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


Geaessl stated that be- Vas pleased
with the manner in which Genera
Brinfop was conducting the campsign
aud that he hsd no instructions 4
give. The troops were without any
thing to eat from noon Saturday un
Ill six o'clock yesterday evening
NJ .jor Baugh attempted " get pro
visions TO them 10 the round-hous<
on Saturday evening, but the rioterl
deprived him of bis provender aud
scattered it 10 the street.
Toward daylight yesterday morn
ing the rioters ignised coal cars OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad and push
ed them down 90 that the flames
would reach the round-house. ID
this incendiasy attempt they wers
successful. Theround-house csuRh,
FIRE. The troops stood the beat al
long as they could, but it eventually
became apparent that they would
have to vacste the building, although
il was fleeing from one enemy to face
another. The soldiers were oil call
ed together, and the ammunition 10
their possession was redistributed
each man being given an equal mum.
Der of rounds. Both guns Of Hutch
inson's battery were spiked, and Gea.
Brinton ordered bis men to take uE
the line of retreat. The First Bri.
gade bad the right and Second Bri'
gade the left of the line. The Sixth
regiment, which suffered 80 severely
ia killed and wounded, brought up
the rear.
Dragging their Gstling guns with
them the troops, led by Gen. BriDtou
and his staff, marched through the
lower rouud-house, through the car
shops and along the platform of the
transfer depot. down to twenty-6ftb
street They marched down twenty.
fifth and turned up Penn avenue. Ii
was q splendidly executed movement,
and General Brinton deserves credit
for The skillful manner in which it was
accomplished. He had gotten some
distance up Penn street before the
rioters discovered the retreat Then
the mob took after the military, which
marched in solid column and never
once faltered, Notwithstanding the
thousand dangers that threatened
them on every side. 1t was General
Brinton's purpose to 60 as far as the
u. s. Arsenal. on Butler street, and
there eneamp Upon arriving there
be knocked at the gate but was refus-
ed admittance. On this march five
soldiers were killed, and one of the
Gatliug guns was twice fired into the
pursuing rioters. each time with aw-
ful effect, as men fell before it like
grain before the mower. General
Brinton told cur reporter that he
could have killed hundreds Of men,
but his heart grew sick at contempla-
tion of the slaughter be could cause,
and he refraiued. Both Calling guns
have plenty of ammunition, and With
them be could have fred continuous
" into the crowds that were follow
ing him and killed scores and hun
dreds of men. While marching along
Butler street, near the arsenal, two
men came out of o street car that
was passing by, aud standing on the
rear platform fred into the column
and killed corporal Wm Gills, and
private Alex. Miller. Before this
privates s. II. Hess and George Ste
pbenson had been killed while march
ing along Penn avenue, and Lieut..
Ash, of the keystone Battery, had
been badly wounded
Upon reaching the bridge that
crosses the Allegheny river at Sharps-
burg the mob stopped pursuing, and
the troops were molested no further.
They marched on up to Claremot. on
the West Penn railroad, and are now
eHcamped on the bill overlooking tie
and Allegheny City
Home. They are, however, in un-
proximity to the Ale
gheny Pest House. When ttev got
here, about two O'Clock. many of them
completely worn out, laid down in
the hot sun that sbone through the
trees and were sound asleep before
thew knew it. About six O'Clock
they got something to eat. the 6rst
since Saturday noop. Superintend-
ant Grubbs, of the Allegheny Home,
and Superintendent Cordier. OF the
Workhouse, gave them all the bread,
meat and coffee that could be spared.
Mr.. Camp, Of Sbarpsburg. and Mr..
Arthur Kirk distributed the provis-
ions, which were most gratefully re-
ceived.
In an interview with Gen Brinton
be spoke rather uncomplimentarily
,f the Pittsburgh troops, Pittsburgh
the Pennsylvania railroad
and Gen Pearson. He said that Gen.
Pearson left the round-hou about
line O'Clock on Saturday night, dis
,uised, since which time Gen. Brin-
on had neither seen or heard of him.
ien Loude pronounced Pearson
coward, and the whole division spoke
# him in most eontemptn Gus terms.
We forgot to stase that twelve OF
he PhiIadelphia troops. wounded 10
be shooting at Twenty-eishtl street,
IN Saturday evening. were sent home
he same night.
ON THE NoBTH SIDE.
The appearance Of the ground oc.
upied by the strikers on the Fort
Wayne Road in Allegheny On Ss,ur-
Isy was wariike in the extreme. InI
be expectation Of the arrival of troops
rom Erie, the strikers built forti6cs.
ions commanding the tracks and
rmed them with cannon taken
rom Knap's Battery. The torti6cs.
Ions are at Strs xberry lane, half
lile below the Fort Wsyne round
ouse. These works are gsrrisoned
y about three hupdred we'll armed
zen, who stopped all passenger
rains ccming in and searching them
, see II they brought any soldiers.
No actual hostilities took place on |
be North Side Saturday night. ex-
ept the sacking Of the srmory Of the
llegheny Guards and Knsp's Bat
Try. The building was broken into |
, crowd Of Is or l0a men and |