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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1892
Page
5
Police and guards oversee armories while regiments depart by train and cars. General Wiley arrives to direct the movement as communities watch militiamen in blue march along Union depot routes and Fifth Avenue toward East Liberty.
Battery B departed the city at 7 30 PM amid praise for Captain A E Hunt who led the command. Six officers and 76 men took rifles parrot gun and Gatling gun with 10 000 rounds for the Gatling and 200 for the others, plus three da tations and revolvers purchased by soldiers. The unit faced horse shortages but secured 20, loaded on a train at the East Liberty stock yards, given an hour for supper, and cautioned by Captain Hunt against drinking while off duty.
A Allegheny householder reports sharp meat price increases after a mobilization order triggers higher costs for tenderloins rump roasts and sirloin. Butchers blame demand spikes and uncertain duration, noting a key market scramble with 16 000 pounds ordered for Homestead arrival. The piece concludes war costs will be felt before taxes.
Captain A P Shannon writes to Governor Pattison offering the Washington Infantry for state service under the April 14 187 act. The unit pledges to uphold the law of the State and stands ready to serve as legislated.
The clause states that cavalry troops artillery batteries and infantry companies organized before 1301 retain their original vested rights and immunities. It also defines aid organizations as legal entities in addition to the coin provisions specified in a following act section.
Allegheny yesterday saw little excitement as Company E of the Fourteenth Regiment led by Captain J Ro Day arrived at Sample's Hall on Federal Street with 63 men. The crowd kept to watchful quiet while two ex Guardsmen were turned away. Companies from New Brighton and War Department orders followed later, with Chief Murphy reinforcing depots and warning arrest for suspicious individuals to prevent unrest at Homestead.
Sheriff McCleary waits for orders from Major General Snowden on how to work with the National Guard to restore order at Homestead. He expects to be summoned to authorize dispersal of rioters if they refuse to heed the law, and he plans to report civil inability to maintain peace if needed.
The Eighteenth Regiment was moved to Brinton station on the Pennsylvania Railroad at 6 30 last night after early readiness. C Company under Captain Davis and H Company under Captain Simmons left the armory for Union station and were sent to East Liberty yards, while Lt Colonel Brown commanded the remainder of the unit awaiting orders and destination.
A fragment reports a battery of four field pieces and two Gatling guns with 80 men from the Eighteenth Regiment. About 800 soldiers in the regiment. Detachment planned to advance to Binksville Intersection. two carloads of unprotected ammunition were sidetracked between Brinton and Braddock.
A thousand people crowded Union station to watch the Tenth Regiment of the National Guard arrive. Colonel Hawkins and officers discussed the crisis, urging calm and military readiness as troops filed to the armory and detectives controlled the bustle.
News of the governor's call for troops sparks a Southside sensation. Mill workers flood streets discussing the shift, with many heading to Homestead by rail. A drum corps leads a growing crowd toward Sixteenth Street, swelling to 200 300 by Twenty eighth Street, though most claim to be spectators not armed.
A fragment notes a difficult battle with strong troops and concern over the arrival of non-union Isbor and potential trouble if soldiers depart. The lines imply mounting tension and possible clashes once additional forces arrive.
William Mc Johnston of the Fourteenth Regiment at Sewickley received orders from the National Guard commander to march to the front. By 3 PM the regiment assembled, with 40 men per company and 20 rounds per man, and moved from the Central armory toward Union depot amid excitement and crowding. Straggling enlisted men without rifles were warned to join the regiment or face muster as deserters.
A Pittsburg police meeting led by Chief Brown ordered swift arrests of suspicious strangers and heightened rail station patrols to curb disorder during Homestead unrest. Fire and National Guard members are excused from duty until the situation calms. Militiaman Owen Broadbent was arrested after heavy drinking at a saloon.
At Brinton, a quiet scene with two loaded rail cars of ammunition left unguarded on the switch. The village, under 100 inhabitants, sits at the junction of major lines and could host a camp on nearby tracts. No troops were landed. only reporters watched as the ammo rested overnight.
The Second Brigade will muster 2600 enlisted men on the first morning report. The Eighteenth, Fourteenth and other regiments have mustered 40 enlisted men per company. Details have been arranged and stragglers are being scrubbed. Members of local regiments were in the city last evening after movement of their organizations to camp. The Tenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Regiments were moved via the Erie and Pittsburg Allegheny Railroad and Pennsylvania Rails before sunset.
An advertisement notes a two day prior rise in fire insurance by Charles Arbuth from 25000 to 40000 via James W. Arrott. It touts rent insurance to cover lost income during rebuilding, claims Arrott is a longtime Pittsburgh agent representing five companies under New York safety fund laws.
H C Frick of the Carnegie Company reiterates plans to resume operations at Homestead on a non union basis and opposes further talks with the Amalgamated Association. Secretary Lovejoy aligns with Frick on restoration of order while pledging to hire both former and new workers as repairs begin. The visit of a five member committee failed to secure reopening of negotiations.
Union Mills visits the Frick room to press for Homestead labor rights as Amalgamated Association members insist most workers stay loyal and refuse outsiders access. Knights of Labor pledge strong support, signaling cross union solidarity and planned district meetings to bolster locked-out workers.
Pittsburg manufacturers and the Amalgamated Association conference spent four hours negotiating the wage basis with no final agreement. Moorhead & McClellane added their Soho mills to the Western scale, signing a yearly contract to pay existing padding rates while awaiting a broader settlement. The firm runs 800 workers with significant rolling and steel capacity and produced 18,000 tons of steel in plates last year.
Prices for Inpia Siixs have been cut from $1 and $1.25 to 75 cents. The feature items include some of the choicest productions of this season.
Shoppers flock to the bar gains offering vast all wool yardage at deep discounts. 1500 yards of check suitings 38 in wide cut from 75c to 25c, 2000 yards cheviot stripes 36 in wide from 50c to 25c, 1000 yards chevron diagonals 36 in wide from 50c to 25c, 800 yards Vigoreaux plaids 40 in wide from $1 to 46c. Prices cut to clear. crowds and swift sales continue.
Previously customers had to order special sizes from New York. A new large line of oriental rugs in all sizes and about a dozen makes is now offered as our own importations with frequent updates from the Orient. Prices start at $8.
Our Matting Department features the latest weaves with a native of the Celestial Empire stationed in the show window daily turning samples for inspection.
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