The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-05
Hoping to Go There, Many Seattle
Young Men Enlist.
LIEUT.. alsgHAaT's BUSY DAY.
Receives Dozens Of Applicants ana
Mss May EzDertenees--A Grippe
Tries - swfsg tn Bas fafis-A
yousg Msn Iader Age Who says
- was Par<.fs Do Net Control mis-
Asvenenfs-They Are ae1scfed.

The prospect Of active servses 81 Manila
has stimulated ergs~en1sns In sne National
Ouarast 20 great activity. Lest F.sassssft,
who wss se1t 70 this city from Tacoma TO
recupsra;s the feTces nsw established AZ
Jamaican Lake. had 10 difficulty IN ssctar-
Ing recruits He lei. for Tacozaa ysster-
day afternoon az O'clock On specaai
trA.r. with oTer ssvenfy new rssn- All
pl.xfbIs men VINO applied at the Armory
Yesterday afternoon we're allowed 20 sign
4hs roll aad viii bs given sn opportunity
90 paav the exan1saa ton for muster lnta
.+ehs volunteer army Of the United States
The entrance 10 the Armory was Iasss
Fvss.srdAy with Ensa waiting the oppsfta-
kstty % enlist In sAe morning Lieut.. Rsne-
hart drilled those vho had airss1y signed
/: the ron ard instructed fhsrn as 10 What
rasv would have 10 DO On arrival II Ts-
Sooma. Al o'clock IN the afternoon ae
A6ran again 10 receive applicants. ard IN
IAo ha1 hour preceding the departure Of
9ahe 61sn to Tacoma tEeDfy-six names
1Wsye snroilsc.
Th4re rers volunteers Of all kinds. from
1hs boy who brought q note from lsis
1rosksr aufhavizing his enrolment on the
hjueb0ok OF patriots % the hardened VET
4fnG Of many an oss1n-alr night Lieut..
Apehart accepted all who gave eatasfas-
1bfF testimony 10 sheir physical eondi-
Man, warning theu a. tae xassss iiIas thai
~ n any way a. feegfye they gogid fall by
4he Hxyslde when subjected ~ tire StEs-
2aHs SCRUTINY ~ The mastering officers 81
Aiif regular army.
When she temporary recruiting afYsee
was oPeatsf, sf O'clock ia tse 4ftetnoon,e
saa~nx f.sxs a
Eager gathering Of men. one Was a tsle-
graph operator who looking i9r
Assignment az special duty. The officer
sencouraged INN by telling The need that
he understood 10 exist IN the army Tor
nsen In his line OF business. The telegraph.
operators pal stood forth with ais hands
heiaind his back and offered himself for
enlistment. Questions as 10 his age,
height aad general condition were an-
awerrd satisfae ioffiy. bai Tia appllcan.
obstlnately kspi h's hands out Of sight.
~Are rou def IN aay way ?? asked
tie recruiting oH'esf.
NO. was tie reply.
Whats the matter with your harss~s"
asked Rlnehaft. Aaasptcionsly. Let me
see them
The hands we're hesita,.ngIy produced.
ard IL was seen that the left hand thumb
was missing. u thought ! might get an
Assignment On special duty" explained
tlse man ieprseatingis
A young fellow stepped forward. Are
Yen OF age asked Rin#taTs
No. but I'm M oHa bass." Was ths
answer.
..whsi do your parents say at6ng your
going IL war was tifs next question
They've gos nothing 70 say al. IL"
replied The youns Ie.law, detlaHtls. They
live il. Iowa"
The Young man was rejected not be-
oatiAs bis parents I've II Iowa. bat bs-
cause OF hse youth.
Another cheerful applicant. when asked
IL he were married. replied. Not guilty
happy 10 say
Al $50 o'clpel n the afternoon the re-
craits were lined up IN the Annoy ac-
fprd.ns 10 xix preparatory to their de-
oartare toF the depot. Considering the
tact tha3 they rad oui Just entered ,he
service they made very good showing
IN the march 20 the sgas.oa.
A. the depot aa ovation greeted the
volunteers. \ large crowd was gathered,
and as the specia. train drew oat at 1
O'clock for Tacoma a great cheer went up
The recruits were well started to the
front
Fellow rs Is a list uf tlsoee who enlisted
YESTERDAY: Albert IL Manning y. II
Booth. William tiormaa. William Bait
Eer. Joseph p0emast. George Egglet Coy
II. Hi. William A Nofthren WfI}ls ~
AcCiafa James Asassiroax Hensg
p'Briea. AK Messarsav. j. j, Trunk. J.
III. Foster. Essssfd J. Healy. Harry kus-
sell. W ~. iarusen. Nnltam II Harrsg
II. A. pasls. II Holland. - Il Shumafes
John Cairns. b. W Wnitsltt, Julius
Marks Clarence Moody. N. Fowler. Ia
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