The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-04
THE FOREIGN MILITIA.
Membership Of Companies C and CT
Port Townsend Boys.

Port Townsend Boys.
The dispatches sent Friday night by
Colonel J. c. Haines to Captains w. T.
Fife and N. Shank, of Companies C and G.,
respectively, of Tacoma, were delivered to
the captains about 1870 O'Clock. The dis
patches, which were published in yester-
day mornings PosT-IsTELLrGEScER, Or
dered the men TO Seattle to aid in disarm-
ing the forces OF men at the mines OF King
county.
At 2:30 o'clock the two captains had
their men together, and fifteen minutes
later a special train was speeding them on
70 Seattle. They arrived here at o'clock,
where Major f. c. Gaus, who was in COM
mand, was met by Adiutant Esplin. The
militia were marched Immediately
to the armory, where they were
shortly Joined by Company /, which
had arrived about the same time from
Port Townsend. Here Company G was
quartered until O'Clock when they were
marched aboard a special train Of the
Puget Sound & Columbia line, and taken
TO Newcastle.
At 1870 O'Clock Company I, of Port
Townsend, and Company C, of Tacoma.
were marched TO the Columbia & Puget
Sound depot and placed on board regular
train. Company G stopped of at Black
Diamond, while Company / was carried
on to Franklin and joined Company B,
which is already stationed at that place
Company C. OF Tacoma, was composed as 70 |
, lows; Captain w. l. Fife. Iieuenants, J. NJ
Howell and ]. A. Robinson, seryeants G. W II
Davies J. G. Jolly, Corporal W. f. Clarke
priyatss 9 A. Ropie, H. b. Complin, & II.
Father, F. J. Kelly, J. W. Mcmillan, C. O In
right, 9. w. King, w. Il. Hendry, J.. NJ Knox.
u. W. Higgins. s. w. Yeager, D. F. Lea. r. N
Rice, r. A. Patterson, J. A. White, j. f. Dun
bar. q. IL Kline, II. A. Amery, C. E. TAYLOR.
J. s Lighter, A. +. King, d. Z. Emmons C. z
sperry, A. W. Adams, F. E. King, A. g. Burnes.
A. n. Brown, II. G. Potter, II. II. Collier, J. Fl.
g. Kelly and Z. A. sturgess.
Company q was made up of the following
men Captain NJ. Shank, Lieutenant E. +
shank, sergeants F. B. Mcdonald, o. e. spooner.
NJ NJ Bartert and f. W. johnson, CornoraIs n
II. Lynn, K. Eskridge and c. g Mcdonald.
Privates J. D. Halorin, II. Gross, r. Montgorn-
cry, IL. Marty, c. Strung, J. Osterherg n
Husens, H. Meisner, F. Anderson, +. Oieson.
Guy Thompson, c. f. MeachAn, II Hyerdahl. f
+. Scott, James CLARK, c. Collins, J. Foley and
L. Roberts.
A squad of FIVE men from Company B
stationed at Franklin, came TO town YES
terdsy morning and returned to the mines
on the $50 train in the evening. The
squaN HaS CpfnPoSct Oh frlNSteS Mat
Gormley, James Brown, c. Graft, Fred
Avery and Frank Carroll
Troop B, of Tacoma cavalry, arrived in
the city last night under command of COL
onel NJ. X. Smell. Colonel Smell received
orders to report at Seattle for duty at the
King county mines, at O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon, and Immediately the members
of the cavalry were brought together. At
O'Clock last evening they were boarded
on the steamship olympian and arrived
ia Seattle at 9:l0 O'Clock. The horses were
quartered at the stock yards of the
Seattle Transfer Company on the tide
flats, and the men were given the
use of the Armory for the night. The
colonel has been directed to remain nj the
Armory, and if orders to the contrary are
not received 10 take part in the parade to-
day. Troop is composed of fortv-two
men. with the following officers: Colonel
Nj. X. Smell, Captain James Ashton, Lieu
tenants W. l. Robh. ]. A. Bamber. ]
paugon and c. Barry, and Sergeant p. v.
Borenger. The troop will be held in read
mess 20 leave for any of the various mines
at n moments warning.