The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-04
SECOND BRlGADE'S GOOD SHOWING
Only One Hundred aud Four Men
Refused to Enlist.

Mount Gretna. Pa, May S.-The SOL
diers of Western Pennsylvania. who
comprise the Second brigade Of the
state National guard were given their
opportunity to enroll themselves in the
volunteer service of the United States
and their response to the call was at
once remarkable and inspiring. Three
regiments and the light battery to a
man said they would follow the for
tunes of the flag as volunteers. and not
one regimental company officer in the
entire brigade made a negative an
swer to Inspector General Morrell's
question as to whether they desired a
commission. The banner regiments to-
day We're the Sixteenth, General
Wileys old command, and the Fif-
teenth and Eighteenth. There were
some deClinations in the Fifth, Tenth
and Fourteenth regiments. The Of
ficers and enlisted men on the field
today numbered 3,O73, and out of this
number but 104 enlisted men declined
to volunteer.
AS was the case In the First brigade
yesterday some officers and men did not
report in the field, being either absent
on leave or detailed on necessary camp
routine duty. These will report indi-
Vldually to the inspector general and
signify their intentions. The ceremony
was precisely the same as yesterday,
with the exception that all officers
and non-Commissioned officers done
away with under the volunteer army
bill were given an opportunity to vol
unteer. OF the staff of officers there
are the two battalion adiutants and
the inspector of rifle practice. 1t was
decided today to enroll these officers
as the law might be amended to pro-
vide for them. Those of the First bri-
gade who were not given an oppor-
tunity to volunteer will inform the in
spector general what they will do.
GOVERNOR WAS PRESENT.
Governor Hastings and his staff were
present throughout the enrolment. as
We're Major Bowman and CAPTAIN
Paxton Of the United States. The lat
ter has been designated to this camp
by the war department to muster the
volunteers into that branch of the SER
vice.
The same enthusiasm that prevailed
yesterday was manifested by soldiers
and civilians gathered around the as
pany declared itself they applauded
vigorously. AS the regiments returned
to quarters after enrolment the men
of the other commands cheered them
and before the various companies
broke ranks the men gave three cheers
for old glory.
Tomorrow General Gobin's brigade.
the Third, will be inspected and en-
Doctors
phia, and Foster of Pittsburg. report-
ed today to Major Hall, surgeon of the
United States army. The enrolled vol
unteer surgeons We're all examined dur
ing the afternoon by The armv sur-
geon and the civilian assistants with
respect to their qualifications TO make
proper examination of the volunteer
guardsmen and tomorrow all will re-
celNe their commission and the medical
examination of the men will begin,
rms VIII be rushed through. Some of
the surgeons have already made an ex-
ANIMATION and the second one will sim
ply be an official one. Major Thompson
today wired to Washington for in
structions in regard to enlistnE the
companies as they now are with sixty
men and recruit them to a minimum
""I loVtllS OF oO men. some COnILan~
les are expected to be mustered to-
morrow, Battery Il, of Pittsburg. re-
ceived rs recruits today and Battery A,
of Philadelphia, enlisted Orville Hick-
oil, the famous Yale football player.
surgeon Johnson, Of the sixteenth
regiment, examined his regiment yes
terday and ten men reported physically
unfit received discharge papers and
were sent home. During the enroll
ment this afternoon it was reported
that President Mckinley had decided
not TO appoint any generals from civil
life until the regular army officers were
exhausted,
The general officers heard of the re.
port but knew nothing about il and
officers and men hoped it was untrue as
they felt much better service could be
obtained with the present general Of