The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-25
Under Roofof
the Arnlory.
LOCAL VOLUNT EERS
Begin Their Final Ten Days
Tour of Duty.

For the first time in its history, the
Worcester armory became the tempo
rary camp of three companies of I'm
Gle Sans soldiers, yesterday morning,
shortly after 8 o'clock.
All day long solitary sentinel with
Springfield rifle thrown over his.
shoulder paced the doorway in front of
the state building, and challenged all
corners. People who had no business
inside of the armory were politely but
very firmly told that they could not en-
ter. Many hundred sightseers sought
admittance. forgetting that United
States camp is never open only to those
who have passes from the commanding
officers
Companies A, C and H of the I'd Mas
sachusetts regiment, u. S. ", began
10 days tour of duty which will end
Nov. 3 at Springfield, where they will
be mustered out of Uncle Sans ser
vice, and will once again become pri-
vate citizens of the old Bay state.
The men of these companies all
fought during the short but disastrous
campaign in Cuba, They showed the
effects of the hardships that they had
endured. Pale, emaciated men who
were only a few short months ago
splendid specimens of healthy man
hood, hoRsSled up the armory steps and
sought their company rooms inside of
the building, plainly showing that they
were physical wrecks in every sense of
the word. But they all wore a smile
and appeared to be far happier than
they had been before in many a day:
the prospect of being mustered out of
service was decidedly pleasant to an
ticipate, and every man, when asked,
said that he was not sorry that the
finale was at hand.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday
morning, the three companies reported
to their respective commanders, and
the order was given to fall in and
the roll was called. and II compa-
MES ''fell in" in their company rooms
on the second floor of the building,
while A Company formed on the floor
of the drill shed. From A Company,
Worcester City Guards, the following
named men were absent In each case
a physicians certificate was presented:
e. l. Christensen, H. A. Ballou o. w
Davis, F. L. Fairbanks, H. c. Grover,
Ernest B. Hall, w. T. Turner, w. j.
Standish.
From Company, Worcester Light
Infantry, c. E. Butler, w II. Butler,
=. A. Brown, h. A. Briggs, f. e. Cross
man, H. J. Greene, w. H Clarkson,
1. B, Gilman. r. Johnson, c. H.
Knibbs, w. D, Rheutan, A. T. Winters
gill, F. B. Maynard and E. D. Wool
ridge,
Fl Company, Wellington Rifies-H. G.
Ameu 7. H. Cannon, W. H. Gleason,
F. M. Hill, w. F. Hooker, M. w. Mac
Niven, A. e. Newton, C. P. Reynolds,
j. B. NauIt, C. F. Sleeper, A. H. Tour
tellotte, I. L. Trudel, j. L. King.
H Company had unlucky IS men alb
sent, but apparently the boys of this
company did not let this bother them in
the least.
The armory was more lively yester-
day than it ever was before. officers
ran around from one end of the build
ing to the other with the company
rosters in their hands A Company was
in the hands of the examining sur
geons, who had been ordered by the
war department to give each soldier a
thorough examination in detail. Mai.
Magurn, 9th Massachusetts volunteers.
and Lieut. Shea, also Of the 9th, made
the examinations. The two surgeons
worked hard all day, and at 6 o'clock