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

Gallagher, Gen. Harry White and Gen.
Beaver.
An interesting account of how the
troops Jared at Claremont, near Sharps-
burg, has been given. They arrived
there on Sunday morning, foot-sore and
hungry. They were actually starving.
Superintendent Grubbs, of tile Allegke-
nv Home, learned OF their condition,
and supplied them with bread. When
the staff of life was exhausted, G
demand was made on the WorkhOuse
officials. An additional supply of bread
was procured at this institution, but
that was not all. In order to get more
provisions, two of the soldiers were
dressed in citizens clothes, and, thus
disguised, they came to town and made
their wants known to Mr.. CasSatt, Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. He at
once secured two ice wagons, and, drlv-
ing up to one of the'freight depoSs, pro-
cured four hogsheads of hams. These,
together with several barrels of crack
ers, he had delivered to the City Home,
at Claremont. All night long the Su-
pariEtendent and officials of the Home
and Surgeon General Mears, of the
Philadelphia soldiers, were busily en-
gagged in cooking for the half famished
men, who received sixty gallons of
coffee and as many substantials as they
could eat after which they retired. t
Henry Shaw, private in the State
Fencibles, who, it has already been
stated, was wounded in the Pittsburg
riots, has died from the effects of his
injuries. Lieutenant Charlton, of the
Sixth Regiment, tells the following sto.
ry of his friends death: "It was dur
ing the march of the First Division,
when they were going up Butler street
and nearing the bridge which crosses
the Allegheny below Sharpsburg, when
poor Shaw received terrible gunshot
wound in the groin. He staggered
across the street and into the door of
st. Fhilomena's Catholic church. Ser
vice was going on, but the officiating
priest at once dismissed the congrege-
tion, and taking the wounded man hid
| him in place Of safety near the altar.
| In another moment the mob entered in
seach for its victim, but were toiled in
their attempt to discover him. After
comparative silence had been restored
| the priest procured carriage, and,
| placing Shaw inside, drove with him
| towards the hospital. The carriage on
! the way was surrounded by the mob,
who learning that a. Philadelphia sol =.
| dier YVES inside, clarored for his deliv-
cry into their hands. The priest stood
up, and, finding persuasion of nc avail.
| threatened them with vengeance if
they should attempt to lay a hand on
the wounded man. He was successful
in getting him from the hands of the
bl0odthirsty scoundrels." Shay was
afterwards taken to the West Penn
! Hospital, and after surgical treatment
was in a few hours pronounced in a
! fair way to recover, and information to
that effect was telegraphed to his
mother in Philadelphia. But on Tues
day Inflammation unexpectedly set in,
and he continued to get worse until
Wednesday evening, when it becam e
apparent that he could not live much
longer, and he was enOnted by the rev.
erend father who minstered to him
when the wound was received.
WHAT PITTsBURGERs SAY OF THE PHIL.
ADELPHIAEs.
The Dispatch says "The engineers
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad are of the
opinion that great many of the Phila-
delpha troops escaped from the round
house on Saturday night by donning
engineers clothing. Mr.. James Atche-
son, one of the old engineers of the
company, saws there were three cpats,
a calico shirt, overalls and q pair of
boots on his engine, besides clothing
belonging to the hremau. He ran his
engine into the house about ? O'Clock,
by direction of the strikers, and tool.
some things out of the CAP when he
left, intending to return for the balance
in the evening. He did not return,
however. There was sufficient clothing
in each of the engines to furnish at
least one disguise for soldier. j
Among the strikers of the pennsyl-
vGnia Railroad, the opinion prevails
that the placing of troops in the round
hOuse was bad piece of generalship,
rs it pepned the men in very close
quarters and gave the mob an opportu
nifty to surround them without enOJunt-
ering resistance. Had the troops been
IINNA WIN Oh llN IllloluCs lHb osi lhVA
Iare of the opinion the round house,
shops, etc, would have been intact to
day, and the city not disgraced, by the
coldbooded murder of the Philadelphia
sOldlery. More than that, at times but
one or two men were engaged setting
fire to the cars next the hillside, ana e
single volley would have ended theiI
career. With the Gatling gun in posi-
tion on the hillside, the mob, when at
its highest pitch, could have been dis
persed. In the round house it was al
most worthless, as it could not be used
without eutailing the loss of very yalu'
able property.
The Post says Oficer Sol Conlson
who was with the troops on Saturday
night, thinks they were justified in
firing on the crowd on the hillside. lie
followed them up from the Union De
pot, and states that before they reached
/, the blockaded crossing, Larry Gof
fired upon them. lie continued TO tirI
at different points, and while portion
of the force were engaged in clearing
the platform stones were hurled from
the crowds on the hillside. Col. Ora!
cOrrOboTates Officer CoulsOn's state
ment that the Philadelphia troops wer,
first fired at before they delivered thu