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


Colonel II. A. Coursen, commander Of
the Thirteenth regiment, arrived home
from Mt Gretna last evening. He is
here on a leave of absence subject to
immediate recall Mrs. Coursen has
not been we'll for some time. Her con-
ditior was made worse by the dcpar-
ture of her husband with the regiment,
and though she has been better during
the past day or so, her nervous state
demanded Colonel Coursen's presence.
He was not able to come until after
yesterday mornings inspection and
volunteering of his command.
Colonel Coursen came home via Har-
risburg and reached here on the 9.0T
o'clock Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western train. TO a Tribune reporter
he said:
Just before leaving camp ! talked
with Adjutant General Steward and
General Goblin in reference to the fu-
ture plans for the Pennsylvania diVi-
sion. These two gentlemen could tell
me nothing very definite. I ascertain.
ed, however that those who declined
to volunteer will not Immediately re-
turn home, nor will details be sent
here for recruits for several days, pos
sihly not before next Tuesday"
When told that 11G recruits had been
unottlCiaily enlisted for the regiment at
large and approved by DR.. Fulton, and
that Companies \, T., +, q and II had
from 80 to 50 applications each, Colonel
Coursen said:
In addition to the recruits secured
by several companies individually, I
think we should obtain about go men
for the regiment a large. We should
have, say, 400 men all told to fill out
our quota, as 20 or 80 per cent. Of those
already in the ranks are likely to he re-
jected
OFFICIAL RECRUITING.
"The official recruiting will be done
at Mt Gretna. Men taken from here
will be furnished transportation to
| camp and back again If rejected. Be
| fore any recruiting is done extra bar"
racks, tents, clothing and equipment
must be furnished for hundreds of eX-
| ira men. This cannot be accomplished
| in minute; accommodations for the
newcomers cannot possibly be provided
before the last of next week. II is pos
sible, however that the recruiting de-
tail will be here a day or so in ad-
vance of the time of leaving for camp.
Il, and all the officers of the regi-
ment have been highly gratified by the
spirit of our boys in camp. They are
| itching for service. Another source OF
| qualification is the belief that many
| honorably discharged members of the
regimen. have signihed their intention
Of re-enisting. These men will natur-
ally be given the preference. An in
| stance-althOuGh | know the fact only
| from hearsay-is that OF Captain
| Stokes, ex-commander OF Company d.
| I understand he intends to join the
! company and is willing to serve in any
capacity, though some rank to which
he is entitled may be found for him"
| Colonel Coursen remarked that the
regiment had lost none of it's gratitude
for the gift of the ambulance purchas-
ed with contributions made through
The Tribune
Colonel +. II. Ripple, commissary
general, last evening returned to Scran-
ton with a short leave of absence. He
came on the same train with Colonel
Coursen. Colonel Ripple was called
here on urgent business. He will re-
turn to camp on an early train this
morning.
THIRTEEN NEW RECRUITS.
only one hour between and
o'clock p. m, was devoted to recruiting
at the Thirteenth regiment armOry yes
terday. OF a score who applied to Col
onel Osthaus only 13 We're approved 10y
DIR. Fulton. over go per cent Of the
applicants were rejected 4 total of Iii
have been approved to date.
Colonel Osthaus and DR.. Fulton will
continue the recruiting today. They
will he at the armOry from s to
o'clock,
Recruiting for Company II was begur
i'm the North End yesterday in re.
sponse to a request made by Captain
Wells Corwin, of eX-Captain Eugene
Corwin The latter requested Specia
officer POhr to record the names of ap.
plicants.
over so recruits, or more than twenty
tain r. ID. Fellows, have been secured
by Attorney Walter Briggs for Com
pany F. Several applications for mem
bership in Company ID have been made
to eN-Captain w. \. May.
\. @. Monies, of Green Ridge, WhI
recently applied for an appointment al
plumber aboard the st. Paul on Monda,
received word to report at the Brook
lyn navy yard at once. He left 70
Brooklyn Monday night.