The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-11
ROSTER OF COMPANIES.
Second. Third and Fourth Regiments
Mnssed at Hammond.

Second. Third and Fourth Regiments
Mnssed at Hammond.
The militia has gone to Hammond,
$50 strong. The orders were given early
Sunday morning. and all day long
there was a scene of hustle about the
state house. receiving and sending tele-
grams to various companies.
The Indianapolis light artillery, which
is officially known as company a, under
Adjt. Dan Thompson. responded with
fifteen men. DR.. w. w. Wright accom-
panied then as surgeon.
The call was not unexpected. and lit
tie trouble was had in getting the light
artillery ready, but on account Of the
other companies not being ready to join
them at the meeting points along the
route their departure was delayed till
shortly after o'clock The L. F.. & w.
railroad backed a special train into the
depot. composed of coal car for the
Calling gun, three baggage cars for sup
plies and a chair car for the men. a
detachment of policemen was on hand
to guard the train and see that it was
not crippled so as to delay the departure
of the troops.
The train was i'm charge Of Conductor
Oliver Heath. with Engineer X. L. Nor
ton and Fireman NJ. Whitsen on the en-
CINE. The members Of the artillery COM
pany. who We're ready nearly all day.
were soon at the depot, and after load
ing their gun on the coal car took charge
of the train and guarded it with fixed
bayonets. All Of this precauuon seemed
unnecessary. however, as there were few
strikers to be seen in the curious crowd
that collected, and most of the express
sions heard were of praise for the gov
ernor for his action in sending the troops
out. Heavy wagons soon began to ar
rive. and tents to accommodate 500 men
were loaded in the baggage cars. The
troops could have no fear Of the threat
to starve them out al Hammond, as pro-
visions to last them for several weeks
were also stored away in the baggage
cars. At $40 Adjt.-Gen. Robbins ap-
peared on the scene. and amid the cheers
Of the crowd and the good-bys of friends
the train pulled out, carrying a squad of
fifteen of Indianapolis brave soldier
boys.
Roster of Companies.
The other troops ordered out by the
governor, with number of men on their
muster rolls. is as follows:
Second Regiment, Maj. E. P. Thayer,
Greenfield, Commanding Company B,
Rochester, SO; Company F. Elwood, SO;
Company H, Knox, 80; Company /, Ko-
komo, So
Third Regiment, Col. J. K. Gore. Elk
hart, Commanding A. Bremen,
40; Company D. Plymouth. so; Company
c, Goshen, So; Company E. El4lhart, So;
Company F, South Bend, 60; Company
L, Laporte, As
Fourth Regiment, Col. George w. Gun
der, Marion. Commanding-Co A,
Marion, 81; Company G., Muncie, so; Com
pany Z, Button, 40; Company D, Wa
bash, so; Company H, Warsaw, Sc.
This makes total of 7S4 now ordered
to Hammond Sunday morning the
intention was TO have the militia at Ham
mond before dark Sunday, but circum-
stances unforeseen caused a delay of sew
eral hours. The principal delay was
caused by the inability to reach many
of the captains by telegraph. 1t being
Sunday, many of the Western Union and
Postal telegraph offices, even in the
larger towns, were closed during the
morning, and after vain attempts to get
the messages through, they We're re-
turned 20 the governor as impossible to
transmit. The railroad wires were then
called into service but here another de-
lay occurred. Not being prepared to
deliver messages, it took some time for
the railroad operators to get them in
the hands of the militia officers after
having received them
All this trouble caused a delay of sew
eral hours, so that it was almost O'clock
when the acknowledgement received mes
sages that all the companies which were
to meet him at Peru were ready to start
Arrangements were that the train from
here would pick up the Elwood, KokomO
and Muncie companies at Kokomo, the
Marion, Bluffton and Wabash companies
at Peru. the Rochester company at RO-
chester, and the Knox, Bremen and War
saw companies at Plymouth, while an
other train would take Goshen, Elkhart
South Bend and Laporte companies to
The. general rendezvous, at point a short
distance east of Hammond, from which
place the entire forces would march or
proceed by slow train to Hammond.