The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-17
SIGHTED.
Capt. Holden
Has Glimpse
OF THE PAYMASTER.
Emmets Continue the Rou-
tine Of Armory Life.

Yesterday was a very quiet time at
the armory and in the military circles
of the city. The Emmets put I'm the
tenth day of their tour of duty with
the some old monotony prevalent that
has marked the whole of their service
since the expiration of their furlough
The gallant boys of the Ninth attend
ed pleasant social function in Me-
chanics hall in the evening, and this
was all they had to relieve the tedium
of the day.
The Emmets, one and all of them,
want to be mustered out as quickly as
1t can be arranged. They were willing
enough TO remain in the service as long
as they We're of some good to the gov
eminent but they feel that at present
they are dragging out rather aimless
existence, hanging around the armory
from morning till night, with nothing
IN the world for them TO do that is of
any use
Three officers and 81 men were pres
emit at the roll call yesterday morn
ing. Lieutenant Mccain acted as Off
Ger of the day, While the guard detail
consisted of Corporal Doran, with Pri-
Yates Carey, Carroll and Conroy
One of the men, Private Edward F.
Steele, was able to be present for duty
the first time yesterday, having recov-
cred sufficiently to report. which he did
Two others Of the company, Corporal
Green and Private Rooney, were taken
sick with chills during the day. and
were placed under the care Of DR.. ]. +.
McGourty. Both men were. quite re-
covered last night
The thanks of the Emmets are due to
flarzN
unteered to furnish them with a piano
free while they are on duty in the ar
mory. This will be a great source of
pleasure to the men, some of whom are
quite unsteady inclined, and will be
able to While away the weary hours
Tor themselves and their comrades by
this means much more pleasantly than
they have done before
Three rolls of the COMPANY. were com
pleted yesterday, and this leaves but
two to be made up before next Monday.
The work about the armory amounts
TO very little, and the men are glad of
any occupation that relieves the mo-
notony Of almost endless waiting.
The Second regiment seems to be as
far from receiving the reward of its
months Of campaigning as ever To be
sure, it has been ascertained that the
paymaster of whom so much has been
said leading to the belief that he was
to be in Worcester in the near future.
is not mythical person, but the date
of his advent in this city with his bags
Of government gold to pay off the men
OF A, G and II companies is as indefinite
as it was several weeks ago.
The much-wanted and waited for Of
f1cial in question is Major G. d. Sher-
man, who has his headuarters in the
Wentworth building,170 Summer street,
Boston. He was seen there yesterday
by Capt. Holden of the Wellingtons,
who took him the furlough papers of
some of his men who had not passed
them in before, and so were in danger
of losing the ration allowance of 25
cents per day to which they were en-
titled
Captain Holden found Major Sherman
deep in the revision of rolls of compa-
MES and apparently making good head
way-at his task. Much Of the delay
has been caused by the confusion of
orders regarding pay rolls. which are
not to be laid to the account of the
paymasters' department, but which
have hindered in its work nevertheless.
Major Sherman gave Captain Holden
to understand that he would get to
Worcester in the course of a few days,
but how soon he could not say with
any definiteness He said that he
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some Of the points west of here, and so
work round to Worcester. He intim-
ated that he might be expected to ar
rive next Saturday, but there is nothing
certain about this.
The papers of all the Worcester men
are now all right, and there should be
no hitch when once the paymaster ar
rives here. He promised Captain Hold
en- that he would telegraph the tidings
of his coming in time for the local COM
manders to get their men together at
the armory to meet him and get the
money due them, and there is little
doubt that every man will be sharp on
hand when the time comes, 'if it ever
does as the men have come to ex-
press it.
-Four members of the Wellingtons re-
ported at the armory yesterday after