New-York tribune., 1877-07-21

vania Railroad at East Liberty and IN the Twelfth Ward
railroad and the movement OF freight trains either east
west Is prevented by illumination anu Eiono. % o
poves of the Railroad Company the discharge Of their
duties As the sheriff OF the County, have endeayorea
suppress the riot but have not the adequate means az
my command to do so and therefore request you 70
exercise your authority IN calling out ths niIy W
suppress the X. ii. FIFE. Sheriff of Aheghehy'
The following replies were received:
BEAVER Penn, July 20. 1886 O. m.
Your telegram is received have teegraphed TO the Adj
jutantGeneral. NJ o. VOAi'
LANCASTER Penn. 3:17 a. m.
To Il. H. FIFE, Sheriff Allegheny County, Penn:
Have ordered Cen Pearson TO place regiment on uuty
to aid you in suppressing disorder ,,u,o, coro-,,
Gen. Pearson was found shortly after a m, and the
proper authority having been received from the Gov
ernor. he issued the following order:
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH DIVISION
NATIONAL GUARD oP PENNSYLVANIA, :
PITTSBURGH, July 2O-3 a. m)
Special Order No. 3.
In compliance with instructions from Headquarters,
National Guard of Pennsylvania the Eighteenth Regi-
is hereby ordered and directed to assemble at the
for duty. at $50 a. M COL p N Guthrie will report for
duty with his command at the Union Depot at seven
j. b. moore MOORE IieGtcol. and A. A. General.
Gov Harranft also issued the following proclamation.
admonshng the strikers and all persons within the Com
monwealth from aiding unlawful proceedings:
HARRISBURG, Penn, July 20.
In the name and by the authority OF the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania.
Whereas, IL has been represented 10 me py the pIopcl
authorities of Allegheny County that ri0Ous delhOh.Ia
tons exist the City OF Pittsburg and various points
along the line OF the Pennsylvania Railroad COMPANY
whereby property OF said Company and the 1yes OF
its employees put IN jeopardy and the peace ana go
order of the community broken, "hch me sdlu cei'
authorities wholly unable TO suppress; anu WneieaS
the Constitution and Laws of this Comm0hNe.i,tn ,
authorize the Governor whenever, IN his Jndsheh'' lnc
sand may he necessary. to employ the militia TO sup
press domestic violence and preserve the peace
AOc therefore. John L. HartranIt Governor OF ug %
Commonwealth OF Pomsy Iyania do hereby adIhOnlsh l
good citizens and all Persons within the territory anu
under the jurisdiction Of the Common "eath aSalns 49,
Ing abctting such unlawful proceedings ana uo
hereby command all persons ensased m sd rotos % n
monstraOns 10 forthwith dispeise and retire Is'eeapH
their respective places OF abode, warning th,li
persistence in violence VIII compel resort 10 5nc mn ~
tary may be necessary to enforce ooeuece 10
the laws ~
Given under my hand, and the great seal Of The state
Harrisburg. the 10Th day oi July IN ire yehI o o
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy ana
OF the Commonwealth the one hIhnfea % a,I SSsDn. o
' NJ. 5. Quay Secretary OF tine Commonwealth.
This PROCLAMATION was printed in handbill form and
distributed along the road. II had effect upon the
strikers In this city, however a least during the morn
n Anmcnse crowd gathered at the outer station, ut
Twenty-cightlst and hourly increased in numbers. As
the trains came in they were all met, and the crows,
after taking the trains to the yard joined the strikers
There were ths morning, at the lowest estimate.
nine hundred loaded on the track between the
Union Depot and East Liberty, while the number
route sweed that total to l.jOO loaded The
Der which were stopped constantly increased ali day. and
the maze OF tracks rapidly occupied by inert
Of rongock heavily laden with goods FOR all parts Of
the West and East. This morning sixty eight cars Of
stock from the west which had collected on tracks near
the outer depot permitted by the strikers to pro-
ceed to the East Liberty sockyar and discharge their
loads Tbirtyeght OF cattle arrived over the
IL. ,.,..I af and pI a
committee of strikers accompanied each engine to see
that the crews did not oppose the strike
Just before noon. the strikers called together in
meeting. when one OF the number mounted box and
read the following dispatch. signed r. J. Donahue,
vlnehwas received with the widest cheering;
IiORNEsYILLLLE, n. ", July 90
The lremen and brakemcu on the New York and
Erie Railroad quit work his morning
TIE arrival Of the military about noon served to in
crease the size Of the crowd On the engine OF the train
hearing the regiment were General Pearson, Sheriff Fife
and superintendent Pitcairn. The Sheriff Immediately
mounted the tender and read the Governors procama
tou amid the hoots and cries Of the spectators The
Sheriff counsel.d peace and quiet, and assured
them the law would be enforced cost what it
might The crowd iccred at him until he descended.
Gen Pearson then mounted the tender and address
ing ,he crowd said the reaPpeared TO be disposition 10
trpa, the matter lightly He warned the that the
affair was q very serious one; man had more SYM
uatly for them than he had, hut he was under orders
from the Governor. and those knew him knew he
woad obey lie as ,ured them that it useless TO at
tempt to stop the working of the road further lie said
that the trains must 90 through. While ne speaking
he was interrupted with cries of Who are yOu !"
Give us bread" etc. When speaking OF trains
yelled out: What train Passenger tFainsl Certainly
we allow them 10 20 through" YES" said Gen Pear
son. and all other trains, if they have nothing
bu pig metal" Another asked TO bc heard, and said ne
did not see why the military there; the men had
done no act violence. did they intend to do
.WII yoa allow trains to 90 tbrough" asked tbo General
No." shouted half dozen voices one uau said they
might get through TO Torreus cIty limits, but God help
the men the trains"
Cen Pearson thei stationed his troops at the
depot and at points along the road II then became a
parent that the regiment inadequate 10 perform the
II cl cd on for, amt c0ud noi s1pue5s riot
should occur. There apc -d tO De drtrrinnlti1n
among the at the yards 10 stop al trains nOtwih
sIndng tine prtstltc OF tie i ary az s.riOus rODic
anticipated j! T. giment tres to - .hc hlocha ie
Tn. were load m their dcnuu iatonS o Ot PEARSON
and the military. They II Gci. Pea. son aitembts 10
bgng the first train Though himself, as he said this
morning be WUGld ne Will BE- shot. the men AZ The
stock-yarls seem determined To maintain strike ANA
keen the road bOcadCd, and viii resist tie military
necessary in order 10 accomplish it. Up 10 y. there
bas been no el0r the part OF the Company or the
The PINT ~bur. f. Wayne a Chicago frcneu and brake
men struck t past three O'clock Ils afternoon.
GOV. BEDLE APPLIED TO.
PBECAUuON 81 COZ. SCOTT