Bearing rifles that students did not know were loaded, guardsmen advanced toward the crowd as people walked or ran ahead. Troops fired tear gas, but it dissipated in the wind and open area, and several demonstrators threw tear gas canisters back. Company C moved toward the Prentice Hall side of Taylor Hall, where guardsmen aimed rifles at a young man who continued to throw rocks. Troop G and Company A followed the larger part of the crowd up Blanket Hill between Taylor Hall and Johnson Hall. At about 12:10 p.m., the rally on the Commons was dispersed, and the Guard continued marching beyond Taylor Hall. At noon on May 4, 1970, General Robert Canterbury said, "These students will have to learn what law and order is all about."
