Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-28
FlsurIse TRAMps.-The Lew,stown

FlGHTING TRAMPs.-The Lewistown
Gazette of last week writes up the un-
lawful work of party Of tramps .,
Lewistown, as follows: Since GIamor
gan Furnace has been blown In, NUN
Der of tramps have found comfortable
entertainment around its genial fires
and sleeping berths over its heated
boilers. The other evening the meals
Of the night trick we're stolen oy them,
the food eaten and the buckets thrown
in an adjoining field. Col. Willis, the
Superintendent. caue to the conclusion
that hereafter these American Arabs
could not be allowed to harbor around
the works.
Accordingly, on Monday after dinner
he repaired to the furnace and ordered
a party of twenty away, all OF
whom reiuctan,ly obeyed but one, who
not only remained inside but showed
fight when the Colonel eDdeavored TO
put him out, striking the superinten
dent in the face. The Colonel there
upon elected the man by force, who re
turned, and se:zing bar Of iron about
two feet long, attacked the Colonel d,
VINO defended himself with a large bar
standing near. The tramp aimed blow
at the superlhtendent's head, which
lodged across the back CT bis neck with
an unpleasant force. The tramp then
retreated, when three Of bis companions,
who we're still lingering near, catne to
his rescue, all of them attacking the
door, which the Colonel had locked,
breaking it in and falling upon him in a
desperate manner. He retreated, a ter
short scufle. BY this time a couple
of the hands saw that something was up.
The tTamps-twenty seven IN mum
Der, now appeared in a body with the
evident intention of clearing out the
furnace, aud there being but thirteen
of the workmen present, it looked as if
their intention would Re carried out,
for they found they we're called to iace
twice their Duruber of desperate men.
The furnace hands rallied promptly,
aud the conflict became a hand to hand
struggle for the supremacy. Crow-bars,
cudgels, Jumps Of ciuder aud lime stone,
tongs and Iron bars were freely used
Men we're bleeding on both sides. The
tramps were finally forced to yield.
feeling no doubt that Law and order
were against their case.
The whole fight probably lasted TWEEN
ty minutes. Of the furnace men the
following we're injured : Culs Willis,
Supt, cut on right temple and stroke
on back of neck; Gabriel Carpenter,
cinder hauler, four inch cut, into the
bone, on forehead; Lewis Riden, en-
gineer, severe cut on cheek. eye hurt,
and bruised in body; JOS FL. Alter,
carpenter, struck in the eye; others
Sigh. scratches or bIu;ses. Two of
the tramp we're badly burt aud Eve
others more or less cut of bruised.
After they had driven off, the tramps
scattered, but Garrett and Clum, with
assistants, we're So promptly on their
tack that before night tw"uty four out
of twenty seven wer lodged in Jail.
Most Of them were caug ght on the hills
scross the river. At halt past six the
same evening they had heari ig be-
fore Esquire Rakerd and were remand
ed to Jail, as Carpenter was unable to
appear TO identity the one that struck
him and others. Some of them had
shaved their boards aud mustaches of
to avoid being known. .