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

arm, and Langan IN the abdomen
Three Of the men leave large fami
lies / q II II 81
During the skirmist Carl Mckiu
ney, q member Of the posse, was she
TEs,s ass Bor.reas and ana Others wsr,
wounded, but their injuries are c,m
'parativeIy slight.
The dead lay where they fell 70
half an hour after the shooting. Th'
neiehboring buildings were riddiet
by the bullets of the posse. and sew
eral persons have bad narrow escapes
from death. Since the shooting SOU,
of the bullets have been picked up /,
hundred yards away from the scene
The fight was Witnessed by an i'm
mense multitude, many viewing i
from the houset0ps.d 81 ~ s.l %
SCRANTON, Pa August 2-Every
Thing is DOW quiet. The streets are
patrolled by armed men, and troops
are hourly expected. The Delaware.
Lackawsnna and Western track al
the Notch, north of this city, WAS
soaped1 tonight, but a train go,
through all right. 1t bad an escort
of seventeen armed men from this ely.
crowds are attending the
wakes of the men who were shot here
to-day. The Moosic 5Hosel, sb u.
four miles from Scranton, has been
burned. Further trouble is feared.
WILKEsBARRE, August 2.-Goyern-
or Hartranft arrived at Kingston a
| O'Clock this morning with 1000
The strikers feel ugly. but
are cowed. The track ofIhe Lacka-
and Bloomsbury road was
torn up in several places in the way
Of the train, which made the progress
Of the troops slow. Another attempt
will now be made to open the Valley
road. t.lgz sef sIJ 40
New York, August 2-Peesident
Of the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western Railroad, says 1000
Of the Pennsylvania National
arrived there this morning,
and tranquility was restored Basi-
ness was going on as usual to-day.
TOLEDO, O., August 2-Citizens.
military and police turned out 10
force This morning, and raised
he, freight blockade on the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Rail,
way, at this point, under their pro
.ection.
PHILADELPHIA, August 2.-The
Adjutant General has ordered the
,ew g. A. r. Regiment (the 2lst) to
ready to move to Luzerne county
IS oon as equipped.
SCRANTON, August United
States troops on the way here last
when near Plymouth, found
lie track torn up aud the switches
They captured ninety
prisoners aud brought them to this
WILKELBARRE, August Pour
companies Of General Briaton's com
nand have been sent to Plymouth.
where the railroad has been barrica-
led and the track torn up. The strikers
md idlers there are turbulent, and
in crowds of 1000 and up
Yards around the depot.
In Wilkesbarre the day has been
Iuiet, scarcely any strikers being
cen around the Valley depot, as nc
ttempts were made torun any trains.
The Superintendent Of the Wyoming
Iivision to-day notife ed the Mayor
nat all peaceable attempts to lrun
failed. and called upon him 10
axe the necessary steps TO protect
be company. The Mayor has con-
erred with THO military, and to-
an attempt to start all trains
a that road will be made. General
gave notice that be would
,.day distribute 1000 loayes Of
read among the destitute families,
ut beicg notified that if be attic mpt-
d it the bread would be destroyed
nd himself harmed, be had to aban-l
on it. Fu -
SCRANTON. Pa August a-There
as been no iiotous demonstration
ere to day.Fhere are now 5000
'oops stationed alonr the l.. &B.
OF the d. l.. 4 w. Il. II.
PHILADELPHIA August 2.-The
and marines. $50 strong
nder Colonel Haywood, who have
cen guarding railroad property in
Vest Philadelphia, left to-day for
GRAFTON. AA1 =
Three hundred regulars, with ar
llery, under Gen. Brannan, reached
'h~ilIipsbIrg at noon today. They
roceeded TO Easton, remained two
ours, and then'movsd to Odelwelder,
ear Easton.N stt sai7ak gl9slal
WILKEsBARRE, August 3.-Just
efore dsybreak yesterday morning .
ain containing 1000 troops, militia
nd regulars, passed up the Lscka-
anna and Bloomsbury road on It's
ray to Scranton. The citizens of
-ingston, a suburb oftbis city, where
depot is located, were not sware
lat the troops were approaching,
nd were greatly surprised. as well as
when the train arrived all
ght. There has been q vigilance
on duty guarding q long
train lying on q side track
ear the depot o Threats had been
iade that certain ears would be open
! and their contents, consisting of
'ovisions, removed. Thesa threats
ere just about to - carried into
Iecution when Ne troops arrived.
Zen were pouriog Indy the hundreds
ON the neigbboring districts, aud
owds were rapidly gathering near
Ie depot The citizen police were
owing quite nervous, although they
ere determined aofiidia 80 al
When the troops arrived, however,
itu two Calling guns on y platform
II in front ofthe engine glittering
the moonlight, and hundreds of
lyonets sticking out Of the car win
,ws, the effect was miraculous.
here was an instant stampede made |