The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
TROOPS AT THE SCENE.
Fully $500 Soldiers i'm Camp at and
Near HaZIetOn.

HAZLETON, Pa, Sept 11.-Throughout
the day the city has been given up to ex-
citement, which, by it's suppressed charac-
ter, has been more ominous than turbu-
lence would have been. The incoming of
the state troops, which began at an early
hour this morning, served to COW the strik-
ers and their sympathizers, and no further
demonstration was made than the gather
ing at street corners of knots of men and
women in muttered but intense discussion
of the shooting.
Tonight there are fully $500 soldiers
camping in town. The first to arrive was
the Ninth Regiment, under Colonel Dough-
erty, from Wilkesbarre. Then came the
Thirteenth, under Lieutenant Colonel
Mates, the Fourth, under Colonel Case, the
Sixth, from Lebanon, the Twelfth, from
Wiliamsport, Battery B from Phoenixville,
the Governors Troop from Harrisburg and
the City Troop from Philadelphia. The two
latter bodies did not reach here until to-
night. General Goblin, commander of the
Third Regiment, arrived early in the morn
ing and established headquarters in the
office of the division superintendent of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company, from which
point he assigned the commands to points
on the outskirts and in the city. The
the road from Drifton and another from
Lattimer. The Twelfth was sent to Donegal
HILL on the opposite side of the town, hold
ing the Jeanesville road leading from Au-
denried. The second battalion of the
Eighth Regiment was placed at Audenried
and was later joined by the Fourth Regi-
ment The Thirteenth went to Lattimer
and took up a position overlooking the
marching when the shooting occurred. The
Governors Troop remained at brigade head
quarters and Battery B was distributed
among the different commands. Beside it's
usual equipment the battery has two
breach-loading pieces and two Gatling guns.
General Goblin expressed his satisfaction
with the promptitude of the response to the
call to arms. The Ninth was called out at
l o'clock this morning in Wilkesbarre by the
ringing of the fire alarm, and at o'clock
400 of the 450 were on the train travelling to-
wards Hazleton. The commander was also
gratified at the absence of hostility shown
to the incoming troops He said the assign
ments had been made in the order indicated
to insure the preservation of absolute law
and order.
MISSION OF THE SOLDIERS.
ST will not permit the marching of large
bodies of men along the roads, the colonel
added, land all such will be ordered to dis
band Immediately My mission here and
the mission of the soldiers is to maintain
law and order. l have nothing to do with
what the men are striking for nor what the
operators are asking. So far as / am Off
cially concerned / do not care. We are
here to keep order and L have arranged
my regiments accordingly. The soldiers
are behaving splendidly and are manifest
ing no feeling"
Notwithstanding the generals final words
there were few recruits in some of the
regiments who broke loose during the day
and evening, but their transgresson went
no further than the frolic which accompa-
MES too liberal potatons, and they were
promptly captured and sequestered in their
camps.
The town itself looks as if it were in a
state of siege tonight. Booted and spurred
warriors are to be seen at every turn. The
presence of the troops has cufflced to MAIN
tain order thus far but it is not repressing
public opinion. This is ilmost unanimous
in condemning in the most severe terms
the action of the deputies last night "Ofi-
cial murder is the phrase on almost every
tongue and for substantiariou Of the charge
attention is directed TO The fact that the
deputies carried Winchester rifles, each
man having twelve rounds of ammunition
each, a revolver and box of cartridges,
while the striking miners were defenseless,
having unanimously surrendered whatever
weapons they may have had before the
march was begun. Moreover the fact re-
mains that many of the victims were shot
through the back. The first volley from
the deputies, unexpected as it was, created
such indescribable CONSERVATION that the
men stampeded and fed, and it is not ques-
toned that while they were thus in head
long flight the deputies poured volley after
volley into the terror-stricken crowd
Many prominent citizens of the town, in
cluding Rev. Father Moylan, of st. Hazers
Church; Rev. Mr.. Spaulding. of the Bap-
tist, and Rev. Mr.. Wagner of the Lutheran
Church, have drawn up informal protests
not only against the action of
the Sheriff and his deputies. but
against the calling out of the militia.
which, they declare, was unnecessary In
spite of this. however, the uneasy feeling
increases The strikers have made UP their
minds, so several of them said to-day to
remain in perfect quietness until Monday.
At II o'clock in the morning of that day
under the leaden storm will be laid away.
Services Will be held in the Polish Catholic
Church, where requiem high mass will be
celebrated by several visiting priests. Then
the corpses will be inferred in the Polish
Cemetery. They will be laid in a circular
plot and the congregation to which they
belonged win, it is announced, erect a mon
ument
THE IATTIMER MEETING
The meeting at Lattimer to-day was
held not far from the spot of last nights
conflict. The country is bare and desolate
there. Huge coal breakers loom up against
the sky line here and there and few
tumble-down shanties. the homes" OF the
miners, nesting amid the coal banks
and there is an occasional group of un-
healthy looking trees. a great rabbIe of
bearded and sallow men We're gathered be-
fore one OF these shanties. and from time
to time a gaunt and bony figure would push
to the front and harangue his companions
in a strange tongue, the comments and
criticisms OF his hearers mingling with
his gutturals in an absolute babel.