The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04

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back.
Quickly securing two citizens to watch
the house he hurried to a telephone and
called on the constabulary barracks at
Punxsatawney for assistance. In re-
Spouse Chambers and four other
privates Of ID Troop arrived at New
Florence on the next street car; and
the squad Of six men rushed the build
ing. They were allowed to approach
within sixty feet before Italians within
opened fire through a second story win
dow.
One Of the troopers. Private Henry.
fell dead with full charge Of buckshot
in the abdomen. Another, Private Null
len, sank to earth with a ball in his
right leg, and the four remaining troop
ers fell back to enable Mullen to reach
q place Of safety in freight car close
by. While he was doing so. Private
Chambers suddenly darted forward. re-
CARELESS OF the steady fire from the
house, in a desperate effort to rescue
the body OF Henry.
He reached his fallen comrade and
while trying to raise the body so as to
carry II away he was shot three times
in the head. once in the eye, once in
tile StOtudNiI, tittt 'i'V'e"
the lungs. With eight wounds, this man
was compelled to leave his comrades
body and totter back to the freight car.
Another hurry order was telephoned to
the barracks. and eighteen additional
troopers. under command of First Ser
geant I.umb galloped down the road to
New Florence.
Through a ruse the body of Private
nd fhnn
score Of troopers rushed at the boarding
house. Through superior fieetness OF
| foot Private +. a. Zehrineer was in
the lead, and as he sprang toward the
doorway terrific fusilade burst forth
and he fell dead. The rest of the troop
ers withdrew and decided to wait until
| morning before taking decisive action.
Hour after hour the battle continued
internationally during the night. The
troopers were so stationed as to sur
round the boarding house and many
| foreigners were arrested while trying TO
| break through the lines and assist the
rsieged. A heavy rainsto,m added To
the difficulties Of the situation, ana
| although the troopers mounted search
lights and kept them sweeping from
| point to point it Is thought that several
! inmates of the house escaped.
Before daylight Capt. Robinson. com
manding u Troop. arrived and at dawn
called upon those within the boirdlns
mouse to surrender Internationally. His
demand was met with jeers, howls of
rage and curses punctuated with SHOTS.
And then Capt Robinson proceeded in
l matter of fact way to take the next
step.
Ever since arriving on the scene he
had been laying plans. including an en-
treme measure to be used only as
last resort. In his opinion the time
had come TO strike swiftly, surely and
with all power at his disposal To pre-
pare for this contingency he had sent
for box of dynamite. and taking 1t In
charge he lined up his men. saying in
effect:
! AT the order to charge u Troop will
jump for that house on all sides. While
you are firing and drawing fire Of the
enemy Sergt. Lumb and Sergt. Marsh
will spring through the doorway and
bring out the body of poor Iehringer
As soon as they reappesr with his bod,
the troop will instantly fall back 10 a
place of safety. Pay no attention t.
me. I'll look out for myself. Atten-
ton. ID Troop, Ready. Charge"
With roar. punctuatcd by flashing
carb!nes, the troopers rushed at the
boarding house. From the windows
outlaws banged away at the ADVANCING
men. Under cover of the terrific fir,
three of ID Troop ran close 10 the walls
The two sergeants unhesitatirgly Leaned
through the door while Capt. Robinson
was quickly deposit!rg his entire box
full of dynamic among the foundation
stones of the building. There he knel
on the ground watching the dool
through which his sergeants had dis
appeared
All around him sang bullets and buck
shot. Still he waited. motionlcss. unit
he saw Sergt. Lumb and Serg,. Marsl
come out OF the building carrying Zehr
myers body. And then Robinson calml,
lighted the dynamite fuse and rejone,
his men, all of whom We're now fallin,
back to a place OF safety.
A moment later came an explosio,
that shook the earth for half a mile
: The two story house heaved upward an,
its walls fell with a crash. As soon a
possible Capt. Robinson hurried 10 tn
ruins, among which lay the bodies q
, three Italians. one that of Scarat an,
anothersthat Of Jim Tabonc. an OUTLAW
wanted In a dozen counties. Ii is pleas
ant 10 record that Notwithstanding hi
eight wounds Chambers was carried T.
, a hospital making Light of his injuries
Later he recovered fully.
u Deeds such as this are what caus