Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-04
The Fourteenth Regiment Held In headi-
ness - Governor Beaver Concludes
They Are Not Needed Con-
siderable Mystery for

ness Governor Beaver Cohciuoos
They Are Not Needed Con-
adorable Mystery for
m Time.
uvba,hor n, not the Fourteenth and Eigh-
teenth Reriments of the National Guaro VIII
ho ordor.d 70 Jamestown was question which
NO ,nornbor of the Guard could answer yester-
day afternoon.
day afternoon, 4S7 strong, on two hours notice.
and was then discharged, the officers and men
felt so discouraged that there was no enthusl-
asm left among them. No instructions were
received at all by any of the officers, and the
exnerience of Sunday prevented them from
asking for any.
The Fourteenth Regiment however, was in
a different position. At the armory Of every
company many privates waited all day yester-
day. and until late hour last night, expecting
at any moment to receive orders
To Put on Their Uniforms
and 20 to Johnstown. This was because
Colonel P. D. Parchment, the commander, had
received the following telegram from Governor
Beaver:
companies of the Fourteenth regiment are here
by ordered to assemble at their respective armOr-
les and await further orders.
z. D. PERcHMENT, Colonel.
JAS. +. ROBE, Ad;utant.
The company officers gathered up their men
yesterday, and kept them ready. Hour a1ter
hour went by, however and still no more aen-
mite instructions came. Colonel Parchment Sc
cured q good many kilograms during the DAY
from johnstown. but none from General hast.
ings. In order to be certain that he would get
the news promptly, the Colonel renamed IN MS
Office all day long yesterday, but left after sup
per last evening, and could not be run down Dy
a DISPATCH reporter. Mrs Parchment SAID at
at 10 O'Clock last night that she was sure.
No Orders Had Been Received
opENDEN, Md, June 2.
Have YOUR regiment well in hand, with plenty
of cooked rations, ready to move on word from
General Hastings to JOhnstown. They must be
prepared to relieve distress well as TO prevent
stealing and preserve order.
JAMES A. BEAVER, Governor.
In accordance with this, Colonel Parchment
issued the following:
nv her husband to take out the regiment, or he
would have been back home to let her know
and get his uniform.
More definite information in regard to the use
of the troops came from the Harrisburg CORE
spondent of THE DISPATCH at a later hour
last night. 1t was as follows.
tiovsrnor Beaver wired the following to Presi-
dent Harrison this evening; he SherIn n,e' oi
Can control without troops. People fairly housed
and good order prevails f9oo, So iaai e9uaI ,i M
greatly needed. Conservative estimates place the
loss of life at from OO to 10 oOo the loss Of prop
erty from S. CO., 900 to $40 oo co., People at work
heroically, and will have large force Tomorrow
clearing away the debris. The sympathies Of the
world are freely expressed. One telegram from
England gives 81, 600. Will Issue a general appeal
to public Tonight Help comes from all quarters.
Its universally greatly encourages our people.
VIII communicate with you promptly If anything
occurs.n
From this it seems altogether probable that
none of the regiments of the National Guard
will be ordered to Johnstown.
The feeling among the military men last
night was not vefs pleasant and the privates
who had lost a days work were not inclined to
speak respectfully of the Commander-in-Chief.