The times., 1898-05-11
IN UNCLE SANS SERVICE
Company f Duly Mustered Into
Regular Service Yesterday.
In CAMP In THE ARMORY
The Men Are Chartered in the Rifle
Hail Until Further orders-A Pc
Mixed Condition of Anairs-Em-
met Guard TO he Mustered To-day.

The War Department has authorized
the mastering in Of regiment of District
of Columbia volunteers, but it viii be
several days before the requisite number
of men will be found to complete the or
ganization.
Recruits are wanted in nearly every
company of the new regiment, but they
are not responding with great readiness.
SO far only about six hundred volunteers
have been accepted by the examining
surgeon. Three hundred more are want
ed. and the captains of several of the
companies are asking themselves:
"Where are they to come from?"
| Two weeks ago this question could not
have been asked. The men were in
Washington and ready for service. 1t
was acknowledged yesterday at the Wa-
! Department that certain pressure had in
duced the President TO authorize the rails
| ing of a regiment, but the officials are de-
sirous of knowing two things: First
| where viii the regiment come from, and
second, what State has consented TO a
reduction in its quota in order TO satisfy
| the demands of the commander Of the
| District militia?
1t has been suggested that it was rep
| resented TO bo h the President and Sec
| retary Alger that there would be no
trouble in mastering into the service at
once the full regiment, if it were only
authorized. They were told that more
| than regiment of men were already
| organized and could be mustered in and
ordered to camp within twenty-four
hours. Facss have demonstrated TO the
contrary. and the circumstances make
the situation more complex
The ohiciaI Order.
The order issued by the War Depart
ment IS as follows:
War Department, Adjuant Generals Office, Wash
ington, u. c., May TO- 1888.
For the Commanding General, District Of Column
Under the authority of the President, the
manding general of the National Guard OF the
District OF Columbia will organize one regi.
mcnt Of infantry, OF twelve companies, each OF
the minimum strength OF seventy-seven enlisted
men, for muster into the volunteer army OF the
United States. Upon the completion OF the mus
ter, the commanding officer OF the regiment VIII
report TO the adjutant general OF the Army Tor
By order OF the Secretary Of War.
II. c. CORBIN. Adiutant General
Under this order nothing can be done
with the volunteers until a regiment is
mustered into service. The colonel has
no military status other than command
ing general of the District National
Guard
Yesterday one company of volunteers
was mustered into the service. IT was
under Capt Otto Simonson and is now
quartered in the rifle gallery at the ar
mory awaiting further orders Under the
present arrangement further orders mean
until a regiment Is mustered into service.
National Guard captains admitted last
night that 1t does not look as if the requi-
site number OF men win be secured before
the end of the week Meanwhile there
are no orders for Capt. Simonson's COM
lpany and Col. Harries, being only a Ma
tional Guard officer can give Capt. ST.
monson no orders as TO where or when he
shall take his men.
1t is expected that today several other
companies will be mustered in and there
may be enough to form battalion, when
a major viii also take the oath and be
in command. AS this was 10 form the
| original quota of the District, Gen. Cor
bin NAV give orders for the battalion TO
so in camp; but this would not be in ac-
cord with the spirit of the order, which
leaves everything in statu quo until the
regiment is raised.
First Company Mustered.
The work of mastering in Capt. Simon
sons company yesterday was attended
with many interesting and amusing fea-
lures Capt. Heyl was the mastering Of
ficer and he left nothing undone to make
the occasion one OF briliancy and success.
1t is not certain that he viii be hrevetted
for gallantry of action, but undoubtedly
he will receive the commendation of the
commanding general of the militia for
his bravery, as ne pompously compelled
the newspaper representatives TO vacate
the room when the ceremony was about
to begin.
Company had already formed In line
under its captain and Lieuts. Savers and
Harrison when Capt Heyl spied several
officers of the Guard and newspaper men
standing in a group Then Capt. Heyl
swelled out his chest and called to him
an orderly.
Put out everyone not members of this
company was the command. The order
ly proceeded to carry out the order with
some discretion, when Capt. Heyl march
ed forth again and vigorously insisted II
want that erder carried out literally"
Then the soldier began to eject Lieut..
Col. Richard A. O'Brien, Capt Fred
Jacobs, and a Times reporter. OF course
Col. George II. Harries remained. and 1t
was noticed that he wore the new uni
form of colonel.
The crowd assembled on the bridge lead
ing to the gallery, and while there Lieut..
Horton, the adjutant Of the regiment ar
rived with the order from Adult Gen.
Corbin
Meanwhile the company was being mus
tered into the regular service. The men
were fully uniformed ana equipped IN
heavy marching order They were sworn
in separately, and Capt Heyl frequent
" asked them such personal questions as
whether they would fight and what they
would do if captured by a Spaniard.
After mastering, the men were no
longer National Guard property, but
what to do with them was a question.
There Were no orders to go in camp and
it became necessary for them to prepare
to use the drill hall as a camp. Guns
We're stacked and knapsacks unslung. A
guard was established and no man was
; allowed to leave the quarters without a
pass. Then he was required to return
within a specified time. Nearly every
, man had the opportunity to go home dur
ing the afternoon, however, and COM
plete what preparations for his departure
, he found necessary. They were also in
, structed to get something to eat, as
Uncle Sam would not begin to furnish
meals until today Last night they
spread blankets upon the floor and with
5 their equipment as pillows slept while
3 the sentinel paced back and forth on the
armory bridge. 1t was camp life, but so
g very different from what was expected
S when first ordered out to the Soldiers
Home grounds!
The Emmet Guard Next.
! This morning the Emmet Guard will be
! mustered into the service and 1t is likely
that the members will be compelled to
4 also pitch their beds somewhere about
] the armory. This will continue until the
4 full regiment has been found, when all