The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-20
TACOMA FULL OF BRAVE MEN.
Captain Fife and Others Only Waiting
for Declaration of War.

TACOMA. Jan. 19.-[Special. Names are
being enrolled for the First regi-
ment of Washington volunteers for
the purpose of assisting the United States
land forces in Chile in case war is declared
with that republic. Ex-Captain w. T.
Fife, of company, w. n. G., has tele-
graphed Secretary of War Elkins that
regiment of volunteers could be organized,
and that its services would be ten
dered subject to orders from the
department of war. The war department
was also notified to that effect by
letter few days ago. No reply has
been received, and none is expected for
the present. Lieutenant Howell, of
G company, has charge of the volunteer
enrolment book at the corner of Ninth
and Railroad streets and, beginning with
today noon, when the books were opened,
there was one enrolment for every five
minutes until this evening. when the vol
unteers came in more rapidly, news of the
fact that names were being received hav-
ing been circulated in the meantime.
The total enrolment tonight was sew
enty-six.
Captain Fife said to correspondent Of
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
DcucFe regiment OF Ten companies OF one
hundred each can be organized here in Tacoma
and Pierce county in q week. It is gratifying to
see the militiamen come In as volunteers. They
can act as drill-masters in instructing the re-
cruits. The raising of q regiment in one county
would result in banding together men more or
less acquainted who have interests in common.
Captain B. w. Coiner, of the crack
drilled company of Sons of Veterans, was
called upon today by many members of
his company and others who desire him
to begin the enrolment of volunteers.
To correspondent of the PosT-INTELLI-
GENcER he said:
/ am confident two regiments, of $50 men
each, could be mustered in Tacoma alone There
viii be no trouble about getting men when
there is call for volunteers. / have deemed Il
best TO defer receiving names until there is q
demand for active services Still, Ii Is no doubt
good idea, by way of showing the interest and
evidence the patriotism Of citizens, to receive
names, even IL there Is no call for services II
the conditions seem to warrant 1t, may re-
ceive volunteers tomorrow.
The interview published in today's Posr-
1NrELLIsES cER. regarding the insulting
treatment Of subjects of the United States
in Chile, stirred up much indignation.
The popular desire seems to be that Chile
should be thrashed into respecting Ameri-
cans. Comrade ]. L. Lemon said:
The @. A. r. men of the state could raise
regiment About all whom I have seen and
talked with express desire to teach the
Chilesns lesson
Grand Army men have met with a naval of.
hesr here. and ii is proposed to organize q COM
pany OF artillery here for service to defend the
city in case we should be attacked here.
Captain Conner says he has gone among
conservative citizens and finds that they
generally are ready to be counted in rails
ing volunteers should there be call for
troops. The Chilean situation was the
topic of conversation in all quarters today.
As rule the women folks are more out
spoken for war and the humiliation of
Chile than the men.
Colonel G. Douglas Beaverton, @. A. R..
the celebrated poet, Commander Lowell,
and others have written the president and
the war department rendering their SER
vices. For the destruction of an invading
feet by dynamite torpedoes and balloons,
million gallons of naphtha cast upon the
water and fired, thus suffocating the crews
of the fleet, or by electric contact in con-
nection with electric power generators in
this city, are all gossiped about in more
or less serious way