Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-08-02

CROWD, AND THE ROUND HOUSE AS y
PLACE OF REFUGE-THE MEN ROASTED
OUT.
Pittsburgh telegram in New York
Herald.
Tho New York Herald CORES
pondent at Pittsburgh telegraphs
the following:
" Great God preserve me from
another such night as last night ?
said member Of Company @, OF
tina First regiment Of Philadelphia,
to your representative to,day.
"The young man was a clerk in
a wholesale tea.huuse, and had left
at home Il widowed mother and a
number of sisters depending upon
him for support. he had deserted
the regiment when it had arrived
at the United States arsenal, and
secreted himself behind great pile
Of boards until the mob had left,
then came out and begged protcc
ton from Major Bufiinton, the
comancant of the arsenal. He had
thrown away his uniform and APP
peared in citizens dress, and eagerly
piled me with questions as to how
he could get into the city, and what
train might he take which would
carry him safest and soonest home.
i served III
rrIrI| ZUAIo or TIE IoI~T,I7T
said he, sand have seen wild fight
ing, and heard ofteutimes tie mel
anchoiy music of whistllng bullets,
bnt the night Of terror such as last
night | never experienced, and hope
to God | never will again. 1t was
this way: We came into Pittshnrg,
must confess, bent on having a
little fight if any was going on. We
had little to eat, some sandwiches
and tin cup of coffee, and at noon
yesterday we had some sort OF
nourisllment dealt out to rs at the
Union depot When we arrived
at Pittsburg we were all in good
spirits, nevertheless, and responded
with alarcity to the command TO
move out to Tweniy-eighfh street,
where the strikers had gathered ii.
force. When we arrived here,
General Brinton, commanding,
formed lis front and rear on the
outside of net work of track at
this point, and stationed the Key
stone battery, with IFS Gatling guns.
in little flat plot on the hillside
elevation, perhaps ten feet above
the level of the tracks. At this
moment the crowd began to scatter
not in retreat, but apparently to
MAKE ROOM FOR THE MILITARY.
The First regiment, when tie
crowd began again to press the men
was ordered to charge, which they
did with fixed bayonets, and in thi.
charge one of the strikers is report
ed to haze been wounded by /;
! bayoEet thrust. The crowd nov
began pelting us with stones, an'
some of our men were hurt more o.
less. This was the match that free
the train, and, goaded to frenzy
either through fear of violence from
the crowd or stung TO desperation
by being hit with missiles, we fired
and fire We did Some say ther,
was no order given to fire, but ON
of the guns in the hands of mem
bcr of Company A went off, ant
others, mistaking this for an orde
to fire, levelled their pieces an,
discharged them. This may be, hu
| heard distinctly the order to fire
and did not discharge my piec
until such an order was given. Th
firing was sudden and uncxpectc,
and seemed to come upon the Gro ow,
like stroke of lightning, and
was scarcely realized until here an
there a man was seen to fall. Alon
the brow of the hill ran a dee
ditch, into which those who ha
enough presence of mind cast then
selves. After the first short
(, THE TROOPS FIRED IN EVERY DIREC
TION.
! g sThe first voiley swept owe
l the hillside and was delivered b
those troops nearest the hill. Til
! second side of the square was alon
;, the track, and the others, so far i:
!, could be ascertaincd, wheeled an
fred down Twenty eighth street
/" Before dark, when the dea
and wounded had been carried 0