The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-01
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The scenes 10 which the Philadel
mia troops took such a prominent ant
active part form a chapter of surpass
ling interest. The writer mingled
freely with them Yesterday afternoon
and found them to be. officers and pri
va,es, ell gentlemen. They are a fn,
Hooking body of mea, and without ex
ception deeply regret the bIoodshed
which tbey caused. But they claim
they coald't help it. They came to
this city in obedience to orders from
Adiutani General Latta, and wheu
here were of course obliged to do as
ordered. The soldiers arrived at the
| Union Depot abou, balf-past one o..
clock ON Saturday afternoon. they
comprise the First Division. under
command OF Major General X NJ
Brinton. Tber, are not over FIVE hun.
dred soldiers who belong to the Div.
ision here The two brigades in the
division are commanded, the First by
Brigadier General Z. Wallace Math.
ew. and the Second by Brigadier
General f. ID. C. Good. The FRS.
aud Third Regiments. the Weccaco
Legion and the Washington Greys
mprise the First Brigade.
The First Regiment is commanded
by Col II. d. Benson, and the Second
by Col. Peter Lysle. The latter. how
ever, only got as far as Derry, where
six bunae; more of the Philadelphia
troops were detained from coming
hither. His regiment is commanded
here by Captain Darang The Wee
caeo Legion is commanded by Cap
tain Denny, and tie Washington
Greys by Lieut. Zane The Second
Brigade embraces the keystone Bat
terry, the State FeDcibles, and the
Second and Sixth Regiments. The
Battery is under command of Capt.
Poulterer. the STATE Fencibles under
command of Cspt- Ryan, and the
Sixth Regiment by Col Jno. Maxwell.
The Surgeon in Chief of the Division
is 1t. Col. J. Ewing Means The
Division Staff includes Major Petit.
Major Wilson, Major Lazarus, and
Major Baugh, the latter being the
commisssry. The only members OF
the Second Brigade Staff on hand are
Capt. Il. W. p. Allen and Major Lo.
der, Brigade Surgeon. The troops
have with them two Gatling guns,
which they got at Altoona. For this
ordnance they have very affection
ate regard, because Of the good SER
vice it was to them on Saturday
night and yesterday. At the Union
Depot the men were, after their arriv-
al. furnished with coffee and sand.
wiches. Then they were formed in
line and marched to Twenty-eigbth
street, led by Sheriff Fife and Gener.
al Pearson, where the carnage CON-
menced.
The soldiers were subjected to gibes
and insults continually after they had
gotten within ear-shot of the Assem-.
bling place of the strikers. but their
orders were to pay no attention what
ever to jeers, or ANYTHING of that sort
but to keep cool and collected and
obey the commands of their officers
Before going any further with this
account It might be worth while To
state here that this is largely the mil.
itary view of the fighting. AZ obtair.
ed from the commanding and several
of the division officers Reaching
the Twenty. eighth street crossing or.
ders were given for the crowd to
clear the track to get away go as 10
not interfere with the movement of
the military or trains II was the
purpose of the railroad authorities to
take IN, a "double beaderp on Satnr.
day evening If the soldiers sbould
succeed in Getting and holding the
crowd away from Twenty.eicbt 3, rect
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The assemblaoe Of fneopje NO, only 70.
fused TO bulge but the cries and his.
ses at the soldiery were renewed
General Brintou talked to the people
and begged them. 80 he saws 70 keen
away or that some of them would oct
hurt He told them that his men
had been ordered to come TO this city
{, perform an ugly dutv. and tba,
thew would have to do IL NO matter
what the cost. His expostulations
were uubeeded.
The General directed his ttoops to
fix bsyouets and clesr passage vay
The men 10 the crowd caught hold ofl
the bayouets ts and attempted TO wrench
the guns from tie soldiers ItseemsI
as though i, was fated that bloodsl ed |
was to follow. and that no exer,ions
on the part Of The officers or patience
by the soldiers would avert il Fin
aiIy . Sergeant 10 Co. B of one of the