The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-07
From 4 Staff CorresDondont.

brom stan correspondents
Camp Hastings, Mt. Gretna. May g.
Many more recruits will be needed than |
was at first figured on. if the ratio of |
failures continues as it has proceeded |
so far. out of the first thirty-nine
men Of Company f put through the
physical test, thirteen failed to pass.
Eleven of these, however, were for
"underweight" and as Company f is
"young fellows" company it possibly
is not a fair citerion to go by.
The examination began at $50 o'clock
this morning. The orders were that an
effort should be made to examine two
companies day. DIR. Parke, after be-
ing at work for an hour figured it out
that they would not examine more
than about a company and a half a
day. At that rate it means the latter
part of next week will scarcely see
the examinations of both regulars and
recruits completed.
That Company F's showing is not
fair one to compute by is evidenced by
the fact that it's namesake in the Ninth
lost only two men out of their COM
mand by reason of physical unfitness.
The test is not by any means as
strict as is followed out at regular
army recruiting stations, but it is
nevertheless that strict that a man
who has any evident physical impair-
ment that would incapacitate him is
at once rejected. The difference be-
tween the regular army examination
and that being conducted here can be
judged by this statement that six mon
an hour is considered good work by
the surgeons at the recruiting stations.
while here twenty an hour is the nor
NAL rate.
EXAMINED IN HOSPITAL.
The Thirteenth's surgeons, Doctors
Parke, Keller and Blanchard, are max
ing their examinations in a temporary
addition to the hospital tent. The COM
panies are called out a squad at
time and lined up "at ease" in front of
the tent. Lieutenant Harry Decker
calls the names in alphabetical order
and, while one man is going through
the ordeal, the next man is making
ready. The applicant is stripped to
the waist, and removes shoes and
stockings that the all-important ques-
tiOn of "sOund hoofs" can be inquired
into. One doctor looks after weight,
height, and chest expansion; another
attends to vision and hearing and an
other makes general and careful siz-
ing uD from critical physical stand
point.
The descriptive part of the work,
such as color of eyes and hair, name,
occupation, age, rank, regiment, brig
ade, nativity, residence and the like
are looked after by Hospital Steward
J. F. Baumeister and the companys
clerk.
Fortunately for the Thirteenth regi-
ment the ratio of failures did not con-
tinue. From SO l-3 per cent. the ratio
for the first half of Company f, it.
dropped to ten per cent. for the latter
half and when the country companies
G and +, went on the rack the percent
age dropped to about six. The average
percentage Of failure thus far is about
16
Altogether today there We're 147 men
examined of whom 23 were rejected and
then referred to Surgeon Major Hall,
the chief examiner. Company F. lost
1G Of these %, Company G, and three,
referred; Company E, 2 Only SO of
Company Els men, however, were ex-
amined. The men who failed to pass
were
MEN WHO FAILED.
Company F-Sergeant John NJ. Ed
wards; Corporals Thomas NJ. Beels,
Robert P. Diehl: Privates Harvey A.
Mott, Matthew Armenian (son of I'm
Gle JohnO, II. A. Collee, Charles Cadw-
gan, Thomas ]. Davis, Henry p. Davis,
Edward Edwards, Albert Is. Foster,
Thomas j. Fletcher Arthur f. Mered
ith. Lorenzo d. Watson. Charles Wal
lace, Frank RAYMOND.
Daniel Williams. recruit, who con
templated enlisting as cook, also failed
TO pass.
Company G-Albert G. Maxson Cwho
changed yesterday from mo" to
"Yes'O, C. M. Reed, Selden Munger
Fred A. Clink, Irve Bigler Referred
Lee Taylor, NJ. A, Kilrow, Fred Knapp
The names Of the Company e failures
will not be given out until the exam
ination of the whole company is COM
pleted. Fourteen all told were reject,
ed for underweight, on account OF