The sun., 1892-08-18
n SOLDIER SHOT.
Sergeant Eiseasser Killed hy the Accidental
Discharge Of . Gun.

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BUFFALO. Aug. 17.-As Companies D and F
OF the Sixty fifth Regiment. which have been
guarding the coal trcstle OF tho Lehigh Valley
road. ono mile this side Of Cheektowaeq were
preparing to move to the Queen street crossing
at 10 o'clock this morning. having been re-
lieved by four companies of the Seventy.
fourth Regiment. an accident occurred
which resulted In the death of Quarterm aster-
Sergeant Frederick ". Elseasser Of Com
pany +. Sergeant Elseasser was standing
inside the guard house looking for his muskot.
Just outside the door stood Private Luther
Holmes. inspecting his gun previous to taking
his place in tho line. Neither Of the men no.
tlced that tho muzzle was pointed directly at
Elsea sser. Holmes pulled the hammer, Of the
a fhe as is haa If Sm all
before being stacked. nnfertSnateIy, Who.
NOV move tSo cartrid se The Bullet entered Ser. or
seant E!sesssess is torshssd and vent - com.
Doylc's headouarters at William street. where
ftc an he dsd at
Elseasser had been a member OF tho sixty
Gfth Regiment for twelve years. and was
old. a ,widower. with one child. and lived at
5Ni Oak street Holmes is almost crazed with
gloom over the whoie regiment No No blame
attaches to Holmes. as he had every reason to
believe that tho gun was unloaded. and it
should have been. according to orders The
military law. and therefore not in the jurisdic.
rested. but an official inquiry Will be held.
Tho Reading Preparing to FIJI tho Place.
of the Strikers.
READING. Pa. Aug. 17-One hundred noun
tain men passed through here this afternoon
to take the places OF the strikers on the Le-
high Valley Railroad. They como from Pine
Grove. Frackvile. and Cressona. and are all
practical and experienced Grademen and will
be used on the mountains.
1t was learned this evening that the COM
pRny had secured enough men already to fil
the places OF every striker on the entire sys-
tenn. IT. ts not believed. however; that the
trouble will extend south OF Packerton. Near
ly all OF the old men were called upon per-
ancs that they would stand by, the company.
banks. IN mattresses. stoves aud tables. and will
be sent out tonight.
The making of Fhs aon
union UNI men. They will vii! be fed and ,housedin
the various yards pending the trouble. Special
west, and it is said that tho non union men on
all through freight trains are to DO sworn In
Several Stock trains were brought through
from Buffalo via Williamsport last night. and
It likely that frSsshht viii be tsa st
Packerton. and Sayre.
No Strike . In the Erie Yards at Horaellsviile.
HoRNEL1svlLLE. Aug. 17.-AI is seemingly
quiet among the forty or fifty switchmen ON
ployed in the Erie yards at this place. There
are rumblings Of trouble. however. and ru
mors are prevalent that the switchmen will go
out within tho next twcnty-four hours unless
the strike ut Buffalo Is settled. The rumor
could not bo authenticated and several
switchmen, when approached on the subject,
were reticent. and would only say that they
had received nc, orders ;, t2 . strike From what
whom ~ such ih an order is issued the men will be
Several car loads Of Of meat ss are stalled in in the
tsined only from Buffalo. and. although
freight trains are running regularly ever the
are Few and lar between: Last, Last night a train
was found 70 be on fire; cr The military IA CON.
ness to 20 to Buffalo. but. strange to say.
nearly all OF the soldiers are on the sick list.