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Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-19
A coAsTING ACCIDENT.
Two Boys Run Into Wagon on Jaques
Avenue.

Roy Lombard and Benjamin Rhodes,
both under Il years of age, were injured
in a eoasting accident Monday after
noon, as a result of which young Lom-
bard was taken to the city hospital with
a fractured nose and a severe cut on his
face. Rhodes was badly cut about the
head and considerably bruised, but was
taken to his home, 1872 Main street
Monday is one of the days when coast
ing Is allowed on Jaques avenue and the
boys We're making the most of it. A
team was coming up the hill lust as the
boys went down and a collision result
ed
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d0Iorttster aailp Spy.
CITY. NEWS.
BUILDING PERMIT.

TO II. r. Sanders, builder, for him
self, a three-story, three-tenement
house of wood. 2s by 81 feet and 81 feet
high, on Ashton street near Sturgis
street in ward 2.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-19
STATE HOUSE NOTICES.
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,
METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD.

BOSTON, January H. 1898
The Metropolitan Water Board will give
hearing to aR parties interested In the
relocation Of that portion of the Massa-
chusetts Central Railroad in the towns OF
Berlin, Clinton, Boylston and West Boyls-
ton, included within the territory to be
sett reservoir, on the south branch Of the
Nashua river, on MONDAY, January "a,
1898, at o'clock p, M, at the office Of the
board, No. 8 Mt. Vernon st., Boston.
METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD, by
WILLIAM N. DAVENPORT, Secretary.
Jan 1921
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-19

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the
mluistratrix of the estate of Betsy Brown
late of Worcester, In the county of Wor-
cester, deceased, intestate, and has taken
upon herself that trust by giving bond, as
the law directs. An persons having de-
mands upon the estate of said deceased
are required to exhibit the same, and all
persons indebted to said estate are called
upon to make payment to
NETTIE r. BARNARD, Admrx.
Worcester. January IA, 1925 n
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given away. sold or abandoned. The regi-
ment was ordered to Tampa. It's good rec
ord at Alger had SAINT it to Chickamauga,
and it's efficiency at Chickamauga was
pushing it still closer to the scene of war.
BY this time the boys had become pretty
we'll seasoned as soldiers, and had been
taught the usaleSsness of Juggling around
unnecessary baggage, and because of this
lesson a large proportion of the material
they had brought with them from home
ceased to incumber them any further. The
regiment was ordered to move to Tampa on
the goth, and the order was received with
delight and pleasure by the members. The
I'd New York and the 9Th Maryland with
whom the District boys were afterward
mora intimately associated, were ordered to
move at the same time.
Just before moving from Camp Thomas
the field officers court was organized, with
Major Hine in charge. In time of war this
court was to take the place Of the summary
court which is a feature of every army
post. The Jurisdiction of the court is con-
fined to trying men for minor offenses and
its penalties cannot exceed one months
confinement or fine of one months pay
Recently this court has been abolished. and
the summary court has again taken its
place. The summary courts proceedings
are passed upon by the regmental COM
mander only while in the field officers
court the brigade commanders approval Of
the findings was also necessary.
OF for Tampa.
June tnS nFSt, WITH complete outnt OF
thirty-nine new wagons, the motive power
being furnished by a hundred and twenty
more or less new mules, the regiment
moved out for Rossville. Only one man was
left sick in the hospital and he afterward
died. The march to Rossvlle was rather a
hard one, and during the first half of it
there was some struggling in the regiment
After that the men got warmed up to their
work, and there was no further falling out.
