The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-11
ON A SPECIAL TRAIN.
How the Coxey Army Will Go
to the Capital
OVER FIVE nunpaeo STRONG.
IsbSrst psmssfsss - Ys~d Are
Quickly Cess.msA-rrepessA ssli -
Pay Kspsssss Of the Trip

EroNA AcoCe ara t99S ~ kHs Asia - ~s1
rnemhers, Who oniy lack the opportunity
10 become sostiers Of industry. Tbs ofn-
csrs wsre kept busy al Of yesterday ~ the
hesduuaYters q. South Second and Weller
streets in receiving recruits. organizing
them into companies. cooking and dividing
among the soldiers the don atoms Of food
which came in from several generous
persons.
The headquarters were opened early yes
tsrdsy morning, and irnrnsfiaseiy large
crowd occupied she boilfing. those al
ready enlisted being Joined by many sho
we're anxious 60 enter the ranks. Dons-
tons Of food soon began 10 come IN. and
the srmy busted itself IN setting big
stoyson which 70 cook h. A. w. Piper
and the Queen City bakery each sent LOO
leaves Of bread, and T. G. B~vnn gave two
sacks Of green vegetables and a box % APP
ples. and about II O'Clock the faen made
breakfast of the dry bread and raw
appses and vegetables. AZ 5 O'Clock
. more substantial meal vas par
taken OF. fer Is. r. Day gave fore
quarter Of beef and . whole sheep. 7. ID.
HEnkIey gave sio worth Of groceries and
Mr.. Piper sent down two boilers for eook-
tnx purposes. The meat was cooked and
divided among 945 men. Other donations
were. 81 from Or. w. r. g. Coyne. $i from
III. W. Stein, 50 cents from Chris Fergu-
son, Of O'Briep. and An American nag.
which vas Immediately hois.ed over the
building. from the same gentleman. forty
gallons Of mix aud the promise OF twenty
gallons day hereafter from Hall 4 Gallo
way. Eve pounds Of beans from b. y.
White. The principal needs now are oil.
coffee and sugar.
The army 10 not neglectIng the needs Of
destitute families. for when notice vas re-
eeIvsd that . family living 1T Fifth and
yesler avenue lacked food ID. &. Jones.
the secretary, went there with twelve
pounds Of beef and two leaves Of bread.
He found three families in the house, the
men healthy. able and willing to work.
according TO Mr.. Jones' report. one woman
with an infant in arms and another with .
sick child OF years.
The officers were called upon TO pay
&C. % for water rent for April to the city
for the whole house, including the upper
floor, and when Commander Shepard
appealed to Commissioner Jackson he vas
referred to the board of aldermen for re-
Lief Mr.. Shepard says that the woman
who occupied the upper floor offered to
pay her share Of tho water rent. 81. but
she collector refused 10 accept It and
called on him for tho whole amount. al
though thsrs il only ono lancet on the
ground door. He thinks the amount Ii
excessive.
meeting Of the officers and committee
Was held Ia the evening and plans were
outlined tor raising funds and for making
4 - IL
Coyne vas elected treasurer and will have
charge Of al cash subscriptions, while c.
4. Brown. Who has charge Of the commits
ssry department.. will receive eli supplies
donated. Partial arrangements were
made for . bali and entertainment TO be
given 1t the Armory on April 81 for the
benefit OF the army. and IL - hoped tina.
the uss Of the hall and the music can be
obtained without charge. II is then pro-
posed TO make the start for Washington
City on April - The officers hope to
raiss subscriptions for food and cash TO
maintain the men until they begin the
trip and 30 provide iood for them while
they are on the road. They propose
TO arrange with the railroads for q
train OF eight or ten box cars. which they
will fit up TO accom- modate sixty men
each. and pay 500 day for the use of an
engine and the services of q crew. Esli-
mating that the trip will take ten days,
this viii cost $1,000. exclusive of provi-
sions. IL 10 also proposed to provide Tor
the families OF all married men who ioin
the ranks. so As TO guard them against
want during tho absence of the bread
winners. Badges of some kind. not yet
decided on. will be given each man.
The work of organization goes on stead
Ny. four companies having been formed
yesterday With thirsy-six men In each. by
Marshal r. NJ. Potter and his aid, Dick
Bowers. Their captAins are a. follows:
Company A. ~ Frye, al old soldier: Com
pany II. +. l.. Payne; Company c. &. O.
Hunter. formerly member Of Company
n. n. q. w: Company II. William
finehin. These companies went through
an elementary drill twice during the day
and their esolatious were watched with in
terest by a number of curious visitors.
among whom we're Rev. II. T. panlap.
Judge ]. NJ. Glasgow. John Il. Hart, A. w.
PIPER and Hiram Jacobs.
The eonmissary department Was also
organized ard drilled, as follows: Joe
Crown. Jacob Myers, r. NJ. Rrickerson.
Charles Jackson. Edward Small, Eiwsrd
Burton. Robert Ouch. John Bouesre. Jonn
Freeman aad Tom simons.
IL is expected that by newt Wednesday
the army Will DO fully organ! zei. and on
that day the ladies' OF the city will be in
vised to visit the quarters and witness the
drill.