The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-05-28
ON TO THE FRONT.
COMPANY E, OF ELKTON, NOW
AT FORT MONROE.
President Mckinney Makes a Second
Call For YUlunteerS-NIaryland Will
Furnish Her Quota Promptly.

Company L, OF Ekton, and the other COM
mands making up the two battalions Of the
First Regiment Maryland Volunteers, broke
camp at Pimlico on Wednesday afternoon,
and embarked at Baltimore by steamer at
five o'clock for Fort Monroe, Virginia, where
hey are now encamped. They reached Fort
Monroe about six o'clock on Thursday morn
ing
An enthusiastic send-oif was given the
regiment. Hundreds OF people assembled at
Pmlico to see the men march out and
all along the line cheers greeted the boys.
The largest crowd awaited their arrival at
the pier, Governor Lowndcs being among
the number.
Two steamers were used in transporting
the soldiers, and as each left cheer after cheer
went out to the soldiers and came from the
men to those on shore
All the steamers and tugboats in the har-
bor saiuted the steamers a5 they passed by
blowin.; their whistles.
Upon their arrival at Fort Monroe they
were met at the pier ty the post band and
were escorted into camp, The boys are
camping inside the Government reservation.
ar the moat, but will probably be separated
into three camps, the available camp spaces
being rather small. 1t is understood that
one battalion will be sent to the water battery
some distance up the beach. where it will
remain for several days. when it will be
relieved by the other battalion, and that the
two battalions will do duty at the water
battery, turn and turn about.
The men will cook their own ratons as
they have been doing at Plmlico.
SECOND CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
1t is estimated that the call of President
Mckinley for 5000 additional volunteers.
will mean the furnishing of 11G6 men from
Maryland.
Governor Lowndcs said that from what he
had heard of the call he assumed that Mary
land would he asked to furnish "A regiment.
When asked as to whether the Fourth
Regiment would be ordered out he stated
that if thoy volunteered they would, of course
be recognized. The Governor added that in
the event of the Fourth Regiment being mus
tered into service, steps would Mt once be
taken to form new regiment in Baltimore
FOR PROVISIONAL REGIMENTS.
with the three regiments Of the State in
the field this would leave Maryland without
militia organization. This emergency the
state government would meet promptly by
forming provisional militia.
A. soon as the orders from the War De-
partment, are received by Governor LowndCs
the necessary arrangements will be set on
foot to supply the States quota.
Bligadier General Riggs said: There will
lie no trouble in raising the number of men
that Maryland will be called upon to supply.
1t will not be difficult to find Il thousand
men in the State ready to respond
to the call of the national government.
"Maryland has made an enviabIe record on
the first call. The Fifth Regiment has won
the appreciation of the department and so
will the First. Any other regiment which is
sent from this State will make the same i'm
preston.
"We do not know how our quota is to be
made up on the second call, but whether it is
to be artillery, cavalry or infantry it will be
promptly supplied"