob, led large numbers of the
Pittsburgh troops 10 leave the field.
Some of them vowed that they would
not fight to put down workingmen.
The departure Of these men left the
eastern soldiers pretty much BY them
selves altss
Mp. T. Kecner, who was standing
ON the hillside with baby in her
arms, was struck bya bullet, which
killed ber child and inflicted severe
wound upon her. A little Eve year
old girl bad her lips almost complete
I ly torn away by bullet. The
wound, from the effect of which she
soon died, is such a terrible one that
| it is difficult to believe it was inHict.
ed by bullet. A labore- on bis way
home from work was. while walking
up the hill with his tin bucket 10 bis
hand. shot in the back of the head.
He fell dead. When found his body
was almost rigid, and his hand clutch
ed the bucket with such . grip that
1t could hardly be loosed. He never
knew what hurt him. Two men were
standing on the hillside talking,
They were mere spectators, and
strangers to each cther. They
heard the volley Of pcsketry. One
of them looked to see what il was
about, and upon turning to speak to
his companion found him lying dead
at bis feet. The bullet hole in his
head needed no explanation. A little
boy half mile away was shot aud
so seriously wounded as to endanger
his life.
Notwithstanding many of the Phil.
adelphia troops were old soldiers.
some of them having served in the
rebellion, they exhibited considerable
trepidation out at Twenty-eighth
street An officer says that be saw
dozens of them shoot straight up in
the air. He didn't know, OF course,
wbetberit was through a dislike for
shedding blood, or from fear, but he
rather believed that it was the result
of being brought face to face with an
unfamiliar danger. This 6ght took
place about I've O'Clock 10 the even
ing. In spreading throughout the
city the news couldn't have been dis
tanced by the wind. The widest
excitement followed, and instead of
staying away from the scene of dan
ger thousands of men and boys flock.
ed to the scene oft. The side and
summit Of the bill looking upon Twen-
ty-eighth street grew blacker than
ever with rash women and men, shut
fortunately no further shooting took
place. We had almost written fight
ing instead Of shooting. but in this
case about all the fighting was done
on one side. The firing Of the soldiers
dispersed the crowd and gave them
possession OF the railroad track This
they held until about seven O'Clock,
when General Pearson ordered Gen.
eral Brinton to retire with bis men
into the round house of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. The populace was
growing SO excited ; threats of execu-
ting vengeance on the Philadelphians
were so general men, unthinking
and reckless, and ready for any deed
OF desperation, were arming by hun
dreds All this could not but have
beea known to General Pearson, and
they are doubtless the considerations
that Influenced MIN to give the above
order. He was thoughtful of the
sifrty Of the troops. and selected the
round house as in his opinion the
most eligible place to defend. and the
one which promised most security.
With the coming of darkness the
soldiers marched into the und.house.
General Pearson accompanying them,
to-" ether with Capt. Z. Y. Breck, of
Hutchinson's Battery, two of his
guns and several of his men. 1t
was one Of the most desperate nights
these men ever passed The Offices
Of the outer depot, on Liberty street.
fronting Twenty-sixth street, were
into headquarters. The
round-house above these Offices and
the machine shop and round-bouse
below them, were taken possession Of
and guarded by the rank and file.
The two Gstling guns, and the pair
Of cannon from Hu,chinson's Battery.
the latter loaded with canister, were
placed in advantageous positions TO
sweep all the entrances Co0ped up
10 these houses the military we're al
N ,st completely cut of from commu-
with any person outside. or
from the headquarters Of Adju.snt
General Lstts, which were at the
Uoion Depot But they held their
ground until eight O'Clock this morn
ng without the loss by death OF in
ury Of single mao. Men swarined
oy thousands from all sections VI the
,ity to the locality where the troops
we're intrenched with tie intention
IN the part of q msjority Of them TO
the whole division. Bat
{ is always the case that inorganic
d effort fails to accomplish any thing
against di,cipline, 40 all the efforts
If the rioters to dislodge the soldiery {
" kill them p.ovtd ineffective. The
,ficers in The headquarters, where