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

Z back across the ocean TO the pope" he
I declared he declared that the Roman
church was the enemy Of American Aber-
f ties, and that Americans should band
together for their defense.
IL was about SIS O'Clock when the lee
I ture concluded Some one got up and stat
7 ed that the crowd was waiting outside 20
attack the speaker Another proposed
I that the crowd escort the lecturer to the
hotel This proposition was generally
I agreed to. and the crowd started to move
I toward the door. Chief 1lcDermott en-
f tered az this moment and requested that
i the audience wait until the crowd on the
4 street could be dispersed. He did not init
mate that there was anything serious 70
i be apprehended and many were inclined TO
/ demur at the delay. Some tried TO force
/ their way out, but were prevented by the
1 police, acting under the orders Of the
! chief. It was then rumored in
I the hall that the military had
/ been called out. When the audi
Z ence began TO look out the windows and
7 saw the immense crowd below they real
/ lied for the first time the seriousness Of
I the situation. Looking out Of the window
/ was rendered dangerous. however, by the
4 stones and bricks which continued to
strike the glass at intervals. Siattery APP
/ peared TO take things very coolly- He con-
\ versed with the crowd. many Of whom con-
I graduated him upon his lecture and sew
eral made requests for his books.
4 The confinement grew irksome after
+ while A number OF the men in the audi
4 ence managed to pass the police, on the
/ plea that they were members Of the mill
4 tary companies and desired to join their
/ commands. After the arrival Of the mill
tary and the dispensing Of the crowd in
i front Of the hail. the audience was al
/ lowed to pass out quietly in small parties.
! The only shot of the war, as somebody
/ expressed il, was fired 10y Private Louis
I u. Morgan of company y OF the Guards.
4 Each man was given ten rounds Of bah
4 cartridge. and as the battalion arrived in
/ front Of the De Soto &c was halted and the
/ command given 10 load. Private Nor
/ gans rifle was out of order, and when he
4 went to close the breach of his gun the
! cartridge exploded. The gun was inclined
/ downward fortunately, and the ball tore
/ hole in the asphalt. The crowd probab-
/ ~ did not know that the rifles of the
/ Guards were loaded with ball, though new
ertheless it got out of their way in double
/ quick order
/ At the german in progress at the Guards
4 hail, company DIS room had been convert
! ed into ladies' dressing room. When the
members of the company rushed to their
/ room in response to the alarm they beheld
4 a wilderness of ladies' wearing apparel,
/ but that did not prevent them from get
4 ting into uniform in double quick time.
/ The battalion was ready to march in
/ twenty minutes after the alarm sounded,
and only waited while Mayor Myers dis
/ cussed the situation with Col Garrard and
agreed upon a line of acton.
Col. Peter Reilly. who commanded the
regiment, stated to a Morning News re-
porter that the regiment might have
/ rived on the scene much sooner had he not
waited for orders. He did not consider
verbal order sent by another party or
message over a telephone as sufficient
T. e. -.
! should be called upon 10 fire upon the mob.
1 Col. Reilly dispatched Capt. John Roman
| to Mayor Myers for the purpose Of secur-
| ing official instructions. lie decided after
Capt Roman had gone, however not to
await his return, but 10 march the regi-
ment to the De Soto, where he met Mr..
/ Myers and received the requisite instruc-
tions. The Cadets turned out fifty-three
/ men, a splendid showing on such short
! notice. The Irish Jasper Greens made a
good turnout and marched down at the
/ head Of the regiment under command Of
| Capt. Flannery
The ex-priest did not ask for police pro-
/ lection at any time, either before the
meeting or after, Chief MeDermott stat
ed lie simply accepted what protection
| was offered him for which he is no doubt
/ profoundly grateful. Half the police force
was with chief AlcDermott at the Masonic
AaN and when the call for the military
{ WAS gwen hN the Dig AUKG, the majority
( u the police on duty on the streets re-
spouded and hurr ca to the scene. Those
who did no respond did not ind rstaad the
cali or took it to be an alarm OF fire. Chief
/ McDcrmott acted with great GOODNESS
/ throughout, and deserves credit for the
manner in which he handled is men. II
( was satisfied that there would be trouble
and so stated 10 the mayor in the after
noon. said the chief, at the hall For
that reason I brought every man not on
duty elseW here with me when 1 came
( here When 1 found that the police could
not handle the crowd / SO Informed Mayor
Myers and told hlm It would be necessary
to cali out the military TO preserve the
peace"
Assistant Chief Reilly, Sergt Baughan
and All the officers and members of the
police force on duty at the hail conducted
themselves in a very creditaole manner.
Mayor Myers was too busy comforting
with the officers of The military and the
chief OF police TO have much time TO
talk.
i was in the theater," he said to a
! Morning News reported when Chief
McDermott called me out and stated that
the mob had gotten beyond the control
OF the police. / came down and addressed
| the crowd. but 81 would not pay the least
attention to me. / then telephoned Col
Garrard at his house and had a confer
ence with him, after which l decided 10
call out the military. The alarm was
given shortly after I ordered it. The
prompt response Of the military is very
gratifying to me"
Mayor Myers was asked whether the
two Slattery lectures would be allowed
to-day, as announced by the lecturer. He
replied that he could not give an answer
as to that, but would give the matter con-
sideration this morning. Several OF the
aldermen spent some time on the scene
al The han with Mayor Myers.
Everything was quiet at the Pulaski
house at O'Clock this morning. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Slattery were in bed and asleep
doubtless, and Sergt. Baughan ana a squad
of six men were standing guard. II was
said at the hotel that the Slatterys had
not arranged to leave by the early train
this morning. as had been reported.
The only arrest al Masonic Temple dur
ing the disturbance was that of Pat
scuny, who is charged with cursing an
officer,
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