The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-26

several days ago to accommodate per-
haps some careless clerk in the war
department.
The company rooms at the armory
presented the appearance of a lodging
house last night at midnight. Ten or a
dozen tired soldier boys lay upon mat
tresses that were sent to the armory
by the Massachusetts Volunteers Aid
Society, At midnight, when a Spy rep
resentative visited the temporary
tents" the men were all closely locked
in the embrace of Morpheus, the god of
sleep. The dodgers We're all men who
reside outside of Worcester
John Moore, the aged father of John
E. Moore of II company who died sew
eral weeks ago of malarial fever called
at the armory late yesterday afternoon.
He wanted the effects that had be-
longed ito his dead son and also the
money due him for duty at South
birmingham and the allowance for
clothing Mr. Moore is nearly 70 years
of age. He made the request of Capt
Holden and when he had finished tears
welled up intoshis eyes and he was com
pletely overcome. Capt. Holden soothed
the old gentleman by kind words Capt
Holden's eyes were moist when he had
finished talking with Mr. Moore, and
he said to Spy representative: Il wit
messed many sad scenes in Cuba and
on the transports, but when theN rela-
tiyes of dead men of my command call
upon me 1T unnerves me completely and
| am like child"
The animated scenes about the ar
mory and the presence of the comrades
OF young Moore brought up memories
of the past before the sorrowing
father than he, who had one of his own
feet in the grave and the other on the
brink of the chasm, could not with
stand This is only one of many pathet-
ic scenes that are daily enacted in the
armory.
Gus Beiersdorf of Co. Co. brought TO
the armory Yesterday a fve-year
old alligator that he secured at Tampa
Fla The gator was placed in front
Of the main entrance to the armory. 1t
was harnessed UP like a horse and for
several hours it did double duty. 1t
acted as guard and would not allow any
one to get within three feet of the por-
tai, and 1t amused a large crowd Of
soldiers and civilians. The gator is
very lively and uncommonly ugly. Gus
wants to give it away or sell it for a
small consideration. 1t is over 2 feet in
length and has the large mouth which
is characteristic of the species. Like a
goat 1t viii eat almost anything and it
- peNA0 W hoNE QCNOuICQ several pieces
OF wearing apparel that were the prop
erty of Uncle Sam.
Yesterday the boys received good
news. 1t was determined each man
will be allowed S35 for clothing, and
that this will be paid to them in cash
by or before the day that they are mus
tered out of the service.
From the time that the men went
into Uncle Sans services until they are
Iot6 i
them, according to rank, the following
amounts for clothing. The men have
received the difference between the fol-
lowing figures and the $35 which will be
paid them in the near future:
A list sergeant is allowed $58.45, I'd
sergeant $5771, corporal $5679, musician
$56.05, private $54.69.
The men did not expect to receive
any more money for clothing, and to
breaking through a cloud on a very
dark and dismal day.
Capt. Holden, as officer of the day,
had two fair assistants at his elbow
during the hours of duty. They were
his daughter, Miss Alice Holden, and
her friend, Miss Gertrude Comey,
daughter of DR.. Comey.
Private Wheeler of C company acted
as bugler yesterday, and his shrill calls
were welcome SOUNDS TO the boys IN
blue, as it told them that they We're
about to enjoy another meal which
they say continues up to the standard.
Five men from H company had a re-
turn of the chills and We're obliged to
go to their homes during the day.
Lieut.. Col. Shumway and Major Fair
banks returned from Springfield early
yesterday afternoon, where they had
been attending the examination of the
field and staff officers of the I'd regi-
ment, Both gentlemen visited the ar
mory and were cheered by the men
they led up that historic hill at San
Juan.
Halleck Bartlett visited the armory
in the afternoon and called upon the
captains of the three companies and
asked if he or the Massachusetts Vol
unteers' Aid Society could be Of serv-
ice He offered to do anything that lay
in his power for the men, He was
thanked by the captains, but was told
that there was nothing needed, as far
as they knew
Capt. Barrett says that he would not
take million for his experience in the
Cuban campaign. When asked if he
would take a million to go through an
other like 1t he answered that a mil
lion in money would not tempt him, but
patriotism and the fact that his coun-
try needed him would he thought,
cause him to again don the uniform
and go forth to a war with any coun-
try.
The captain was applauded by his
men who happened to be in the vicinity,
and they said that that was the spirit
of true soldier.