Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-03
SOME WANTED TROOPS.
The Executive Committee Busy at the
Chamber of Commerce Rooms
Salient Features Wants
Indlcnted, Etc,


Indicated, Etc.
Mr.. Mexican said that he had helped to throw
four HungariaDs into the river. Sheriff Nc
Candless said he had talked to the Adjutant
General, and the latter had said that 1t might
be necessary to call on the guard.
The Relief Committe was kept busy at the
Chamber of Commerce last night receiving re-
ports. Grant Hubley, who had been sent up as
q courier to see ]. B. Scott SAID: "The first
thing to be done is to stop the rush OF sight
seers; they are flooding the place, eating up all
they can get their hands on. Troops are needed
badly to watch the Hungarians. who are steal
ing and robbing everywhere. We TOOK lot OF
medicine with US and it had to be wagoned
about four miles around. The driver refused
to let us 90 with the wagon unless we had re-
volvers as our presence would attract
the Hungarians' attention and ne was
afraid of them. Mr.. Scott sent word that he
was getting along nicely. He didn't report
last night because his men were scattered.
The Americas Club boys packed the provisions
they took for four miles, distributing them to
the people. Mr.. Scott has enough men, but
some Of them will have to be relieved. He
wants troops to guard his trains and patrol the
roads,"
Mr.. McCreery said: "If the Governor had
let us alone we would have had the Eighteenth
there by this time. If these reports continue
we will send TO Foraker and then we Will get
protection"
Mr.. Hubley-I saw 25 bodies laid out IN a
Catholic church and several laboring men were
trying to wash them. Another thing needed is
wagons, Mr.. Cain, of Cain & Werner, tried to
buy team to haul provisions. and couldn't.
All the teams are needed to haul corpses."
Undertakers on the March.
]. ]. Flanery came in with delegation of
undertakers. He reported that they had held
a meeting and had IS undertakers ready to go
out this morning. Some go at $50 and some at
SA. M. He also said that the livery men offered
100 carriages to haul the injured if they are
brought to Pittsburg.
R. G. McGonnigle. of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road reported that he had started three under
takers for Johnstown and three carloads of
provisions. This morning the stockyards Will
send a carload of beef cattle and men to kill
and cut them on the ground
Sheriff McCandless, James A. Mexican and
W. s. Brown came in from Johnstown Mr..
McCreery asked what they wanted.
They want troops, four or five regiments,
and they want them tonight"
1--WE had 4S7 men armed and equipped on the
street before this building" Mr.. McCreery an
swered land we had to send them home"
The Sheriff said the sanitary condition of the
country must be watched and Pittsburg must
do it in self protection. The bodies are begin
ming to putrify and in another day the stencil
tractors with 500 men each should be put
to work to clean the ground. Mr.. Brown
thought that money might be saved.
Mr.. Mexican said the presence OF, one regi-
ment would be better than a $4,000 subscrip-
tion. The Hungarians were drinking and no
one was safe. Mr.. Brown said mans life was
not safe for night in that country. If one
spoke to one of the riotous crowds he was
likely to get shot
Enforced HIasculinity In Apparel.
Muslin, flannel medicines etc., are being
pushed forward rapidly. Mr.. W. s. Brown said
hat fI,a RoI oh,
he left Johnstown there were ladies of wealthy
families wearing mems coats and trousers
Light is also needed, but the committee has
tried to help out on this On the train that
took engine companies Nos. 2 and 10 an electric
light plant of the Allegheny County Light
A committee of eight from the Turner socie-
ties of Pittsburg, Southside and Allegheny
stated that they wished to go to JohnstowD to
relieve members of their order. The societieS
had contributed $780, which had been placed in
their hands for that purpose. Mr.. Thompson |
gave them letter to Mr.. Scott.
Mr.. E. L. Grier wanted militia sent, as he |
said Adjutant General Hastings' sworn depu-
ties-200 or 300 men-were useless, as they ap- |
pealed to their sympathies to pass, and thieves |
and pillagers were swarming in from all parts. |
The victims were so hungry that they fought |
like wolves for precedence and the weak |
women and children were forced back.
Lancaster Aroused.
A telegram to Mayor McCallin from Lancas-
ter announced that s., 900 had been subscribed !
at mass meeting held there yesterday after |
noon and it was expected that the amount |
would be largely increased to-day. Mayor |
Edward Edgerly told Treasurer W. r. Thomp- |
son to draw on him for s., 000
Captain A. II. Nesbitt, of the Fourteenth |
Regiment, said his company was ready for ac- |
tion at Oakdale, and could move at moments |
notice.
The announcement of the committee that |
money rather than food and clothing are now |
wanted, published elsewhere, was called out |
by an inquiry from Boston, as to what was |
most wanted. While there was at no time a |
large crowd present, the committee was kept |
and directions. Messenger boys fitted in and |
out constantly, and anxious citizens, some with |
blanched cheeks, were constantly dropping in |
IN hope to hear something comforting. but the
committee had too much to attend to to learn
anything of missing people.