The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-29
GEN. SNOUDEN GOES HOME.
Most OF the Troops Go with Him Enough
Left to Queli Disorder.

HOMESTEAD. July 2S.-Gen. Snowden and his
staff left Homestead this afternoon. The
Ninth. Twelfth. and Eighteenth regiments
and part OF the Tenth also left All that re-
main here are the Fifth. Fifteenth. and Six
teenth regiments. Battery Il OF Artillery. and
the Sheridan Troop. The four companies OF
the Tenth Regiment left under the command
of Lieut. Col. Streator. Three companies will
remain in camp on tho other side OF the river
under the command Of Col Hawkins until
the strike is over Battery d and the Sheridan
Troop will only remain here few days. leav-
ing the three regiments OF infantry. comprs-
ing about 1900 men. to cope with any emer-
gency that may arise.
Col. Greene. the provost marshal. received
this note from Headquarters late last night:
Lieut. Col Charles $. Greene, ordinance
yost marshal. to take effect to morrow Thurs
Maior. General commanding, Tor. his able
judicious. and efficient conduct in tho dis
charge Of his ardnous duties"
Before he left, Col. Greene said: I'm glad
to leave Homestead. hate the place because
It is full Of men who do not love the laws Of
Of them" Lieut-Col. Mechling OF the FIJI
tsspth eGmnt was p41edd a
session OF the school house on the Ell TOD TOD
vacated by Gen. Snowden. Tor his head
The soldiers who left mnde big noise. They
shouted from the windows Of the ears to the
Assem- b led strikers who did not answer. They
sang. they cheerel. and thev Haunted their
arms IN the faces Of the strikers. One Amaga-
mated man. a little the worse for beer. cried:
What's the matter with Frick z"
He's all right" shouted tho soldier boys.
They all laughed. and one Of the soldiers
shouted;, "Fricks decent. that's more than
YOU are"
Although the strikers are behaving them
selves, there is not the same atmosphere OF
peace and security as there was before. No
one expects amy trouble. but with Homestead
strikers 1t Is impossible to predict.
truth In the statement that Chauncey Derew
had gone to Scotland with proposition to Mr..
Carnegie from the lockcd-out men.
Burgess McLuckie and Finer +. BAIL for
whom warrants charging aggravated riot.
we're issued. surrendered in, Pittsburgh to-
day. and were admitted TO bail in $4,000 each.
Bail says he will su" Superintendent Potter
for malicious persecution. saying that he WAS
discharged for his activity in the Homestead
strike Of 1889. and that every mill in Which ho
he mentioned his name. and claims that Mr.
Potter had him blacklisted among tho manu-
facturers. William Blakely. another alleged
rioter. was arrested in Homestead and taken
to Pittsburgh this evening.
SeAeral Of tho poorer classes OF working
men. on whom notice Of eviction we're served
by the company. mobed to-day in the houses
provided by the Advisory Committeei, Some
q ,,t the strikers went p,. through the
K eosesS4t work YoashoshanS trnh M sni
created great excitement by throwing lumps
OF coal at some OF tho non -unon men in the
works. As n result Of this incident. orders
have heon issued by tho military. authorities
stop and be searched for woud-be rioters ut
tho entrance to the works.