The men at this time were in a good.
healthy state, but had not been thoroughly
hardened, and did not yet understand TIE,
evil lurking in ice water or lemonade and
such stuff when hard marching was on the
program. The regiment made a good rec
ord in getting away fr',m Camp Thomas
and on it's way to Tam-a. The column left
the camp five hours after the I'd New York
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might. have been. In a. very short time.
however. wagons and mules were forth
coming for thu use 81 the regiment, and it
began to be a conlparatieely easy matter
to secure everything tfiat was actually
needed. During these dayg at Chickamau-
sa the boys OF the.slst District Regiment
began to realize the fact that army life
was not all play, and that plenty of hard
work went along with the glory of wearing
the blue. The men in the regiment. how
ever, tool hold of their work in business
hike way and there vas little or no shtrk-
Ing anywhere. During these days the Dis
trict men had the pleasure of receiving at
their camp Geh. H.V Boynton, Col. Gail
lard and Capt. Black, who had lately been
Commissioner Of the District The regt-
ment was brigaded at this time with the
ID New York and the I'd Nebraska Col.
Hardin of the I'd New York was the bril-
gade commander.
AT Chickamauga both officsrs and me:l
Went through q course of instruction and
disciplir Q that was of splendid service to
them later ON. On the 26th of May the
Officers school was organized, with Major
Hine as instructor This school was held
once each day, and the part of the Grill
book or whatever topic was being consid-
cred was laid out in advance and the OIL
GERS posted themselves up. By this means
the ouzziEg and the explanations were
made exceedingly clear to all the officers OF
the regiment The common practice of
making the Junior officers do all the WORK
d1d not at any time prevail with the Isl
District Regiment. At all the calls every
one of the officers was expected to turn
out, and in this way the men were kept in
terested and ware shown continually that
they were not called on for anything in
which the officers were not included
The first religious service of the regiment
in Camp Thomas was, held Sunday, May -.
when Chaplain Dudley, on pulpit built of
boxes of ammunition covered with tent
fly, preached from the text, But when !
became a man put away childish things"
The service was well attended, and, under
the great trees, Was exceedingly impressive
The regiments camp at Chickamauga. situ-
ated in the trees, was extremely pictur-
esque, but was probably equally unhealthy
The tents, pitched as they were under the
trees could not be dried out by the sun, as
experience has shown the wel-situated
camp should be-
The day following these services the men,
bers of the 1st District Regiment put away
a good many things that were not strictly
childish. Impedimenta of all kinds were
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from Captain Heyi that It would be i'm
possible for him to accept the lieutenant
colonelship. and Col Harries nominated
Captain Theodore Mosher of the I'D In
fautry to that position. An effort was made
to get Captain Mosher detached at once
from his regiment, so that he could assume
his new duties, but without success. Dur
ing the following days the District regi-
ment, as well as the other soldiers at
Tampa. were made unhappy at night by
constant and heavy rain storms. They were
buoyed up, however, by the strong belief
that the regiment would very soon be on
its way to Porto Rico. The men were con-
| fident that 1t as an imp1ssi blity for the
government % manage two campaigns
without their assistance. Between the
band practicfng, the constant rumors and
the rain storms the men were kept up to
steady pitch of excitement They stili oc-
cupied the little shelter tents. in the belief
that a start would be made for somewhere
at once. On the 18th of June the regiment,
however. decided that il was quite prob
able that it would spend some time at
Tampa, and the big tents were put up. The
same day the command received orders to
move to Tampa Heights.
Grand Larceny.
The regiment, however. was not called
upon to move to Tampa Heights at once.
The following Gay, June IA. the command
was the victim of grand larceny, of ex-
cusable sort, possibly, in view of the
William NJ. Black of the engineer corps.
who had resigned the ccmmissionership of
the District to take active service, came
along with an order detaching Company
H of the District regiment, and taking II
away to Picnic Island there to be traine!
in the arts and secrets Of engineering.
Further highway robbery followed when
brigade commander. General Carpenter,
in his search fer fine material for his staff,
carried away bodily Capt. Sims and Lieut..
Donnely. the former as quartermas:or and
the latter as comnissary and ordnance off,
Ger. These choices by eminent authorities
were fiattering to the regiment, but at the
same time took away men whom every
one hated to lose.
The regiment proved itself exceedingly
valuable to the reputable people in Tampa
and Arbor City by furnishing from its
ranks an active provost guard, who. in
pursuance of law, arrested indiscrimi-
nately all persons who were disturbing or
showed a disposition to disturb the public
peace.
