Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-16
RIFLES AND sAyoNsrs.

hhhhiSbOhd, "a, July ll-Ine en-
tire division eof the national guard of
Pennsylvania, about 5000 men, has
been ordered to Homestead to support
Sheriff McCleary in suppressing the
riots at that place. This action of the
governor was taken on receipt of the
following dispatch:
"PrTrsBURGH, Pa, July 10-To ROBERT i.
PATTIsoN, GOVERNOR, HARRISBURG PA: The
situation at Homestead has not improved.
While all is quiet there the strikers are in con
troll ana openly express to me and to the public
their determination that the works
shall not be operated unless by
themselves. After making all efforts
In my power l have failed TO secure
posse respectable enough in numbers to accom-
plish anything, and L am satisfied that no
posse raised by the civil authorities can do
anything to change the condition OF affairs, and
that any attempt by an inadequate force to re-
store the right OF law will only result in further
armed resistance and consequent loss OF life,
Only q large military force will enable me to
control matters. believe IL such force Is sent
the disorderly element will be overawed and
order will be restored. / therefore call upon
you to furnish me such assistance.
"WILLIAM H MCCLEARY, Sheriff.
Gov. Pattison, as commander in chief
of the national guard, at once issued
the following order:
"GEoRGE r. SNowDEN, MAJOR GENERAL,
COMMANDING NATIONAL GUARD OF PENNsYLh
vANIA: Put the division under arms and move
at once, with ammunition to support the sheriff
OF Allegheny county at Homestead Maintain
the peace. Protect all persons in their rights
under the constitution and laws OF the state.
| Communicate with me-
ROBERT E. PATTIsoN, Governor"
Gen. Snowden, with the adjuta MT
| general and quartermaster general, at
| once proceeded to formulate the orders
for the mobilization of the guard. Some
troops will be under way early this
| morning.
Late Sunday night Maj. Gen. Snow
den issued the following order:
ITO BRIG. GEN. ROBERT p DECHE.7, PHIL
| ADELPHIA, COMMANDING FIRST BRIGADE: In
| compliance with orders from the commander in
| chief you will concentrate your command in
| campat Mount Gretna by tomorrow (Monday)
| afternoon and there await further orders
| Battery horsed. Take with you your three
| days ratons and all ammunition on hand
| First troop mounted will move on first train
available on Pennsylvania railway bound west"
| An order was issued to the second
brigade to concentrate at point Gen.
Snowden declined to make public tpre-
sumably Homestead) and await orders
The third brigade was ordered to con-
centrate At Ge'Sistown and move west
kilograms were sent to all the regi-
mental commanders.
The national guard of Pennsyivanfa
consists of one division of three brig
ades, numbering about 6,700 men. The
first brigade is commanded by Brig.
Gen. Dechert and the headquarters are
in this city. The First brigade musters
about 1000 men and is the
smallest in numerical strength
of the three. The Second brigade is
the strongest in the division-about p
600 men. 1t is commanded by Brig.
Gen. Wiley, with headquarters at
Franklin. The Third brigade musters
about 2, 100 men and is commanded by
Brig. Gen. Goblin, with headquarters at
Lebanon.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 1.-THE news
that the governor had ordered out the
state troops created great excitement
here Sunday night. 1t was not re-
ceived until IL o'clock and most of the
strikers had gone home. Those
hastily gathered together and dis
cussed the meaning of the new
move. "Will the soldiers protect the
black sheep if Carnegie tries to start
up with non-union men?" was the chief
question. Many of the men who
fingered on the streets refused to be-
lieve that the troops had been called
out and said that it was like all of the
wild rumors that had been circulated
every night.
The hot-headed strikers were at first
disposed to be little defiant, and there
were occasional declarations that even
the militia would be opposed, but
when it was learned that the di
vision ordered out numbered 5000
men, these declarations promptly gave
way to: "Oh, well, we have beat the
Pinkertons, anyway; they did not dare
to come" and thus consolation is found
in the reelection that the most hated
enemy of organized labor-the Piuker.
ton guards-had been obliged to con
fess defeat and give up the battle
The leaders of the strikers were un
usually uncommunicative. ''We can
not talk" was the response to all in
terrogations. Later the opinion was
tiSSiy S-NpiSoSSo w eiiS i"'N ehi' INV
that the militia would be received by
no hostile demonstration and that ar
armistice would be declared until after
their departure. But they will
have to go away some time" said the
leader of a little group near the depot
land when they do we would like tc
see them run the mill non-union."
The most important announcement
made by the local committee Sunday
was that the men here do not wish t.
submit their cause to arbitration now
that the Carnegie company has talSer
such decided stand against the Anal
gamated association. The communica
ton from the Universal Peace unior
Offering to provide an impartial cour
of arbitration does not meet with favor
They have been receiving hundred
of letters and kilograms from labo
unions all over the country urging then
to stand firm in the fight against Car
negie. Pledges of money and provision
have come from almost every state il