Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-09

v Il
/, Travelling coutinuouslv dav and niyht
, the latter norton of the journey b,
nuffcrancc Of the strikers. | arrived a
= Pittsburr ON the tweuty.tourth. |
found the city IN n state Of great any
, i,tv, and all the railroads o6structed
and in some instances rur by III,
strikers. | was Immediately waited
upon by a depu,ation of professional
men, merchants editors and prominen,
cilIzens of all classes. who asked my
STAY 10 organize the militin and Ink,
cbnr,t, OF In, situution They pnr,ic,
ulurly uryed the necessitv d, imm,di.
utcly opening railroad communications
representing most .arn..tlv. Tint. nm.
less This were done very shortly tbc
suppIy of coul and provisions would b.
exhausted the pa,.v orks mills and
factories must h, s,onn.a n lnrgo nnm.
bcr OF idlc people thrown mon The
streets the wafer supply could not be
pumped, and the want Of provisions
among the poor and un, mployed. wonld
iueyitubly ilr.cipitnte bread 'rIuts, Amer
"a short consultation. left on Wednes-
day morning. and arrived TINT evening
at PhIadrIpnla, accomtaniod by the
Adiutant General who ioined me nj
harrisburg.
At Philu jelpLia. met Generals
Hancock and Suhofield. of the United
states Army, who informed me that
they had been directed by the Prcsi.
dent to support the Slate authorities
As the necessity of opening communi
cations, Tor the reusolis given. was very
urgent, II was determined that should
proceed at once 10 PItsburg with the
Slatc troops, and that Gen. Hancock
would forward the regulars as fast as
they could bc made available.
Ia accordance with this programme.
on the twenty.sixth. with the few
troops Vi the FIRST division remaining
III the city, set out again for Pitts.
burg, and gathering the detacbmcnts
and divisions scattered along the road,
arrived there at daylight on the tween.
ty-clghth. The force taken was appar.
entity large, but as il was probable that,
IN opening the roads. IL would be nee.
essary 10 guard many depots and SOW
eral miles oi track, it was thought best
to bc prepared for any emergency. So
fearful were the citizens. even al that
time, Of renewal Of the outrages, that
IN spite of the necessity for opening
lrallo which they had formerly pload-
ed. they now, through the committee
OF public safety, begged me to influence
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
not to attempt to move freight trains.
replied while il was not my dnty to
run railroads, IT the Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company desire to pursue their
business, aud were prepared to do il.
would support them with the whole
power of the Slate. On Monday morn.
| ing the railroad companies and their
employees resumed business the freight
trans were started, and commumra-
lions opened with all parts Of the
country.
la tue meantime, the disturbances
spread rapidly over the State. In
Philadelphia, by the courage aud aetiv-
ity OF the Mayor and police, supported
by the great body Of the oitizens and
press, aud IN Harrisburg. through the
GOODNESS and promptness of the Sheriff
OF Dauphln county aud the Mayor Of
lhu city, aud the public spirit OF the
unzenr, who responded to the call OF
The authorities. the disturbances were
spo, div ouclled before my arrival. In
/ READING. tbe costly r,iiroad bridge
over The Srhuvlkill WINS burned down
an ib, cv,nin, or tho ,vcn,v s,cond
and freight trains slammed IN, Sber.
itf of Brrks eountv moving un.oual 10
IN. situation Gcn Rr,der with Two
hundred and fine,n muslx,ts of The
Fonrib infantry Nn,ional Guard of
p,nusyirnui, ,yas sen, ,b.ro h,. G,n
p,l,on and In . s.rar,, s.roe, 6,h,
,i,.r J.rk on m. ,wen,v third in
which many of his command were in.
;,r,J ',r L.ss ss,sr.ly w;,h s,opcs
''n,1 ,I,,.an or ,hn cron.d kiIlcd and
- a., ,ra,,.d'.a ,he ,;n,ers wer,,
J;sn,.sa,l' Thso ,,oons hav;ng hean
snIsnnnen,l, I . ,r..moraLgi1d br,bs action
IF III s;v,:.n,b rs.im.n, werc wi,b.
49,, l,,,, ,I,, ~, da,, ,b,twcn,v.
c,nr,h nn,, H., ar,,rai or d.tn,.h.
m,nn, ~ Ir'i,sd s,ates ,roons nnder
"a unm;I,on ,h. rnad ,ras "a ononed
In ,hn ,niddle cnal e,Jd or I,nzerne
a.an,,. t'a n,inars n,,Inr Tho nr,vnil.
,"u ~, ,ho iwe,,v.
XII G,,b sa' or I'd,. ,,J an ,rains worn SION
nod mon tbc roads running ,hrouyh
III, rr,,;nn A, scran,on On thc A.,
-, Angns, a lar,rc hody of mon ON.
d,avo,in,, IN drive the wo,I,men from
thc r.ilrnod shors and c,c,ories we're
conra,,eonsly dilne,sed lac IN. Mnvor
AMI lls no:ss !, wh,ch gona,ct ,bat
',g,a.n na. snra,.l,. ;ui,r.d .nd ,hr,.
or tho 5o,rrs kiileJ md n nnmber
ronndod A. ,he tronhle was srrion.
AMI ,brcat.ninr anJ ranidlv ,rowin,,
hnrond thc ron1rnl nr tbc W,Tor and
~. snall ,,r,., brayc aud d.,.rmin,b
as thoy were, directed the FIRST
Division, under General Brinton, TO
hasten the pronosed movement to that
rerinn. following Immediately with
other forces and on the third Of Aug,
the railroads were once more put into
regular operation A body of troops.
regular and militia, were stationed
there until the early part OF November,
when all fears OF any disturbances be-
ing removed they were withdrawn.
Slight outbreaks which had occurred
in various other places had been easily
suppressed, either 10y the local author
iiics or the presence of the United