Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-12

Colonel Hu,okins. stopped. The boy
appeared resolute and there was that alert
ness and activity noticeable in their bear
ings that spoke we'll for the manliness o.
the National Guard of Pennsylvania
In the waiting-room of the station, men,
women, youths, maidens and children were
gathered. each eager to catch glimpse Of
the uniformed men as they passed through
the strong iron gates.
| Arrival of tho Tenth Regiment
At 4 o'clock, the local train from WASH
ington and Waynesburg steamed into the
depot with two coaches heavily loaded with
troops from the neighboring villages. Cap
tain j. F. Pauley, of Company X. of
| Waynesburg, and Captain Barnett, of Com
| pany H, were in charge of the 20 odd men,
and were accompanied by Colonel Hawkins,
Lieut.. Colonel Stricter, Adjutant Hayes,
| Surgeon, j. F. Ullom; Hospital steward,
G. A. B. Stoy, of the Tenth Regi-
ment, and Major Samuel Haylett of Gem
eral Wylie's staff.
The men were formed into line and
marched over to the armory. Colonel
Hawkins together with his staff and officers
waited about the Union station nearly all
OF the afternoon for orders.
Speaking of the seriousness of the situa-
tion Colonel Hawkins said the times are
| really critical. 81 suppose all will be quiet
and orderly in Homestead when we arrive"
he continued, ''but the possibility of this
being an overly sanguine expectation is
we'll worth considering. Tine men are all
we'll drilled and are fully able to meet the
situation, but bloodshed would be deplora-
BILE thing and hope from the bottom of my
heart that everything will pass of peace
fully"
Tho Call Was None Too Soon.
"What do you think of Governor Patti
sons State call tor troops?" asked THE
DISPATCH man.
at was the wisest thing that could have
been done, replied Colonel Hawkins, ''but
in my estimation 1t is an action that should
have been taken many hours before now.
The necessity of the militia at time such
rs this is beyond the vestige of doubt. A
strong hand is needed in critical times, and
the militia is that hand. Every day since
the trouble in Homestead the excitement
has increased, and the presence of the troops
is a necessity, to say the least
Surgeon Ullom declared the situation
was grave, and the place of the soldiers was
where the trouble might break out 81 am
going with the regiment" he continued,
with the hopes and expectations of not being
called upon officially at all, but in case we
are needed, why, we are prepared to care
for the unfortunate ones"
Company F. of the Fourteenth Regiment,
came in from East Liberty over the Penn.
sylvania Railroad about o'clock, and re-
paired Immediately to the armory.
Detectives on Duty at the Union Depot.
A number of police officers and detec-
tives were on duty at the Union station last
night and kept the Platforms gates and ex-
its free from the crowds that focked about
the depot throughout the entire day and
night
A squad of "stragglers" from Company
X, of the Tenth, under Lieutenant Crago, |
came in Q short time after the main |
ceeded to make themselves comfortable ]
in q picturesque way upon the depot plat |
form. Blankets and knapsacks and tim |
cups for pillows and caps Tor tents the |
late, robust fellows loIled about, dozed and !
whiled away the tedium of the five hours |
that elapsed before their departure for the |
scene of concentration.
With the boys from Company X was the |
somewhat celebrated Chaplain Turner the
Fighting chaplain" of the Tenth, who
moves about when on duty with much
worn bible in one hip pocket and trusty
revolver in the other. His views upon the |
were that the men at Homestead,
with whom he is in henrtiest sympathy in |
their troubles, should not have taken the
law in their own hands quite as much as
they did upon the occasion Of the Pinkerton
incursion.
Fifteenth Regiment Comes In.
At II o'clock a special train bearing Com
panies A and E, of Erie, and G, OF Charon,
of the Fifteenth Regiment came in with
Major Crawford in charge. While the
train was passing through Charon number
Of ironworkers gathered about the depot
and became rather turbulent kissing the
guards and launching epithets upon them.
The movement of the troops in passing
through the city were shroEded in mystery
None of the officers were aware of their
ultimate destination. Conflicting orders
we're borne by those in charge and widest
rumors were current.
Lieutenant Crago was ordered to report at
Major Crawford to report at
Blairsville and others at different points
The troops were resigned to the uncertainty
If their destination and speculation had
'eased to be rife when they arrived in Pitts
,urg.