The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-02
TROOPS IN ERIE DEPOT
Western New York Regiments
Arrive in Jersey City
En- Route for Hemp
stead, L. |.

Eight companies of the Sixty-fifth Regi-
ment and nine separate companies of the
New York State National Guard passed
through this city via the Erie Railroad
this morning on their way to Hampstead,
L. L., to enlist as regulars under Uncle
Sam. Each company numbered eighty
four men, the necessary percentage of a
full quota to enable the companies to re-
main intact after enlistment Including
staff officers, medical corps, ETC., the
troops numbered nearly fifteen hundred
men. The regiment and separate compan-
les are principally from Western New
York.
The regiment is from Buffalo, and is in
command of Colonel Samuel B. Welsh.
The eight companies of it which passed
four more of its companies Wednesday,.
The separate companies will form a pro-
vsional regiment which will be in com
mand of General e. NJ Hoffman OF the
New York State National Guards, who
will necessarily have to be mustered in as
a Colonel in the United States Army. Cen
be the Lieutenant Colonel. Both officers
accompanied the men to Hampstead
Among the separate companies is the
Thirteenth OF jamestown, which stands at
the head of the State Guards of the En-
pire State in Workmanship. The men of
this company agreed TO. enlist to a man.
1t is commanded by Captain D. H. Post.
Olean Captain Franchot; Twenty-fifth of
Binghampton, Captain H. M. Fales; For
ty-seventh of Hornellsville, Captain Bah
cock: Forty-second of Niagara Captain
NJ Butler; Thirty-third of Walton. Cap
tain Martin; Twenty-fourth of Middle
town, Captain Mcintyre; Thirtieth of FL
mira, Captain sadler, and a separate
company from TonawaEda.
The men were fully equipped for camp
life and heavy marching and carried.
three days rations.
The first train, at 6:15, brought in the
Elmira, Binghamton and Afiddletown
companies; the second the jamestown,
Olean and Hornellsvilie companies. These
were followed shortly afterward by the
arrival of the Sixty-fifth Regiment of
Buffalo and the Niagara company. Their
train was in two sections, thirteen cars
in one and twelve in the other. BY the
time these arrived the yards and piers in
the vicinity Of the depot began to swarm
with soldiers.
Down at the end of Pier 6, the big
ferryboat John G.. McCullagh, with a
port the troops to Hampstead. The scene
was one of actual war times. fhe regl-
ment and separate companies marched
from the trains and down through the
long pier to the transports. Prior TO this.
however, the men were given the freedom
of the yard and vicinity. Some OF them
carried their knapsacks, blankets, ETC.,
on their backs. others lugged their ac-
coutrefnent by the straps. The regiment
marched aboard, headed by a drum and
bugle corps. The driveways of the Me-
CuIIagh were stacked with aceou-
trements, provisions and ammunition
as was also the centre Of the
barge Erie The floors of the two sasoens
of the McCullagh were soon covered with
the soldiers in reclining attitudes. using
their baggage for mprovised beds.
The men had travelled all night and
slept but little. Despite this fact, how
ever, they were rugged. swarthy and
stalwart looking set of soldiers. All were
young men, and seemed fired with an
ambition to push to the front as soon as