The Globe-republican., 1894-11-30

cions up to this time were awakened
In the police, who regarded the con.
spicuous cartridge belts of the men AZ
piece of western military nonsense,
and it was not within their line of duty
to question the visit of the officers to
the sub-treasury. If the sub-treasury
did not want their western visitors
they would shut the doors in their
faces.
1t was twenty minutes past nine
when the regiment, preceded by the
police, and with the colonel and his
staff, dismounted, left the park and it
! was ten o'clock when it wheeled into
Broadway at Eighth street, making a
solid and formidable appearance in its
Lonely uniforms and soldierly bear
ing.
Nothing occurred along the route of
consequence to interfere with its prog
ress. The inhabitants looked upon it
as part of the constantly recurring
show of that highway; careless re-
marks were here and there made about
the cheap get-up, but the crowds eyed
it carelessly and went on their way.
It was just fifteen minutes of eleven
by the Trinity clocl. when the armed
force turned into Wall street and five
minutes later it had come to
halt in front of the sub-treasury
building. The regiment filed all the
space on the Wall street side and ex-
tended around into Nassau and Broad
streets. The lines were quietly and
quickly but effectually formed and the
sub-treasury was, for the time being,
cut off from interference.
We have in Police Sergeant McGuirc's
account and in Gen. Waterson'a report
sufficient data from which to form
some idea of the scene. The sergeant
says: 81 don't think ten minutes had
passed when found the whole of the
broad steps leading up to the building
covered with soldiers, leaving only
space of ten feet in the center, and the
colonel and his staff followed by an
other hundred men were marching up
that alleyway into the building. Ono
of the patrolmen, who was as much
astonished as l was, asked me what the
re: .nent was going to do in the build
ing, and l made Some careless answer
There was a black crowd OF people
down in Broad street looking on and
most of the office windows in the
neighborhood were crowded with peo-
pie, but there was no excitement. The
men on the steps looked as if they
were drawn up for a show, but calcu.
lated that it would take the whole po-
lice force of the city to dislodge them.
The first thing that gaze me 2 twinge
was that, after the troops went in,
none of the people who were doing
business inside came out, and the SOL
diers wouldn't let anybody go up. IN
spector Fairchild, who didn't like the
looks of things, turned his badge ont,
took two men and insisted on going in
to see what was being done. We
waited over half an hour and they did
not come back, but the company of
troops that had gone in had come out,
fallen into line, and another hundred
men had been marched in. Word was
then sent to the central Office. That
was about twelve o'clock. It was three
quarters of an hour before the super
intendent and another inspector ar
rived. They went at once into the
building, where they were placed un-
der guard. We were then ordered
back, outside Of the lines, by one of
the captains"
From Gen. WaterSon's account wo
learned that there were about fifty
people in the building and they were
taken completely by surprise, but SO
admirably pre-arranged was the plan
that they had no opportunity to give
alarm and were all shut up in one room
and guard placed over them, after
which the invaders had the building to
themselves. Everything was done with
the utmost expedition and the incest
pervision, and at two o'clock the regi-
ment was in possession of two million
dol lrs in coin. 1t was ten minutes
pacs two when the column was set in
me on, and at that time there was the
mo- confused notion in official circles
as D what was going on. The idea
til; an armed regiment had taken pos
scs on of the United States deposits
in e heart of the city in the middle of
tn lay appeared to be too incredible
at st to be alarming. It was there
TO: two-thirty o'clock before the first
at: npt was made at police head
quc Sers to take summary action and
ca; upon the reserves. The rumors
spT cdlike wildfire through Wall street |
Al Printing House square, and when |
thc rsgiment moved, Wall street, Mas
sa:- treet and Broadway were choked
W., people. But Gen. Waterson
ha led his men with admirable skill !
a, the solid column was not likely to |
ST. any serious interruption from |
me .ly angry or suspicious crowds. BY
thc ime the newspaper bulletins got |
the ,rst wave of intelligence, the regi-
me ; was at the foot of CORTLAND |
st t. 1t had marched through that |
T. lly choked thoroughfare with q
tt cal adaptation to circumstances /
tt was amazing. 1t marched in force I
f.! Ugh the two ferry gates: took pos
Sc On of two boats: put everybody off /
b. lie pilots. anu the vessels started /