Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-27
SOLDIERS DEPART.
A Special Bears the Rodman
Rifles to the State
Capital.
AFFECTING soEIIs At TIE DEPOT

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Families, sweethearts and Friends Gather
to Say FareweI-Train Silently Rolls
Away at Daybreak Under Spell of Sad
ness-veterans, Sons and Citizens Escort
the Boys About the City.
The resonant notes of bugle broke
upon the city at the gray dawn OF
day. Suddenly the roll of the drum,
and then the sounds of an army OF
footsteps treading on the pavement.
1t was Rock Islands soldiery march
ing from their headquarters to the
train which would soon bear them
away in response to their country's
call.
There was a drum beat and hear,
beat as the soldiers marched by. Not
a faltering step. All light hearted
cheerful and smiling from the patrio
tism which burned within them. Eacf
carried his canteen and his knapsack
To the veteran the scene revived rec
objections of the day when he marched
away to the battlefield some thirt,
years ago.
In the neighborhood of 500 people
were gathered at the depot, Fathers
mothers, sisters, brothers, sweet.
hearts and friends were there. There
were cheers as the boys, with gallant
step, boarded the coaches. Their
came the announcement that all wa.
in readiness for the departure. A:
though seized by magic a silence
swept over the assemblage. Smiles
turned to sadness; laughter to tears
Fervent kisses, affectionate embraces,
hearty handshakes, and words of God
speed, and the boys were away. The
train nOislessly rolled on. and the en-.
thusiastic impulse that was within
all breasts was hushed by the sadness.
of the parting.
The company was joined by Other
companies along the route. Maj. w
T. Channon and Col. c. c. Carter. as
sistant surgeon general, accompanied
the boys. The roster of the company
is as follows:
Captain-William McConochie.
First Lieutenant-Luke Hemenwav
Second Lieutenant-George Flood
First Alfred Bear.
Sergeants-Harry Anthony, Ed
Dunavin, Robert McConochie, Johr
Larson.
Corporals-W. H. Cline, Harry
Coyne, William Dunaavin, Harold
Jensen, Charles McKinstry.
Hospital Corps-Ed Clements, How.
ard johnson.
Bugler-Frank Morgart.
Drummers-William K. Campbell
+. H. Druckmiller, Christie ladders
Arthur Swanson.
Privates-Oscar Anderson. Loui.
Bledsoe, John Bromley, William
Bleuer, John Carse. Charles Cool
Clayton Case, Otis Cronk, Ed Cam
eron, Fred Cox. Fred COyne, Walter
Cox, Andy Christensen, Elmo Duna
vim, Al Dietrich, Robert bunker, Rob
ert Fitzsimmons, Walter Fitzsim
mons, f. F. Foster. William Frey
Holmes Fry, John Glass, Emil Cute
kunst r. P. Hampton. Fred Krell
Ben Koch, Peter Kessler, Ed McKin
stry. Goodman Olson, Allan Pratt
William Robb, Bert Sears, Louis
Rosentield, Charles Ruge, William
Ransom, Joseph Stauber. Harr,
Smythe. Jr.. Edward Tremann, ElwyT
Townsend, Herbert Mitchell Ferdi
nand Smell, Guy Wilcutt, John Page
Frank Haynes, James Moffett, vii
liam Samuelson. Oscar Jensen, Chri
Schmid, John Schmid Carl Siluse
Marshall Lucas, Wallace Sonders
William David, Stephen Moore, vii
liam Rosche, Joseph T. Remer. c
E. Simmons. Ralph Kepford. Emf
Van Lerberg, Arthus S. Jacobs. Leo
ID. ConOver. Ben Sears, Seth Ague
George Clapper, Arthur Mead, W. H
McGregor, William j. Chambers, Ere,
Hebeler, f. X. Hurd. John Barney
John G. Cook, o. l.. Daligee, L.
Rowley. Robert Maisak, S. l.. Pollock
William Montgomery, Gus Tremann
Thomas David.
Enthusiastic Farewell.
Last evening the Rodman Rifle