The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-19

turning lTO1Il bTtlids
however, made most of the noise. They
knew that the work done at Gretna
was worthy of some jubilation so they
brought along lot of blank cart
ridges and when town was reached the
soldiers gave their own reception.
Wien the eleven cars had been emp
tied Company Z, of Honesdale, took
the next train for Carbondale where
they got aboard the gravity cars for
lIonesdalc. Company f walked up the
hill TO Hyde Park and Company G.
journeyed on a special car to pretty
Montrose. The second battalion, Com
panies A, b, c and d, Major Stillwell
at the head, marched to the armory
and were regularly dispersed. The ride
from Gretna was made in about seven
and a half hours the train of seven
teen cars starting at 9.56. This was an
hour and half more time than was
taken in the down trip. Camp was
Lroken at $50 o'clock, the regiment
marching in heavy marching order.
Lieutenant Colonel Mates was in COM
mand, Colonel Coursen having gone
on an early morning train to Philadel-
phia, from whence he will join his fam
lily at Cottage City. The regiment
marched down the hill and drew up
in front of headquarters for the GUS
tonlary valedictory from General Co
bin, commander of the brigade.
General Goblin was seated on a camp
chair waiting. The regiment drew up
| in two lines extending the length of
the headquarter tents. Lieutenant Col
| onel Mates brought his sword to his
| cap as General Goblin advanced. Then
| the regiment listened to these COM
plimentary words from the gruff-look-
| ing man who thinks the world of them.
General Goblin said:
| Officers and men of the Thirteenth, l
want to thank you with redoubled SIN
| cerity for the efforts you have made dur
| ing the week to retain your lead at the
head of the National Guard of the United
| States. If other regiments have accom-
| piished better results, it Is because of
| the example you have set. You have the
| commentator of the officers of the brig
| ade and my own sincere thanks. You re-
| turn home better citizens and better SOL
dieIs.
| The parting was really affecting
! Lieutenant Colonel Mates saluted the
general and then advanced and shook
his hand. Turning 10 the regiment,
Lieutenant-Colonel Mates brought
them to "order arms and then led
in three resounding cheers and a
tiger for General Goblin. The
regiment then marched to the
woods in front Of the Gretna sta
ton. Here they waited for over an
hour for their train, finally taking the
cars at bidding goodbye till next
year" to the crowd on the platform.
GENERAL GOBIN'S REMARKS.
Before Lebanon, nine miles away,
was reached everything had been made
| comfortable and some of the boys were
asleep. Company HIS first move was
to eat sandwiches which had been
| wisely prepared in camp for the jour
ney. Guards were stationed in each
car door to prevent the passing of SOL
diers. The ride was a delightful one
Recent rain had freshened the herb
age and had swollen the slender Lehigh
river, while a bright sun was shining
NO STOP AT READING.
At Allentown the train was stopped
until the engine had taken something
No stop was made at Reading. 1t was
at this station, four years ago, when
the regiment was returning from camp
at Gretna, an officer of the regiment
was assaulted by a policeman and our
soldiers Immediately pounced from the
cars by windows and doors and cleaned
out the place. When asked if the train
would stop at Reading the conductor
smiled as he answered NO" He re-
membered the incident.
THE Thirteenth has a reputation
there" he said Rev. N. +. Stahl.chap.
lain of the regiment, lives at Reading
He was aboard the train and wanted tC
be left off at that place. But the con-
ductor's orders were to be obeyed and
he refused to even slacken the speed OF
tn train.
Chaplain Stahl had to get off at &
small station three miles below anC
take a street car into Reading. AS thu
train sped through the pretty towI
some of the people along the tracks
shook their fists and hooted. The com
pliment was returned from the cars.
Near Mauch Chunk the train stopped
to allow the BLACK Diamond" express
to pass, and when Mud Run wa!
reached, the place where the memor
able wreck occurred was pointed out
At White Haven another stop fo
water was made. Passing on to Solo
mons Gap the train was switched OF
the mountain "cut-off" to AVoca. A
Glen Summit the train slowed to ALLOW
Surgeon Parke to get OF. His famil!
is spending the summer there. TIL,
trip from thence to Scranton was mad,
without incident. At Minooka the boy
began to get ready to leave the train
Then Scranton was reached and all wa,
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diers were asleep. In headquarters