Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-07
TWO BRIEF ENGAGEMENTS
Between Police and Soldiers End in
A Disastrous Defeat.
SIXTEEN PRISONERS CAPTURED.
Hundreds of Spectators Follow the Cap
tiyes to the Lookup.
A LIVELY TINE AT CENTRAL STATION

Fifth avenue, the blue coats under command
of Superintendent O'Mara Ensign, with
the rank of Adjutant, Head was in charge
of the Army, which had msssed in the mid
die of Market street in the presence of near
ly thousand -combatants
AT the first attack the Army retreated in
good order, without the loss of anything
but its temper At Fifth and Liberty
streets a rally was made The blue coats
followed up their advantage and charged a
second time. Although outrumbered to
/, with Captain Denniston in command,
Superintendent 0'Mara having retired,
they were victorious, capturing the Army
and hauling it of to Central station in the
patrol wagon. Immense excitement ensued.
Five hundred people followed the
prisoners to the Oak alley prison,
watched them being unloaded from the
wagon and placed behind the bars For
two hours afterward large crowd fingered
around waiting for the Salvation warriors
to reappear, but $50 forfeit for each
soldier was required and there was not that
much in the whole party.
stopped by Chief Browns Order.
The arrest OF the Salvationists was the
result of an order issued by Chief Brown.
For IL weeks the Southside corps of the
Army has been marching over to this side of
the river every Sunday afternoon and with
bass drum, snare drum, cornet and two
tambourines for music, has proceeded along
Smthfeld street and Fifth avenue to the
Liberty Street NJ. E. Church. The w. G.
T U. has been encouraging the army and
1t the church some big meetings have been
I'D. To draw a crowd the army has made
. practice of stopping on the street and
holding prayer and song meetings Part of
the crowd, which sometimes numbers 1000,
generally followed them to the church.
Chief Brown had his attention called to
The matter a week ago by business men and
others complaining of the blockade on the
streets downtown. Orders were issued that
the street meetings must cease. Superin-
tendent O'Mara was instructed to notify
the army that its meetings must be held
either in a hall, church or vacant lot SO as
not to impede public travel The Superin-
tendent with Captain Denniston and Lieu
tenant Gallant followed the Army down
Fifth avenue yesterday afternoon. 1t con-
sisted of 16 persons five of whom were
women. The noise of the drums and the
cornet attracted much attention, the street
sefrg' filled with people out to enjoy the
beautiful day, and the moment the Army
stopped it was surrounded by at least 500.
Carried on in a Patrol Wagon.
The noisy devotioas had not proceeded
far until the Police Superintendent came
up and notified Adjutant Head to move
his Army on. The order was obeyed, the
crowd proceeding to Liberty and Fifth
streets, a block away from the church of
their destination, where they stopped again.
Captain Denniston and Lieutenant Gallant
followed them down. When the Army
stopped and began to sing the officers called
the patrol wagon.
Just as the Army, with its discordant ac-
compartment, was in the midst of 81 Be-
lieve We Shall VIM" the wagon arrived,
and the whole party was invited to take
ride. With many complaints and mild i'm
ations on the officers. the soldiers
,ed into the wagon and were quickly
wH..-ed to the Oak alley station.
The women were placed in the corrtort-
able sitting room on the second floor They
cried little at first, but finding their sur
rou undingg so agreeable Soon dried their
tears and getting down on their knees began
20 pray for their prosecutors, the police
The men were placed i'll cells, several In a
CELL In few moments the station rivaI-d
Bedlam. The men in each cell begar to
shout and sing and pray. The noise tA~y
created was something fearful. The old
soaks in the other cells were wakened up
by it and raised their voices in profsne re-
buke at being aroused from their slunbers.
Adjutant Heald Was Indignant.
For two hours the din was kept up Then
the soldiers quieted down. exhausted, and
were interviewed by tine reporters. Adju-
tant Heald had Just arrived in the city from
Omaha last Friday, to take charge of the
army corps in this city. He was indignant
over The arrest, claiming it was unjust and
that if Superintendent O'Mara had told
him meetings were not to be held on the
street lie would not have stopped the second
tSpqe
Captain Edward White. of 2134 Carson
street, was in charge of the corps before
Adiutant Heald's arrival His wife was
also a member of the party. Both are
Young. not over q. White declared that
everv one of the soldiers would 60 to Jail
rather than pay fine, saving, I'VE are
ready and willing to go to Jail tor Jesus
This sentiment was Joined in by all his
companions White plays the cornet In
the Salvation Band. William Havens, the
bass drummer, declared he was a blood
and fire soldier" He is only is and lives
on Harrison street.
John BeIlamy, one of the Homestead
strikers. is member of the army and wears
q red Jacket Fred Pospishil, of Allegheny,
figures in the army as the Saved Anarch-
ist,' and plavs the bass drum. He is only
a and halls from Cleveland. Richard
Bradley, aged 40, is another Homesteader
who belongs to the captured army.
The Adiutants Bride Called.
s. A. Faner wears the title of adjutant
and his occupation is given as ''minlster."
He is a handsome young fellow who came
here from Chicago with his bride recently,
causing quite q stir in army circles. The
bride called to see him after he was locked
up, but was apparently not as much al
1ected over his arrest as q numbe OF other
young ladies OF the army who called. SER
geant Major Osborne. of Harrison street,
WAS Indignant over his arrest. he was
block away when the Army was captured,
bat his scarlet Jacket caught Lieutcnant
Gailant's eye and the wagon was stopped
until he could be gathered in Cnarles
Meyers, OF Allegheny, John Weltzeli ana
Christ. Dott. OF tho Southside, were the re-
manning male soldiers The women were
Mrs. White aged %. Maggie Montgomery,
aged "a Lydia Emil aged 69, L1ZZlo Llewel-
lyn, aged s., and Lydia Foley, aged 80. MISS
Lewellyn lives on Forty-second street, tne
others all on tho Southside. go
The majority OF the soldiers are English
men, young ana vigorous fellows, who seem
rncrt in their attention to pay no nne put
~pt imprisonment rs martyrs to the
Many salvation md their
shizers called nl lfter the
and finally after NQt four