At this time the regiment took up new
line of work. or, rather, an application
of the old lines. Al their camping place,
which was in the loose sand, there was a
lack of proper drill grounds. and the rcgi-
ment was therefore sent out on a humber
of practice runs to Tampa Heights, the
men carrying enc days provisions with
them. Under this order reveille was
sounded at 3 o'clock in the morning. and
by o'clock the men would be hard at
work drilling on extended order and battle
formation. Then. after q brief rest, the
regiment would march back TO the Did
camp. Often the men We're taken. with
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The Honorable Career of the
District Volunteer
Regiment.

$50 men and 80 officers. The number of
men also includes the band, which was aft
erward organized from the enlisted men,
the leader being a sergeant.
Quick Mastering.
Now, indeed. there was hustle and hustle
and hurry among the would-be soldiers In
the states the nomination of regimentai
and company officers devolved on the gov
errors In the District these nominations
were given to Geo. II. HarriCs, as the brIga-
der general in command OF the District
National Guard. 1t was the genera: expee
tation and wish Of practically everybody in
the District that Gen. Harri-s should go to
the front as colonel of the 1st District of
Columbia Regiment, which was to be the
official designation of the local representa-
ton in the army. The fitness of this arose
not only from his position ut the head of
the guard, but from his long and wide
army experience and his eminent capabl-
ity as an officer and 4 man. With the
colonelcy settled, it was matter of careful
and deep thought for Gen. Harries to select
the officers for his regiment. The District
Guard was rich in good ma teral for Off
GERS and nearly all were chosen from the
body In nearly every case officers took
lower rank in the regiment than they held
in the Guard, and that this was done cheer
fully and without remons rance shows the
spirit of the men. The officers were chosen
solely on the requisite Of fitness and in
fluenee was not considered Many of the
places as non-conimissionel officers in the
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new organization. and ,nanv more went in
to the ranks. The organization o. the com
panleS was not made with any regard tC
old National Guard lines Members of the
old organization were given i,t:iU chancetC
enlist and that was all. P.o5ably 50 pei
cent of the regiment is II went to the fl Ont
were members of the guard
me work of signing the rolls and mus
terlng the men was gone al vigorously
from May II. After the rolls were signed
the strict medical examination through
Whlcn the men were put was stumbling
block to many would-b soldiers and a
out for some physical defect. The entire
regiment was enrolled, mustered gfme.l
ana equipped in a shorter space of tir,e
than any other regiment in the country
The work was commenced MAY IL and I'm
shed May II, late III the afternoon. when
Col: Harries was mustered In
The regiment took their National Guard
equipments and guns, blankets &c and
We're Immediately ready for service
wherever they might be ordered. Thew
did not get the kaki uniform then or any
tiIne later in spite af the statement. that
all the troops sent to Cuba were provided
with these uniforms. The regiment had no
tand at first, but places were held in the
ranks for bandsmen who were later en-
nsted- indefinite leave of absence from tire
Nauonal Guard was given all the officers
belonging to that body. and indefinite fur
loughs to all the enlisted men THIS stem
was taken in ordee to prevent the posstbiI-
~ VI tAOS@ "EO answered the country
call from losing their status in the enarI .
ReEimentaI Officers
The regimental officers as mustered in
were follows:
Colonel. Geo II. Harries; lieutenant col
onel, -; regimental adjutant. First
Lieut. VIM. E. Horton; major, NJ Emmett
Urel; major Charles Del. Hine: major,
Richard A O'Brien; major and surgeon r.
A Pyles; chaplain, Geo. Z. Dudley: first
lieutenant and battalion adjutant. James /,
Mock; first lieutenant and battalion adi1I-
tant, Chas- b. Hudson: first lieutenant and
battalion adjutant, c. Fred Cook; first lieu
tenant and Quartermaster. John NJ Field:
first lieutenant and assistant surgeon. c. A..
Weaver: first lieutenant and assistant sur
geon, g. Clifford Cox
Company A-Captain. Harry Walsh; first
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regiment experienced It's first severe march
ing test. The command did well, however.
ana reached camp In good condition. Col.
