The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-05
Hoping to Go There, Many Seattle
Young Men Enlist.
LIEUT.. R,NEHART's BUSY DAY.
Receives Doxens Of Applicants and
Has Many Experienees--A Cripple
Tries so swing In hat Faits-A
Young Man Guaes Age Who says
ms Parents DO Net Controa AIS
Moyements-They Are Rejected.

The prospect OF active service In Manila
has stimulated enlistment in the sauonai
Guard to great activity. Is.eat. Ssnshari.
who vas ssat 10 this city from Tacoma 70
recupsrats the forces now established a.
American iaixs. had ia difficulty In seeur-
inn recruits. Ha left for Tacona yester-
day Afternoon az o'clock on special
train. with over seventy new men. All
Alielb.s men who applied at the ArmoTy
yesterday afternoon we're allowed 10 slgn
the roll and viii be given an opportunity
to pas the examination for muster Into
~ The volunteer army OF The United States.
The entrance 10 the Armory was Incl
yesterday vita men waiting the opporiu-
nifty 70 enlist. In the morning Lieut.. RIne-
hart drilled those who had already signed
the roll and Instructed them as io what
they would have to do on arrival in Ta-
4 ocE,a At O'Clock in the afternoon he
EhatAn again to receive applicants. and In
Ylho half hour preceding Tie departure OF
Sthe train TO Tacoma twenty-si& names
were enrolled.
There vera volunteers Of all kinds. from
The boy who brought note from his
mpAAef authasizing his enrolment on the
Hiushook Of patriots. 70 the hardened vet-
eTon OF many an opsa-air night. Lieut..
Ni0ohart accepted ali who gave satisfae-
1pty testimony 10 their physical condi-
teinn, warning them at the same time that
~ In any way detective they would fall by
the wags.de when subjected 70 the vigil
s}ent scrutiny Of The mastering officers Of
The regular army.
When the temporary recruiting office
WAS opened. at J o'clock IN the afternoon.
Lieut.. RsBehar; MAS confronted by an
eager gathering Of men. One WAS a tels-
graph operator VINO was looking Tor an
Assignment or special duty. The officer
ENCOURAGE him by telling the need that
he understood TO exist In the army for
men in his line of business. The tsegrapi.
operators pal stood forth with his hands
behind hts back and offered himself for
enlistment Questions 10 his age.
height and general condition were an
Twered satisfactorily. bur thS applicant.
obstinately kept his hands out OF sight.
Are you tieformsd In any way?" asked
the recruiting Officer.
NO was the reply.
whats the matter with your hanSea"
asked Rinehari. ssispiciousiy. Let me
see Them"
The hands were hesIfatingiy produced,
and IL was seen that the left hand thumb
WAS missing. II though, 7 might get All
the man derrecatugiy.
A young fellow stepped forward. Are
you OF age?" asked Rtnehaft.
No. but Pm M own boss." was tho
aaswer
"wha, ds year parents say about your
going 10 war;" was the next question.
They've gel nothing to say abb H."
replied the young fellow. defiantIy. They
dive In Iowa.
The young man was rejected not be-
Gauss his parents live n Iowa but be-
cause of his youth.
Another cheerful applicant. when asked
II hs were married. replied: Not guilty.
happy TO say,
Al $50 o'clock IN the afternoon the 70
cruits were lined up in the Armory ae-
c9rd.ng 10 size preparatory TO their de-
parturc Tor the depot Considering ti,e
fact that they had but just entered The
service they made a very good showing
IN the march 10 the station.
At the depot an ovation greeted the.
volunteers. y large crowd was gathered
and as the special train drew out AT
o'clock Tor Tacoma a great cheer went up
Ih0 recruits were well started To the
front.
Following L. a list of those vino enlisted
yesterday: Albert II. Manning. V. III.
Booth, William German. William Butt
her. Joseph Dohman. Georgia Eggler. GUY
Al. Hill, William A. Nerthsop Willis r.
Mcclure. James Armstrong Henry
oHrts,, Mke Mccarthy. j. ! Trunk. !
IL FNster. Edward ]. Healy. Harry Rus
sen, ". II. harmon. William H. Farrell.
III. A. Davis, II, Holland. q II Shuma,ex.
John Cairns. Is ". WhItsltl, Julius
Marks. Clarence Moody. NJ. Fowler. Ia
Benedis