TRAINS BEARING GOVERNOR HARTRANFT AND TROOPS PASSING OVER THE HORSE SHOE CURVE, PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.

Orders were sent to Blairsville Intersection, where the First Division under General Brinton had been encamped since the 24th, to break camp and be in readiness to move upon Pittsburgh upon the arrival of the Governor and the trains accompanying him. Camp was broken by the First Division on the afternoon of the 27th, and the troops at once marched to the railroad. At the depot they were joined by the 13th Regiment and other portions of General Harry White's Division, numbering about 500 men.

There was a long delay at the depot, waiting for the arrival of Governor Hartranft, who was coming up the mountain from Altoona slowly because the strikers had stolen an engine and ran off ahead of his train, and he had to throw out walking skirmishers to see that they did not tear up the tracks. General Brinton had considerable difficulty in finding railroad men enough to man his train. In an hour or so a sufficient number were secured. These were strikers, and refused to go on the troop train, stating that they might be shot if they did. Captain Ryan, of the Philadelphia State Fencibles, who had been detailed to hunt up the train hands, sternly told them that they had no choice in the matter; that the trains must go to Pittsburgh, and they must man them; and that he had orders to shoot any train man who refused to work, and would obey his orders on the instant. The strikers thereupon conA guard of about half a dozen each engineer to prevent him

sented to run the trains. soldiers was placed with escaping until the train should move. After several hours scouring of the country enough unwilling railroaders were obtained to man four trains, and all were informed that their refusal to take out the trains or

any attempt to escape would be at the peril of their lives.

Governor Hartranft arrived at the intersection about half-past six in the evening, and his appearance was the signal for an immense cheer from the soldiers all along the line. At half-past At half-past eight the first train started for Pittsburgh, two soldiers being placed in each cab and five on each tender to watch the engineer and firemen, as well as to protect them from strikers along the line. They had orders to shoot down any engineer, fireman, or brakeman who failed in his duty.

The military left Blairsville in the following order: First train, of twenty-four cars and two engines, with a flat car in front of the two engines, having on board two pieces of the Keystone Battery and one Gatling gun. The State Fencibles were divided into two squads of twenty-four men each. The second train consisted of eighteen cars, three of which were stock cars filled with horses for the cavalry company. The third train had sixteen cars, three of which were filled with Griffin's Battery, from Chester county, thirty-one of the City Troop, of Philadelphia, and reinforcements for the First Division. In the fourth train-five cars-was General Gallagher's division. In all there were fully 3,000 men on the four trains.

After leaving Blairsville the trains ran very slowly, as they feared obstructions on the track. Some ten or fifteen suspicious persons were arrested by Captain Ryan's company, who, as soon as they saw a man on or near the track, would stop the train, arrest him, and hold him until General Brinton could examine him. Five of those arrested were taken off an engine they had stolen and were going east to see what the troops

were doing and report to their comrades. Each bridge was examined before the train crossed, and as it approached deep cuts or curves the train was slackened up, and very often the State Fencibles were deployed up the track as skirmishers. Not a light was to be seen on the whole train but those around the engines. The trains laid at Walls about two hours and at Brinton two hours, and then went on to Pittsburgh, arriving there at seven o'clock on the morning of the 28th.

No opposition was offered by the strikers to the entrance of the troops. They were received cordially by the citizens, and took quiet possession of the railroad property. General Brinton's hard experience of the previous Saturday night and Sunday by common consent among the military entitled him to a prestige of position on the "field of war." On his arrival with his newly-increased force of Philadelphians he marched at once down to Twenty-eighth street, through the gate and up the road into the West Penn Hospital grounds, immediately overlooking the crossing and burnt round houses, where they pitched their tents. The first thing the men did after going into camp was to flock down the hill and visit the scene of their Saturday night's experience. They were full of narrative, and could have entertained hungry curiosity seekers all day with accounts of their several experiences if they had been so minded. There were about 1,100 men now under General Brinton.

Governor Hartranft's car was stopped on a side track at Lawrenceville station, or Thirty-third street. There is a broad flat there extending down Thirty-third street, and here the divisions under General Dobson, General Harry White, General Gallagher, and General George

Smith went into camp. These divisions comprise the militia of the counties of Armstrong, Indiana, Butler, Westmoreland, Chester, Lancaster, Delaware, and others.

Along with the Chester county men were the Washington troops, mounted cavalry, numbering forty-two men. They were left at East Liberty, where, later in the day, they were joined by General Harry White's division. This distributed the troops at the three principal points, East Liberty, Thirty-third street, and Twenty-eighth street. The largest force was at Twentyeighth street with the Governor.

The regular troops, under Colonel Hamilton, followed the State forces in two trains, and at some little distance behind them. They numbered about 700 men, splendidly armed and equipped and plentifully supplied with ammunition. They met with no opposition until Johnstown was reached. As the second train passed the depot at that place it was attacked by a great mob armed with stones and pieces of metal, which were thrown at the windows of the cars with telling effect. Volley after volley was poured into the train, crushing the windows and injuring a number of the soldiers. As the train moved on several different attacks were made, the last and most serious being after the train had passed beyond the depot some distance. At this point the patience of the commanding officer, Colonel Hamilton, gave way, and reaching up he pulled the bell-rope to stop the train; the engineer and fireman were under a strong guard of soldiers, and they at once reversed the engine. In all probability this saved the lives of half the persons on board the train, as a switch had been misplaced, and a car heavily laden with fire