The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-13

HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 19.-''The
troops are coming" gasped picket at
tho strike headquarters ut sharp o
o'clock this morning, when he had run
all the way from the outpost at Mum
hall to the rooms Of the committee.
Five minutes later tho glitter o; Cap
tain W. W. Avis line, coming forward
as gkirmishers, was seen at the east end
Of tho long Carnegie fence. This COM
pany If, OF the Elghteenth,) came rap.
idly into tho town and seized the cause
way on the hill which dominates tho
works. The men, some tifty-two in
number, were scattered out in a long
skirmish line, to the Rlhazement OF the
strikers, some OF whom were rather
rudely pushed asideas the company was
taking position. No sooner had the
road TO the hill been secured than the
troops began pouring in from Munhall.
The Sixteenth, Fifteenth, Fifth and
Eighteenth regiments marched toward
tho hill, and stood finally in long lines,
battalion after battalion, from the very
crest OF the ridge down nearly to the
street level. The position was an ex.
Cellent one from strategic point OF
view. The hill rises south OF the Car
nesio mill and stretches back half q
mile into wide plateau, where tho
tents are to be spread. A couple of bat
terios on the crest could do rs they
pleased with the territory for two miles
around.
The people took tho coming of the
troops in sullen silence at FIRST. But the
drums soon beat everybody into good
humor, and rs the later regiments
wheeled away toward tho high ground
they were very heartily cheered. On
the other side OF the river, in the mean
time, General Snowden had pushed the
Fourteenth and Tenth regiments with
the batteries into tho hills across from
the works, where the guns commanded
the whole water front Of Homestead.
This movement had been executed SO
secretly that the men and cannon had
been in position fully an hour before
their presence was discovered by the
town.
A COMPLETE SURRENDER.
As soon as the soldiers came in there
was complete surrender OF the town.
The strikers circulated on tho streets
calling npon the people to receive the
militia cordially and with some ditiicul.
ty tho command was obeyed. The
strike pickets were withdrawn from
about tho mill and in a few minutes the
streets aboutit were occupied by pro.
vost guard.
Without any ceremony whatever, Mr..
Otis Child, OF the Carnegie company,
went through the Eighth avenue gate
and ndopened tho office. Sheriff McCleary
was present, but neither said nor did
anything. There was no declaration ot
any kind but simply going in, Some
OF the men who were on Eighth avenue
looked on i'll silence, and whom the gates
changed shut after Chiid's ontry they
went back 10 the headquarters to re-
port
When everybody had como to realize
the new order OF things, a committee
from the advisory committee, consist.
ing Of O'DonnoE., Coon, Shuckman,
SiliIorl and others, went to General
Wiley, OF the third brigade, and ton.
dered him the surrender OF tho town.
They thon called on General Snowden.
MI Coon was spokesman:
We have come to offer assistance,
sir, in maintaining ORDER" he said.
i need no assistance, shall pre-
serve order myself"
We have preserved perfect order,''
expostOtated the ex-Capt. Kuhn.
u have heard OF that" replied Gen
Sn9owden, indicating tho deserted mill
at his feet.
Ask tho sheriff" said Capt. Kuhn.
You turned back my deputies" re-
Piled the sheriff, sharply.
We come IRON the Amalgamated AS
soCa,ion,"
u don't recognize it."
We are part Of the odvisory commit.
lido not know such a committee
Gentlemen, thank you for your offer,
put only recognize you as citizens.
am here by order OF tho governor to CO.
operate with the sheriff in the main.
@nance OF order and tho protection oI
ue carnegie Steel Company in tho pos,
morning."
\ iHF;her conversation took place, in
i wien General Snowdeu blnntly in
iorlned "ned tho committee that ho woulC
"ySent a.i no reception; thnt tho only way
goou s, citizens could cooperate with tin
uoopa would be 10 20 about their bust
"''s' aud that he had nothing tn say