The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-11
OFF FOR GETTYSBURG
Departure Of SCrantOn'S G?llant Thirteenth
Regiment.
every MEMBER Was PRESENT
A Special Train of Eleven Cars Left
Amid the Cheers of Thousands of
People and Reached Gettysburg at
4.3o This Morning - Immense
Throng About the Station-Number
of Veteran Guides with the Regi-
nonnf

Scranton's own Thirteenth regiment,
100 per cent. strong, amid the cheers
of an immense throng left for the his
toric Gettysburg last night via the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad. They departed on train Of
eleven cars including baggage, stock
and crew car, and expected to reach
Gettysburg at 4.30 o'clock this morn
ing
IL any proof were necessary to pro-
claim the confidence and admiration
by which the regiment is held in the
eyes of thousands Of friends left behind,
one would only need to witness the i'm
mense throng gathered In the vicinity
Of the station, cheering, waving hand.
kerchiefs and shouting expressions of
God-speed. The schedule of the train
was from Northumberland to Harris.
burg by way of the Pennsylvania rail-
road. and from the state capital to
Gettysburg over the Reading system.
Company Il, OF Honesdale, reached
here at 3.45 in the afternoon and were
quartered at the armory until tho regi-
ment's departure. Company G., of
Montrose, the baby company, which
has attained third position in the regi-
ment for general excellency, arrived on
the $50 D. m. Delaware, LackS-
wanna and Western train aud remained
at the depot until the hour for leaving
THE ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE.
To the civilians eye all was hustle,
disorder and confusion at the armory
for two hours before the regiment left,
but the arrangements for moving the
large body Of men were 80 complete
t6at not man or strap was missing
AZ the final order to move. When the
regiment swung into Lackawana ave-
nue. the sidewalks we're occupied by
solid mass Of people, whose cheers
added to the spirited music Of fife and
drum. certainly gave officers and men
the impression that nothing was lack.
ing to the spirit and noise Of the send
off.
Many of the companies were accom-.
panied by veterans of the Civil war who
were in the memorable Gettysburg
fight and will act as guides in properly
explaining the fight whi:h saved the
nation. Each company had some par
ticularly oivilisnish mascot. but an
ugly looking bulldog of brindle ex-
traction. possessed by Company q. at
tracted the most attention.
LIST OF OFFICERS.
The roster OF the officers is as fol-
lows: Colonel e, II, Ripple, Major G.
G. Mates, Major q. II, Whitney. Ad.
jutant W. S. Millar. Battalion Adult
ants L. T.. Mates and G. G. Conklin,
Quartermaster j. W Oakford, Inspec-
tor Of Rife Practice w. II. Jessup, jr,
Surgeon W. G. Fulton, Assistant Sur
geons d. II. Capwell and c. r. Parke,
Chaplain 5. G. Logan, Sergeant Major
j, M. Hughes. Battalion Sergeant Ma
iors Fred Barnard and Albert Davis,
Quartermaster Sergeant Reese Wat
kns, Commissary Sergeant W. j.
Tracey, Musician W. J. McDon-
ald. Hospital Steward NJ Harris, Cap
tain F. W. Stillwell, Lieutenants
H. B. Cox and j. o. Dimmick, Com
pany A; Captain William Kellow and
Second Lieutenant John Hanback,.
Company B; Captain H. Z. Chase,
Lieutennnts Frank Robling, jr,, and
W. A. Rnub, Company G; Captain
Montrose Barnard. Lieutenants STRAIT
ton and Stokes, Company D; Captain
o. L. Rollins, Lieutenants w. H.
Wood and Frank McMullen. Company
f; Captain E. D. Fellows, Lieutenants
w. A Briggs and Fred w. Mason, jr.,
Company F; Captain w. D. B. Ainey,
Lieutenants r. j. McCausland and G.
S. Jessup, Company G; Captain Will
liam Rockwell Lieutenanta E. D. Cor
win and S. Wells Corwin. Company II.
A special correspondent from The
TRIBUNE is with the regiment and COM
plete and reliable dispatches will be re.
ceived from Gettysburg and printed in
these columns each day.