The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-07-27
I'roons on Guard .

The five-miIlion-iollar mills Of the Car
neyie Company (Limited) have been Tor
malIy turnei over in writing to their owners
by the Sheriff Of Allegheny County, to DO
with them as thev please, AMI 7pOo soldiers
of the keystone State, under General George
P. Snowden, encamped on either bank OF tne
Monongahela, armed with de tllng guns and
Springfield rifles, to keep them in possession:
Shortly after 9 o'clock A. n the Pennsyl-
vania Militia marched into Homesteaa: ! he
soldiers were well received by the strikers,
The troops arrived unexpectedly from the
East via special trains on the Plttsburg,
McKeesoort and Youghioghsny Railroad.
and left the cars at the station close by the
fence at the steel works. Major-GsneraA
Snowden and Adjutant Greenland were In
command.
The Eighteenth Regiment was the first to
arrive. There were two trains containing
the Fifth, Tenth, Twelfth and Eighteenth
Regim ents, a number Of freight trains with
sixty horses, and two gondola cars with
three Gatling guns and two cannon.
There were few persons in the station
when the train arrived. They were nearly
all locked out men. They watched the
soldiers sullenly wnle they unloaded their
arms aud cannon In q few minutes the
news spread AMI thousands focked about
fine station and remained there while the
troops went into camp. 3,
Several companies were placed on guard
over the works, and Eighth avenue from
(,ity Farm lana to Munhall was closed to
civilians. The Advisory Committee OF the
locked-out men met and decided to wait upon
the officers in charge Of the troops, IN order
to ascertain what restrictions would Do
placed upon private citizens.
Cantsin Coon. an ex-military officer, act
ing as spokesman, told tho General that the
deispation represented the citizens OF Home
stead and the Amalgamated Association,
who wished to assure the State authority OF
their desire to cooperate with 1t IN mann
tanning order.
General Snowden interrupted Captain
Coon to say that he did not recognize the
maleamated Association, or any other au-
thority, except that Of the Governor OF Penn-
sylyania and the Sheriff OF Allegheny Coun,
ty. The people OF Homestead, ne sald' coulo
best cooperate with the State troops oy DE-
having themselves: ,...,, ,,
The position of the troops on Munnail was
strong. They held the sides ana tne eoP or
a broad hill that rises at quite steep angie
from the edge Of the town. The town was
aat at their feet and they could almost
count every roof in it. The Carnegie Steel
Works Law near the base Of the bill, and the
soldiers could look down and point tnelr
rifles into the big deserted yards
Simultaneously with the placing OF troops
at Homestead camp was established on the
opnosits shore of the Monongahela River
consisting Of the Tenth and Fourtee1th
Regiments and Battery e, forming a pro-
vision,l brigade, under the command OIL
Colonel Hawkins, Of the Tenth. :.
Major. General Snowden established his di-
x;sion hsaduuarters iu the large Carnegie
school building on the crest of Carnegie Hill
IN point overlooking the town and valley,
from which nearly every portion OF tne vast
iron-w7orEs is in plain view. He gave tne
name to the encampnlent OF Camp Colonei
Ssn, RIack in honor of the soldier who fell
g. Tho late war while commanding the Sixty
s.cond Pennsylvania Volunteers. The site,
anarr from its picturesquenes5, IS Isadmiraoiy
saIectei as it completely commands the
town and the mills and every possible ap-
nroach to them by land or water. tne pre-
parations all indicated tne purpose oi pro-
tracted occupation Of Homestea1. .,..
The Homestead expedition of the militia
uas on EXPENSIVE Undertaking, and cost
tho State a good round sum OF money. Inc
National Gaard OF Pennsylvania consists OF
s4T1 members, Of which fully 5000 responded
70 the Governors call. OF thess 800 were
comnissioned officers. 1t was thought that
II wonld cost the State about 81, OOO per day
until the troops were recalled.
The House Committee appointed to inves-
tigate the present labor troubles and out
break at Homestead arrived in Pittsourg
and went directly to the Mononganeia
House Chairman Oates SAID tnat IL was tne
committees desire to get down to work as
r c. Frick was the first witness called.
Tho COMMITTEES visited the scene Of The
riot.
the death of J. w. Kline, the Pinkerton
detective and other victims OF the hsnt at
Homestead.