The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-12
RECRUITS
MULTIPLY.
Another Squad Left To-day For the
Georgia Camp.
NINETEEN WENT THIS TIKE
Lieut.. siviter is Doing a LaHd once Bust
ness and viii Continue the Recruit
ing Until Further ordors-The
Names Of the Last heu
Who Went.

About the only scene Of activity in the
town last night and to-day was the regular
army recruiting station in the Ferguson
BLOCK on West Centre street Lieut.. Siviter
is doing land Office business and his in.
creased force of clerks find it difficult TO keen
abreast with the work made for them by the
applicants. The office was kept open until
after ten O'Clock last night and was filled
with applicants until the doors closed
There was stirring scene about the station
last night when boy residing on West Line
street and named Franz got into an alterca-
ton with Harry Walters, the door tender.
The boys coupled up" on the sidewalk and
pummeled each other fast and furious until
Corporal George Clegg forced his way through
the crowd and took Walters off of his an.
tagonist. Corporal Clegg, by the way, is
not the dude some people judge him to be
from his attire. He is a cavalrymap who has
seen active service in the West and when il
| comes to 'scrappinR" he is right at home.
Somebody kicked Walters in the mouth dur
ing the scrimmaRe and he now carries in his
underlip two stitches AS DR.. Stems memento.
Walters is not only the first recruit to be en-
listed and sworn in at the station, but also
the first to be wounded
Lieut.. Siviter has concluded to retain
James Bradley on his corps of clerks while
he is engaged in recruiting, the recruit to ac-
company him to each town he visits.
Each Of the recruits that left town this
afternoon carried quarter pound package OF
smoking and chewing tobacco presented by
Harry J. MuldOon.
The following is the official list Of the re.
cruits who were sworn in to-day and left for
Camp Lithia Springs, Georgia. together with
their birthplaces as given when they applied
Joseph Bertusky, Shenandoah.
Justin Labanaski, Russia.
John II. Taggart VIM. Penn.
Francis A. HOuser, Lost Creek.
Walter Cooney, Philadelphia.
Owen Gaugbsu, Ireland.
James " Coyne, ScL;vlkill county
Nicholas Whalen, Hecksclyrville.
George L. Taggart VIM. Penn.
George McClOskey, Germany.
Samuel w. Newhard, Northumberland Co.
Peter Rijik, Austria
Henry J. Zubris, Russia
Edward G. McElrath, Mauch Chunk.
Walter H. Phillips, Pottsville.
William Yusykiolis, Russia.
Daniel Chudincea, Shenandoah.
Simon Cells, Russia.
James Wilson, Philadelphia.
There were nineteen men in the squad and
they were placed in charge of Recruit Coyne, |
who was instructed as to his responsibility
for delivering all the men safe at the camp.
The crowd Of men and women who assembled
at the depot TO see the recruits depart this
afternoon was even larger than that which as.
sembled on the day the first squad departed
and enthusiasm ran high. A delegation of
the G, A. R. Post formed part of the escort
to the depot to-day and they shook hands
cordially with the departing recruits.
The 2lst United States Infantry, for which
the recruits in town are being enlisted, left
Santiago yesterday for Montauk Point Long
Island. Lieut.. Siviter stated to-day that this
would not interfere with his recruiting
that he would continue until orders are re.
ceived from headquarters to stop. The re-
cruits will continue going to Camp Lithis
Springs and remain there until the 2lst
Regiment is given orders to go to some per
manent destination. when they will be
assigned to it.