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

H'i'Vt ~ INV VVnr'"itly ihNrVhrlh
crowd through which IL forced lis WA,
INTO the dense mass ut the foot Of th
hill. The lines pressed the crowd slow
y and with difficulty back on eilhe
side Of the road, until that portion o
'nu ''"oNs ''o,oseu ny tne hoi'o'
squire 80 iorinen w'S v'ear:
an n''e,nPt oi 'ne ohor'ii 10 arres
so""o ,'np''"'erS VINO ''nu ocen prom
'"e'' ,; ~ 'no ''e.'ouH , ou,'"ges r"'seu
.u.n,no'iu,' . ~ @ uul'"g WIN ,,, stones stones w weI'
'nIoMu ~ " '"o 'no'' nc ,roops "er'
nruelou w 70 '9alge unhonelN anu ID 90 .,
,,'s ~ o",'c W '',''neuia'e coh'act WIN
tno pross,"g anu eNco'eu mars 9cV
es"' p'S'o' sno's "e,o i'reu 'nu u 'o"e>
" se'hos 'nupW, from the crowd IRON
."us' ~, Wv '',' s'uo Us wen ''s o,no,s
"'' ''''"' "''''"Pe' "oro "'uuo "
", ~. '''o 'nusNe,s ir"'n lno so'u'orS
- 'i'''lil w 'VS'' Wsugeu IN an'ohg u surg
~ ~! " ',9'0'o' s'o","s '''oio u"'
80 ~ 80 " "'%'t " %,o,n W.T.
s'' n 'I'"H ,,. w o'o"u w, ,'io s''u,eis e lron
,h'i. ,ho ."h~s h" " I ",1"sn ','o 'nusNo's l'on
,no', ,r"nIl I 49,. ." ~" ',o'', W. w.
'md ;n,,I,.'d [ ~ .i Ii', g'uNen Wy '"''H'
inextricablc and helpless confusion
IrnI.sn s N H. 80 w eo'u'.io NV ~
right to resist the attempt TO disarm
or overpower them. a soldier is sta
toned or commanded to move as 4
soldier and has the undoubted right
in the execution OF his order, TO pre-
vent himself from being forced frou
his post or disarmcd. As soon as re
lieved OF the pressure. the commands
OF the officers ut oncc stopped the fir
ing. From proximity TO the crowd
thu firing was wild and high. as well
as desullory, and took effect, prineipal
~, upon tho hill, Panic.strirken. the
crowd upon the hillside and ad djaccnl
streets and immediately surrounding
the soldier, scattered in all directions,
carrying with II many of the Pittsburg
soldiers, and the main body OF the
rioters lell back along the track. In
the melee fifteen or twenty soldiers
werc wounded, the majority with pis.
tol balls, aud n number Of the mob kill
cd aud wounded.
Al this limo tho troops we're nm.
doubtedly masters of the situation and
a determined advance in all direction.
and co-operalion ofthe civil aniborities
would have driven away every y, stiye
of the nah and bv aciivi,v and car,.
might have prevented il from rr.as.
seinbling. A. it was, though unskill.
fully executed, the movement produc.
cd The result intended bat thonpb
offered guard for each one, the rail.
way officials were unable to move their
trains from the impossihility of findin,r
engineers aud crows who were wilin,,
to man them at that time. The troops
held their ground an hour or two dur.
iny which time the rioters rradnally
rulnrned and collected ubout IN souods
About six O'Clock the troops were
withdrawn and placed wholly within
the round. houses and adiscrnt bnild.
inys Nu pickets or yunrls wrre lol,
outside. From this time ON the moons
were kent on tbe deicusiv, wbi,h
rave tho'mob great aud fatal adyun.
inre. The mob. randy increasirv in
numbers and boldness after dark broke
into various uun-slorrs and armories
urmlng themselves and n ,le,ultory dr.
ing was kent mn durinp IN, ni.h,
without effect unon the soldiers and
with considerable loss 10 the rioters
AT nine O'clock General Pear.on and
staff left the round. house and General
Briuton remained in command of NH
the troops at that point. About mid.
nirht lhcy rcsorted To the cxpedieut
ui bnrni,, tho .nldi,rs nu,. he s,,,i,,,