The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06
DAMP DAY IN CAMP.
Physical Examination OF the Men Is
Now in Progress.
BY Associated Press.

5N Associated Press.
Mount Gretna, Pa. May 5.--A driz-
Zling rain fell all of today at Camp
Hastings, and beyond the final work
preparatory to transferring the state
soldiers into United States volunteers
nothing was done. The regimental sur
geons and assistants examined yester-
day were formally mustered into the
volunteer service at . o'clock this after
noon. They Immediately began the
physical examination of the enlisted
men and lieutpnants of their respective
regiments. Captains and officers of
higher rank will be examined person.
ally by Major Hall, L. 5. A. Battery
a, Captain WarburtOn, and Battery b,
Captain Waters. We're examined today.
Only seven men We're rejected in the
former and fourteen in the latter. Re
cruits made up the deficiency. Both
batteries will be mustered in tomorrow
and ready to move by nightfall. No
horses, as was previously stated. will
be taken. Captain Warburton will go
to Newport News and Captain Waters
either there or to New York. Major
Hall stated that the volunteers COM
pared very favOrably with the men en-
listed in the regular army. The main
point of difference being the build, the
volunteers being slightly built
EXAMINATION RIGID.
Tonight the volunteer surgeons be-
gan their examination of the men. II
is rigid and will be completed within
five days. After the exact number of
men physically competent in each
company has been ascertaned, any de-
fiCiency will be made up with the best
men on the waiting list until each COM
pany has the required rs officers and
men. The volunteers will be mustered
in by regiments. The work will most
probably be finished in ten days and
the entire division will move in a body
To Washington or some point further
south.
Lieutenant Colonel Campbell and
Major Sweeney We're detailed today to
assist in recruiting men. Brigadier
General Schall and his entire staff
today forwarded to Adiutant General
Stewart a communication volunteering
their services. The communication re-
ErettCd there was no opportunity left
open for them to volunteer and desired
that their offer be made a matter Of
record, Apart from the big work Of
mastering and recruiting, the princi-
pal topic of thought and conversation
is who will be major general and brl-
gadiers.
OFFICERS TO RECRUIT.
Officers will leave Camp Hastings in
the morning TO proceed to the head
quarters of the various companies of
the National Guard of Pennsylvania
and recruit each of them up to the
United States volunteer standard of IS
men. Six or seven additional recruits
beyond this number will be brought
back to camp to provide against pos
Sible rejection of recruits by medical
examiners. The work of enlisting the
guard in the United States service will
be vigorously pushed. 1t is expected
that three thousand men will be enlist
ed tomorrow.
orders were issued to all Captains
to prepare a correct and final roll of
all volunteers and those not volunteer
ing. The latter will be sent home and
receive their state pay immediately.
Word was also received from Washing
ton that all the equipments with the
exceptions Of knapsacks and guns will
be purchased by the government after
appraisement. The volunteers will be
equipped by the government with
blanket bags and Krag JOrgensen guns
| instead of the present Sprinfield rifles
of A. calibre.