The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

Colonel &. G. Mates, Adiutant l.. +
Mates. Major w. @. Fulton. surgeon oi
the regiment; Lieutenant c. Il. plrlu
and Lieutenar' w. +. Keller. assistant
surgeons; Quartcrmaster w. ], Tracy
Major George II. whitney, Major Il. w
Stillwell, Inspector of Rifle Practice IL
Il. Cox, Battalion Adjutants w. A
Wood, of Honcsdale, and II, NJ. STRAIT
ton, of Scranton; Sergeant Major II. u.
Coursen, Quartermaster Sergeant, Reese
Watkins. Commissary Sergeant II. y.
Andrews, Color Sergeant w. S. Reed,
Hospital Stewart Joseph T.. Baumeis-
ter; Principal Musician Ted Richards:
Company A, commanded by Captain
James o. Dimmick, had AZ men; COM
pany u. Captain J. w. Kambeck, Al
men; Company c. Captain Frank Rob-
ling, 40 men; Company ID, Captain II.
i. Gilman, 46 men; Company E, Homes
dale, Captain George Smith, 3S. men:
Company f, West Scranton, Captain r,
ID. Fellows 43 men; Company il, North
Scranton, Captain S. Welles Corwln. a
men. The total number of members of
the regiment was 324 or 76 per cent of
the membership of the companies repre-
sented. ..'''"
Lieutenant Colonel Mates had not
been able to get in communication with
Captain McCausland, of Company q.
of Montrose. before he left the city,
but he left messages for him on file
In the Western Union office. direct
ing him to make all possible haste.
Lieutenant Harry Decker of. Company
f, and Sergeant Benore were detailed
to remain in the city and bring along
those who could not go With the regi-
ment. With the regiment on Its TRIP to
Hazleton were Colonel L. II. Ripple.
commissary general on the STAFF of
Governor Hastings, and aCoYirhissary
Sergeant w. T. Simpson, also of otha
governors star, Major w. S. oMillar
and Major ]. W. Oakford, therforrn-
er inspector, and the latter Judge ad-
vocate of the Third brigade. and mem-
bers Of General Gobin's staff. .,..sv
GOING. INTO HAzLEToN.
Four miles from here, in pursuance
to General Gobin's Instructions, Lieu
tenant Colonel Mates directed a de-
tail Of sharp-shooters to be placed on
the engine, to prevent an attack being
made on the train. The men, were taxi
en- from. Company C, and were .under
command of Captain Robling. They
were: Sergeant Paschalis, Corporals
Cooper and Gould and Privates Swim
gle, Drake and Cook. They were sta
toned on the engine and tender with
their loaded guns beside them. -.
When the train stopped here details
Of flankers from each company spread
out on both sides of the train. AID
of these precautions were taken to-
pI event surprise attack on the SOL
c:ers. They proved unnecessary, for
there was no demonstration of any
hind against the wearers of the blue;
on the contrary many of the people
OF Hazleton seemed extremely glad to
have the guardsmen with them.
The acting commander of the Thir-
teenth reported to General Goblin, who
had established his headquarters tenn
pcrarily in the office of the superin-
teld dent of that division of the LehiglI
Valley company, and the Thirteenth
was ordered to Lattimer, the scene OF
Fridays bloody occurrence. The ham,
let is only three miles from here, but
to get there it is necessary to make a
detour of over ten miles through as
black and desolate a country as exists
in Pennsylvania, where vegetation Of
all kinds has been covered or killed by
the practice of washing the culm from
iHC NOlllGllcS ONeT d vast eNDanSe
territory, instead of piling in great
heap as is done in the Lackawanna
valley.
Lattimer is on the edge of this unin-
viting territory, but within a mile of
it, just over the crest of the hill, is the
famed Butler valley one of the fair
est and most picturesque seen any,
where. Along the route from this city
to Lattimer the advent of the soldiers
caused much excitement, the sharp
shooters on the engine causing no little
excitement and wonderment. In some
places hats and handkerchefs were
waved and in others doubled fists were
shook defiantly % the guardsmen.
There was a large crowd gathered at
Lattimer when the train stopped. 1t
was made up mostly of Italians, who
! were extremely quiet and peaceful
looking. They watched with a good
deal of interest the lanking squads
| that jumped off the cars as soon as
they stopped and spread themselves
out along the train.
BAGGAGE SENT FOR.
Before the train left this city Quar-
| termaster Sergeant Reese Watkins and
| a detail of one man from each COM
pany was sent back to Scranton to get
| all the camp baggage of the regiment.
| This was taken as an indication that
| the boys will be camped hereabouts
| for several days at least. 1t is a trib-
| ute to the known efficiency of the
| Thirteenth that they were assigned by
| General Goblin to the point where
| trouble was most likely to occur, if
| mischief of any kind was contemplated
| by the strikers. Fortunately there has
| been no trouble of any kind and none
| Is likely to occur.
l. At $50 last night Captain McCaus-
| land and forty members of Company
| G., of Montrose, arrived in camp. With
| them were members of other Compan-
| les who could not go down with the
regiment, Tonight the Thirteenth has
| about 400 men in camp. Colonel e. II.
Ripple left for home last night. The
arrival of the Third brigade commits
sary officer allowed the colonel to
| transfer to him the work of providing
| for the maintenance Of the brigade.
| In some way rumor was put in cir
| culation Saturday to the effect that the
members of the Thirteenth, while pass
| ing through Wilkes-Barre had looted
| a number of stores. Governor Hast
| ings called up General Goblin Try tele-
| phone from Harrisburg ana inquired
| about the matter He was assured
| that there was no truth in il, for; the
| Thirteenth at no time during its jour-
| ney to Hazleton was within five miles
| of Wilkes-Barre. 100,
Colonel Fl. A. Coursen arrived here
at noon today from Cottage City, Mass,
and took charge of his regiment. A
| ~.