The record-union., 1894-08-28

Francisco: The regular troops occupied
the depot without opposition. The state
troops are on Front street awaiting or
ders. a few shots were exchanged across
the river, SO lar as known no one hurt.
IT. ". SHEEHAN,
"Brigadier- General"
SACRAMENTO, July IL. 1894.
"najor- General ". II. DsmOad. San
Francisco: In compliance with orders
issued by Marshal Baldwin, four COM
panies were detailed under the command
OF Colonel Nunan to search for and take
possession of arms and ammunition said
10 be stored in several places by strikers.
Colonel Nunan captured without resist
ance about forty gnns, a dozen pistols,
considerable cartridges, three dozen sa-
bers, quantity OF slugs and bolt heads.
lint, etc., all OF which are now III our pos
session. State troops behaving splendldly;
ready to obey orders and eager for duty.
"T. w. SHEEHAN,
'Brigadier- General Commanding"
Inotified you that / was preparing a
report OF all the operations ofthe National
Guard troops during the continuance OF
the strike. At this time orders We're also
issued to General Sheehan directing him
to send Companies ID and III of the Sec
ond Infantry to Truckee; Companies y
and K, same regiment, TO DunsmuIr, To
relieve the troops stationed at those posts
August I'd | received telegram from
you advising dismissal of one Of the COM
panies at Dunsmuir. August 7th re-
manning companies at Iruckee and
Dunsmuir were dismissed by your
order. August Sth balance of troops at
Oakland dismissed, these being the last
of the troops OF the National Guard on
duty.
The Division Commander cheerfully
accepts the responsibility OF the manage
ment OF the campaign resulting from the
late strikes but respectfully submits that
he cannot be held responsible for occur
rences due to matters beyond bis control,
or based upon information and advice
given him by officers who, being on the
spot. were better able TO Judge than be,
and who perhaps through an under esti-
mate of the intention OF the strikers gave
| information (which the result proved to
be misleading.
1t is manifest that mistakes were COM
mitted and l desire to draw the special
attention of the Commander-in-C Chief to
the following:
First-Ihe failure of the San Francisco
troops to carry ratlons as directed in his
kilograms by the Adj utant-General and
positively ordered by the Division Com
mander. These orders as stated, were
properly transmitted by General Dickin-
to comply with same has not yet been
fixed.
Second-This was due in large meas
ure TO the fact that the troops OF the Nat
lonal Guard were not furnished with the
proper equipments for carrying rations,
they having no haversacks or canteens.
The responsibility Tor this cannot rest
upon the Division Commander for the
last Legislature passed law (see Section
M M nf
GERS to act upon this matter. The law has
not yet been complied with.
Third-The disem barking OF the troops
at Twenty first street proved to be very
grave mistake. This arrangement was
made without the knowledge OF the Di-
vision Commander and-peas acquiesced
in by him only upon the advice given
him by the prominent Sacramento Off
GERS, who met the command at this
point.
This resulted in a long and faiiguing
march to the troops and their unneces-
sary exposure to the sun for three hours.
This, added to the fact that many OF them
had had no dinner the evening pre-
viously and the fatigue caused by want
OF sleep during the long railroad trip,
very much impaired the strength OF the
men, who, coming from the cold climate
of San Francisco ana unaccustomed to
the extreme heat of Sacramento July
day, were not in any condition TO stand
up against it.
Fourth-The confident assurances by
the commanding officer of the Fourth
Brigade, confirmed by the views of the
Adjutant- General, that the strikers would
make no opposition TO the occupation of
the depot by the troops. naturally caused
the Division Commander to be guided by
their advice. This proved very un-
fortunate.
Fitth-It must not De forgotten that as
part of the celebration of the national
holiday the newspapers of Sacramento
had given prominence to the fact that the
military of that city would give an ex-
hibition of movements TO be executed
against rioters, aud this naturally at
tracted large crowd of curiosity seek ers,
men, women and children, called TO the
scene by their desire to see the soldiers
drill. OF this / received no information
until after the trouble was over.
SlXth-After the troops had had their
breakfast, the column being formed, was
marched To the depot and met this crowd
of several thousand people, strikers,
sight-seers, women and children, a crowd
which played into the hands OF the strik-
ers and proved to be impossible to move,
10 have tired upon such mob would
have been murder, and in spite of the
efforts of the United States Marshal and
the commander of the Fourth Brigade.
the crowd simply stood immovable and
prevented any further movement of the
troops.
Seventh--Placing the Sacramento troops
at the head of the column proved to be a
mistake but they were used at the re-
quest of their General (see telegram No.
IL, and if they were employed at all they
were entitled to this position by seniority
of their commander, and this, as before
stated was entirely satisfactory to the
commander of the Second Brigade, who
was not thereby disbarred from cooper
ating in any movement which might be
found beneficial to the end in view. To
have deprived General Sheehan and lis
command of the position in line to which
his rank entitled him would have been
an unwarrantable reflection upon their
loyalty
Eighth-The orders given by the United
States Marshal to General Sheehan to
move the two Sacramento companies to
the bridges was unfortunate, and against
my protest. as removing from the head or
the column those troops which were in
immediate contact with the crowd. and
the fact that General Sheehan personally
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