Evening journal., 1894-06-06
TROOPS IN BALTIMORE.
There Was Great Excitement
in the Monumental City
WHEN TEE MILITIA WAS CALLED

To Arms Yesterday by Governor Brown.
whom Il became. Known That the
Sheriff. OF AlIoEany County ''Is No
Longer 60 Preserve the Peace in the
o Mining Regions and to Protect work
men,"
The appended paragraphs are taken
from an interesting story which appeared
in an extra edition Of the Baltimore
Evening News issued last night.
The calling ont of the Fourth ard
Fifth Regiments created excitement all
over the city, as the members were sum
moned to the various armories from their
daily vacations Stores, banks aud
even city Offices were not spared, for the
membership Of the regiment is drawn
from among the best young men of the
city, while many OF the officers are among
the most prominent In Baltimore busi.
ness circles.
All had to drop their work on the in
stant, but there was no grumblng any
where, for the prospect of active duty
was something the guards have long
been wishing for, and. sudden as the
summons was, It was not unwecome
The call created a sensation on Change
and was the primo pal topic of converse
tion. The consensus ofopinion was that
the strikers had gone too far and that
heroic measures would be necessary to
prevent an outbreak
The members of the Maryland Naval
Reserve telegraphed to Adiutant General
kyd Douglas Offering their services to
help out the state aud militia aud stated
that they could muster seventy-hve men.
BY II o'clock dapper young men, in
light clothes, with their trousers rolled
up at the bottom, were arriving singly
ard in squads az the Fifth Regiment
Armory, on North Howard street. Thers
were captains, lieutenants, sorgeants
corporels and privates, rejoicing in The
prospect before them, and Joking as
though they had been called out to par
tlcipate In the summer man0euyres
The fact that both regiments had been
ordered to assemble under arms led them
to think that "tLls was q straight story, "
and that they would have to take the
field i'm earnest. They spent the time In
the interval before the hour set for "the
assembly in brushing up uniforms and
getting their accoutrements In shape.
How tho Men We're Notified.
The moment that Colonel Winari
Howard was notified by General Brown
no Immediately went 10 the Fourth
Regiments headquarters, ON the corner
Of Liberty and Clay streets and with
great pride related to The News man.
Il did not receive word about the
assembly until If 30, but oy 12 30 every
man in the whole regiment had been in
structed TO report at his armory in heavy
marching order, which means fatigue
uniform, knapsaoh and blankets.
''Siuoe the ringing of the military
alarm 5-3 has been prohibited, the way
we notify The men is very complicated
The governor notifies the general. the
latter the colonels, the oolonels the
majors, the majors the captains, the
captains the sergeanis, and the sergeauts
the oorporals. and the latter hustle
around and 6nd the pTivstes. Yoa can
see what = great deal of work this
takes. yet in one hour we have notified
the entire command
The Second Battalion Of the Fourth
will assemble at tho Carrolton avenue
armory and the First at Broadws
Market. The men all seem eager TO 10
aud every man will report.
DUTY Ia the Field.