Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-15
Co To SPRINGFIELD.
Sixth Regiment Switched Off at
Fort Wayne for State
Capital.
SOLDIERS MUST SEE TANNER FIRST


section-PIans Completed by the Com
mittee for According Proper Reception
to the Returning Heroes.
Chicago. Sept. I5-The 9th Illinois, now
on it's way home from New York over the
Nickel Plate road. will not come to Chi
cago. 1t will be transferred to the Wa
bash at Fort Wayne, Ind, and run direct
to Springfield.
This information. which came out
through the Associated Press this
afternoon, and in harmony with a
telegram from Capt. III. A. Nc
Donald, at Chicago, indicates that
the plans have again been changed
in the transportation of the glor-
ious 9th. Despite all efforts to
have the regiment come through
Chicago, and permit the companies to
90 directly to their homes, Gov. Tan
ner has apparently insisted upon the
regiment seeing him first. The time
when the boys will reach home is
therefore again indefinite, but it will
probably not be many days now.
Boys in the Third Section.
According to New York dispatch
to today's Chicago Tribune the entire
regiment is expected to be in Spring
field by Friday night or Saturday
morning. Company A is in the last
section, which is in charge of Lieut..
Col Kittilsen and Maj. Cinnamon.
The regiment left New York yester-
day in three sections, the first reaching
Buffalo at IL in the morning, as told
in last nights ARGUS. The others
started westward from New York
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received upon inquiry of the Times
Herald by wire last night the infor-
nation that the first section would
reach Chicago at noon today; the 9TH
ers Friday morning. According to
the mornings press dispatches, the
boys, instead of being paid off in New
York, were hurried away to Spring
field to be mustered out and paid off.
All night Tuesday night clerks worked
making out the pay roll in New York,
but when Col. Foster arrived yester-
day morning at the army and navy
building he was told that the plans
had been changed and the regiment
would be sent to Springfield and paid
off there. Congressman Prince was
in New York on the arrival of the
Manitoba. He visited the army
building yesterday endeayoring to
convince the administration tn at
some provision ought to be made to
paw the Illinois men at once. He
was unable to brush aside the red
tape, however, and made a visit to
the Manitoba, where he gave each
company commander so to be ex-
pended for food for the men. Since
arriving at Weehawken the soldiers
have found the people of that place
and the adjoining town of Union Hill
most hospitable. The business men
of these places, learning that the men
were in need of food, and that the
government would not pay them at
once, prepared bountiful dinner for
thousand men, while restaurant
keepers and private individuals kept
open house for the soldiers, who were
welcomed heartily and piled with food
until some ef them were in danger of
overeating. Not content with this
the citizens provided hampers of food
to 90 on the train. so that Col. Eos
ter's followers are sure of at least two
square meals between there and their
ultimate destination.
To Muster Out at Springfield.
Capt. RIP. Page Wainwright, of the
1st United States cavalry, is chief
mastering officer for the 1st, 9TH, 9th
and 9TH Illinois infantry. the 1st Hi
nois cavalry and Battery A,
Illinois artillery. He is now at
Springfield to take care of the 9th.
The members of the 9th regiment,
having seen service outside of the
United States, will be granted
60-days' furlough. Capt. Wainwright
has no official information as to when
the regiment will arrive in Spring
field. 1t will remain in camp a suffi-
Gent length of time, probably about
five DAYS, for the transaction of the
business of closing up property, ac-
counts of officers, etc, and the officers
and men will then be given their fur
loughs. First Lieut.. F. V. Krug, of
the Goth United States infantry, has
imm ediate charge of the work in
hand at Springfield. DIR. j. A. Egan
last night wired Col. Foster enroute
as follows: Please inform me when
your command will arrive in Spring
field and the number of sick you will |
bring. The use of well equipped |
hospital, with trained |
nurses and employees, conducted I'm
der the authority of Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin, is at your service"
May Run an Excursion.
Division Agent H. ID. Mack, of the
is in communication with |
Springfield in hopes of ascertaining
how long the regiment will be de- |
tanned there. If it is kept over Sun
day he may run an excursion down |
or Sunday.