Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-05-19
michigan NEWS SUMMARY.
Ooings Of the Week Recorded in a
Brief Style.
CONCISE AND INTERESTING.
Thirty first Michigan Volunteers Mustered
into Uncle Sans Service and Leave
Camp Eaton for electromagnetic
Double Fatality at Lapeer.


Michigan's first volunteer troops have
been sent to the front The 3lst Mich
igan Volunteer regiment, under com
mand of Col. Gardener, bid adieu to
Camp Eaton and boarded their train
which was to carry them to the sunny
southland, their immediate destination
being Chickamauga. There was not
the spirit of liveliness manifested by the
soldier boys and the thousands of Wis
itors on the day of their departure as
there had previously been. There was
the sorrow of parting with parents,
wives, sisters and sweethearts, but be-
meath that was the soldierly enthusiasm
which made it a thrilling spectacle to
see over 1000 Swapping young fellows
bid their comrades goodbye, and make
the final preparations to start for the
front.
The soldier boys of the 31st felt proud
of being members of the first regiment
sent out from Michigan. The first bat
talon was heartily cheered when it
left the regimental headquarters to
board the ears. Col. Gardener made a
short speech to the men, and told them
to act like soldiers while they were on
their Journey. Gov. Pingree and his
staff bid the boys goodbye and wished
them Godspeed. The first section was
in command of Col. Gardener the Sec
ond Lieut.. Col. Shubel, and the third
section Maj. Charles III. Harrah. The
first section, carrying companies ID, Il,
/
departed at 1855 p. m. standard time.
The second section, containing Cos. A,
b, C and G, (Ann Arbor, Adrian, Te-
cumseh and YpsilantD, left at 1921
a. m, third section, Cos. l. X l. and NJ,
Detroit and Monroe), left at 1910 a. IN.
1t was scene to make the patriotic
spirit rise to the highest point. Only
two men were left behind by Col. Gar
dener. One was Il. A. Sweet, of Car
son CITY. member of Co. c, who had
hemorrhage while out drilling and he
has been sent TO Detroit for hospital
treatment. The other secured leave
of absence. as his mother refused to al
low him to go. Both will probably re-
ceive their discharges.
Inc companies OF lne second lndepen-
dent battalion Detroit Light Guard).
that were attached to the 31st regi-
ment have had their letter changed
Co. A will now be known as /, Co. Il as
X, Co. + as l., and Co. G, of Monroe,
as M. They were mustered in as fol-
lows: Co. |. (Detroit), Capt. Duncan
Henderson; Co. X Detroit), Capt w.
III. Sinl<>So. l. (Detroit), Capt. Chas. $.
Baxter; Co. NJ (Monroe), Capt. John NJ.
Gutman.
Col. Gardener has appointed the fol-
lowing non-commissioned officers of
the 31st Hospital stewards, Allen Nc
Lean, of Detroit; Grin III. Fredland,
of Mason, and w. G.. Palmer of Ann
Arbor; sergeant-major, Sanford Hunt,
of Jackson; quartermaster sergeant,
Robert l.. Scott, of Jackson. Col Gar
dener has appointed Lieut.. Fred A.
Abel of the old Fourth, adjutant of
the new 31st. The colonel's choice for
the place was Sergt.-Mai. Digger, of
the 10th infantry, and the latter re-
ported fer duty, but Gov Pingree in
sisted on Abe's appointment in obedi-'
ence to the wishes of members of the
old Fourth regiment.