Harrtes made his first report to the COM
handing officer. who was Col. Fred Grant.
on the evening of the 23d. He later re-
ported to Brigadier General L. H. Carpen-
Ter, and the regiment was formally as
signed to the ID Brigade, 1st Division. Sd
Army Corps.
Ths time the District regiment spent in
Chfckamauga was the early days of that
camp. In order to protect the magnificent
timber of the park prohibitions had been
put on cutting any trees, and as a conse-
qrence wood was exceedingly scarc. At
that time water was even harder COM
modify TO secure than wood. and as a con-
sequence of the lack Of these necessary
articles camp life Yves mot as happy an It
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the campaign many a man cast longing
thought to the hardtack scattered so pro-
fusely between Cnickamauga and Tampa.
June 3 the regiment entered Florida, and
its entrance into the state was marked by
the engine of one of the sections jumping
the track. The men were Jared and bruis-
ed considerably, but no one was seriously
hurt. After the railroad men had fused
around with the engine for some time with
out accomplishing anything which pointed
to an early start Colonel Harrias ordered
Major Hine to go forward and put the en-
CINE on the track. Major Hine is not a
large man, and It seemed something of a
big job, but he nevertheless accomplished
it, and that in a very brief time. 1t is all in
knowing how to DO things, and Major Hine
is an experienced railroad man, and his
knowledge in this line of work proved of in
estimable value to the regiment during the
campaign. The night of June 3 the regi-
ment camped on the cars at Turkey crack,
just outside of Tampa.
In Camp at Tampa.
The next day, June 4, the regiment went
into camp the reservation at old Fort
Brooke, The weather was red hot and the
camp was in heavy, thick sand. The men
had only shelter tents, which they then
use for the first time. The common name
for this affair." dog tents, was promptly
changed to pup tents, because, it was ex-
planned, they were not big enough for a
full grown dog. The men. however, were
better OF than the regimental stan, which
had no tents at all, and slept that night
on bales of hay.
June Col. Harries notified to look
out for orders to embark Immediately for
Cuba. 1t will be seen by this that the au-
thorities from tho very start considered the
District regiment as one of the very crack
volunteer organizations, and that the in
tention right through was to push it where
fighting was to he done. The regiment was
assigned to Carpenters brigade, Snyder
cd TO he he
I'd sew York and the 9th Maryland were
brigaded with the District regiment There
were then about 10000 troops at Tampa.
The officers of the list District Regiment
were not among those who inhabited and
spent their time at the Tampa Bay Hotel.
They stayed out in the sand with their men
and enjoyed the society of a large and
exceedingly active population, consisting of
tarantulas, scorpions and other insects not
to speak of the unlimited millions of flies.
The band Joined the regiment at this time
and made things lively for the men. 1t con-
sisted Of seventeen men. who used their
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had started. 1t reached Rossvllle at ann 7
and all of the sections Of its train were
moved out in adv nee OF two sections of the
New York regiment; train TINT, snuialS
work was due to tn. superior energy End
push of the District men, and was a motley
they maintained throughout their service.
ana which constantly carried them To tfe
front. The. regiment left RossvtHe IN five
sections. the last one getting off abont =
pm. The next day, Junes2 the men break.
tasted at Atlanta. Previous comm ancs that
had gone south had Displayed a good deal
OF rowdyism. which had had the tendency
to rather kill the enthusiastic hnspita litv
which had at first bsen extended all thro,sb
the south to every passing soldier The
District men to some extent suffered hv
reason of this, and sduring most EFF their
trip to Tampa had to fan back en- their
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lieutenant. Richard ]. Harden; second lieu
tenant, Chas. H. Harlow
Company B-CaDtain VIM T. H. King;
first lieutenant, Thos. s. King; second lieu
tenant, Horace NJ Bell .,-.--- 49,.
Company C-Captain. Chas. s. Domer;
first lieutenant. w. E. Crist; second lieuten-
ant, g. c. Redman.
