The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-05-21
NEVADA'S CAVALRY COMPANY
GIVEN AN OVATION.

Last Saturday was an exciting day at
the State capital. There was some dis
satisfaction among the volunteers as to
the c~aptaincy and lie%utenancy of their
troop. It seems that Paul COryell, for
merly captain of Company a, wanted
to command the troop. and Wright, OF
Reno, wanted to fill Bob Gracey's place
as lst lieutenant. A dark, threatening
cloud arose over the camp and for a
time 1t seemed that the rank OF the vol
unteer company would be badly disrupt
ed. Wright was placed under arrest
during tho day and soon the atmosphere
was considerably cleared up. and the
task OF selecting the men was then be-
gun.
The volunteers left Carson H. a blaze
OF glory on Saturday nights train.
The populaee turned out and gave them
one of the grandest and most enthusi-
astic send-off possible. AtReno the en-
tire yard was black with people to give
the boys a royal welcome and bid them
Godspeed on their journey eastward.
Speeches were made by Hon. Frank
Norcross, Rev. f. c. Lee and Prof.
Bray. The eastbound train then steamed
in, Bugler Hoskins sounded the bugle
and the troop marched to the train and
were O on board. Cheer after cheer
arose as the train rolled slowly out.
Large crowds of people gathered at
the depots at Wadsworth and Whine
mucca, many at the latter place leav-
ing their warm beds at 3 o'clock, A. NJ,
to bid the boys goodbye.
At Elko the crowd was so dense that
it was almost impossible to get in or
out. The depot platform and the wide
street wore crowded as they never were
before. The mothers, sisters, and
sweethearts Of the ElkO volunteers were
greatly affected and they clasped their
loved ones in their arms and showered
kisses upon their noble brows. There
was another demonstration of patriot
ism at Deeth. Flags were hoated, fire.
works were exploded and everybody
cheercd until they were hoarse.
At Wells the business and dwelling
houses were deliberately decorated with
flags and bunting, and booms and fire.
crackers made the welkin ring. There
were two OF our boys among the volun-
teers, Bert Holm and John Harvey,
and George McMurray of Contact, who
is also well known here. The Wells
glee club sang the ''Star Spangled Ban
ner" and s'God be With You Till We
Meet Again" The crowd CAV three
cheers for Uncle Sam and three cheers
moro for the Nevada Volunteers and
the train passed on, carrying our boys
out OF the State and on to Cheyenne.
A representative OF the Herald met
the Volunteers at Deeth and accom-
panied them rs far as Terrace, Utah.
Only a few OF the boys were strangers
to the writer, having known all of the
Virginia, Carson and Reno volunteers
from their childhood up. They are
to-day men, patriotic and loyal citizens
and we we're glad to meet them again
under such suspicious circumstances.
Wherever they may be sent or what
over their duties may be, We are salts
led that they viii perform those duties
faithfully and well and With honor TO
themselves, and viii h. q credit TO The
State OF Nevada.
Captain Cox and tho troop wished rs
to express their heartfelt appreciation
of the many courtesies extended them
during their trip through the State by
the people of Nevada, and assure them
that II called into active service the
Nevada boys will face the enemy hero
ically and reflect credit upon the land
Of sagobrnsh. Wells Herald.