The morning news., 1894-04-12
COXEYS'S MEN IN The SNOW
A Hard March Of Twelve Miles Over
the Mountains.

The Men Pitiable Looking Lot When
They Stopped for the Night-Most of
Them Without Heavy Clothing-A
Hostile Denomination Against the
Reporters-rhe Ogden Contingent
Still Held Up.
Chalk Hill, Pa, April 11.-To-day the
commouweal army marched twelve miles
over the mountains, and most Of the way
through from six to eight inches of snow.
Tonight it Is encamped at an old con-
tinental mansion within mile OF this
point. The march was almost heroic, six
miles of it over Laurel Ridge of
the Blue Ridge mountains, being accom-
plished IN a snowstorm. Both the men
ana horses were almost exhausted by the
terrible exertions of the trip when the
summit of the mountain was reached, but
as the camping place was six miles
ahead, II was necessary to force the
marching to reach it by night.
HALT FOR LUNCH.
At the foot of the mountains halt was
called for lunch. The horses were fed
and the men given crackers to eat. Then
at $3.50 O'Clock p. m. A detail of ten men
had built fires in each room of the old
mansion camp and the place was ready
for the men as soon as they came in, be-
draggled and exhausted after the terrible
tramp. They were pitiable looking lot,
as many Of them did not have heavy
clothing of any kind, many wearing
seersucker vests and being without over
coats. The cold, however, was not in
tense. The discomforts were due to the
wet snow.
TIE DINNER.
AS soon as possible after reaching
Camp Brownfield, the cooks prepared o
plentiful supply of eatables and served
corn beef, potatoes. bread and coffee
The start from Uniontown was late as
the commissary wagons were about town
all the morning gathering up breadstuff
and meat for the march.
1t is now stated that five days rations
are being carried along by wagon. But
few people saw the army leave Union
town. The only town passed through
was Hopewood, on the side Of the noun
tain. All the people of the town watched
the army move on.
not AGAINST THE REPoRrERs
While halting for dinner, the men made
a very hostile demonstration against re-
porters who passed by greeting them
with groans and threats of various kinds
In this they were led by Carl Browne and
Unknown" Smith. Sometime ago the
men boasted that they would do harm TO
the war correspondents" when the
mountains were reached They objected
greatly TO being called tramps, as they
are frequently called. No trouble is
feared by the correspondents.
Tonight the men retired very early so
as to be fit for another march of fourteen
miles TO Petersburg. leaving at 9 :30o'clock
tomorrow morning and stopping for
lunch and short addresses at Sommer-
field. Two hundred and seven men took
breakfast at Uniontown, and presumably
the same number started on the days
march.
STILL BELEAGUERED AT OGDEN.
Salt Lake, Utah. April 1.-THE situ-
alton at Ogden is unchanged. The indus
trial army continues to be guarded, as
well as IL can be, by the small force on
the gronnd, which is not big enough to
prevent constant desertions. The South
ern Pacific officials continue to defy the
mandate OF the court ordering them TO
ship back their wards to the west. The
Union Pacific and Rio Grande Western
continue to announce that they will only
move the army eastward on payment Of
full fares, and the governor and his posse
continue TO awaits developments, guard
ing and feeding their vast cor
raj of prisoners. In the meantime,
the army has been encouraged to-
day by parade of about / 900 working
men in Salt Lake who, telegraphed sym
pathy with their movements. At a meet
ing of the army held late last night it was
unanimously decided that they would
march east on foot if allowed, but would
not return west even if transportation
were provided.