The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-06
THE BOYS IN CAMP.
THE S1ORES CLOSE AND THE TOWN
TURNS OUT 10 SEE THEM OFF.
Newbsrry Sends Fuli Compa, y to tina War
Among tn" Fret Companies to volun-
teer and to Arrive for Du,y-They
Are Now Erjoying Tent Liic.

| roll OF tho Newberry Guards and made
mention Of their departure for Colum-
bia to be mustered into the U. S. Army
to fight it out with Spain.
( There was no speech making and no
fuss. 1t was not time for oratory.
The time for action had come aud the
boys felt and know it and they acted
The stores were closed and the town
| turned out en- masso to see the boys off
aud to bid them good byo and wish
them God speed aud safe return.
Such q crowd had not been seen ut the
depot at Ncwbcrry in Il long time.
Two coaches had been left by the
Southern to take the company to Co.
lumbia. On either side there was the
name of the company in large lette.s 5, q
wreath as it were Of flowers.
AS the company marched up the
crowd was 80 dense around the depot
that you could scarcely press your way
through, and when the train came 1t
had to worm its way through the mass
of humanity on and around the track.
The company had formed over at the
armory and alta quarter of two o'clock
began the march to the depot. There as
no display or attempt at it. Right to
the train and into the coaches.
AS the train came In, hitchcd on the
Newberry coaches and pulled out u
huge shout went up as the boys went
OF to the war. 1t was then realized
that 1t was serious business. The boys
may all return, and that soon, without
even having had an engagement, and
then again many Of them may never re-
turn to us again. 1t may have been
last farewell to friends and loved ones
In Ncwberry. But with the uniforms
and the guns and the tap of the drum,
we aii get moro or less of the military
spirit and feel the enthusiasm incident
to such occasions and forget the full
meaning Of it all. 1t is well that it is
so. We must not lcok on the dark
side OF the picture nor cross the bridge
until we reach it. We will all get there
soon enough. The probabilities now
are that our boys will all soon come
back to us, and that they will never
have occasion to go TO Cuba, but Of
that we can speak nothing definitely.
We had hoped to have here yester-
day full roll of the volunteers, but we
understand that will not be made up
for several days yet. At least until
| after the examinations.
Several Newberrians went to Colum-
bin with the company. Among the
number we noticed Senator Geo. S.
Mower, Mayor Club" Evans, A. c..
Jones, Cole. l.. Blcasc and wife, Sheriff
| 3nford, Nj. i. Spcarman, j. w. Gary
and possibly others.
AS soon as we left Newbcrry guards
| were stationed at the doors of tho
| coaches and we werc beginning to taste
military regulations.
The Abbevillc company occupied two
coaches on the same train.
Everything went along smoothly and
IT, boys seemed to enjoy the sport.
At Prosperity we received one or
two recruits and the same was done at
POmaria and Peak
Some one said it was just thirty-eight
years to the day when the first yolun-
tecrs left Newberry to fight for the
Confederate cause. We do not know
about that, but the years could not be
wrong. An old soldier said they had
| no such cOnvenicnces, however, when
they went on to Richmond. 1t was in
| freight box or on top the train or
any other way.
When we arrived in Columbia the
Newberry Guards formed in fours and
marched with the other two companies
up Gervais to Main street and thence
to the postotlice whore they were placed
on street cars and conveyed to Hyatt's
Park and given their first taste of tent
life.
In tho procession up Main street they
| marched like veterans and we heard
many citizens remark that the Ncwber-
ry boys made decidedly the finest ap-
pearancc, the Columbia papers.to tire
contrary Notwithstanding. That was
our opinion too. The few uniformed
| and regular members Of the Abbevillc
| company are well drilled and make q
fine appearance but there were only
about 30 of them. They marched their
recruits in separate squad. But it
docs not make much difference about
looks. 1t is ability to shoot q gun and
stand the test of the return fire that
will make up the test Of the true SOL
dicr.
In company with Senator Mower we
visited the camp in tho afternoon.
Considering that the boys had just ar
rived they were doing very we'll. There
seemed to be scarcity of tents and
water but these were being rcmcdicd
ns fast rs possible and in day or two
| everything will be in good order.
Six of our boys were put on guard
| duty as soon as they reached camp: a.
j. Cook, j. f.. Rcnwick, A. G. Coleman,
w. w. Pratber, Robt. Cockrell, and
a. J. Kilgorc.
Several more have gone to ioin the