The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-04
CONCORD COMPANY FIRST
HORNETS NEST RIFLEMEN AND
CLEVELAND GUARDS.
GOVERNORS GUARD THE FIRST TO-DAY
The Surgeons Worked Hard Yesterday and The
Men in Half Dozen Companies Were Ex'
amined--The Troops were Taken to
The Fair Grounds for Examination.

me far drounuS TOR Exdtnlnatloh'
Despite the hot weather the townspeo-
pie yesterday visited Camp Bryan
Grimes in great force.
With the thermometer registering 10
in the shade, with Il hot wind blowing
from the South and with the dust on the
Hllsboro and Oberlin roads rising in
heavy clouds. life in that section would
have been anything but agreeable had it
not been for the novelty of the white
tents, blue uniforms and the glitter of
brass button and gold lace.
Those who took the long drive had the
dust driven into their faces, while the
sun fairly baked and bistered. But this
did not prevent hundreds of people-men,
women and children-from visiting the
camp and watching Capt. Gresham mus
ter in the volunteers.
This began at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, with the Cabarrus Light In
fantry. DR.. Winter, United States Ar
my Surgeon and his assistants, Drs. VIII
der. Jourdan and Archey, regimental
surgeons, began to examine the men
early yesterday morning and worked like
beavers at it all day When night came
they had examined the Concord, Reds
vile, Asheville, Raleigh, Winston, Dur
ham, Shelby, Waynesyille and one of the
Charlotte companies.
In the Concord company seven men
were dropped out on account of physical
disability; Reidsville only 2, Asheville
15, Winston u, Durham Z, Hornets
Nest Rifles I, Waynesville 10, Govern
or's Guard and Shelby 6. None of the
officers in any of the four companies fail
ed TO pass. The six in the Governors
Guard who were rejected were all six re-
crilits who have been taken in during
the past two weeks. Every officer and
every old member of the company
passed.
The physical examination was made in
one of the buildings ut the fair grounds,
which are but Il short distance from the
camp.
OF course some of these had much lar
ger number of men to start with than
others. For instance the Governors
Guard had 126 men, Asheville 121 and
Waynesville 100: while Durham had 80,
the Hornets Nest Rifles 90 and Winston
SO.
The Concord company mustered in 50
men. the Hornets Nest Rifles 81 and the
Cleveland Guards so. They were mus
tered in by Capt. Gresham in the order
named. A number of other companies,
beginning with the Governors Guard,
will be mustered in this afternoon.
The method of mastering in the men is
Ifs follows:
1.
surgeon, the company is formed and
faced to the right The mastering officer,
Capt. Gresham. accompanied by the sur
geon. after inspecting and accepting the
captain and lientenants, places himself
about Il dozen PAGES from, and nearly
in front of, the first sergeant. with the
captain near him on his right. To call
the names. The second lieutenant places
himself by the left of the first sergeant,
with directions to keep the right-now
front-file of the company mot called
closed mp to his front, and to see that
each man, when his name is called, per-
sonally answers, Here in a tone TO be
heard distinctly by the mastering officer
At the instant of answering, the man will
step off briefly TO and in front of the
mastering officer, and pass on to join
the first lieutenant, who will form the
company in the same order as before
seeing that the rear rank men cover those
i'm front and intervals preserved be-
tween the grades so that the number in
each may be easily distinguished and
counted.
The mastering officer is careful that
men from one company or detachment
are not borrowed for the occasion to swell
the ranks of others about to be muster
ed in. To this end he at the conclusion
of the muster-in of each battalion or reg
iment whether mustered in by compan-
les or not) causes the entire force to be
paraded for inspection; and in case any
deception or fraud is discovered to have
been practiced. he will Immediately re-
port the fact to the Adiutant General.
that the guilty parties may be dismissed
from the service. No volunteer will be
mustered into service who is unable to
speak English language
When all the men have been called and
accepted, the mastering officer, accom-
panied by the captain, counts the num-
Der in each grade, and sees that they cor
respond with the number of names on
the muster-in ROLL and agrees with the
prescribed organization.
The mastering officer administers the
oath of allegiance as prescribed in the
Second Article of War to insure subor-
dination and faithful service on the part
Of officers and men who have by enroll
ment and muster enlisted into the service
of the United States. The company is
directed to uncover heads and hold ND
right hands, and then in loud, distinct,
and impressive manner the following
oath is administered: "Al and each of
yon do solemnly swear Tor affirm that
yon will bear true faith and allegiance
to the United States Of America, and
that You will serve them honestly and
faithfully against all their enemies.
whomsoever. and that you will obey the
orders Of the President Of the United
States. and the orders of the officers APP
pointed over yon, according TO the Rules
and Articles of War"
The oath having been administered,
the mastering officer causes the officers
and enlisted men to subscribe to the
same by signing their names in the APP