Arizona republican., 1898-04-30
A PROUD NIGHT
How Phoenix Sent Her Sons
 to War.
Departure of inc Cowboy Troopers Amid the Glare of Red FireJ Music and HurrahS.

Whatever the fortunes of war may
 bring, last night was proud night for
 Maricopa's contingent of the cowboy
 regiment. The regiment may be i'm
 properly named, but if the forty-six boys who are in rendezvous at Fort Whipple this morning may be takes
 as an earnest of the personnel of th
 whole regiment, the states and terri tories contributing it may be prou
 of it.
 The work of recruiting was carried
 on until late yesterday afternoon. The forty-five men assigned to this county were obtained, and more. Some will
 probably be rejected at Fort Whipple,
 but their places will be filled with cow boys from the north, who are al- | ready congregated at Prescott far in
 excess of the quota
 Governor McCord yesterday received
 telegram from Col. Woods urging
 the utmost expedition, and the readi-
 ness of the Arizona contingent to leave
 for the place of general rendezvous ] at San Antonio, Tex, next Tuesday.
 A telegram from Cochise county yes
 terday said that eighteen cowboys
 would reach Phoenix this morning. l The Tucson members who have been
 ready for the last two days to start
 were detained by hitch in the matter of transportation. They will be here
 today.
 The departure of the Phoenix boys j stration as had never been witnessed
 here before, for Phoenix came into existence since the stirring days of the civil war.
 At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the | boys marched to the executive of fees. where the governor was. sur rounded by his staff They formed i, in rank within the chamber and Cap l tain McClintock presented the gov r ernor. who delivered q short, but feel ing address in voice shaken at times :, ] with emotion. He reminded the boys that they were confronted by hard , ship and peril In the nature of r things it was probable that some t would never return. He enjoined upon them in the face of death and : suffering to remember Arizona and so T conduct themselves as to reflect credit ' upon the territory. r At the close of the address the boys r filed past the governor, shook his hand and went away to make final
 preparation for their departure. The
 ceremonies attending that event were ell imposing Early in tLe evening the = Indian school band and the cadets g from the school paraded the streets r. spectators. The band played pa triotic airs and was uproariously ap- : plauded. A little later the Pioneer
 band appeared and alternated with the Indian band. By this time traffic on
 Washington street in the vicinity of 5 the city hall was suspended. At t o'clock members of the Grand Army and the Confederate association met
 at the city hall, and Company B, N. G. Il A.. had formed to assist in the escort ? of the cowboy troop. Half an hour later the troop marched from the re- r cruiting offices to the city hall and the line was formed for the march to the depot. The procession was head
 ed by the Pioneer band, followed by
 the national guard. Then came the
 Soldiers of the war of the rebellion.
 next came the cowboy troop, the In han Tpd The streets were aglars with red fire. Above the rattle Of l fireworks and the shouts of 1 the crowd could be distinguished "The Girl I Left Behind Me-" and l the voices of womf singing a pa 1 be heard.
 1 There had never been such a jam
 at the s. F. P. & P. depot, where the I procession broke up. It was early, but the time seemed short to the l wives, mothers, sisters and sweet hearts who had come for the last handshaking or embrace. There
 were many touching incidents which were almost hidden in the crush or 1 drowned in the general confusion.
 At 9:30 the train left for the north
 amid the clangor of bell, rush of
 escaping steam, music of the bands
 and cries of goodbye.
 Dr. George W. Vickers was ap-
 pointed by the governor to conduct 1 the business of final examination at | Whipple That is the final exami-
 nation until all the members of the
 regiment reach San Antonio, where l there will be another sitting process.
 No commissions were issued yester-
 day Other officers than those already appointed will be chosen by each of