The sun., 1892-08-18
MILITIA IN READINESS.
The First and Second Bripades Prepare
to He sent to Buffalo.

The First and secoad Brigade. Prepare
to He sent to Buffalo.
Ate o'clock last night word was received
from Albany at the headquarters Of tho First
Brigade to have the brigade In readiness to
respond to n call for active duty. An hour
later another despatch came ordering the
Twelfth and Twenty second Regiments under
arms and to romain at their armories until
further orders.
Chief OF StafY Lieut. Col. g. H. Olln. who is
acting in the absence Of Brig. -Gon. Louis
Fitzgerald. notified the reglmentsl COM
manders.
Tho armories were practically deserted
early in the evening. no such orders having
boen expected. but the work OF notifying the
men was done rapidly. and before midnight
nearly all had been reached.
Company c OF tho Twelfth Regiment was
holding meeting at the armory when the
orders came. and Capt Setter was able to hold
forty mon. Capt Charles Burns Of Company u.
the armory at Sixty second street and Ninth
avenue ut ! o'clock. He at once sent out tele-
grams and messages to call the regiment to
arms at the armory. AS soon as q number OF
and at II O'Clock he had sixty men thus en-:
ployed.
going on inside. and were little satisfied by the
CLEAN Of rifles which were seen once in o
to the armory constantly with bundles and
provisions.
Only small number sa Of the TTsn.y;se9ond on.
Evsryshins was aq,Sss I, at the Seventh RegI
absence Of Col Appeion. said he interpreted pr ted
He said his regiment had not been ordered
under arms
about the situation. The Twelfth and the
Twenty second Regiments he said, would re-
main under arms at their armories until fur
Tho First Brigade contains $3.50 officers and
Ninth. Twelfth. Twenty second. sixty ninth.
se% eond sa}eres. TfSop and md the F ssnS and
The brigade was called out for active ser.
Sse d9fng hs rnnss IN 1871 and
ments Of the second Briced had been ordered
It aea s IN for mays
usual number Of officers and inembers Of
S5'sf$s s9$ r.
it is believed ncarly 1000 members OF the
ssHs aer
Thirtconth., $50: Fourteenth, $40: Twenty
third. 500: Forty-ssyenth 500;
Company was ALREADY C, on ID duty at tho arm9ry
Was Was N C" Charge In tho absence Of Coi. Austen.
who is. OF on his yacht. and Of Lieutenant
S tsp gs n s.a Sat shoy at wh sr
sSyf Ps1te! dirss9ns 4! co ;SS
BILE the regiment for active service at short
- Col. Partridge. the commandant of the
TIE were found in at The
men conid be assembled. The Twenty third
Regiment was on duty at Hornelsville during
u laEsfs Mohe 1St OF the Fourteenth Regiment re-
eesa smsr order ary in the evening
sent out to notify his
and within couple OF hours most OF them re-
Can't, CaiIiean was in charge Of the Forty
came from Gen. Nic1 1.eer at II O'Clock. Prepe-
armory ssS was kept open al light mon ana 'ne
Capt. Pruyn Of the Fourth Separate Company
fsnfsss tse cs
service. to move before morning.
per Wire chisi Of %di "rdinanee @ What
Ro a9d snPPh Phs nS eI H
Further Instructions later"
The company sssembled at once.
of Ssd s hsa lsSd ssr oa
tion at o'clock for Buffalo. This was denied
at tho station. It was said that no men had
left for Buffalo. but that two car loads OF la
borers left at z O'Clock to work on the Adiron-
dack Railroad.
The Reading to Resume Operations To-day.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 1.-THE following is a
COPY Of q letter OF instructions from President
Mcleod sent to Gen. sweiRard to-day in ref
erence to the striking switchmen on the lines
OF tho Reading Railroad:
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. II. 1892.
Mr.. T. A. Sneisard. General Manager.
DEAR Sin: The operations of the yards at Buffalo,
wavery, and sayre will be resumed on Thursday. the
18th inst. You are hereby instructed pay OF and
strike except such hitherto efficient and faithful men
you are convinced were coerced into the abandon
nent OF their duties and who II loft their
VIII would not nave LETT the service 0f the company
But tho ringlenders and strikers who arc In
any way responsible for who participated In the
destruciion OF tho companys property. or who have
been guilty OF Interference with the movement OF
must not now or ever be restored service Of the
company. In exercising tho discretion with which
you are CHARGED. yon should bear In mind that while
DO reg ina, there are men weak snSush h 20
places with good nay aud steady work in forever |
disquAiiyng them for the service Of the company.
great hardship may be imposed upon thsr families.
who should not be made TO suffer II il can be avoided
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