▁ ▁The ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 1 4 th ▁Reg iments , ▁Six th ▁Division ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁scene , ▁where ▁Sher iff ▁F ife ▁again ▁addressed ▁the ▁gather ing . ▁He ▁was ▁mock ed ▁with ▁je ers ▁of ▁" B ring ▁us ▁a ▁lo af ▁of ▁bread ," ▁and ▁" You ' re ▁creating ▁a ▁ri ot ▁yourself ." ▁See ing ▁this , ▁General ▁Pear son ▁of ▁the ▁Six th ▁Division , ▁Pennsylvania ▁National ▁Guard , ▁made ▁his ▁own ▁address . ▁He ▁assured ▁the ▁crowd , ▁through ▁their ▁laugh ter ▁and ▁che ers , ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁ordered ▁by ▁the ▁governor ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁trains ▁from ▁any ▁mol est ation ▁by ▁the ▁crowd , ▁and ▁ensure ▁that ▁they ▁ran ▁normally : ▁ ▁You ▁that ▁know ▁me ▁know ▁that ▁I ▁will ▁obey ▁orders ... I ▁have ▁troops ▁who ▁will ▁obey ▁my ▁orders ▁and ▁I ▁tell ▁you , ▁gentlemen , ▁these ▁trains ▁must ▁go ▁through . ▁My ▁troops ▁will ▁have ▁no ▁blank ▁am mun ition , ▁and ▁I ▁give ▁you ▁warning ▁of ▁this ▁in ▁time . ▁ ▁An ▁additional ▁g arrison ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁Du ques ne ▁Gray s ▁arrived ▁at ▁three ▁o ' clock , ▁but ▁were ▁soon ▁joined ▁by ▁a ▁train ▁load ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁additional ▁strik ers . ▁Rec ogn izing ▁that ▁the ▁current ▁force ▁would ▁be ▁ins u fficient ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁gather ing ▁should ▁violence ▁er upt , ▁Pear son ▁sent ▁word