The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-09

quickly as possible, and the entire staff
of nine Immediately got to work. The
men were notified to appear without
delay, and as they were marched to
brigade headquarters they were hur-
ried through the ceremony. The doc
tors did not lose any time but obeyed
orders to the letter, and the result was
that before p. m. every company in
the regiment had been examined, and
the captains were at work upon the
muster rolls.
Rushed From Washington.
Capt. Swigert decided that as the
men would be ready in the morning for
muster that ceremony could be post
poned until then, but another telegram
came from Washington urging him to
use every possible haste to get the men
into the service before night.
An order was then given for the men
to be ready for the muster at o'clock,
and at that hour Company I, COM
manded by Capt. Bacon, of st. Paul,
marched out upon the lawn in the rear
of Col. Van DuZees quarters and there,
In the presence of several thousand
spectators, the company took the OATH
When the men in chorus swore allegi-
ance to the United States the crowd
applauded.
Four companies were mustered be-
fore dinner, and then the ceremony
was adjourned until after guard mount.
By that hour it had grown dark, and
torches were procured, and by their
uncertain light, as on the previous
evening. the men were mustered in.
The last company was mustered about
10 o'clock, and then the field and staff
officers were assembled in front Of the
coloneps quarters, and there the oath
1,,1t, ,tet0 OY1on
of every man in the Fourteenth regt-
ment is printed in this paper. The
muster rolls of the Twelfth and Thir-
teenth We're published in The Sunday
G o be.
Capt Swigert has been a mastering
officer a number of years and has mus
tered thousands of men into the serv-
ice, but he said last evening that he
never had mustered in two regiments
under like circumstances as the Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth. He never was
obliged to perform the ceremony by
torchlight before.
All Go to Chickamaaga.
There were rumors about camp all
day as to the time set for the depart
ure to the front of the brigade and the
destination of the several regiments.
1t was the general belief that the men
would start today or tomorrow, and
that some would go to Tampa and
some to Manila.
The entire field and staff Of the
Thirteenth have been working hard
for an assignment to the Philippines,
and they had the support of Gov.
Clough and the senators at Washing
ton. They hoped that their application
would be granted, but last evening the
word was passed that the entire bril-
gade would go to Chickamauga.
1t is thought they will break camp
Wednesday, unless the equipments are
sent to them at the rendezvous. When
a reporter for The G. o b e questioned
Col. Bobleter, the colonel said the men
were all prepared to start for any
point in the country at an hours no
tice. He did not think they would be
moved until the equipments that have
been ordered have arrived. These
include uniforms, shoes, underwear
and guns. They should arrive at the
camp tomorrow at the latest.
Accepted and Rejected.
The Fourteenth regiment averaged up
physically better than was expected
The following table shows the num-
Der of men in each company examined,
accented and rejected: