Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-04-03

to get near the court house. An effort
was made to set the armory on Rre, but
it was unsuccessful.
At 1890 o'clock the militia charged
the mob on Court street. John j. Dis
mond, one of the captains of the First
regiment National Guard, was shot
dead. Sergeant Malone and Private
Mcclure were killed IN the same charge
and many were wounded.
Two drug stores on Vine street, near
Court, are full Of wounded men. Phys
icians have,been called and are dressing
their wounds.
One Of the fire companies tried to
force its way through the mob to the
court house, but it was driven back
precitately. The rioters then battered
the engine to pieces with axes. The
Gattling gun was brought into play at
ii O'Clock. There are wounded and dy-
ing men in all the drug stores and sa-
looms in the vicinity of the court house.
The people are wild with excitement,
and are leaving their houses with Snch
yaluables as they can carry through
fear that they VII be burned out. The
militia are shooting to kill, division
of the mob has marched down Main
street to the gun stores of Kittredge Il
Co. and Powell Il Co. They want
more pistols and cartridges. a guard
resisted them and there is now sharp
| firing in that vicinity. Aliens drug
store, ut the corner of Fifth and Main
streets, has been broken open and is
| full of rioters. 1t is not known what
they are after, unless il is oil to start
fires with. People are gathering at
Music Hall for the purpose of taking
measures for stopping the slaughter. 1t
is understood that Il message Will be
sent to the sheriff to surrender the Jail.
1t is thought that 200 men have been
killed or wounded since 10 D o'clock. The
mob shows no signs of dispensing. The
militia stationed at the stations have
marched to the court house and are now
in action.
At midnight the militia withdrew in
to the Jail yard and the mob held high
carnival. 1t was almost commune.
| The court house was burned from cell
lar to dome. The law library and re-
corder's office were broken open, and
cords of books and records piled up
wherever there was wood work. The
mob yell with glee about the burning
building. The killed and wounded have
been carried in every direction, and it
was impossible to get lists. The eSti-
mate OF 200 may be large, and it may
turn out to be too small. The militia
show no disposition to resume the fight,
unless they are followed into the Jail
yard. The hope now Is that the mob
will not attempt to burn any Other
building.
| SUNDAYS RECORD OF LAWLESSN y ESs. .
CINCINNATI, March 30.---At day
light this morning all was quiet at the
! scene of last night S riotirg. The brok-
ell walls of the burning court house
were distinctly defined, and oyer the
ruins of the treasurer's Office the glow
of the fire was still visible. Only pools
of blood here and there in the trampled
dust were to be seen. This morning
the mayor issued a formal call for a
meeting of citizens to devise means Of
protecting the city from the rawlings of
the mob. a list Cf one hundred names
was selected and a majority Of them
were notified at once. OF those notified
the greater number responded to the
call Immediately meeting at:the mayors
office. Several proclamations were
issued and request to concetrate all
the available force Of the Ohio militia
in the city.
Accordingly Adjutant General Fin
| ley ordered Colonial Entreken, of the
Sixth regiment, with headquarters at
Chillicothe, to muster his troops at once
and come to Cincinnati by special
tram. This was done and the regiment
| arrived at o'clock.
Over 200 prominent citizens met to
night and endorsed the action Of the
mayor and adjutant general. The
Thirteenth regiment, with the unat-
tached Second troop of cavalry, Scott
Dragons. of Hillsboro, and the Seven
teenth regiment from Coshscton, arriv-
ed this evening, and troops from Day
ton, Cleveland Covington and Toledo
are expected during the night.