The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-10
OVER FIFTY
RECRUITSGO
Left Town This Afternoon for Camp in
Georgia.
ROSTER OF THE DEPARTED MEN.
There Were Residents Prom other Towns
Among Them-sim MeHale was Put
In Command of the squad-Drum
Corps Escort to the Depot,

NHeu Ihe &O% IennsylYaula Railroad pas
senger train left town this afternoon for
PottsvilIe it had attached to it special car
containing 56 men who enlisted yesterday
and to-day at the local station established by
Lieut.. Francis p. Siviter of Pittsburg. and
member Of the 18th Regt., u. S. A., for the
enlistment Of recruits for the regular army.
The number of applicants far exceed in
number the men accepted but the list of the
latter will be considerably increased. Several
who were desirous Of going TO the front were
Tagged by relatives, as in the case of one
man who was enrolled and had passed the
examinations. Yesterday afternoon his wife
appeared and entered protest The result
was that the was held up, because his wife
was dependent upon him for support
The first to enlist and bo sworn in was
Harry Walters, Jr., late porter at the Fergu-
son House. He at once became a favorite at
the recruiting station and Lieut. Sivter has
concluded not to send him to the front at
present, but retain him on the clerical force
at the station
Some young men are using the recruiting
station as an agency for practical Jokes upon
their parents. An anxious father appeared
at the station last night and inquired if his
son, who is under age, had enlisted. He was
told that such was not the case, wbereupon
the parent gave vent to an expression of mart
relief and part impatience and added
That's that boy again. He came home To.
night and worried his mother almost to death
| by telling her that he had enlisted. The
father was told that in all cases of applica-
tons by minors they are required to first
secure the consent of their parents. or
guardians.
A throng of people can be found in front
IN iri,, e a.
at any hour Of the day or night that if is
open ana applicants file in and out frequently,
sometimes in groups of half dozen. Lieut.
Siviter expects that he will enlist at least two
hundred men here.
The following is the oath that is taken by
the accepted applicants: II - born in -
in the state Of -- aged -- years and -
months, and by occupation --, do hereby |
acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted |
this - day Of -- 1898 as soldier in the
army Of the United States of America
Tor the period of three years unless
sooner discharged by proper authority: And
90 also agree to accept from the United States
such bounty, pay, rations and clothing as
are or may be established by law. And | do
soIemnly swear or nfiirm) that / will bear
true faith and allegiance to the United States
OF America, and that I will serve them
honestly and faithfully against all their
oneiilloS ~ "hoIhsoeVer and that will obey |
S4 no oiueiS Oi the PRESIDENT OF the United |
States, and the orders of the officers appointed
over me, according to the rules and articles |
u ,r, war
nc lollo"lhg Is the oihcial list OF the re-
C'+ Ctul'' WV were sworn IN to-day and left for
nm i-iTn'a springs, georgia together with
'nelI plrUnplaces as given when they applied;
0ohh .. furcel and Michael J. Purcell, |
1i"nanoy rlahe henry r Zebreskie, Poland;
Jesse McCracken, Montour County; Patrick
flyhh, Shenandoahi Edward Hughes, shs-
lhoklh harry Linkenhoh, Shenandoah
John D. Brien, Schuylkill County James
McHale Charles Hilton, Shenandoah; John
H. Blerstein, Girardvlle; William II. Derrick,
Joseph B. Derrick, Shenandoah James r.
McManeman. fremont; PGtrick II. Byrne,
ohehahdoahi Wlllism E. Smith, New Castle
George = Selbert, Shenandoah; John Prosser,
1r:, o. Olalr' Joseph A. Mitchell, VIM. Penn;
', Imam Iosser, Mahanoy City; Lloyd c.
DiUpsV' i, h@uuchrelui @ Henry Keen, Jr., Beaver
W naireyi p imam ouhg,shenandoah; William
H. n Pecker, Lost Creek John F. Hayes, Martin
-, meHl"'n' ohenahuoah; John 7. Wade, |
N'o" Na'uon' McOluFe r Naltman, Watson !
ToTni Iti george Melthar' Watsontown; Augustus
- ElurIdge Philadelphia; Isaiah S. WOomer,
i,"iou' or ,"ipou' IeIeI huoeld2ls Shenandoah;
~rwt5s owoso oiSo'V, hnsIahui Johh ii. bordner,
r,'I oiviuIl,Derl%hu county; lsadore Holfchay,
RANK H. Mchallek, Austria; Michael Sam
James j. IitZpprald Sbauapdnob. J,.,rL