The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24
Will LEAVE In
A FEW HOURS.
Rhode Island Volunteer Regiment
Will Soon Be on Its Way
South--visitors to Camp.

In comparatively few hours more the
First Regiment, Rhode Island volun-
teers, will have left the state for the
South, and to this Is duo the fact that,
Despite the storm. q0its large mum ber
OF persons have visited the camp today.
Many who could not visit tho camp ON
Saturday last went today, to say fare
well to those who were dear to them, for
st was reslizsd that even II the regiment
should pass through Providence on It's
way to Camp Alger, there would be no
time or opportunity for an exchange OF
greetings.
The Providence Naval Reserve Com
rany. which reported on board the United
States ship Constellation, is now In the
United States navy, and there is no doubt
that the men Will render q good account
OF themselves. TIE company which left
Providence Is composed OF Lieut.. George
IL. Eiswald, commanding Lieut. (Junior
Rrade) Lewis Fairbrother Burrough, EN-
sign Laurie ii. Talbot Seamen George B.
L. Clark. Josech W. Davis. Howard II.
Dawley. Ross B. DeninR. Arthur Il. Doe.
Walter A.. q. French. Henry w. ureen-
ough, Fred II. Ingrahaih, Charles ". Law
ton, Frank q. Leonard, Russell 9. Du.
tolls, Thomas w. Marshall Charles W.
MILLS, William ~. fubt, .. nO"luuu flI-
man, Edmund A. Leu. Albert B. Peck,
Edwsrd Il. Perkins. Max kloman, Charles
A. Sprague. Robert q. Sumper, Jesse
Is. Sweet. Jr., Jonn III. Sweet. Jr., How
ard B. Townsend, Earl II. Wilcox, Rich
ara A. Young.
Henry W. areenOugh, who is in the
command. was admitted to the Rhode
Island bar last week, ald had only joined
fhe Naval Reserves short time ago be-
cause he desired to see service. Mr.. Green
puah. who is a brother CT Assistant City
Solicitor Greenough. fought with the
Greeks In the war against Turkey last
year, and has had some experience In the
and of distinguished pressnce.
Lively Send Off.
Probably at no time sine. the rebellion
Of 1851, has such excitement prevailed In
Bristol as took place this morning on the
departure OF the Bristol Naval Reserve
Torpedo Company for Newpcrt, to pass
the physical exaininstion tefore being
mustered into the governments service.
At 7:31 o'clock the company formed at
the arnory at the foot CT Church street.
and was escorted TO the depos by the fell
lowing military ana civic organizations
Post, No. Is, CoInisander Washington
L Finch, Bristol Light Infantry. Capt.
Callan; steamer King Philip Fire Com
pany, the full comDany Of the reserves
under ths command OF Lieut.. William
Fred Williams, and all the honorary
members OF the company. followed by a
long train OF relatives and friends In oar
riages. At the depot rs the tram was pull
ing out. the band PLAYED "The: star
SpanRlsd Banner" and all the companies
formed In line and sslutsd, while tte
air was filled with the roar OF dynamite
torpedoes.
Will Leave Tomorrow.
The East Providence division will leave
for Newport tomorrow. and will be in
command OF the organizer, Samuel w.
Brigham, Jr., who was comm issioned
acting ensign Tor the purposes Of organi-
zatlon.
1t was recalled this morning by several
veterans OF the late war that thera Is
much that is similar betwesn the situa-
tion now and In 1861. At that time the
Rhode Island troops were encamped near
Washington, and the presentation OF the
colors to the Rhode Island men In the
,lvil war took place at the encainpment
there, and I'm less formal way the present
regiment will In all probability receive
Its flags ar Fails Church. for In q snort
time the handsome stand OF colors which
has been ordered by Gen. William Ames
will be completed.
Volunteers, Pleased.
As soon as the news reached Camp Dyer
that the Rhode Island regiment had been
ordered to go South, to take up Its quar-
tsrs at Camp Aiger, at Falls Church, Va,
there was Joy among the "boys in blue"
and the tented street rang with the cheers