The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-11

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sistance and consequent loss of life. Only a
| large military force will enable me to control
matters. believe II such force is sent, the dis
orderly element will be overawed and order
will be restored. l. therefore, cali upon you to
1 furnish me such assistance.
| (Signed),
| WILLIAM H. McCIEARY,
Sheriff.
THE GOVERNOR CALM.
| When reporter called on the Governor
| at the Executive Mansion last night he
| found the Governor in very calm state
! of mind considering the bold stroke he
| had just made.
| 81 have just ordered out the entire
Guard" said the Governor, ''and you will
| get the particulars at the Executive De-
| partment. This is the first official re-
quest have had from the Sheriff, and. OF
| course, l have honored 1t, as he says he
cannot maintain the peace"
| The Executive Department was lit up
and Private Secretary Tate was on duty
when the newspaper men called. He had
| typewritten copies of the letters ready,
showing that the affair was not so very
sudden, but had been looked for. Cen
| eral Snowden and General Greenland &C.
| cupied the latter's room at the hotel and
were keeping the wires warm with mes
sages to the various brigade and regl-
mental commanders ordering them to
| get ready and move as quickly as posi-
| BILE.
Quartermaster General McClelland who
| held the outer door, stopped in his heavy
| work long enough to say that he could not
tell where the brigades would rendezvous.
| TT g orders TO be issued were promised to
| the public later.
There are two companies of the National
Guard in this city, and they were busy
last night getting together.
MOBILIZATION OF THE TROOPS
At late hour Major General
Snowden issued his orders to the COM
manders of the three brfgades to get ready
to move at once.
The First Brigade, of Eastern troops,
will rendezvous at Mt. Gretna, Lebanon
county, by this afternoon, with
The First City Troop, of Philadelphia, is
| to take the first train out of Philadelphia
for the camp.
General Suowaen did not make public
all of the order to General Wylie, of the
Second Brigade, composed of Western
regiments. two of which are in Pittsburg,
but it was understood that it will go di-
rect to Homestead. General Wylie 10 in
structed to use every precaution to secure
safe and successful movement OF his
command. The Third Brigade, under
General Goblin, will concentrate at Lewis
town and move westwards.
The plan of campaign, it is limited, is
tead at once, and If it is unable to cope
with any force that may confront it. to
move in the Third Brigade, keeping in re-
serve the First Brigade In Case of call
for more aid.
There are six Gatling guns In the three
batteries. and the troops are all armed
with the latest improved Springfield
rifles, breech leaders, 45-calibre. and each
man can carry 100 rounds of ammunition
The National Guard OF late has been de-
voting great deal of attention to sharp
shooting, and there Is not a company in
which the majority of members are not
qualified marksmen, many of them hav-
ing won sharpshooters' medals.
Brinton Station, where the Second and
possibly the Third Brlgades are ordered
to rendezvous tomorrow, is on the line of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, little over
three miles from Homestead, but on the
opposite side of the river. Access to
Homestead is easy, however, by way of
the bridge over the Monongahela River,
thence to Homestead, either by rail or
brief march.
The fact that three days. rations are
mentioned in the orders to The First
Brigade, is thought here to mean that the
officers of the Guard do not regard the
situation lightly, but look upon the task
ahead of them as one not to be finished in
q day. They have great faith in the
stamina of the men composing the
Guard, many of whom have been under
fire and have been thoroughly drilled in
the school of the soldier. There is some
doubt expressed as to the attitude the
two Pittsburg regiments will take when
called upon, but the Adiutant General
says he is satisfied they will perform their
duty.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE TROOPS.
The National Guard of this State in
cludes $500 men. under the command of
Major General George r. Snow
den, whose headquarters are in
Philadelphia. The Guard is d.
vided into three brigades. The first
is under the command of Brigadier GEN
eral Dechers. and consists of the First
Regiment Infantry, the Second Regiment
Infantry, the Third Regiment Infantry,
the Sixth Regiment Infantry, the Infan-
try Battalion State Fencibles, the sepa-
rate infantry company, Gray Invincibles.
the First Troop Philadelphia City Cav
airy, and Battery A Artillery, in ali $500
men. All but the Sixth Regiment are locat-
ed in PHILADELPHIA. It is the opinion of
General Snowden that ii called out the
First Brigade could be mustered in readi-
ness to go TO the scene of the riot in about
eight or ten hours.
The Second brigade includes ZIG COM
missioned officers and 1862 men, q total
OF 3, 178. The commander is Brigadier
General John A.. Wylie. The headquar-
| LcIS ht0 dU Il kdukl1u. luis DrIQaQe is The
largest OF the State and is nearer Home
stead than any of the others. The Third
| brigade includes 1S7 commissioned off,
| GERS and 2,435 enlisted men, a total of
1922. The commander is Brigadier Gen
eral j. p. s. Goblin. The headquarters
are at Lebanon.
The State has imposed a remarkable
| amount of riot duty upon ber organized
| militia in the last twenty years. She has
not called upon them 80 often, it is true.
as some other States. Iowa, for example.
has had outher troops for riot duty twenty
times In the last sixteen years, and Texas
has had hers out twenty-nine times; while
| both are outdene by Virginia, which re-
ports thirty-three such calls in ten years.
But Pennsylvania probably surpasses all
other States, certainly all upon which
reports were made last year, in the extent
and expense of her riot duty since the
civil war. In 1875 she had out l,S00 men.
from April to May Is. at cost to the
State of $4,000; III 1877 she had out 9.543
men, between July 10 and November Is.
at cost of 900; while last year there
were 90G men out. between April 2 and
May 26. at u cost of So, ,03O In 1875 and
1891 the occasions We're mining troubles;
Continued on 4th Puoe.
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