The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-19
COXEY'S COMMON
VENDING ITS WEARY WAY
To The Nations Capital. Strict Disoip-
line in Camp. Hardships Born
Patiently.

Covcys army enrRmped on the night oi
their eighteenth days march In an ABANDON
cd old It II house, one Of the many historic
cal places that line the old Na; ional road,
over which the army is now making its way
to Washington. The pilgrims marched IL
miles Wednesday. and never since they left
Massillou. over 2C0 miles away have their
expo ticnc,s been anything like those Of to-
dnr. They have been half frozen by lli2-
gHsds. drcnchcd IN fearful storms. half
buried In mud and all Iva. suiIocatcd in
binding clouds oi dust. but to-dlv's expert
cnrc capped the climax. The army left
uuioutown ut eleven in the midst
az a driving snow storm. trampirg through
mud ankle dnop The mud soon changed 10
awful ,lusb. and hy the time the picturesque
column was half way w e. Laurel summit. il
WIS laluriuusly making it, way through snow
tour inches deep and -iIidiy growingde"per.
Iu" storm Va, fearful, the snow i",l 4p thi'S-
lv that ou" could scarcely sec so ya-jsahead.
Teams gave out aud the army had 90 put
t. shoulders To- wheels aud push the heavily
laden rlWHiS-ary and camp wagons up the
slopes. II Wa heroic march. There were
1lj men who made IL on foot and gu0u. 80
others ou horses ana rs many teanstors.
Th"r' j. constant grImhliug oycr the food
supplied For lunch. when the men s;cpred
FOO snow eight inches deep. all they got was
eight crackers each. For supper they farcd
little better. coru"d beef being on the hill Of
fare. II 'a either magnetism of thclcadc or
love OF adventure that makes this sorry look
iHg body push forward 80 resolutcly. The
army rc.tcliu what l. known as the old
Akrrmau mansion. II was bitter cold, but
h.g coal iirc- w,rc burning In the old Ere
places.
On the nineteenth day out, the army ha,
n wea-y lI-milc tramp to-day over an awful
road. the heavy snow having been turned TO
about ono foot Of mud and slush. At soner-
field a stop of two hours was had Tor lunch,
and 23 barrels of hard tack. sent on from
littShurg. wcr" gotten out Of the station and
loaded on the comlnissary wagons. hddi.
son. Pa. u hlcak and dreary mountain ham
] I. was reached about dark. Part of the pil.
grim. slept IN Il small carriage house, and
the balance were corralled in shed in an
open field nearby. The boiling Of the con'c
aud irving Of bacon was done IN the open an
uy the roadside As usual, Browne and th,
balance of the stan were comfortably quar-
tered al u hotel
The twentieth day landed the army in
Tie State Of Maryland. reaching Granville
lat" in the afternoon. after u luhOriou- march
from Addison. II was with difficulty that u
place was found for the pitching Of CAM
t. :. Grant. Finally George Brewer, lum.
herman. took pity on the iorlorn-looking
traycl-s,aincd aggregation. and offered Ill,
us, of dcapidatcd old barn. standing in a
sheltered hollow, on the edge of GrantvilIo,
and stll more deiupidated sti,l-house.
Roaring camp fires burned, and the army was
quite comfortable.
The Army oitho Commoawca reached the
Potomac on their 2lst days march and j.
now headed straight for Washington. Tho
army. 2aO strong. reached Cumberland Nd,
sunday noon and rampcl In the base ball
grounds. about two miles from thcceBter II
IN" town. over 800 people have paid "a
ft f,r h,s t,r,tuIE MI .t
pilgrims aud hear Browne inveigh against
banks and bankers. the pulpit aud the J.rcss
and characterize Congress as IA body Of rob
tiers aud murder"rs.
Mayor Hopcwcl Hebb and Lloyd Lowndcs.
president OF the Second National bank. ex-
pended about $50 in purchasing 600 loavcs Of
bread. 80 pounds of cheese, 90 pounds of cof-
fee ~ halrg of p" fresh bee
AMI lIO pounds OF hologh ~.
They hope the town council o.. -. .--sm
They acted Hs they did just a. people in other
places have done-in the hope that the army
will eat and pass on without doing any pilaging
On saturday the first open hostility between
Browne and Smith was manifest. Browne
wanted the commOnweal To stop while he ad-
dressed Il half dozen farmers. Smith wouldn't
hay" II thlt way. Both men addressed the
comMunw"al. That flnctionary stood by
Smith. Browne was dcposed and he tele-
rrulhcd tuN"y. who arrived sunday. when
Smith was d"posrl and ordere out of the
army. Il il rumorcd that Smith will leave
IN" army and lecture. 1t Is said Jesse Coxey
WI! accompany him.