The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-18
SOLDIERS DEPART
FOR ENCAMPMENT
Large Crowd at the Depot to See
Them Off.
THE FAIR SEX PREDOMlNATED
We're Given Hearty Send on.
Strength ofthc Regiment and Who
tho Field, staff, Non. C ON mis- stoned
and Line Officers Arc..WiI Reach
Camp ut Dawn..Present Situation
at the Camp.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Shickshinny. July 1.-THE special
train of the Thirteenth made q quick
run to Pittston, the distance being COW
cred in twenty-five minutes. The re-
ports Of company commanders received
by Colonel Coursen in headquarters car
shows that 100 per cent or every MEM
ber Of the regiment is aboard the train
excepting those who went to camp with
the advance detail. Enroute Captain
Fellows. Of Company F, was appointed
officer Of the day and Lieutenant Stuff.
Of Company H. officer Of the guard.
Their appointments will terminate at
o'clock tomorrow morning at guard
mount In camp.
Eight Scranton bootblacks We're PIT
off the train at Pittston Junction, but
turned up smiling at Kingston where
they were put off again. At Shickshin-
ny they. by some means. were still free
passengers and no one will be surprised
to find the knights Of the polish guests
Of the regiment when Lewistown is
reached. A. I. X.
OFF FOR CAMP.
That the Thirteenth Regiment IL
losing none Of its popularity was attest
ed last night by the immense throng
which gathered at the Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western station to see the
boys off for their annual seven days
encampment which takes place this
year at Camp John Gibbon, Lewiston.
The platform, plaza and street about
the station were literally packed with
people. the girls predominating two to
one, and it was with no little difficulty
that q passageway was made to the
train for the soldiers.
The central city companies, A, B, c.
and d marched down from the armory
at 9 o'clock to the strains Of THE Girl
l Left Behind Me" and were met at
the train by Company F., Of the West
Side; Company Z, of Honesdale; Com
pany H, Of Providence. and Company
G. Of Montrose. Very little time was
lost in getting aboard and at $50 the
train pulled out amidst q. general cheer
Ing and waving of hands and handker-
chiefs.
There were eleven cars on the train,
ten coaches, q combination baggage and
smoker and a stock car for the eleven
horses which the principal officers re-
quire. The first battalion composed Of
Companies u, F, G. and II, occupied
the first four coaches. The headquar-
ters car came next and the sixth, sew
enth, eighth and ninth coaches were
occupied respectively by Companies A,
B, c and d. comprising the second
battalion. The smoking department Of
the combination car was taken up by
the crew and the grooms.
STRENGTH OF REGIMENT.
The officers and strength Of the regi-
ment follow.
Fiold-Colonel Henry A. Coursen, Lieu
tenant Colonel Charles C. Mates. Sur
geon Major W. @. Fulton, Major George
II. Whitney. Major Montrose Barnard.
Staff-Lieutenant W. J. Gray, quarter
master; Lieutenant s. w. Keller, assist
ant surgeon; Lieutenant c. r. Parke. as
sistant surgeon; Lieutenant Herbert 3.
Cox, inspector Of rife practice; Lieutenant
Louis Mates. regimental adJutant;
Lieutenant Fred W. Mason, adjutant
First battalion; Lieutenant r. NJ. Street.
er. adjutant Second battalion.
Non-Commssioned Officers - Sergeant
Major Harry Coursen, Sergeant Major
Albert Davis, Sergeant Major George =.
Price, Quartermaster Sergeant Reese
Watkins, Chief Musician Teddy Richards,
Color Sergeant Ren Luce, Hospital Stew
ard Joseph Baumeister, Commissary Ser
geant Hugh Andrews.
Company A.-Captain F. B. Stillwell
First Lieutenant james o. Dimmock. Sec
Ond Lieutenant s. +. Derman. Fifty-six
men,
Company B-Captain William Hanback,.
First Lieutenant J. Fl. Sample. Second
Lieutenant Elmer Berry. Sitx-three men.
Company C-Captain Frank r. Robling,
First Lieutenant William A. Raub. Sec.
ond Lieutenant Wallace Moir. Fifty
eight men.
Company D-Captain Fremont Stokes,
First Lieutenant Thomas Gilman, Second
Lieutenant Liedy Reel. Sixty-two men.
Company Captain Walter Wood First
Lieutenant George Smith. Second Lieu.
tenant John W. kunbach. Fifty-eight
men.
Company F.-Captain f. D. Fellows,
First Lieutenant Harry Decker, Second
Lieutenant David J. Davis. Sixty-three
men.
Company G.-Captain r. James McCaus-
land, First Lieutenant George Jessup,
Second Lieutenant Ed Il. Joachim. Fifty
seven men.
Company H-Captain 81 W. Corwin.
First Lieutenant John L. Huff, Second
Lieutenant John W. Benjamin. Fifty-six
men,
Drum Corps-Sergeant Edward Rich
ards. leader. Twenty-ons men.
THE ADVANCE DETAIL.
Major MOntrose Barnard, Quarter.
master W. j. Tracy. Assistant Surgeon
5. w. Keller and Commissary Sergeant
Hugh Andrews. with an advance detail
OF sixty men, preceded the regiment
Thursday, so as to have everything pre-.
pared for 1t on its arrival this morning.
The train was scheduled to reach North
umberland at 1880 a. m. and Lancaster
at o'clock a. III. The run from North
umberland to Lewistown was made
over the Pennsylvania road. 1t Is eighty
miles from this city to Northumber-
land and fifty-one miles from North
umberland to LeWistown.
Uncle John Armenian, the veteran
gunner. went along as guest of head
quarters. as did also the representatives
Of the daily papers. Wallace Moser, OF
the Republican; C.. II. Derby. Of the
Times; Charles Daniels. Of the Truth,
and A. T. Raynsford, OF The Tribune.
At Camp GibbOn.
By United Press.
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