The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-08-04

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Lancaster and other places, compiled
from the latest numbers of the local pa.
pers of the several cities and towns.
PITTsBURG.
The Pittsburg papers, of Thursday Of
last week, contain the following addi-
tional particulars of affairs in tnat city
THE PHILADELPHIA SOLDIERS.
The situation of the camp of the
Philadelphia soldiers, at 9lairsvile, is
| picturcsquely beautiful. Great wooded
| hills stretch out and upward for miles in
each direction. On one of these hill
sides south of the main line and little
west of the depot and other buildings of
the railroad, the soldiers are encamped.
A narrow lane, hedged on each side
with rows of towering and spreading
forest trees, leads back little from the
railroad station and then past little
farm house directly up the hill. This
farm house is occupied by General Brin-
ton as his head. quarters, ana right back
of it the Washington Grays are station
ed as his hody guard. Here the lane
starts directly up the hill, and Just lit
| tie further on stands venerable stable,
| which the fifteen ununitormed boys of
| the Black HusSarS have taken possess
sion OF and fitted up as their quarters.
They have arranged it in style as
novel as it is picturesque, and are en-
! jOy!ng life as well as could be expected.
Along the fences and under the trees
on either side of the town the boys are
/ tuI IN ~ lgf a If,,,, No,
first comes the Weccacoe Legion, and
then the First Regiment, under Colonel
Benson. On tine other side come, in
regular order, the Second Regiment, the
Third Regiment and the State Fenci-
bles. The boys have erected booths
from the branches of trees, extending
from the fence out to the road. These
are admirable sun protectors, IN lieu of
tents, of which they have none. They
are provided with blankets, receiving
night before last supply OF gum blank
cts, which, in case of rain, cen be
thrown over the booths, and will afford
excellent shelter. They have a good
supply of provisions, which have reach
ed them in clandestine manner. They
do not complain of the service, aud ex-
press hearty Willingness for any duty,
even should they be ordered back to
Pittsburg.
In conversation with q reporter of The
Dispatch, General Briutou made grave
charges against. Major Burlington. the
Commandant at the Arsenal. He as
serted that the excuse given by that Off
clal for refusing them admittance was
most tlimsy and shallow. There was
no reason in the world that, once inside
the building, the soldiers might not
have defended it from mob twice as
great in numbers as the one in the
streets. Gen. BrintOn, says the reporter,
hes forwarded to the Secretary of War
a full statement of the case and lodged
a formal complaint against the COM
mandant, and demands full and
searching investigation of the matter.
The routine of camp life is not mono
tonous by any means. The soldiers
drill and perform all kinds of duty reg
ularly every day. The men are hustled
out of their beds, the mountain sod is
called SO 10y courtesy, and breakfast is
hrst on the programme, then drill.
Guards are thrown oct at proper dis
tances from the camp and do duty all
night and day with as rigid restrictions
imposed as were any time during the
war. They have skirmish drills every
day to keep the men in practice, and
very effective practice it is. too. There
are no wounded men in the camp with
the exception of a few who have re-
celVed slight scratches, and perhaps
three who are compelled to carry their
arLs in slings.
On Tuesday q number of stragglers
from the Philadelphia troops left Pitts
burg in citizens dress, homoWard
bound. They exchanged greetings with
their con rades at Blairsyi!Ie and then
proceeded onward. AS the train neared
the next telegraph station it was stopped
aud message was received by an off .
Ger in command OF the homeUard bound
soldiers from General BrintOn TO return
Immediately to the intersection. They
at once disembarked and footed Il back,
u distance OF several miles, to icn their
comrades.
w Nes Chew, a private OF the State
FencibleS, reached campon Wednesday.
lie was on board the soldiers train
which was stopped by the rioters at Al.
toona. lie describes the scenes at
Altoona as described by other writer's
whose accounts have already been pub
llshed. The train was obliged to return
towards Harrisburg, aud he went into
, that city in company with others of the
militia who had surrendered to the riot.
) ers. lie determined to leave his com.
panions and make for Blarsville. He
slipped away and got some distance VI
town when he was captured aud brought
back. The train was gone, and Chew
was released upon his promise to &C
home in the morning. lie then went
up town and procured citizens clothes
and went west with his uniform in &
/, bundle. At Altoona, the train wa;
searched by the mob, By a clever rus,
/. Chew escaped examination. lie Jumped
II around and spoke to imaginary person.
at some distance in the crowd. II,
mixed through the crcwd and finally
a the train started and he jumped aboatd
lie had precisely similar eXperienc,
at Johnstown, and finally reached cam
y Tuesday afternoon, being the only on
y of the two hundred and fifty men tina
left Philadelphia with him who 60
i through.