The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-02

If todays recruiting for the Thir-
teenth by Colonel Osthaus compares
with Saturdays four-hOur record, this
evening will have witnessed the enroll
ment of more than. the required num-
Der of recruits to bring the regiment
up to the regular army standard. Be-
tween the hours of and o'clock Sat
urday 13j recruits made application for
enlistment.
Colonel Osthaus began the recruiting
at his office in the Board of Trade
building but the crush of applicants
became so great that he had to move
his headquarters to the armorN. the
1876 men included number Of veterans
of the regiment. Several applicants
had seen service either in the regular
United States army or in the military
of other countries. Nearly all those
who applied were single, native born
and between the ages of 20 and so
years.
The result of the first days work
was telegraphed to Colonel Coursenyes-
terday with the request for further in
structions Colonel Osthaus was d-
rected to continue and to have all APP
plicants examined by DR.. w. G. Fulton
who recently retired as surgeon-major
of the regiment.
AT THE ARMORY TODAY.
Dr. Fulton and Colonel Osthaus will
be at the armorY today between the
hours of 10 and u a. IN. and and .
p. m. Neither mas authority to admin
lister the oath of allegiance but all the
preliminary work of recruiting will be
accomplished so that when the regular
recruiting officer for the regiment
reaches here there will be no delay in
picking the men wanted.
In Montrose and Honesdale there are
waiting to enlist more than twice the
number of men needed in Companies g
and f. respectively, of those towns.
Attorney Walter Briggs, an eX-lieu-
tenant of Company f, will enlist re-
cruits for that company between and
6 o'clock this afternoon and 1.30 and
9 o'clock this evening at the West Side
armOry. Twenty-Five or more men
tried to enlist in this company before
it's departure for Mt. Gretna and it is
believed that at least so will put their
names on Attorney Briggs roll before
it closes tonight. At Farenholts drug
store, @21 Penn avenue, quite a number
of men who want to join Company Il
have left their addresses.
There is no prospect of an immediate
movement to organize a home guard
to meet emergencies that might arise
during the absence of the Thirteenth.
4 veteran of the Thirteenth who had
been asked to help forward the idea
said TO a Tribune reporter Yesterday:
Nothing will be attempted until it is
positively known that the Thirteenth
will be absent for a long period. Even
after this is determined, there are several
contingencies which might discourage
the plan. In the first place it is not
probable that the movement would be-
gin without sanction frpn Harrisburg,
nor would the militia BE organized il
there was a possibility of its being per-
manent and thus be in existence indef-
initely after the return of the Thir-
teenth.
Unless the state would fully equip
home guard there are few ex-oHicers
and fewer prospective privates who
would care to bear the expense attach
cd to the plan.
GOVERNMENT WOULD ACT.
1T is my opinion that during an act
ual war period the governors of states
would call upon the government to send
United States troops from nearby sta
tipns % IuCli any internal disturbances
with which the local authorities might
not be able to cope.
"These comments relate particularly
to this city. There are localities,
Hazletun for instance, which never pos
sesscd anv National Guard orEaniza-
tion, where the people would he very
alert and anxious t. organize. They
would 90 so without state ala, | th,nk.
in hopes of being included in III" re-
organization Of the state militia after
the war