The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-09
DIR. FRANK BOYD
Secures the Position OF First As.
sistant Surgeon Of the Third
Regiment.
supplies Have Been Sent from
Frankfort-Other Military
Matters.


Judging from the lists Of the staff
officers Of the Third regiment, DR.
Frank Boyd, Of the city, has beer
successful in his application for po'
sition in the Third regiment. The
list is as follows:
Col. Smiths staff is as follows:
Col. L. j. Smith, commanding.
Lieut. Col. Jewett Henry, Hop
kinsville.
Majors, George c. Saffarsns,
First Lieutenant Tenth L. s. l.,
and L. II. Watt, Bowling Green.
Chaplain, Frank NJ. Thomas, Bow.
ling Green.
Adjutant, r. S. Mitchell, Bowling
Green.
Surgeon, DR.. T. b. Wright, Bow.
ling Green.
First assistant surgeon, DR.. Frank
Boyd, Paddcah.
Second assistant surgeon, DR..
Austin Bell, Hopkinsville.
Non-commissioned officers: Ser
geant Majors, b. G. Nelson, Hop
kinsville; Tom Jackson, Paducah.
Quartermaster Sergeant, nj. +.
Martin, Msdisonville.
1t is hard to determine what the
Paducah company is, Co. "K" or
Co. 81 " Some papers give it as
one and some as the other.
Two more large shipments Of coal
for government use passed down this
morning. The Raymond Homer
passed down With thirty baTges and
the Josh Cook with tbirty-five barges.
The tow OF the Josh Cook was the
largest ever taken down the river by
that boat. 1t would have required
almost 1000 freight cars Of the largest
size to have carried the coal packed
in her thirty-ive barges, which in one
train would have extended over more
than ten miles OF track. A coal boat
is l75 feet long, 26 feet wide and 10
feet deep and contains in the neigh
borhood OF &c, 900 bushels A barge
is of smaller dimensions and contains
about $4,000 bushels.
The cost to the government for
feeding a man per day is about 20
cents. For the 5000 who will be in
Lexington at this rate, the cost will
amount to $500. AS soon as the
10, 900 rations purchased by the lieu
tenant this week are exhausted, new
bills will be taken and contracts let
for larger amount, probably 80, 900.
Mr.. Barnett, late Of the quartermas-
ter's department at Jacksonville, is
assisting the lieutenant. As soon as
all The troops arrive he will requr
about twelve assistants.
The Courier-Journal Of yesterday,
speaking of the arrival Of the Third
regiment, says:
Ihe Illinois Central train arrived
alb ut twenty minutes before it was
so very small crowd was
1t the crossing to give the boys a
greeting. Although but five min
ties were allowed during which to
,hange engines, the boys took adj
'antage Of the time TO stretch them-
elves after the long ride.
Some of them jumped off the train
md began tossing and knocking up a
'all on the low, level pitch Of ground
vest Of the track.
All the boys either hung their
eads from the coach windows and
heered Justify or mingled with the
tile crowd beside the track in search
I Louisville friends.
All were as hungry as bears, with
he exception Of the boys from Padu'
ali, who we're thoughtful enough to
rider lunches at Cecilia.
One Of the boys hung his head
ut Of the window and yelled: |
Say, you! How far is il from
exington to Cuba?"
Then everyone waved flags and o
leer was set up.
About one-fourth Of the boys were
uniform. The rest were in civil
n clothes, being raw recruits, and
spect to secure their soldier clothes
ON the government when they
ach Lexington. In
Following are the companies In the
bird regiment, each Of which las
ghty-four men who have passed q
,me examin alton, thel lieutenants {
I'd other minor officers not being
ected as yet:
Company A, Bowling Green, Capt. :
I'm Clark.
Company b, Morgantown, Capt.
. Il. Howard.
Company c, Bardstown, Capt. ID. G
Beckham.
Company d, Hopkinsville, Capt.
I'm Feland. Y
Company 4, jacksonville, Capt.
L. Burch6eld. IL
Company F, Glasgow, Capt. Rev.
G. Bailey.
Company G, Hartford, Capt. j.