Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-12
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Two Batteries Arrive from
Pennsylvania.
now At CAMP VlRDlR1oN
Arti.lIerymen Cheered as They
March Through the Streets
PROMINENT MEN IN LINE
Son-1n-Law OF the Hon. John Wanna maker
the Senior Comma ntier First yolun-
Eteers Mustered Hnto Service.
&% Schley on the Battle
0 of Afnnlla.
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PROMINENT MEN IN LINE

Battery "A, Captain b. II. Warburlon
and Battery c, Captain George Waters
arrived in the city yesterday morning
from Camp Hastinss, Pa. having been
ordered here by the War Depart ment.
Brlsadier-- General Royal 4. rr..,uk
coInmandant OF Fortress Monroe. under.
whose command the batteries are. de-
tailed lieutenant to receive the ;irtil-
lerymen from Pennsylvania and escort
theniSto their camp near thu. works OF!
the Newport News Sh:rhuiIdieg and
Dry Dock Company. which Will be
known as Camp W;irburt"n." AS The
soldiers marched through thu. streets of
the city they We're chccred to the echo
while ladies waved the stars and
stripes. It was the first time I'ennsyl-
wanna troopers were ever greeted With
cheers in the land of Dixie. and the in
cidentaserNed to demonstrate that Mas
On amt ltiyie'S line 40 lnnsti. 4 SEPARATES
two sections %! the union. but that the
-Sorths ana Soutn nave nceit ii,:lS&olH-
bly, wedgel tuge. her. ..."-
AS was exclusively stated in the Daily
Press Stoday one Week ago. these bat
teres We're ordered here 10 protect
the works of the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company,
whereethe hattlesliirs i(earSaT2a. ken-
lucky and Illinois are il! course Of con
6truction and The arrival of the artiI-
1erymen from PENNSYLVANIA Yesterday
morning was the result of a request
made by President &. b. circuit several
weeks ago Today the officers Of the
batteries will place their guns and To-
cate guards In the shipyard.
Batteries A and [, left Camp Has
tings, at Mount Gretna Tuesday
afternoon at 3:43 O'CLOCK. in a special
train. madesup of tsleepers, baggage and
nat cars. and arrived here at Z O'Clock
yesterday morning.
Battery "A at once made its way to
Hotel Warwick. and there the fine look
ing. athletic young :trtillrryn..n lost
little time i'm satisfying the wants of
the inner man.
Battery c broke ranks at the depot
and scattered in all directions, having
a good square meal in view.
At 9 O'Clock Captain Warburton. com
handing Battery ~ and the senior uNi-
Ger of the visiting detachment. formed
his company on the broad sidewalk III
front of Hotel Warwick ana made
ready to proceed to the camping
ground. At. 49,
Battery c came up just as the other
battery was leaving and the artillery
men We're given rest for n few min
utes .t
Captain Waters again brought his
men to attention and followed battery
a out West avenue.
AS the Well trained soldiers of the
two visiting batteries marched ont West
avenue. occupying the sidewalk all the
way, they attracted considerable al
and windows to get a glimpse of the
first detachment of nnsy!Ean:a
troops to march on Newport News since
the war. ts'2F -54 '.e :4
On arriving at the large tract Of Wa
ter-front property recently purchased
by the millionaire. MIR. Coils P.
Huntington. directly adjoining the
shipyard ON the north. the rtiil-ry-
men found their guns. battery accou-
trements and camp equipage in waiting
for them and they lost no time in
marking out their camp and preparing
for an indefinite stay on the bluff over-
looking the James. Several names
were mentioned for the camp. but it
was unanimously agreed to name 1t TO-
the senior fcommnnder. and SO 1t is
Camp Warburton."
Tents We're pitched and the
troops are as comfortably Set
tied tn4ttheir new home as camp life
will permit.
Guard has been established and the
short vacation from camp life allowed
by the interval in travelling from Mt.
Gretna to Newport News is over. al
though the boys, will enjoy themselves
here with greatera pleasure and salts
faction than at Camp Hastings.
BATTERY A.
The artillerymen of Battery a are
s truly fine specimens Of manhood. y
great many OF the members are men OF
college education and athletic training
duu come from the finest of Pniladel-
phlas leading families. All of the me1
gave up lucrative employment to vol.
unteer with their command when the
Presidents callSwas issued and are nov
serving their country with only the re e.
ular army pay as remuneration
The roster of officers OF the batter,
follows:
Captain-Barclay H. Warburton.,
First Observation-Disclosures T. Crcss
well. s,t,e-@ s.sa t
Second LIEUTENANT (senior grade)-
W. Howard Pancoast.
Second Lieutenant Gunior grade)-
Clarence r. Lewis, acting quarternas
ter.
Quarternaster Sergeant ~ Ernest H
.CroWhurst. rs ~. 1877
First Sergeant--Norman Mcleod
Second Sergeant-Norman Il. Palmer
Third fSergeant-Paul d. Mills.
Fourth Sergeant--Edgar M. Church
Fifth Sergeant-sidney Rambo.
Eight corpora's make up tho toster o
non commissioaed officers and the fill
of the company consists of sixty-fou
priVateS. ----a7ss D., .-5.s-,-,--,
Captain Warburton is today the rank
ing volunteer Captain in the United
States service.S His battery was tn
first volunteer organization to b.
sworn in and the first to be detachc,
from the State command and ordere,
to another field. He is son-in-law o
Hon. John Wanamaker, the fanlou
Pennsylvania millionaire merchant, eN
Postmaster-General and politician.
Lieutenants Cresswell, Pancoast an
Lewis are all prominent III Philadelphi
business and social life.