The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-28

fast until almost his company had en-
barked, and today his eyes see only |
the picture of her wild agony. All, !
these mothers!
A crowd estimated at $1,000 persons
and which surely numbered between
10000 and $4,000 fairly choked the route
from the armory to the Delaware and
Hudson depot. Amid an unceasing din
of horn blasts, shouts and music and
through a rich red pathway of illumin-
ated buildings, colored fire, fireworks
and electric display the command with
difficulty got aboard IT, train So dense
was the crowd that over half an hour
was required for the regiment in COL
umns of fours, the smallest possible par
ade formation, to travel the short seven
blocks on the route.
At the depot a large police detail was
as powerless as so many babies. The
throrged surged over the depot, tracks
and platforms in such jam that it was
over another half hour before the regi-
ment could get aboard, and then the
companies were SO mixed, tangled and
separated that a long time was re-
qured to get them in their respective
cars.
A CLAMoROUS ADIEU.
No organization ever got such
clamorous adieu. The noise did not
cease until two sections of the big train
had passed beneath the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western arch and
disappeared from view.
At $50 o'clock, a half hour before the
regiment was scheduled to leave the
armory on Adams avenue, that thor
ouSh-fare was blocked and almost inn
passable from Linden to Mulberry
street. Late blueGpated arrivals can
thank the respect shown their uniforms
in their attempts to gain access to the
building. When Company G., of Mon
trose, arrived with a band and a big
delegation of citizens that command
found entrance to the building impOs-
sihl" and Captain McCausland would
never have got inside to report to Colo
mel Coursen but for the aid of two po-
licomen and some soldiers.
When the regiment left the building
1t was 100 per cent. strong, excepting
Rev. n. T. Stahl, the chaplain, of
| Princeton, n. j., who joins the COM
| mand at Mount Gretna today; Surgeon
c. r. Parke, who returned from jana
cia only yesterday and who will follow
! today and Lieutenant w. w. Inglis,
| of Company A. who is i'll in Bermuda
! of the Thirteenth's veterans as could
| disintegrate themselves from the jam,
| led the procession. This section was
| followed by the regimental drum corps,
| Colonel Coursen and staff and the Sec
| ond and First battalions in the order
| named. Also in line were the Hall
stead band with Company G. of Mont
rose, and the Citizens band with Com
| Dany H of the North End
Constant burning of red-fire on the
| big Kennedy & Carter building at the
first corner, Linden street, was only
| an indication of what was to be eX-
| peIienced along the whole route. There,
| too, was experienced a taste of the
| croWding that was to increase toward
the finish to such an extent as to make
| marching almost a case of foot ball
| rushing-there certainly could be none
OF the soldierly swagger and out-chest-
ing seen on ordinary parade days.
ABLAZE WITH LIGHT.
Court House square was ablaze with
| light. The court, Mears, Common
wealth and other big structures about
the square were Illuminated from top
to bottom and the brilliancy of roman
candles fired by letter carriers from
the postofiice steps and a string of red,
white and blue globed Suburban arc
lights at the Washington and Spruce
corner.
| Beginning with the imposing Hotel
Jermyn, whose every outside room was
lighted, to along down Wyoming and
Lackawanna avenues to the depot the
illuminatiOns, flags, colOred fire, shouts,
crowd, transparencies, We're the same.
Wide streets blocked from curb to
curb, excepting a narrow space wide
enough for knapsacked soldiers to
struggle along four abreast, will give
an idea of the immense throng to the
thousands who would not venture in
the stampede on the depot.
Only today will reveal the number OF
fainting women, torn dresses, lost
hats picked pockets, bruised toes, and
general good-natured disorder which
developed at and about the depot in
the biggest crush Of people in the his.
tory of the city. Squads of police COM
manded by Acting Chief Gurren, Cap.
tain Edwards Lieutenants Davis. Zanp
and Williams were almost as powerless
as so many wisps of hay. A half hours
valuable time was lost i'm trying to gel
the soldiers aboard and it was not un.
behind the schedule time for leavinl
before that was accomplished.
The train pulled out in two sections
one of eleven cars and the other of six
The first was drawn by Engine No. 95
in charge Of Engineer o. II. Histed and
Fireman Fred. Ogleby. 1t contained
ten passenger coaches, with the head
quarters car in the middle of the train
and a combination car for the officers
personal baggage and the drum corps
The smaller section comprised fivt
cars of camp equipage and one o
horses. All were Lehigh Valley cars
At Avoca the trains We're switched
from the Delaware and Hudson to tn,
Lehigh tracks. Lehigh engines wer
attached and the big run was begun
via the Lehigh, Philadelphia and Read
ing and Cornwall and Lebanon roads.
OUT OF TOWN COMPANIES.
The Montrose Company @, befor,
leaving assembled at the court housr
I'm that borough where a large crow,
gathered and accompanied the boys Il
the station. The soldiers were aGdres
sed by Mayor A. B, Smith The mem
bers were escorted from their armOrl
to the station by the G. A. II. pos
headed by the Hallstead Cornet band
When the train carrying the band an
Company G. arrived at Afford, the ban,
intended 10 take the north bound trail
on the main line for home. While tn
train waited permission was asked o
Manager IIallstead by telegraph 70
transportation Of the band TO Scranton