The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-25

he wanted to be among his comrades
ana his friends could not keep him
IN bed. Halleck Bartlett of the Massa>
chusetts Volunteer Aid Society at once
TOOK care of Sands and sent a physi-
clan to care for him.
After the medical examinations are
over the soldier boys VIII have a COM
paratively easy time They will be
Obliged to take their turn at police
uuty and report At the armory at 9
o clock each morning for roll call
Members of A company were obliged
10 remain at the aTmory all day yes
1erday, owing to the examination Of
The surgeon. Nearly all the members
OF and H companies were excused
by their captains, but nearly every
man showed up at the meal hours.
A large number of the men who were
present for duty looked as if they
would be much better off in their beds
Many leaned against the pillars for
support, While others lay about on
chairs and benches in convenient
places, They are all waiting for the
final taps to be sounded at Springfield
The excitement of being a soldier keeps
many Of the boys up and going. When
all is over. and their uniforms are laid
away it is feared that many a man
win be obliged to again go to the hos
pital.
Yesterday sergt. c. E. Monroe was
in charge of the sick report Sergt. II.
{. Young was on The muster out rolls,
while c. f. Smith had charge of the
clothing rolls.
Col Shea came from Springfield at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon to assist
Major Magurn. Previous to the arrival
of Col Shea, Major Nagurn conducted
the examinations alone. Col, SHEA was
sent to Worcester from Springfield by
Colonel Clark Of the I'd regiment Both
Major Magurn and Col. Shea left Wor-
cester last evening for Boston They
will return from the Hub at $50 to-
day.
Franz II. Krebs of H Company, who
is the republican nominee for congress
in the 9th Massachusetts district, re-
ported TO his captain, but was excused
until he is needed. He returned to Bos-
ton to attend, he said, to his political
duties, at IL O'Clock,
A Company received yesterday the
eight days pay due them for duty at
South birmingham previous to their
muster into the service of the United
States. The money was sent by A. G.
Edison, paymaster of the I'd regiment
who resides in Holyoke. The amount
received was SIG, and the boys all de-
clared that it arrived at an opportune
companies envied their lucky com
Iades.
Lieut.. NJ. H. Tisdel of A Company
returned to Worcester yesterday morn
ing from New Bedford, where he has
been sojourning for nearly a week
The lieutenant is enjoying good health
and says that he is ready for another
campaign If the government wants
him.
Capt Barrett has been quite sick III
to four days ago. He is now on the
mend, and yesterday worked Like 4
beaver to get the company documents
that must be sent to Washington. D
c. into proper shape.
Mai. M3gurn in an interview with 8
Spy reporter, said that the condition OF
A Company surprised him. considering
Tie awful campaign the men Wen
through in Cuba.
81 found the men, said the major, iii
very good condition. OF course, un
derstand they were weak from theil
sickness, privation and hardships bu
generally speaking. the men of A Com
pany are much better off then l expect
ed to find them.
Il worked hard today to get through
with A Company. The boys are anx
jous to get through with what the,
consider government red tape, and l die
all | could to push them through.
i shall return to my Boston home to
night, and will come to Worcester earl,
in the morning, and will endeavor t,
finish up my work with the other com
panies inside of two days.
II hope that I shall find the men 0
9 and H Company as well off physi
cally as the men of A Company"
The major said that he did not antic
ipate that the men would, to any ex
tent, feel the effects Of the campaign il
the days to come. He said.
! think that ali the volunteers hav
been through the worst part of thei
troubles. If they take proper care o
themselves, they viii be well men il
the near future"
The major is a little wiry man Of IS
He is fairly worshipped by the men o
the 9th, who think that he knows al