The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-27

u HAAafA rs.+Nr -AE tsa4se@ were AAHA bleE
! forcing the mob back. but as for their con
/ troling ii that was out Of the question.
, Mai. ldeldrlm thought al FIRST that the
+ crowd was moderately orderly. and that
while il was wise to hold the troops in
I readiness. there seemed TO be no imme-
I diate danger. Considerable tumult and
I noise began at this time. and in certain
I quarters the crowd looked rather squally
+ Mayor Myers and chief 8IcDermott were
/ strongly Of the opinion that the only thing
I to 10 was to have the troops brought on
/ the scene. as the mob would not move
/ a peg for the police. and it was SO stated
1 10 Maj. MelJr.m. He returned TO the Hus-
sars' armory. and 1t was about 10 O'Clock
when the Hussars marched out immedi-
ately followed by the four companies OF
the Guards battalion.
The military was Kissed as # marched
down into the mob. All sorts of names
and epithets were applied to the soldier
boys. They were called defenders OF the
A. p. A. and anything else that the crowd
could think Of. The troops formed a line
on the north side Of Liberty street just
in front Of the Masonic Temple. The line
extended almost from the middle Of one
block to the middle Of the other,
and was sufficient TO cover a good
portion Of the crowd. The police were
making little progress In pressing the mob
back. when the troops were given the or
der to charge bayonets." and then came
the forward march" Forward they
went right across the street. pushing the
crowd before them up to the walls on the
other side. Picket guards were put out
on every side, keeping the crowds back
as far as possible. and in the meantime
attempts were made to get it to dispense.
II was about 1890 o'clock when the First
Regiment of 1--WE companies. arrived in
Command Of Col. Peter Reilly, and was
stationed on the south side Of Liberty
street to await orders.
Capt. John r. Dillon. who had come IN
shortly before this tine, rendered his SER
vices to Mayor Myers. After a consulta-
ton, it was decided to send for Rev.
Father Cafferty to see if his presence
would not have some effect. as wen as
anything he might say. in bringing about
the dispersal Of the crowd. Father CAT
ferty responded promptly to the call. and
in company with Capt. Dillon and several
others. went the rounds. of the crowd At
one place, where he recognized quite a
number. Father Canerty stopped and
spoke to them. He told them that such
demonstrations were useless and iniuri
Gus to their church. and that instead Of
doing themselves any good, they would
do much harm by keeping it up. He
spoke pleasantly. and urged them for the
good of all to go TO their homes. He was
listened to most respectfully, and after he
had finished Maj. Meldrim made a short
pleasant talk to the crowd around. He
spoke in a most friendly manner, and
told them that what he ana all of them
desired was what was for the
best good of the city. He told
them that such man could
not possibly do them any harm. and that
10y creating any disturbance ana making
such demonstrations they were only harm
ing themselves and the city. For the good
Of all he quietly and pleasantly urged
them to dispense Some of the crowd were
inclined to leave after these talks, but the
pirlt Of curiosity seemed uppermost with
many present and they wanted to wait
around to see the ryrotechnics.
In the meantime Chief McDermott and
his force Of police quietly and without at
tractng any attention, cleared the han
Of the audience and the lecturer and his
wife, with one or two others. wcrs the
only ones inside. a consultation was held
as to the best means Of getting them out
of the nail and to their hotel Col George
A. Mercer, who was at the theater, had
been summoned and was on hand. Col.
W. W. Gordon, Col. Reilly, Col Garrard.
Maj. Meldrm and other officers and May
or Myers held a consultation as to how to
manage to get them out in a manaer to
avoid all disturbance. 1t was suggested
that Perry street lane be cleared by the
soldiers and THAI carriage be brought to
the. back door in which Mr.. and Mrs. Slat-
terry could be rapidly driven TO the hotel
1t was thought however, that this could
not be done without attracting the atten-
ton of considerable portion of the mob
and others suggested that it was best to
show the crowd that the authorities were
going 10 rule the city, and that it was not
to be in the control of mob. This could
best be done, it was thought. by send
ing the lecturer to the hotel
under a strong military escort His wife
at hrst refused to leave him, insisting that
when he went she would so to, ana If he
was injured she would take the same
chances. When the situa lion was made
known TO them In its true Hight, however
both agreed that the course decided on
was best, and arrangements We're made
To have it carried out, What was feared
most was that attempts would be made
to stone Slattery and his escort as soon
as he came outside, Threats were con-
tinua4ly made. and ne was the game that
the dangerous part of the crowd was
waiting for.
The military escort was first put in
order. The escort was formed in two bat
ualions of columns Of f0urs with the four
companies Of the Guards on one side, ana
! three companies of the First regiment on
the other. When this had been thoroughly
formed and the crowd pushed well back
by the police and the picket lines the
eX-nriest was brought out of the han be-
tu-a.., HhtaF NTcDern1ott and .fau+ y ailx.