Company D-Captain. W. S. Hodges; first
lieutenant, r. ]. Donneily; second lieuten-
ant, Louis F. Beiseau
Company E-Captain, F. L. Graham: first
lieutenant, J: IL Griffiths; second heuten-
ent. F. E. Skinner
Company F-Captain. Otto G. Simonsou:
first lieutenant, c. V. Seyer: second heuten-
ant, W. H. Harrison
Company G-Captain, F. 8. Hodgson; first
lieutenant. d. n. Chishcim; second lieuten-
ant. l.. Nj. Heron.
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Urell, who had captured a gaunt struggling
mule from the quartermaster' department,
which had been promptly chrlstened Gen
erai Weyler, because ii was intimated that
IL was born TO be hanged. The regiment
marched about four and n half miles
toward General Skaters headquarters and
then about four and a half miles more 10
the front. During about two and a half
miles OF this march plenty OF steel and lead
was moving rapidly through the immediate
atmosphere. Shells were striking overhead.
the crack of the Krag and the singing OF
the Mauser could be plainly distinguished
from each other.
A distressing feature of the march,
through the uuderhrush. where the troops
had fought during the preceding days. was
the horrible smell which arose from the
dead. Wounded men had crawled into the
urcerbrush, out Of the road, and had died
there. Buzzards by thousands lowered in
the air and hoped out into the road as
tame chickens.
After crossing the San Juan river mat
tiers became stu warmer to the untried
regiment. The spit of the bullets could
be heard they struck the trees over
head, while the men were in constant dam
ger from shells.
That march should be a source of pride
to every one who takes an interest in the
LIST District of Columbia Regiment. Only
a very few of the command had ever been
under fire, and yet the regiment went ahead
solid masonry 1t moved in column
of fours and never on parade had the men
locked better or marched better. Regular
army officers who were there are lavish in
ment went to the front.
Ordered to Trenches.
Colonel Harries reported to General Law.
ton. and his regiment was sent to relieve
the It'll United States Infantry and tns
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own resources. Eastman. Ga, was an ex-
ception to the general rule, and here the
District boys were given a royal reception.
due, 1t was said. to some advance informa-
ton sent to friends IN Eastman that the
District of Columbia regiment was COM
posed OF gentlemen. Along thu way to
Florida the boys left bareback behind them,
with their names written on 1t. given away
to psople at the different stations. Later in
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On Board Catanin.

The country was then just getting IN pos
session of the news of the first fierce fight
ing at Santiago, The regiment sailed or
many particulars the most viIlainous trans
port on which men ever went TO sea. The
Catania run aground three dimes in get
ting. away from Tampa harbor, which wa.
only forewarning of what was to come
ever, were enthusiastic in their delight in
making a start for. the scene of war. and
they crowded to the sides and hung tc the
rigging and cheered the flag themselves
and everything else in: sight.
July 4Swess celebrated on board the
transport. There was q patriotic concert
by the band after reveilie, winding up with
the Star Spangled Banner" At ; O'Clock
in the afternoon the officers and newspaper
men assembled aft around the restmental
coiors, held by Lieutenant Cook, and sang
My Country, Ills OF Thee" with band
accompaniment. Cha plain Dudley offered
PRAYER, and Mr.. King, one Of the newspa-
per correspondents aboard, read the Decla
ration Of Independence. after which eysrv
!. body sang the Battle Hymn of the Re-
public and went to supper.
Annoying Delays
1t was thoroughly realized by this time
by everybody on board the Catania that
besides not being an ocean greyhound. their
transport was not everything that was de-
sirabie. One of her faults. which was early
displayed, was the utter inability of anv
power to steer her. She veered around
from point to point of the compass, accord
ing to her own sweet will However. the
outer harbor OF Key West was reached
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their shelter tents, to Tampa Heights the
night before. This sort of work was an
immense advantage to the regiment. The
men were hardened up and put into splen-
did condition. Their work in extended or
der and open field drilling was so favorably
a name for efficiency and good work that
caused it to be picked out of three 5rigades
later on as the best regiment to be sent to
Ttrro