The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-03

COLONEL OSTHAUS, TWENTY
NINE WE'RE DISQUALIFIED BY DIR.
FULTON WHO is STICKING CLOSE
TO THE GOVERNMENT STANDARD.
COMPANY \ HAS AN AGENT ON
THE SCENE -- RECRUITING WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL COLONEL CoUK-
SEN DIRECTS IT TO BE sToPPLD.
Crowds Of young men pushed, and
showed and waited impatiently to re-
Cruit at the Thirteenth regiment ar
| mory yesterday. Much of the enlisting
by Colonel Osthaus on Saturday had to
be done over again. Then he was act
ing without any detailed instructions
and confined his efforts to recording the
names Of 135 applicants who presented
| themselves between the hours of 3 and
| O'Clock Yesterday each applicant ac-
| cepted signed an enlistment paper and
was subjected 20 a physical eXamina-
| tion by DR.. w. g. Fulton, cX-surgeon
/ Ct the regiment. This regard to detail
| necessarily made the recruiting slow as
| compared with Saturday.
Colonel Osthaus established his Office
! in Company 4 quarters and Or. Fulton
| used the headquarters rooms upstairs
! Theyw We're assisted by Clerks l.. G. Brink
! and Thomas \. Lewis. respectively
! Between the hours of 10 and II, and
! and s and 10 o'clock SO applicants who
! had passed muster before Colonel Os-
/ thaus, We're examined by DR.. Fulton.
| OF this number % were rejected and
60 accepted, which shows that one out
! Of every three had al least one physical
disqualification. Nearly q score were
rejected by Colonel Osthaus. on his
list are quite a number who have yet
to present themselves to the surgeon.
SOME DtSQCALIFICATIONs.
Before an applicant was accepted by
! Colone Osthaus he was obliged to sat
isly the latter that no family nor other
/ persons were wholly dependent upon
him, that he had not been arrested for
any serious offence and that his height
! and weight were up to the standard.
! Numerous other questions as to age,
nationality, occupation, etc, were ask
| ed.
DR.. Fulton's work had no frills on it
! 1t impressed a Tribune reporter as
! smacking very strongly Of the real
'''''i1' it NNttlEllldllpll 'OulDl lntu
very closely to the regular army stand
ard which will be made lefore the men
are mustered into service The gov
ernment is not overly particular in re-
! gard to the details of a candidates
nuild, but it draws the line very fine
on eyesight, heart lungs and other par
ticulars Each applicant was stripped
when examined yesterday.
The fact that 81 nor .aDt ,,.a,a ,,a-
jected indicates what seemingly slight
imperfeCtiOns bar an apparent robust
person. 1t also indicates that the gov
ernment will accept only sound man
hood and that many who volunteer at
Mt. Gretna will get no further into SER
vice if physical examinations are made
MEN FOR COMPANY A.
+. r. Robbins a former sergeant Of
Company a, was in the recruiting room
during the day soliciting recruits for
his old company. He was working
under instructions from Captain Dim
mick but picked only a comparatively
small number from those who called
at the armory. From other sources he
has obtained list of nearly as many
recruits as Company a will require.
On the West Side thirty-two appli-
cations to join Company + were made
to Attorney Walter Briggs at the COM
pany's armory in a few hours.
Until the inspections at Mt. Grctna
are finished and the number of volun-
teers now in the regiment has been de-
termined the number of recruits need
ed will not be known. Meanwhile,
Colonel Osthaus and DR.. Fulton will
continue their work until Colonel Cour-
sen directs them to cease.
n regiment of SusQuehanna volun-
} teers is now being organized by Cap
tain w. ID. i. Ainey, of Montrose, the
eX-commander Of Company G. 1t will
be recruited up to the formation de-
manded by the government. Although
: the full quota of men has not been pro-
cured the limit will soon be reached
Through Captain Ainey the services of
the command have already been offered
to President Mckinley and Governor
Hastings. All the following prospect
i've company commanders. who are re-
cruiting i'm and about their respective
towns, are more or less familiar with
military tactics: Alexander Ives. Sus-
quehanna; +. w. Boyle. Great Bend;
d. w. Cole, NJ. d., Jackson Delmar
stark, Rush: Joseph Barney, Montrose;
II. Smith. Birchardville; Hon. George
r. Ressiguc, Hartford
WORK DONE BY MR.. BRIGGS.
, 1t is nearly certain that barring an
2 unexpected falling out Of the members
of Company f, that the fun quota OF
ST men to which the company has to be
Il recruited will be easily ACCOMPLISHED
Yesterday afternoon between 4 and
O'Clock. and in the evening between 7.3C
, and $50 o'clock, total of four hours
I eX-Lieuteuant Walter Briggs took thf
names Of thirty-tWO men who pre,
! sented themselves as candidates fol
( Immediate enlistment into Company f
There were more than double tht
above number who wanted to go, bu
| a quick glance over the candidate bN
, the critical eye Of the eX-lieuteuant. g
r few questions and the unfitness Of the
applicant was decided. So far as ap
I ! pearanCes go two-thiTds Of the mum
ber taken yesterday will pass.
The average age was -. the average
height feet six and One-half inches
and the average weight $50 pounds
/ Only one or two had ever been in any
y military service. one man was mar
ried. Eight candidates came from Fill
; more avenue alone only two wer
y, from out Of town. coming from Taylor
I All We're satisfied to join the United
}, states volunteer army, and not on
70 seemed 20 have taken the steps with
% out some deliberation.
The recruiting will ne continued thi
}. evening at the company quarters be
| % g.sy4 l.