Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-21
Huntington Rifles Summoned
to the Armory Last Night.
CREATES . EXCITEMENT.
Caty Astire When 1t Became Known the
Soldiers Were fastening to Their
Headquarters in Full Uniform
WV Appomattox Bought.

CT with muster rolls in their hands
hunting UP the enlisted men and sum
dnohlng them to report to the armory
immediately in full unifotlun Ey..fy
member was located. Some of<fh,ln
We're at work n the shipsafl, but
they dropped their tools uaffd obeyed
1,s summons: OTHERS we're at home
evening around the tireside, and when
they heard she call they hurried TO the
barracks.
The news that the company had re-
eeived orders to report at the armory
siderable excitement. Many thought
the Call for troops had been issued
ana that the march to Cuba was about
70 begin When approached Captain
= Thornton Marye and the other pll
cer6 would not give out any inforhara.
ton regarding the nature of the orders
from Colonel Hodges until after the
meeting. This sent the excitement up
another notch, and set Wild reports
>atioat. TaI
IT WIS c.c-k- ms morning when
Captain 'Nlarye gave orders to break
ranks. What transpired at the meet
ing could not be ascertained, a.s the
men We're pledged 10 secrecy. There
were thirty members of The company
in ranks and ten We're reported to be
out OF the city. The muster roll num-
bers fifty.
After bringing the company to at
tention Captain Marye read the follow
ing order, which came by last even
ing's mail from Richmond:
Commanding officers of the COM
panies of Virginia volunt GERS Will,
upon the receipt of this order, assem-
Die their espective companies and pro-
coed to ascertain and report direct
TO this office upon the form herewith
sent what officers and enlisted men
of their companies Will volunteer for
ha al,
forces of the United States not in
the regular army with the distinct
understa nding that such VOLUNTEER frees
or any portion thereof may be ordered
and required to perform service either
in or out OF THE United States, and
that such officer and enlisted man so
volunteering agrees and binds himself
to without question to promptly obey
all orders enema ting from the proper
officers and to render such service as
he may be required to perform, either
within Or beyond the limits of THE
United States.
Second. The brigade comma nder and
ragimental and battalion commanders
will. without delay, obtain lige informa-
tion and make direct TO thiS office. Sim
lar reports To those above required
with regard to their respective field,
staff and non commissioned staff otti-
GERS and regmental or battalion bands.
adopting the form herewith sent to the
regiments 9
Third by reason of the necessity
in this matter this order is sent direct
with copies 10 intermediate command
erS. ..".." ..
by order of the Governor and Com
ma nder n Chief
"WILLLAA1 tNALLE.
"Adjutant General"
When he finished reading the order
Captain Marye made a short address.
He said he wanted to ascertain the
number Of men who would volunteer
their services, and in order tina secre-
cy might obtain 4le called the men TO
his desk separately and asked vach
the question in low tone OF voice:
Are you willing TO volunteer
Only one word could be used IN res,
ponding lit was either yes" or no"
One by one the men stepped to the
desk and made answer. They We're not
even permitted TO communicate Win
each other, and when ranks We're pro
ken only the captain knew how many
men had said they would go. and he
would not make it public when APP
proached by the Daily Press reporter.
Captain Marye WIFI forward ms re
nort ,hi,s morning TO the adjutalrt gen
eral.
There is a very Widespread misunder-
standing about how the call Tor vol
unteers will be made by the govern
lnent Many persons think that this
call is to be similar to the one mace
by President Lincoln at the opening
OF the civil war. and they nave an
idea that it devolves upon them TO
enlist in the services OK their country
without delay.
AS a mater of fact the government
does not want raw recruits. The term
call for volunteers this time means
that the government has called upon
the men already enlisted in the ma
.ay,3p Sf q -
rious states to enlist in the regular
army, SO that they will be available
for service in Cuba or elsewhere
These men are already fairly We'll
equipped, they are reasonably Well
drilled-some of them are Splendidly
drilled-and are, in fact, trained sol
diers The government has no right
to order these troops to duty outside
of the United States, and for that rea-
son they are to be asked to enlist in
the regular army so that they may be
sent to Cuba when the time comes.
The members of the Huntington
Rifles are ready to move when the or
der comes. 1t is now generally con-
coded that General FitZhugh Lee Will
be in command of the Virginia n
diers and that the troops will be
among the first called out.
FLYING SQUADRON.
An Associated Press dispatch sent
out from Fort Monroe last night says:
There was nothing unusual today
on the Squadron. No gun practice or
drills were INDUCED in the majority of
the men being engaged in getting in
extra provisions ammunition and coal
to be ready for emergencies. The Of
flcers and men are simply waiting
watching news bulletins and awaiting
bulletins for orders from Washington
THE Brooklyn tried her newly ar
ranged turrets again today for ashort
time. for a record and succeeded in
firing the big Pinch guns once in
every seventyfour seconds. While
hosting one Of the 12-inch shells.
weighing $50 pounds, it slipped and
seaman Littlefield had his leg broken
He was transferred to the hospital
ship at Newport News.
another collier for the squadron, the
Saturn, has arrived and, with the
Merrimac: will be used to supply coal to
the squadron
Rush work at the shipyard continues.
None Of the departments close down
at night, for the government work