The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-04
SNOwOEN ON HOMESTEAD.
HIS REVIEW OF THE AFFAIR
FROM A MILITARY STAND
POINT.
Complimentary Reference to the Work
ofthe National Guard with Some Plain
Talk About the Iams Case.

sylvania. After giving history of nc par.
tial movement Of rops to support the
Sheriff of Allegheny county in efforts TO
suppress the disturbance 1T Homestead. and
referring in a complimentary manner to the
expeditions transportation of troops by
Quartcrmaster General Mcclellan and the
arrangements made for supplies on reach.
ing their destination by Adiutant General
Greenland, General Snowden says;
"lt was at first thought that il was better
to concentrate the troops at Bnnt0n, and
orders were sent out TO that eff Ct but as II
was quite near to Homestead, and the
point OF assembly having become known, II
was changed to Rndebaugh, which offered
better facilities. Dispatches were also sent
out for good reasons to concentrate the
Second Brigade at Blairsvillc Junction, aud
II would have been advisable II possible, to
send the Fifteenth and sixteenth Regi-
ment- up the kiskeminilas. Secrecy as tn
the real and final po Mt of mobilization was
essential in all respects and was strictly
maintained.
"The Second and Third I}rigades. with
full ranks, 5.73S strong, arrived at their des.
tinntion. n distant point for many OF them,
within 80 hours after the Governor issued
his orders. II Is believed that this Is the
first time troops have ever been maneuvred
into position by all.
VI MnJor nay, n lne ElSn,een,n hssl,
resolutely through the streets. but, contrary
to expectation, met with no opposition or
uncivil behavior. 'Ihus." adds General
ohomuen, uhc Po''sois coVeII"S ioiiie
s.euu e. anu 'ne tpMn user Me'u oe'upieu
,',, MltnUu. u,s,"nunnIe. s % anu, - a. ''vh ,h Hnoe
General, at AN earlier hour and from anoth
er direction than were expected"
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Apou. ~ c.ouH on 'ne l-,Wi .ne Je'eo,a
w ~ lnteIN,c" WI" nopn non"oi SUI
v.neis , 'Vos ,f p.i p,dee. ~ ,ne m one. - W
uon py .,e cl,'Leus auu coopsla,,oh @ ~ oy .ne
hna,,gatnateu .asSoo'a,loh ~ ~ Keep 'ne Peacs
sne @ Ma}or } 'en'ra tuplIea ;a tnss me vou'" S mo,
anu % uiu no, ~ h,He 'ne hssqo'a.oi, ~, III
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nol n'eu We ,n,TpeIa.'vn -, any v'ne.
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which the Governor olu III me hrst place
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mna', n,I,,, oouoI ,,f n'hich H. ssveritw has
haan am araas,I,, aI Sve,.t .,ad If tne nnnishmen
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toiiarv ~ " u'' '"' ''e1'"s'
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,od ne, NJ ,hs ,a.e amd M, sted ~ Give Al.
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se,,ion -, a raoi,n,n, ~ In tha h.rds of ;ts
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,haso ,as emS ~ ,pa hr;,,ads comn'andsr. in tbi.
.nose VI .ns uSau a,ro,,''r ard coIn'
SsSe cas- uawn;ns resnac,irely Wa " was not
sn,ai nyi ,"" ~, ,hnra,otn =, snnravs or d;san.
esIeu o. o,;o,, sn "a and hss rofraipp.
piVye ~ syeW ~ toino 90 nfsciaiIv mil now for
Ii.n,anant Enonei Strsator might have
Leuienans s r, ooo"e, ;nnn;-, ;v;O, nr nn ,bs
ssa ssSeu 10, vr, oUr' srtiaft nth, have bsen
chnrss n 81. bo.h Il, taa %;scra,inn nf he al.
.aIien ;lie io, = ~" ~ Nav tss,it is nroner to
sHnpess an onin on he has no hesitation in
sa,fin, ths, 1ams VS. punished according To
ths cHstoms ton OF war RAJ and no more than he de
serveS ser eJ' - -" % "'N ''O ''O'S