The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13
Second Mass. Vols. P aSSed
Through the City.
TOOK STEAMER PLYMOUTH
An Immense Crowi Gave the Troops
R0uSing Senl-Off
A NEWPORT BOY IN THE RANKS.

The Second Massachusetts, Infantry. u.
5. volunteers. passed through New port
last night on ths way to ths front
1t was not till Q y. IN. that Supervisor
Pierce was notified to get the Plymouth
READY, and 1t was at first doubtful II she
could be put In shape In time. Capt. Nick
erson OF one OF the freight boats was put
In command and a crew got together at
p. M. and In an hour, after the hardest
kind OF work, 1t was found that the Ply.
month could be got into condition.
A request came from the adjutant gem
erals office In Boston that arrangements
be made to feed the boys on the boat, but
this was found to he quite impossible.
Coffee was made, however. half for the
boys last night and half for this morning
which, with the rations the boys brought
along with them will make a comfortable
bre akfast
The regiment reached Newport In two
trains, the first arriving at 10:0S. Aboard
was the camp outfit as well us battalion
and half OF men, and the transfer of t1e
tents, which was made first was very
bioW WoEh, tuouRu buo Duyb Tobneu fuot-
tors as fast as possible.
Before the baggage could be all trans
ferred to the stssmSr, the second train ar.
rived at l0:2d
a great crowd was gathered mt the cor
ner Of the plank walk through the depot,
nt the front of which was Mayor Patrick
j. Boyle In the midst of some or New
ports most prominent citizens.
A a ron, m mi iQs koOan IN In nm at this
group these men instinctively started a
cheer, which ran rapidly through the CON
course OF people, till 1t became contin.
uous and mighty salute.
"Ihree cheers for the Massaoh usetts
noys," was the first call. Then three
cheers for the old bay state.
That's my old state, yelled ono OF
Newport's adopted citizens which created
new enthusiasm.
The soldier boys were evidently sur
prised at the size OF tue gathering, and
the expressions OF pleasure on their faces
clearly showed that they were delighted.
After a time new manner of cheering
was devised by the leader, who would ask
each company as 1t came up what was
It's letter, and uhen 10 was three cheers 8
Tor Go. X, q or i, as it miRhJ be. A group
OF officers told the correspondent that all
along their journey from south Framing
ham to Newport crowds gathered In this
through. Particularly nt Msnsflsld. Taun-
ton and Fall River were the receptions
noticeable. AT all thrse OF these places
there we're fireworks.
In just an hour after the arrival OF the
first train all were aboard the PIymoutn.
The work had been well done by details
Of men, and IL was the general comment
that the disem barkation OF SD many men
and so much camp equipment and bag.
gage had been accomplished in compar
atively brief period and with remarkable
smoothness.
The stnterooms on the Plymouth were
not used and the men slept on mattresses
on the floor OF the saloon anu main deck.
Most OF them were no sooner aboard and
had thoir coffee than they began to retire.
Most Of them were much fatigued as
result OF the lonR ride on the cars and the
work OK transferring equipments and bag
gage.
The Plymouth left her dock at IL 30
with steamer Baltimore to pilot her
through ths mine field.
The great crowd gathered At tho dock
for n final cheer, In which the men ana
women joined with will.
An old Newport boy, John Kelley OF
the Springfield company, was found to bs
In the regiment He was made TO come to
the front to receive special send-otf.