Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

coats with stones. The officers found
that these hurt rs badly as If thrown
by older persons, and to put an end TO
il discharged few shots in the air.
The boys took to their heels, and at a
safe distance kept up pretty con.
stant throwing Of stones, which did
moro damage 10 tho buildings near by
than TO the police. Tho police stood
.re4 &AScA Gar -sbsrt Q.scar:er Of ~
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too few 10 drive the crowd before
them. All they could possibly do was
TO hold their position and keep the
viaduct clear. After facing each other
for u time the old heads in the mob
made an advance forward, not in solid
ranks, but very scattered.
At this time there were within a
radius of two blocks OF the viaduct
1000 men and boys. They seemed
to be closing up on the police from all
directions and were all the time keep.
ing up a lively shower of stones and
sticks. BY skulking behind fences
and freight cars they were able to get
very near the police.
The rioters were close enough now
for the police TO do some effective
work, but with 50 small a squad moth
ing could be done but stand their
ground and scare them off until rein
forcemcnts should arrive, so the men
fired few rounds pretty close to the
thickest part Of the gathering. The
effect was very decided, for it caused
precipitate retreat on the part of the
mob. Tho policemen from this time
on kept up pretty constant firing.
When the crowd would press very
close, as it sometimes would, the po-
lice would make a rally from the foot
of the bridge and beat few over the
head with their billies and fire shots
at any one seen to fire or threaten TO.
Whether II was an Intentional move
on the part OF the mob is not known,
but by the desultory throwing of
stones and forcing the police to defend
themselves with their revolvers their
ammunition was brought TO a very
low point. AT any rate the longer
the police fired the more bold and
maddened became tho mob
The police had but sixteen rounds
OF shot and they could not stand their
ground much longer unless reinforce
ments came. Seeing that the mob
was again closing in on his men as II
they knew that they could not fire
many more times Sergeant Butler
gave orders to his mon to fire oil rap
idly oil they had left and at the same
time to move north across the yladuet
toward the station The crowd seeing
the police retreat grew bold and be-
gan to attack them.
The situation was critical, but just
as the men were beginning to despair
Colonel Agramontes cavalry was seen
charging to Halstead street and the
crowd melted away before them.
Field x Letters and j. V. Farwcll *
Co.'S heavy wagons also came up load
ed with detachments Of police from
the Madison and Harrison street sta
tions The crowd then retired to a
position out of range on all sides of
the men, who marched down the street
to the bridge toward Twenty second
street, where q crowd from the pack.
ing houses at the stock yards was re-
ported to be concentrating at the roll.
ing mills. The combined forces arriv.
Just IN time to save Lieutenant Car.
berry and force OF fourteen men
from being overpowcred.
A sharp fight ensuod, in which three
more Of tho rioters were killed and q
number on each side wounded. The
Second regiment, with brass field
piece, came up Just as the fight was
over and marched back with the pa.
troll. The cavalry spent the afternoon
in charging up and down Halstead
and the narrow cross streets and cap
turing the rioters, over n hundred Of
} whom were sent to the stations. The
, crowd constantly gathered behind the
force as fast as they were dispersed.
Rumors OF lighting kept coming in
: and consequently, at half past twelve
two companies OF the regulars were or
dered forward, and as the veteran In
: dian fighters, all bronzod and ragged
filed out OF headquarters and marched
down La Sale street toward Twelfth
street, a cheer went up from tho as
sembled crowd that fairly shook the
} building, Their soldlery appearance
} their total lack oil excitement, thu
; clock.llke regularity OF their step and
l the determination depicted on the
! conntenances OF the commanding Off
} GERS, and, more than all, the appear
, ance OF those ounce bore Spencer
rliies, that shoot sixteen times without
loading, INDICATED that when they go
on the scene something would have Z
/. give way. They proceeded immedl
: ately to Twelfth street to support Thu
0 battery where II had been stationed.
, In the first skirmish three Of th'
. mob were reported killed and larg'
} number wounded. The crowd was 81
: large that most OF those injured wer'
D carried away and could not be identl
hed.
/. PlrrsDuRdh, July 2S.-Gov. Hart
5 rant, with his staft, arrived here al
: seven o'clock tins morning, bringing
( with them United States regula
troops and militia to the number o
/ 1000, which now occupy the territory
EMBRACED between the Union depo
+. and Thirty-third street. Gov. Hart
, rants headquarters are In q passenge
car run out on side track at Thirty
Q third street. The Governor and troop
/ experienced no little trouble in reach
ing Pittsburgh on account of the dii
fculty Of procuring engineers to ru'