The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-13
QUIET AT HOMESTEAD
Soldiers Entered the Town With
out Demonstration.
MINGLINa WITH THE STRIKERS.

General Snowden Did Not Favor a
Formal Reception, and the Scheme
Was Abandoned-work in Car
negie's Union Mills at Pittsburg
May Strkxe Tomorrow.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 13.-The advis-
ory committee of the Amalgamated AS
sociation called on General Snowden
during Monday night and told him of
the decision reached at the meeting of
the strikers to receive the military with
bands and hosannas. General Snowden
said he did not want any demonstration.
He refused information as to the time
his division would arrive in Homestead.
Then he sent the committee back, The
committee could do nothing. 1t had no
information on which to arrange for the
proposed reception, and furthermore
General Snowden would be offended IL
it carried out the objects Of the mass
meeting. The lodges of workingmep
that expected to form in bodies and give
formal welcome to the military were not
called into service. Some were disap-
pointed, but many were not. The feel
ing of the hot headed ones against state
interference, which had been all&yed
temporarily by the mass meeting, broke
forth again. Young men were particu-
larly thankfully in their expressions of
gladness that they had not been called
on to welcome the new rulers of Home
Lsead. But they did not give loud ex-
pressions to this feeling.
The Soldiers Arrive.
Between o and 10 o'clock yesterday a
boy rushed down the main street to-
wards the railroad station and shouted
that the soldiers had arrived. The peo-
pie rushed from their places of business
towards the hills near the Carnege
works. Women and children flew TO
doorways and looked with frightened
glances up and down the streets. The
warning of Burgess McLuckie in his
proclamation for women and children to
keep indoors failed Of its purpose, and
petticoats fiuttered in the wind, the
wearers keeping pace with the throng,
hurrying in the direction indicated by
the sound of martial music. But the
women We're quiet. No expressions of
anger, such as have fallen from their
lips during the weary days Of LAGER
tainty were heard. The fascination Of
brass buttons stilled their tongues.
Up the big hill overlooking the town,
and adjacent to the Carnegie plant, the
wearied, tired militiamen toiled In the
broiling sun to the places assigned them.
Regiment after regiment marched into
the borough, bands playing and flags
flying. But there was no cheering.
Lines of pickets guarded the approaches
to the mills. A provost guard took pos
session and order reigned. AT no time
while the troops were assembling was
there any attempt on the part of the
workingmen to make trouble.
Such is Homestead today. Strangers
parade the streets feeling secure in the
presence of the troops. Those outsiders
who knew the danger that threatened
them during the uncertain days of last
week breathe freer. The workingmen
did not express their feelings. They are
divided in sentiment as to the militia,
but on one point they are firm. If more
Pinkerton men are brought to watch
the works there will'be bloodshed.
Soldiers and Strikers Hobnobbing.
Passes were issued to the militiamen
with very little discretion to numbers,
and within an hour of their arrival at
the camping ground the streets Of
| Homestead were filled with u dusty,
tired lot of soldiers. They mingled with
the locked out Carnegie mill men and
drowned all differences in beer at the
many saloons, which were wide open.
When it is remembered that 4 1000 steel
WOihClb hlOIlC tib anu lllb WOEh-
men who sympathize with them have
been pouring into town for forty-eight
hours, and that over 1000 militiamen
were permitted to lningle with these
men in the streets and saloons of tho
town. some idea of the condition of af-
fairs may be obtained. There were 200
special policemen on duty, but they
made no attempt to clear the sidewalks
or TO maintain order SO long as no actual
IL utT1I NlNsat.u f.r
militiamen were soon under the influ-
| ence of liquor, and some of the strikers
kept them company.
For some unknown reason John Nc
Luckie, the burgess of the borough,
turned his authority over to Assistant
Burgess Byrne. The latter did his best
to preserve order. Shortly after noon
he went to the brewery upon the hill
back of Homestead, and finding about
five hundred soldiers there in varions
stages OF intoxication he ordered the
place closed. The militiamen became
quite boisterous and rows with strikers
were narrowly averted. One man in
the uniform of the state, after drinking
freely, expressed himself in uncompli-
mentary terms in regard to the strikers.
Two men made break for him, but a
number of militiamen closed in around
him and he made a hurried return to
camp.
The fiat cars with cannon and gatling
guns We're run down the tracks to the
main street and the guns were unloaded
| in full view Of the citizens. Several
box cars containing ammunition and
commissary supplies were also unloaded.
At o'clock company of soldiers
marched down the main street of Home
stead. This was the first entry of troops
on duty into the town. The sidewalks
were packed with citizens, mill hands,
strangers attracted to town by the un-
usual proceedings and militiamen off
duty. The soldiers were placed on duty
where the supplies were being uniGaded; unload d;
Carnegie's employees in the Union mills
yesterday afternoon it was decided that
should Mr.. Frick again decline to re-
open negotiations with the Amalgamated
Association in Homestead every man in
these mills will strike tomorrow.